Blood And Fire - Couverture rigide

Campbell, A & R

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844137023 ISBN 13 : 9781844137022

Editeur : Century, 2005

Synopsis

Born and raised in a council house on Birmingham's notorious Balsall Heath under the watchful eye of their staunchly socialist, folk singer father, Robin and Ali Campbell were to become members of the most successful reggae band in the world, a career that has spanned four decades. But this is not the autobiography of a pop band legend, but rather the story of two working class brothers crashing and burning and fighting back against the odds. It is the story of growing up in the 1960's to the sounds of Motown and ska, folk music and skiffle and radical politics and - most importantly - the new and infectious sound reggae that was to capture the ears of these two teenage kids from the Midlands. Instilled by their father from an early age to always do things their own way the brothers - in between dead end jobs and the dole office - put together a band that would show Balsall Heath what reggae was all about. Mismanagement, drink, drugs, divorce, paranoia and jail terms would dog the band and threaten to destroy it all - including the brother's relationship and yet they come to amass record sales in excess of 50 million, with nearly 50 hit singles to their credit - from 'Red Red Wine' and 'Don't Break My Heart' to 'Homely Girl' and 'I Got You Babe'.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Sprung from a family background steeped in a rich mixture of radical politics and traditional folk music, brothers Robin and Ali Campbell and their childhood friends went on to create one of the most unlikely yet enduring groups in pop history: UB40.

The Campbells possessed a special love of the sound of the streets, black music, reggae music. And they showed the world that the throb of inner city Balsall Heath had, and still has, global appeal. With a career that has spanned four decades and resulted in sales of more than 50 million records with 50 hit singles to their credit.

A rich cast of characters - from music business wheeler-dealers and backroom players to Nelson Mandela, Chrissie Hynde, the late Robert Palmer, Sting and all the great fathers of reggae - make appearances in Blood & Fire, but this is not just a musical story. Blood & Fire is the startling and, by turns, comic and tragic autobiography of two working class brothers fighting against the odds. At times the rollercoaster has tested even their own relationship to the very limit, but the 'brother blend' has seen them through.

'Ali and I thought we'd be Grandads together, chuckling about the time we dreamt of having a band," says Robin. " Ali made that a reality, and sometimes - even to this day - I pinch myself to think that it all came true.'

Présentation de l'éditeur

Born and raised in a council house on Birmingham's notorious Balsall Heath under the watchful eye of their staunchly socialist, folk singer father, Robin and Ali Campbell were to become members of the most successful reggae band in the world, a career that has spanned four decades.

But this is not the autobiography of a pop band legend, but rather the story of two working class brothers crashing and burning and fighting back against the odds. It is the story of growing up in the 1960s to the sounds of Motown and ska, folk music and skiffle and radical politics and - most importantly - the new and infectious sound of reggae that was to capture the ears of these two teenage kids from the Midlands.

Instilled by their father from an early age to always do things their own way, the brothers - in between dead end jobs and the dole office - put together a band that would show Balsall Heath what reggae was all about . Mismanagement, drink, drugs, divorce, paranoia and jail terms would dog the band and threaten to destroy it all - including the brother's relationship and yet they come to amass record sales in excess of 50 million, with nearly 50 hit singles to their credit - from 'Red Red Wine' and 'Don't Break My Heart' to 'Homely Girl' and 'I Got You Babe'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Century
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844137023
• ISBN 13: 9781844137022
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible