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The Life and Times of Little Richard

Name: The Life and Times of Little Richard
Brand: OMNIBUS PRESS
SKU: 9781915841216
Price: 39.99 AUD
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OMNIBUS PRESSISBN: 9781915841216

The Authorized Biography

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By Charles White
Imprint: OMNIBUS PRESS
Release Date: May 1, 2024
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
Weight: 600 g
Pages: 304

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One of David Bowie's Top 100 Favourite Books When Little Richard burst onto the scene in the early 1950s, he was utterly unique. Drenched in sweat, screaming, hollering and pumping his piano, he made all who followed sound tame. His stage act was so explosive that for years people assumed the real man could never match the flamboyant public image. Little Richard made himself a star through sheer talent and personality, breaking racial and sexual taboos on his way to becoming the primal force of Fifties rock'n'roll. Using Richard's own words, Charles White chronicles a staggering career that spanned the very inception of rock'n'roll, the rise of The Beatles, tussles with God and the Devil, and an erratic series of comebacks.

Dublin-born Charles White, aka Dr. Rock, is an internationally acknowledged authority on rock'n'roll and the official biographer of both Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. He is widely known in the UK as a television and BBC radio presenter and has written articles for The Observer, Rolling Stone and the Independent. He lives in North Yorkshire.

One of David Bowie's Top 100 Favourite Books 'Riveting... the definitive biography.' The New York Times 'The most jaw-droppingly outrageous of all rock memoirs.' Nik Cohn 'The stunning saga of a rock legend' Philadelphia Inquirer

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