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Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After
Van Der Kiste
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Description for Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After
Paperback. The first ever biography of this iconic Birmingham-born musician who rose to become one of the biggest rock stars of the 70s and 80s. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Passionate about music from childhood and much-respected as a teenage guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semi-professional local groups to become the frontman of the critically acclaimed Idle Race in the late '60s. From there he joined the ever-popular Move, then helped form the groundbreaking Electric Light Orchestra. After co-founder Roy Wood left in 1972, Lynne turned what had been a struggling rock and classical fusion into one of Britain's most consistently successful and popular acts. Following a run of hit singles, albums, and sell-out concerts throughout the world, he laid the group ... Read more
Passionate about music from childhood and much-respected as a teenage guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semi-professional local groups to become the frontman of the critically acclaimed Idle Race in the late '60s. From there he joined the ever-popular Move, then helped form the groundbreaking Electric Light Orchestra. After co-founder Roy Wood left in 1972, Lynne turned what had been a struggling rock and classical fusion into one of Britain's most consistently successful and popular acts. Following a run of hit singles, albums, and sell-out concerts throughout the world, he laid the group ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781554920
SKU
V9781781554920
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About Van Der Kiste
John Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria's Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family and Alfred - Queen ... Read more
Reviews for Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After
When you read Van der Kiste you know that you're reading someone who knows much more than he's telling you rather than a writer who has managed to shoehorn in every bit of research that he's done. He easily places Lynne in the context of the musical scene at the time and also within what was happening in other spheres. ... Read more