Faith'n'Feathers: Verses For Fifty-Four More Rockers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781983413094)

Vendor: Dachlan Cartwright
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Faith'n'Feathers: Verses For Fifty-Four More Rockers

$14.50

Faith'n'Feathers: Verses For Fifty-Four More Rockers

$14.50
Format: Paperback
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This collection, following on from Dachlan's Beatle Zevons: Verses for Fifty-Four Rockers, celebrates, in verse, another set of rock'n'roll singers, bands, producers, presenters and writers. In addition to pure rocky rollers like Johnny Burnette, Charlie Feathers and Larry Williams, tributes are paid to Merseybeatsters like the Big Three and the Undertakers, giants of reggae Desmond Dekker and Bob Marley, dangdut goddesses like Inul Daratista, an Italian rocker and an Australian country singer. Sam Phillips, Jack Good and other juju presenters and publicists make an appearance, as do tragic heroes like James Ray and Vince Taylor. A gothic genius and a rousing r'n'r revivalist are celebrated in a long songline and some Celtic magniloquence. Anyone remember Sugar Pie Desanto and Chan Romero? They're both here. And let's not forget Asia's contribution to early rock with Bill Forbes and Andy Tielman. So this one's for all lovers of vintage rock'n'roll and its colourful offspring. And for all those involved in "Eng Lit", whether as teachers or practitioners, here are some more examples of sonnet, haiku and pantun, plus a variety of other structures and metres, some with lyrics which can fit into keynote songs by these artistes. So, please read on, and rave on...

Author: Dachlan Cartwright
ISBN-10: 1983413097
ISBN-13: 9781983413094
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2018
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.22d
By Dachlan Cartwright
By Dachlan Cartwright
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Dachlan, a scouse Welshman, is a retired librarian, editor, trainer and teacher who has worked in Britain, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and East Timor, and is now based in Indonesia. He is from that generation of Brits who, as teenagers, were never the same after hearing Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock, and then viewing and listening to the music on Six-Five Special, Oh Boy, Boy Meets Girls, Radio Luxemburg and Saturday Club. While at Liverpool University from 1962 to 1965 Dachlan was a regular visitor to clubs like the Cavern, Iron Door and Hope Hall, enjoying the Beatles, just before they exploded nationally, and other leading Mersey groups. Faith'n'Feathers is Dachlan's sixth published book of verse, after -Ours is a God-Given Peace: Verse from the Mersey Beat Era -Powys Fadog: Verse From Northeast Wales -Beatle Zevons: Verse For Fifty-Four Rockers -Nuansantara Part One: Verse From Indonesia -Nuansantara Part Two: Verse From Indonesia Dachlan is married with two children. His daughter is the movie and TV actor, model, and presenter Rianti Cartwright.

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