The Mick Ronson Story (eBook)

Turn and Face the Strange

Rupert Creed, Garry Burnett (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
272 Seiten
McNidder and Grace (Verlag)
978-0-85716-227-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores Mick Ronson's life and career with his family, friends, fellow musicians and fans.
For devotees of David Bowie, and Mick Ronson – the Spider from Hull – who lit up the fabulous Ziggy Stardust shows with his dazzling guitar playing and powerful stage presence. This is Mick Ronson's story. And it begins in his home-town of Hull.
Based on the successful show Turn and Face the Strange. With unique material and exclusive interviews with fellow musicians, friends and family (to include Maggie Ronson, his sister, and Nick Ronson, his son) and those who knew him.
A new leading biography of guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and musician Mick Ronson. Most famous for his critical contribution to David Bowie's spectacular live band, studio albums including Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. Mick also helped produce Lou Reed's Transformer, released five solo studio albums, performing in bands with Ian Hunter, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan as well as working with many other musicians.
This is an authentic story of a boy from a council estate from Hull who achieved international rock god status. Set in a time of seismic social change, with colliding cultures of personal and community identity, image and fashion, gender roles and sexual freedom.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2022
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Schlagworte: ABC (band) • Aladdin Sane • angela bowie • Bob Dylan • Boy George • Buddy Holly • Cavern Club • Chrysalis Records • David Bowie • Electric Guitar • Elvis Presley • England • Eric Clapton • Glastonbury Festival • Haddon Hall • Hammersmith Odeon • Hank Marvin • Heaven and Hull (album) • Hull • Hullaballoos (band) • Hull City of Culture • Hull East Park • Hunky Dory (album) • Hunter-Ronson Band • Ian Hunter • Jack and Diane (song) • Jeff Beck • John 'Cambo' Cambridge • John Cambridge • John Mellencamp • Juniors Eyes (band) • Karen Laney • Kevin Cann • Live Aid • Lou Reed • Lulu • Maggie Ronson • Marc Bolan • Mark Knofler • Melody Maker • Mick Jagger • Mick Wayne • Mick Woodmansey • Nick Ronson • Oh You Pretty Thing • Old Grey Whistle Test • Perfect Day (song) • Rats (band) • Rick Kemp • Rick Wakeman • Rolling Thunder Revue Band • roundhouse • Space Oddity • Spiders from Mars • Starman (song) • Stuey George • Suzie Fussey • Suzi Ronson • Tony Visconti • Top of the Pops • Transformer (album) • Treacle (band) • Van Morrison • Velvet Underground (band) • Yellow Monkey (band) • Ziggy American Tour. • Ziggy Stardust (album)
• ISBN-10: 0-85716-227-6 / 0857162276
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85716-227-4 / 9780857162274