Author: Norman Jay
Publisher: Dialogue Books
ISBN: 9780349700670
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Languages : en
Pages : 368

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THE LIFE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY BRITISH DJ, NORMAN JAY MBE 'Full of the heart and spirit Norman Jay brings to his music, but it also offers a salutary account of growing up as part of the Windrush generation in London's Notting Hill, the violence and racism he faced, and his success' Observer Mister Good Times is the enthralling story of a black kid growing up in a (largely white) working class world; of vivid, often violent experiences on the football terraces; of the emerging club scene growing out of a melting pot of styles; of how Jay, with his contemporaries, took the music of Black America, gave it a distinctly London twist, and used the marriage of styles to forge a hugely successful career as a trailblazing DJ and broadcaster, becoming an inspiration to a whole generation of dance music fans, black and white, without ever compromising his integrity. Along the way are tales of adventures across the country following Spurs; of Northern Soul nights, warehouse parties and illegal raves; of sound systems, the good and bad times of the Notting Hill carnival, the heady days of pirate radio, Rare Groove and the burgeoning British dance music scene. Mister Good Times is the story of a man who has lived his life on his own terms, helping to define a new British culture.

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Languages : en
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Author: Russell Baker
Publisher: Diversion Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1626813256
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 447

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A “superb [and] often hilarious” memoir of a life in journalism, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Growing Up (The New York Times Book Review). “Baker here recalls his years at the Baltimore Sun, where, on ‘starvation wages,’ he worked on the police beat, as a rewrite man, feature writer and White House correspondent. Sent to London in 1953 to report on the coronation, he spent the happiest year of his life there as an innocent abroad. Moving to the New York Times and becoming a ‘two-fisted drinker,’ he covered the Senate and the national political campaigns of 1956 and 1960, and, just as he was becoming bored with routine reporting and the obligation to keep judgments out of his stories, was offered the opportunity to write his own op-ed page column, ‘The Observer.’ With its lively stories about journalists, Washington politicians and topical scandals, the book will delight Baker’s devotees—and significantly expand their already vast number.” —Publishers Weekly “Aspiring writers will chuckle over Baker’s first, horrible day on police beat, his panicked interview with Evelyn Waugh, and his arrival at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in top hat, tails, and brown-bag lunch.” —Library Journal “A wonderful book.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Urban and Rural Economic Development
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Category : Business losses
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Author: Lillie Montfort (pseud.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Author: Henry Hubbard
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Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 740

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Author: United States. Congress. House
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Languages : en
Pages : 2502

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Author: John Chilton
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472084784
Category : African American musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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The first biography of the father of rhythm and blues

Author: New Zealand. Parliament
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Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 952

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