Tin Pan Alley
Subtitle: the rise of Elton John
By: Keith Hayward
Publisher: Soundcheck Books; Soundcheck Books LLP
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780957144200
Subjects: Rock music; Rock musicians; Biography; History and criticism
Other titles: Rise of Elton John
Description: This unique book tells the story of two stars. One is Sir Elton John and his career up to the breakthrough gigs at the LA Troubadour in 1970. The other is Tin Pan Alley itself.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Raised and regimented; title: Someone mother might know; title: From pinner to Tin Pan Alley; title: Changes; title: Pubs and clubs; title: Working the circuit; title: Let the heartaches begin; title: Out of the woods; title: Leading a double life; title: First love; title: The death of bluesology; title: The gaff; title: The gaff part II; title: Hookfoot; title: Earning a crust; title: Finally on our way; title: Going to California.