On the Road with George Melly: The Final Bows of a Legend
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906217327 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Final Bows of a Legend "On The Road With George Melly," by Digby Fairweather, leader of his last backing band, delivers, as it promises, "the final bows of a legend." The Liverpool-born Melly, of course, a singer, author and journalist, may not be as well known on this side of the Atlantic as he was in the United Kingdom, where he was a long-lived, much-loved, prominent figure in the worlds of art and entertainment until his recent death in the summer of 2007.Melly di
About the AuthorDigby Fairweather is the author of Grove’s Dictionary of Jazz, Jazz: the Rough Guide, and a biography, Nat Gonella: A life in Jazz. His band won the British Jazz Award for best small group in 2005 and 2006.
Digby Fairweather is the author of Grove’s Dictionary of Jazz, Jazz: the Rough Guide, and a biography, Nat Gonella: A life in Jazz. His band won the British Jazz Award for best small group in 2005 and 2006.
He vividly recalls the many gigs, recording and drinking sessions, the performances, the characters they me,t and the unexpected and unscripted encounters, as well as their conversations and friendship. Even in his last year, although very ill and growing ever more deaf, Melly’s sense of fun and his love of music kept him singing to the end.. But there is another side to him: his erudition, his fame as an expert on Surrealism, his passion for angling, his sexual appetite, and more. Anyone who has seen George Melly on stage will know how outrageous and captivating he can be. In this compelling and moving account of the marvelous George Melly’s last five years on- and off-stage, the eminent jazz trumpeter Digby Fairweather captures Melly as never before