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CLIFF RICHARD: THE BACHELOR BOY
by Steve Turner
Published by Carlton Books in May 2008 at £19.99
Cliff
Richard has been Britain’s longest surviving and most consistent hit music maker
and 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of his entry into show business,
his first single and his first British tour.
Starting
his career as a rock ‘n’ roll threat to decent, upstanding citizens, he is now a
friend to royalty and prime ministers, a Knight and a holder of the OBE.
Cliff Richard:
The Bachelor Boy tells his story in
the format of a unique oral history, through the voices of his friends, family
and colleagues – giving the reader the unique feeling that they are listening in
on a dinner party attended by most of the key people in Cliff’s career. The
stories told in
The
Bachelor Boy reveal Cliff as seen by those
closest to him and, in contrast to the many official publications, this book
does not just include only the flattering stories. Author, Steve Turner’s
probing questions have elicited extraordinary memories and observations,
previously unheard by the public.
Packed
with rare and fascinating photographs of Cliff at work and at leisure,
The Bachelor
Boy will stand as a lasting testament to one of the most glorious
careers in British showbusiness and is sure to be a must-have for all Cliff fans
around the world.
AUTHOR
Steve
Turner is the author of many music biographies on stars such as Marvin Gaye, The
Beatles and Van Morrison. As Cliff Richard’s authorised biographer, he is
frequently used as a consultant on Cliff Richard-related radio and TV projects.
His previous book for Carlton, A
Hard Day’s Write: The Stories Behind
Every Beatles’ Song, has now sold over a quarter of a million copies. He
lives in London.
www.carltonbooks.co.uk
     
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