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Once Upon a Record takes the reader behind the usually sacrosanct doors of the music industry.
Geoffrey Weule has worked with some of the greatest names in music and entertainment. His career, spanning more than half a century, covered record retail, record companies, artist management, music, video publishing and, live shows.
His open and frank style of writing reveals a personal story of an entertainment industry that has, changed dramatically. His stories, always deliciously told, will amaze and entertain. Very few of us managed to go shopping with Michael Jackson, have a beer with Slim Dusty, champagne with Dame Joan Sutherland, or nearly get murdered in Hollywood.
Forsaking a promising singing career, Geoffrey Weule, chose to adopt a lower profile, behind-the-scenes of the entertainment business, and in doing so; has been able to document a tantalising account of a truly remarkable life, and a glimpse of times past.
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Geoffrey Weule has worked with some of the greatest names in music and entertainment. His career, spanning more than half a century, covered record retail, record companies, artist management, music, video publishing and, live shows.
His open and frank style of writing reveals a personal story of an entertainment industry that has, changed dramatically. His stories, always deliciously told, will amaze and entertain. Very few of us managed to go shopping with Michael Jackson, have a beer with Slim Dusty, champagne with Dame Joan Sutherland, or nearly get murdered in Hollywood.
Forsaking a promising singing career, Geoffrey Weule, chose to adopt a lower profile, behind-the-scenes of the entertainment business, and in doing so; has been able to document a tantalising account of a truly remarkable life, and a glimpse of times past.
Summary
Was Columbus the first European in the Americas?
Who was left standing at Custer's Last Stand?
Were the Little Rock Nine a rock-and-roll band?
It's true that in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. But he didn't discover the New World. In fact, the new world we now call America wasn't very new at all. People had been coming to this land for thousands of years. And they haven't stopped yet.
But most of us never learned the real story of America's past. And that's a shame. As best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. When his don't know much about history was published in 1990, it was a sensation. The book delivered a fresh new take on history with its wit, humor, and great stories.
Davis now does for young people what his earlier book did for adults. In his trademark question-and-answer style peppered with fun facts and humorous illustrations, Davis proves that history is never boring. He introduces our ancestors who settled the East and expanded the West, as well as those who had been living here all along. Davis brings the drama and excitement of America's past and present vividly to life.
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"Put the zest back in history"
