Black by Design
A 2-Tone Memoir
Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. This is an autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band, The Selecter.
Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter, Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men, she toured with The Specials, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts - and, sometimes, on their worst behaviour.From childhood to fame, from singing to acting and broadcasting, from adoption to her recent search for her birth parents, Black By Design is a funny and enlightening story of music, race, family and roots.
| Autor: | Black Pauline |
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| ISBN: | 9781846687914 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Profile Books |
| Veröffentlicht: | 05.07.2012 |
| Untertitel: | A 2-Tone Memoir |
| Schlagworte: | Autobiography: arts and entertainment BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs Composers and songwriters Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Reggae MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician Music Musicians, singers, bands and groups Popular Music Reggae and Ska |
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