Tommy Steele

A Life in the Spotlight

Tommy Steele
Sebastian Lassandro
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Hardback
h234 x 156mm - 400pg
International import eta 10-19 days
9781781558478
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In the summer of 1956, while on shore leave from the Merchant Navy, Thomas Hicks was spotted playing a new type of music in a coffee bar in London. Having never heard anything like this ' rock' performed in Britain, he became an overnight sensation--never returning to his ship. He changed his name to Tommy Steele and for 65 years he has been Britain' s greatest showman. In a remarkable career spanning radio, records, Broadway and Hollywood, Tommy Steele started the rock revolution in the UK before moving to lighter, family entertainment and becoming a well-loved household name. He received an OBE for Services to Entertainment in 1979 and a knighthood for Services to Entertainment and Charity in 2020. He has conquered the West End, Hollywood and Broadway; holds records for the longest-running one-man-show in the London' s West End and also the record for most appearances at the hallowed London Palladium. However, his remarkable career has never been detailed accurately and comprehensively--until now. Authorised by Sir Tommy Steele himself, ' A Life in the Spotlight' offers readers a detailed insight into the career of an unrivalled entertainment legend, with countless facts, stories, details and anecdotes never before committed to print.
Sebastian Lassandro is a high school English teacher from Manchester, England. He first heard Tommy Steele at the age of sixteen in 2004 and since then has followed Tommy' s stage performances all around the country. He is a recognised authority and archivist of Tommy Steele' s work. Aside from Tommy, Sebastian' s other interest is Dame Gracie Fields and he is the President of the Dame Gracie Fields Appreciation Society. In 2018, he published ' Pride of Our Alley' a comprehensive two-volume biographical set about ' Our Gracie. ' A keen amateur theatre actor and director, he has recently completed his Master' s Degree in Education.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781781558478
Published:
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fonthill Media
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 753g
Pages: 400

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