by Paul Merry | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Updated 12 August 2016. The Bloody Nerve – the new biography I’ve written numerous official biographies in my time for many bands and artists, from Paul McCartney & Wings for Tony Barrow International, to Gary Moore’s first band Skid Row for CBS, and even...
by Paul Merry | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized |
UK’s music venues down on their knees Just as I finished Dave Haslem’s entertaining new book, Life After Dark, A History of British Nightclubs and Music Venues, I read that the UK music venue and nightclub industry is on its knees. Almost half have closed in the...
by Paul Merry | Aug 6, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Jimmy Page with The Tower House, left. Next door is Robbie Williams’ Woodland House Sunday was gorgeous in London, hitting 27c, so we took a stroll to Holland Park, on the way passing Jimmy Page’s 1875 gothic mansion, on the park’s edge. Now, we all know...
by Paul Merry | Aug 1, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Updated 26 May 2016 The first ever electric guitar hit record also happened to be blues: Floyd’s Guitar Blues. But before that, here’s Bennie Moten’s iconic band. Guitarist Eddie Durham is 2nd left, next to that great blues vocalist, Jimmy Rushing, left...
