Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter Volume Two: Hunter By Proxy: The Official Biography of Ian Hunter (Volume 2) - Hardcover

Campbell Devine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1787602508 ISBN 13: 9781787602502

Publisher: Omnibus Press, 2021

Synopsis

Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon. This second part of a two-volume authorised biography offers inside stories from Ian's solo career following his departure from Mott the Hoople, including his collaborations with Mick Ronson, Queen and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and reflects on resonant recordings such as 'You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic', 'Shrunken Heads', 'Fingers Crossed', 'Once Bitten Twice Shy', 'Ships' and 'Dandy' - his homage to David Bowie. Based on interviews with Ian Hunter and an impressive cast of supporting characters, 'Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: Hunter by Proxy' is a fascinating and frank exploration of Ian's honest and distinctive style, his articulate "better than Dylan" writing and the absurdity of music-related fame.

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About the Author

Since the early Nineties, Campbell Devine has assembled many acclaimed Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson collections, recovering rare material and lost artwork and providing unheard historical background. He originated All the Young Dudes: The Anthology, Once Bitten Twice Shy, The Journey and From the Knees of My Heart and has collated special editions of Ian Hunter, All-American Alien Boy, You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Welcome to the Club and Short Back n' Sides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787602508
• ISBN 13: 9781787602502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 544