Always Me

Dickie Rock

ISBN 10: 1903582741 / ISBN 13: 9781903582749

Published by Merlin Publishing, 2007

About this Item

Hardcover, xi + 212pp + 24 pages of glossy b&w photos, NOT ex-library. Half-title page signed and inscribed by Dickie Rock. Limited signs of minor wear, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of stamps, firmly bound. Nice untorn dust jacket. -- "Always Me tells the remarkable story of Dickie Rock's rise to fame from his first performance as a boy soprano with the local choir in Cabra West, to playing the London Palladium and becoming a '60s sex symbol, blessed with a velvet voice that made the ladies swoon and the men envious. As lead singer of the legendary Miami Showband, Dickie and the lads packed out ballrooms the length and breadth of the country, dominating the Irish charts for most of the decade. The electric atmosphere of the ballrooms is re-created as he talks about performing in front of thousands of hysterical fans, the other showbands on the scene and the highs and lows of their rollercoaster lifestyle. When the ballrooms closed their doors, Dickie became an Irish Caberet King and remains one of Ireland's most loved entertainers to this day. In Always Me he reveals the many challenges he has faced over the years and the unbearable heartache of the family tragedies behind the success and fame. He also discloses some unforgettable highlights including an encounter with the Mob in New York, representing Ireland at the Eurovision in 1966, entertaining Martin 'The General' Cahill in his dressing-room and giving Cliff Richard a run for his money. Always Me is the most revealing insight ever into the man that triggered the women of Ireland to shout: "Spit on me, Dickie!"".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Always Me
• Publisher: Merlin Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903582741
• ISBN 13: 9781903582749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

For the first time ever, and in his own words, Dickie Rock lays bare the story of his rise to fame and the many challenges that have faced his family over the years. His start as a boy soprano with the local choir in Cabra West, marked the young Dickie Rock as an unlikely future sex symbol but blessed with a velvet voice that made the ladies swoon and the men envious, he became the most celebrated singer of the Showband generation. As lead singer of the legendary Miami Showband, his concerts often mirrored the scenes of hysteria and adulation that greeted The Beatles.Dickie and the band packed out ballrooms the length and breadth of the country and dominated the Irish charts for most of the Sixties. His wedding to Judy Murray in 1966 was the most talked about celebrity event of its time. Dickie Rock managed to retain his crown as the country's most loved entertainers long after the ballrooms closed their doors and became Ireland's undisputed cabaret king but behind the success and fame lay unbearable heartache.His family was beset with a series of harrowing, personal tragedies and had to find a way to deal with them while facing their own demons and the glare of the media spotlight. Honest, witty and uncompromising, "Always Me" is the most revealing insight ever into the enigma that is Dickie Rock.