Bibliograph

A head full of music, the soundtrack to my life, Cliff Richard with Ian Gittins

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Label

A head full of music, the soundtrack to my life, Cliff Richard with Ian Gittins

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A head full of music

Responsibility statement

Cliff Richard with Ian Gittins

Sub title

the soundtrack to my life

Summary

On a sunny Saturday morning in May 1956, a fifteen year old, then called Harry Webb, was mooching down Waltham Cross High Street. He heard some music blaring out of a parked car. It stopped him in his tracks. The song was 'Heartbreak Hotel' by Elvis Presley. It sounded like nothing he had ever heard before. In that instant, the schoolboy who was destined to take the hit parade by storm as Cliff Richard fell in love with rock and roll. It gave him the thrill, the purpose and the mission that has shaped his life ever since. Cliff lives in and for music. And with 65 years as a hitmaker, the music filling his head is a broad category. His soundtrack begins by blasting us all back into that first lifechanging explosion of rock and roll, and also includes great soul stars such as Aretha Franklin, longtime colleagues like Elton John, and muchmissed close friends Cilla Black and Olivia NewtonJohn. This book is meaningful to Cliff on many levels. The 30 or so songs here that make up the soundtrack to his life have each moved him deeply, but it's also about the legendary artists he met, and often got to know. He shares those stories and memories with you, too. A Head Full of Music is a vibrant personal journey for Cliff, and it's a joy to accompany him on it. Get wired for sound with him and read on

Target audience

adult

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