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You've Never Had It So Good
(Bedford's music scene)
ISBN TBC Publication date: TBC
Since rock 'n' roll started in the mid fifties, Bedford, like so many other towns around Britain has had its fair share of concerts. Unlike the big cities however, Bedford has rarely witnessed rock and pop concerts on a grand scale.
That said one look through this book and you will soon discover the wealth of talent that has performed in and around the Bedford area through the decades.
Whether it be Cliff Richard or Little Richard; The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Deep Purple, through to The Teardrop Explodes, New Order, Supergrass, Oasis and Coldplay. These are just some of the hundreds
of acts that have all graced the stages of Bedford over the decades.
Local music fan and author Jerry Bloom has painstakingly researched hundreds of concerts that document the events of not just the bigger names but also those that time has been less kind to, but who have also helped in some form or other to have shaped the popular music culture of the past fifty years. With first hand anecdotes from promoters, local fans and musicians, as well as some of the professional artistes who recall playing Bedford, this book is the definitive word on the local music scene, but also offers a fascinating insight into the careers of many of rock and pop's biggest names.
This will be published in two volumes: Vol 1 will cover 1954-69, Vol
2; 1970-99 |
