Anymore for Anymore
The Ronnie Lane Story
David Stafford author Caroline Stafford author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Omnibus Press
Published:17th Aug '23
Should be back in stock very soon
The biography of Ronnie Lane, the English musician and songwriter best known for his bands Small Faces and Faces.
Ronnie Lane's story is that of a working-class kid who started his musical career busking a ukulele at the age of eight. As a young man he signed with legendary manager Don Arden, who paid him in paisley shirts. He then enjoyed a phenomenal 17 consecutive Top 40 singles, womanising and LSD, and fell under the spell of a mystic before joining forces with Rod Stewart. Ronnie was later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, moved to America, went broke and died far too young.
Drawing on extensive research and interviews with friends and family, Caroline and David Stafford unearth the truth and talent of the man behind the music.
'A spirited and heartfelt account of Ronnie's amazing life and music' Charlie Hart, Slim Chance
This book captures the man and his incredible musical and personal journey in a celebratory way, but also handles his terribly sad ending sensitively. I raise a glass to both the book and to Plonk and say thank you for both' Mark Baxter, author of Scorcha!
'Caroline and David Stafford display the same dry wit and careful research that informed their previous excellent biographies. A thoughtful study of how Ronnie coped both with fame and encroaching illness, which doesn't shy away from his contradictions, but is written with genuine fondness, a sentiment apparently shared by many who knew him.' The Spectator
ISBN: 9781913172534
Dimensions: unknown
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320 pages