{"product_id":"overpaid-oversexed-and-over-there-how-a-few-skinny-brits-with-bad-teeth-rocked-america-paperback","title":"Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hepworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hepworth's ability to mock subjects he has a clear affection for and cast well-worn anecdotes in a fresh light makes his history of rock'n'roll's special relationship a zippy delight' The \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted. Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on earth was trying to emulate the music, manners and the modes of a rainy island that had recently fallen on hard times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe resulting fusion of American can-do and British fuck-you didn't just lead to rock and roll's most resonant music. It ushered in a golden era when a generation of kids born in ration card Britain, who had grown up with their nose pressed against the window of America's plenty, were invited to wallow in their big neighbour's largesse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt deals with a time when everything that was being done - from the Beatles playing Shea Stadium to the Rolling Stones at Altamont, from the Who performing their rock opera at the Metropolitan Opera House to David Bowie touching down in the USA for the first time with a couple of gowns in his luggage - was being done for the very first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRock and roll would never be quite so exciting again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music and media since the seventies. He was involved in the launch and editing of magazines such as \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Word\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music programme \u003ci\u003eThe Old Grey Whistle Test\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the anchors of the corporation's coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in London, dividing his time between writing for a variety of newspaper and magazines, speaking at events, broadcasting work, podcasting at www.wordpodcast.co.uk and blogging at www.whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe says Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell' is the best record ever made. 'This is not an opinion, ' he says. 'It's a matter of fact.'\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768006869280,"sku":"9781784165031","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50ab925d47625b5d88060e3df06c7269.webp?v=1780322539","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/overpaid-oversexed-and-over-there-how-a-few-skinny-brits-with-bad-teeth-rocked-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}