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To hell with poverty! : a class act : inside the Gang of Four / Jon King.
Loaned to Another Library ML421.G34 T64 2025
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, Jon, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Jon, 1955-.
- King, Jon.
- Gang of Four (Musical group)--History.
- Gang of Four (Musical group).
- Punk rock musicians--England--Biography.
- Punk rock musicians.
- Punk rock music--England--History and criticism.
- Punk rock music.
- Post-punk music--England--History and criticism.
- Post-punk music.
- Punk culture--England.
- Punk culture.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 326 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books ; [2025]
- Summary:
- "To Hell with Poverty! documents King's story from a south London slum and working-class background to international success as core musician, lyricist, writer, and producer in the legendary post-punk/funk band Gang of Four. King's memoir takes the reader on an episodic journey full of raucous adventures from his childhood and teenage years, to the height of Gang of Four's success in the seventies and eighties Thrown off Top of the Pops, truncheoned by police at an anti-Nazi rally, coming of age in the heart of the Leeds music scene and the UK post-punk movement, mingling with Hells Angels and other undesirables, supported by bands like R.E.M. and playing with the likes of the Police, Iggy Pop, and the Buzzcocks--King's time with Gang of Four is rich with jaw-dropping stories."--Dust jacket flap.
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2025 by Constable, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group."--Colophon page.
- ISBN:
- 9781636142340
- 1636142346
- OCLC:
- 1511805547
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