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- ISBN 9780951048894
- Format: Hardback
- Dimensions: 203 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 12 Nov 2018
- Publisher: Newcastle Libraries & Information Service
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Written from an insider’s extraordinary working encounters and packed with never-seen-before pictures, this compelling and entertaining compendium of astonishing (and often hilarious) anecdotes, is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the sounds and sights of the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Fascinating encounters and working relationships with over fifty global super-stars - from Madonna to Miles Davis, David Bowie, Little Richard, Ozzy Osbourne, Bryan Ferry, Malcolm Maclaren, Sting, Elton John, Jane Fonda and many more, are described with wry humour.
Amongst many, there are first-hand tales of the great Miles Davis being ordered to stop playing his trumpet (“that thing”) in a Newcastle pub; Chris paying Madonna’s train fare (standard class) with cash in brown envelope; Red Hot Chilli Peppers playing on top of a giant hot dog in Hollywood, and a meeting with Grace Jones wearing a Micky Mouse hat in Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
“Namedropper – an unorthodox biography” is jam-packed with similar observations and anecdotes on the rich and famous of the day and is written with huge warmth and wit by broadcaster, film maker and former producer of Channel 4’s The Tube, Chris Phipps.
Chris is a former 1970s Black Country reporter for BBC Birmingham and co-presenter of BBC Midland TV’s Look! Hear! with well-known singer and actress, Toyah Willcox.
In 1982, Channel 4 hired Chris for its controversial music show The Tube presented by Jools Holland and Paula Yates where he launched unsigned talent including Fine Young Cannibals, Twisted Sister, and showcased the reviving talent of Tina Turner.
After The Tube’s five year run, Chris became an award-winning film and documentary maker for regional and network television, covering subjects from Bob Marley to the Capital Punishment debate. He produced ground-breaking series on the regional routes of contemporary music in the UK.
His passion for music is only equalled by his passion for film and in 2017, Chris authored Forget Carter, the definitive story of the North East on screen.
Chris has also been affectionately called the “human hard drive of entertainment history” and also known as the celebrated, spoof character “Brian Appleton”, but that’s yet another story. He is also available for talks.
