Ringside: a tale of music and mayhem from the man behind rock and roll superstars Cold Chisel
Rod Willis
- Resource Type:
- E-Book
- Publication:
- Crows Nest NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2023
- Copyright:
- ©2023
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- Summary:
- "At 18 Rod Willis jumped on a boat for London, the Mecca for music and fashion in the 1960s. A decade on, after working in the US and Europe with UFO, Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac, he returned to Australia. A burning desire to find an act he could take to the top led him to an unknown band by the name of Cold Chisel. Little did Rod know, when he took on the role of manager, that it was the beginning of a remarkably successful 32-year relationship. Along the way he would be instrumental in establishing the trailblazing Dirty Pool Management Agency, which would change the local music industry forever. Ringside takes you behind the doors of the studios and beer barns that were the breeding grounds for bands like Cold Chisel, and reveals how Cold Chisel became the biggest band in Australia. After initial struggles, they struck paydirt with the 1980 album East, one of the highest-selling Australian albums of all time. Rod guided 'Chisel' until 1983 and their unforgettable Last Stand tour. In 1996 Rod steered Cold Chisel back into the studio and onto the stage: a remarkable--and seemingly impossible--return that would lead to the 1998 Last Wave of Summer album and the groundbreaking Ringside tour of 2003. During his 50-year wild ride, Rod would encounter everything and everyone, from The Beatles, notorious groupies and mobsters to music industry legends, while witnessing the creation of a musical catalogue that has become an integral part of the great Australian songbook." -- [Provided by publisher]
- Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Imprint page
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE
- 1 NORTHERN BEACHES BOY
- 2 THE PRIMAL BEAT
- 3 THE LEAFY NORTH SHORE
- 4 MUSIC MECCA
- 5 THE HAZE
- 6 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING THING
- 7 LAND OF THE FREE WITH SAVOY
- 8 SYDNEY TOWN
- 9 COLD CHISEL
- 10 JUMPING IN THE DEEP END
- 11 LOUNGING IN PARADISE
- 12 COUNTDOWN TO AMERICA
- 13 CIRCUS ANIMALS
- 14 THE LAST STAND
- 15 DIRTY POOL TOURING
- 16 MOVING ON
- 17 TEENAGE LOVE: THE CATALYST TO HEALING
- 18 OPERA HOUSE
- 19 A BRAVE NEW WORLD
- 20 ALL ROADS MUST END
- EPILOGUE
- PICTURE SECTION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Author/Creator:
- Willis, Rod , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Other Related Resources:
- Print version: Ringside [by Willis, R.] (Sydney : Allen & Unwin,c2024 — ISBN 9781761069246)
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- General Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 04, 2024).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Call Numbers:
- ML421.C64 W55 2023
- ISBNs:
- 9781761186882 (electronic book)
1761186884 (electronic book)
9781761069246 (paperback) [Invalid] - OCLC Numbers:
- 1405368016
- Other Control Numbers:
- EBC30789911 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp305770587