My Recollections of Norman Petty

My Recollections of Norman Petty

by | Jun 7, 2013 | Reflections, The Sixties

When in 1957-58 The Tremeloes and I wrote to Norman Petty asking him to send us any songs that he could suggest we feature in our stage act, little did we think that he would reply and send us songs including our eventual worldwide hit “Someone Someone”. When we went...

Father of Loud

by | Apr 6, 2013 | The Sixties

Jim Marshall’s story is told in an authorised biography, Jim Marshall: The Father of Loud, by Rich Maloof (published by Backbeat Books), which features a forward written by guitar hero (and personal friend of Jim) Slash. The tale is a captivating one, broken down into...