http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-1791.htmlHOW NOT TO MAKE IT IN THE POP WORLD, by John Barrow; ISBN 1-4120-1413-1; $22.99 US / $28.99 CDN / £12.99 / €18.85; paperback; 271 pages Tenor sax man John Barrow has played and recorded with world name artists. This is the tale of his stroll through the labyrinth of dreams that is the pop industry. Details at http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-1791.htmlMUSIC; ENTERTAINMENT AND POP CULTURE Main Line Tel:01270 251396 Local Rate: 0845 2309601 www.trafford.com johnbarrow@lineone.net Announcing a great new book by tenor sax man JOHN BARROW who is one of the journeymen of pop music. In a playing career spanning more than twenty years he has played and recorded with world name artists and producers including:BOY GEORGE / CULTURE CLUB / THE FUN BOY THREE / IGGY POP / MUSICAL YOUTH / JERRY DAMMERS / LAUREL AITKEN / THE CLASH / RHODA DAKAR (THE SPECIALS) / CRAZYHEAD / THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH / BANANARAMA.He has appeared on top-flight television and radio shows and played live in fifteen countries.This book catalogues exhilarating highs and desolate lows with humorous anecdotes. From a start playing funk in a covers band in the clubs of the 70s, to achieving chart status and Top of the Pops appearances.Always on the periphery, never quite hitting the pay dirt, this is the tale of one mans quest for unlimited world-wide fame and fortune.
― JOHN BARROW, Friday, 5 December 2003 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Friday, 5 December 2003 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)