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TIMEZONE PUBLISHING GROUP PRESENTS ...
Hold TIGHT!
VOICES OF THE SARUM SOUND 1945 - 1969
by FROGG MOODY & 
RICHARD NASH

FOREWORD by DAVE DEE

  
Hold Tight! tells the story of the music scene in Salisbury from the immediate post-war era through to the end of the 1960's. Popular music and culture developed quickly and dramatically during this period and the book sets the local scene within the context of changes in style and popularity.

READ WHAT HAPPENED WHEN:

  • Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met some Salisbury toughs at the rear of the City Hall !
  • Rod Stewart refused to go on stage !
  • Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch hit the big time !
  • Beatlemania hit Salisbury !
  • Local band The Purge tried to beat the record for non-stop playing !
  • Local musician Peter Mason joined the Bee Gees !
  • The Kinks were attacked on stage at the City Hall !

And much much more .... 

Read the 'Hold Tight' article on the BBC Wiltshire website which also contains a superb radio interview with 
Frogg Moody & Richard Nash

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2008/02/26/sixties_bands_in_wiltshire_feature.shtml

Hold Tight! - For a Magical History Tour...

The story moves from the dance band era, rock'n'roll, pop, Merseybeat, rhythum'n'blues, the Mods, psychedelia, the blues boom and 
progressive rock, picking up the influences of styles such as Jazz, folk, 
and soul along the way.

During this period all mannor of big names appeared in Salisbury and 
the venues in which they performed tended to change with the styles.

Th National and International scene naturally influenced local artists, 
and Salisbury had its share of good acts.

Hold Tight! records the musicians' and fans' memories of the 'stars' 
such as Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich and Rosemary Squires
 to those who remain something of a cult, such as The Purge and The FBI, to those who 'Nearly were' or just played for the hell of it - of which 
there were many.

Hold Tight! includes appendices giving details of band personnel, a discography and concerts played in Salisbury and is extensively illustrated with photographs and other ephemera such as posters, tickets and press cuttings.
 
 
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