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Barefaced lies and boogie-woogie boasts
The marvelously witty memoir by Britain's most popular pianist and bandleader. From playing on bomb sites as a boy in South East London, to skiving off school and then rocketing to international success with Squeeze, the first twenty years of Jools Holland's life were eventful, chaotic and colorful. Then came The Tube, the seminal live music program of the eighties. Along with fellow icon, Paula Yates, Holland's provocative and irreverent style of presenting broke the mold of music shows on British television. It was an exhilarating and exciting time. He made further shows in America and England, and in 1992, began broadcasting Later with Jools Holland, one of the BBC's most successful music shows of all time, which has given countless television debuts to now world-famous bands. From playing pubs in the East End docks as a teenage greaser, to leading his rhythm and blues orchestra...
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