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The Road to Harry's Bar: Forty Years on the Potholed Path to Stardom (Paperback)

by David Nobbs (Foreword), Gordon Haskell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing; illustrated edition edition (5 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840189878
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840189872
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 213,126 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Before he broke the all-time records for radio play previously held by The Beatles and Frank Sinatra with his 2001 single 'How Wonderful You Are', Gordon Haskell had worked behind the scenes with many musical greats. He also played for rowdy drunks on booze cruises; some days would find him at a Hollywood poolside or scurrying to escape an FBI raid on a Miami gambling den. He became the friend of milkmen and movie stars, policemen and prostitutes, crackpots and gun-toting mafia men. And he wrote songs about them all. They knew with 'How Wonderful You Are' that he was singing to every one of them. They also knew the road to Harry's Bar had been twisting and potholed. Even after a GBP2.8 million deal for his lifetime's songwriting work, Haskell has been left owing money to the moguls who steered him to the top and he is now unable to make another record without every penny going to those who turned his windfall into a debt. "The Road to Harry's Bar" is a tribute to all that was once great in the music business but it is also a candid account of the double-dealing and sacrifice Gordon encountered en route to the top.


About the Author

Gordon Haskell has been a recording artist since 1966. His most recent commercial success came in 2001 when his single 'How Wonderful You Are' reached number two in the UK and sold over 400,000 copies in the process. The single's accompanying album, Harry's Bar, also reached number two in 2002 and went gold. His most recent album, The Lady Wants To Know, was released in 2004 to critical acclaim. Gordon lives in Dorset and is currently writing and recording a new collection of songs for release in 2006.

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5.0 out of 5 stars you can´t hold a good man down, 6 Feb 2006
By Marja Alanen "marja" (Finland) - See all my reviews
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He didn´t get where he is today without having to deal with tyrants. This book is about tyrants above everything else, tyrants and the spiritual journey of a man who stood up to them at great personal loss. He didn´t have to travel to the Middle East or Russia or anywhere at all to run into tyranny, it was right there under his nose in his own country.
And it is very very well written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant read, 10 Jan 2006
A very good read, the structure and content are excellent and provide a humorous insight into Gordon's struggle through life and the demise of the British music industry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Natural raconteur, 28 Jul 2009
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The story of a full and interesting life. That of a gentle optimist. I know that if I met this man, I would like him.
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