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Travelling Man: On the Road with the Searchers (Hardcover)

by Frank Allen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 228 pages
  • Publisher: Aureus Publishing (31 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1899750290
  • ISBN-13: 978-1899750290
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 256,773 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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David Wigg - Express Showbusiness Writer
'Frank Allen of The Searchers takes us on a vivid journey of one of the most fascinating and memorable periods in rock history. Honestly told and coloured by Frank`s acerbic humour, here is a musician who not only survived the Sixties, but actually remembers them!' David Wigg - Express Showbusiness Writer.

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Frank Allen, front man and bass player with the legendary group The Searchers takes an irreverent look at globetrotting around the world as a superstar with the famous 60`s band. From the Falklands to Bosnia Frank`s account is both humorous and informative and makes great reading for anyone who is interested in The Searchers or music of the 60`s.

Travelling Man is filled with stories. The early days at the famous Star Club in Hamburg with The Beatles who were on the brink of immortality. And his first embarrassing encounter with a young, acid-tongued John Lennon. The astounding American package show that performed six times daily for a week and boasted a lineup that included The Searchers, Dusty Springfield, Millie, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Martha and The Vandellas, The Ronettes, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Shangrilas and a host of others. And how Frank turned down the chance to be the father of Dusty Springfield`s love child.

The pages include a bevy of intriguing characters. The Filipino minder who wanted to kill the roadie. The barmaid who possessed a bosom on which you could land a helicopter. And the lady agent who was 'the face that lunched a thousand shits'.

Frank describes what it is like to land in war-torn Bosnia on the very day the UN commenced the bombing of Sarajevo, and how it feels to pound out your thirty-year-old hits to a hangar full of nineteen year old squaddies. You can also find out why he describes sex for him as being 'like a dog walking on its hind legs'. This book is not just an insight into the travelling life of a pop group. It is written with an impish sense of humour that will have you chuckling in your seat.

Frank knows everyone in the business and many of them are in this book. Travelling Man is a must read for all pop lovers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Big delightful surpize! See my words below!, 11 Aug 2001
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To my surprize, I found this book to be the best British autobiography since Patrick Macnee gave us _Blind in One Ear : the Avenger Returns_ in 1989. The writing is so full of surprizing metaphors and wit, that I predict many sentences and some paragraphs from this book will be in editions of _Barlett's Familiar Quotations_ a hundred years from now. The sections on Mr Allen's childhood are as fascinating and well told (though too full of cuss words for young readers) as any section from _Harry Potter_ of equal length. I hope there are more books from Mr Allen and more recorded music as well. Unless this has made the bestseller lists in England without my knowledge, buy it now; I bet it's been overlooked. The inside view of the pop music world of the 1960's through the present is fascinating, but actually irrelevant: it's the way the darned book is written that makes it the reading highlight of the last 12 years for me.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One Man and his Pen!, 24 Jul 2001
I must admit rifgt away I'm a big fan of The Searchers from their days on the London Paladium etc. This book written by Frank Allen is not just about the Searchers on the road but a insight to what happens to a group who have been on the road since 196666666? Frank first joined the Searchers when he met them in Germany,The book starts really from there, it tell's you tales of (not just a member of a group who have had major hits right round the world) what was good and bad in the 6os.

Franks life with Dusty Springfeild, Frank tells it like it is, its funny, sad, etc etc. If your like me a fan of 60s music, this book is for you, the book gave me a lot of pleasure, its all there all you have to do is buy it!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than just an biography - a very entertaining read, 7 Feb 2000
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Maybe if readers are looking for a biography of The Searchers some may be a little disappointed - but "Travelling Man" was never meant to be a biography, or indeed an autobiography, and it is all the richer for that. Its subtitle is "On the Road with the Searchers" and it is Frank Allen's amusing and perceptive view of a life of travel with the Searchers. This of course includes a lot of the Searchers story - as Frank has spent thirty six years with the group - but its just as much a travelogue and a witty insight into the many different countries, cultures and personalities encountered by an entertainingly observant man during a life as a musician "on the road".
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4.0 out of 5 stars We need another book
As a post war baby (boomer!) I found Franks' book very enjoyable and it achieves its modest aim. But we need now a book that deals with the daily grind of travelling from place... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Anyone born in the 40's and 50's will relate to this book
I first saw Frank Allen as the new front man with The Searchers, following the departure of Chris Curtis in 1966. Read more
Published on 30 May 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars Travelling Light with Frank Fronting
One must justly admire the Searchers for the being. Unfortunately I found the book boring. One of the most important popgroups having their story told by "the new... Read more
Published on 28 Dec 1999 by kenneth.ahlin@skaramus.se

4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful read
A interesting and fascinating book, intriguing and illuminating, sometimes quite bitingly witty and full of fun - in fact much like Frank Allen himself. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book for every 60's British Rock fan, Insightful, human
All fans of 1960's British Rock should read Frank Allen's book. The Searchers were a major part of rock history, worldwide. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Frank Allens personal story of live on the road
I have met Frank a few times over the last two years, he is a story teller on stage and off it. as Frank writes in the book, the book is not a life story of the Searchers, but... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, insightful, nostalgic, and fun reading !
I loved Frank's book, He has a wonderful way of taking a shot at everybody, even us in the US! But it is done with humour and not mean-spiritness that makes it so enjoyable. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars ROCKING GOOD READ
First of all, I should make it clear that I am not a particular fan of The Searchers although I can certainly appreciate why thousands and thousands of people are. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful meandering with humor and rare insight
The Searchers became and stayed my favorite group the first time their sound hit these shores! In the same vein as my other favorite - Rick Nelson - the original Travelin' Man... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting and well-written story of life as a pop star
With contributions from Sir Cliff Richard and Mark Knopfler, this book is a thoughtful, well-written and sometimes hilarious account of one of rock music's most highly thought of... Read more
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