ABOUT THE BOOK

An anthology of stories inspired by artists who have left us too soon. The finished anthology includes tributes to megastars and lesser-known figures, to the predictable and the less so, and I’m proud to present each and every one. In these trying times, what could be better than kicking back, putting on your favourite piece of music, and enjoying a good story or two, which may just stir a memory of days gone by?

CONTENTS

• Introduction by Ian Whates
• Session Man – Keith Brooke                             [Amy Winehouse]
• So We Beat On – Ren Warom                           [Freddie Mercury] 
• Renegade – Tim Lebbon                                   [Phil Lynott] 
• So Long, Marianne – Storm Constantine           [Leonard Cohen] 
• Let’s Dance – Alison Littlewood                         [David Bowie]
• The Birth Of Liquid Plejades – Stephen Palmer [Edgar Froese]
• Motorhead on the Orient Express – Gavin G. Smith    [Lemmy Kilminster]
• Naught’s Reckoning – Maura McHugh              [Dolores O’Riordan]
• Tyranny Unleashed, Doctrines Overthrown, The Mirror Shattered – Michael Cobley  [Allen Lanier, Sandy Pearlman]  
• The Odessa File – Allen Ashley                         [Robin Gibb] 
• A Stranger Shade – Vaughan Stanger               [Steve Strange]
• The Sound of Smoke – Neil Williamson             [Jon Lord]
• Ninety-Seven-Point-Six – Jaine Fenn                [Glenn Frey]
• Parfitt: Knight – Adam Roberts                          [Rick Parfitt]
• The Great Gig in the Sky – Una McCormack     [Dave Swarbrick]
• Fanning the Flames – Martin Sketchley            [Pete Burns]
• The Day The World Turned – Andrew Hook      [Poly Styrene]
• Thieves in the Temple – Bryony Pearce            [Prince]
• Onward – Ian Whates                                        [Chris Squire]
• Siren’s Song – Donna Scott                               [Chris Cornell]