The Mod Father (NZ Author/Topic)
(Paperback, Large Print Edition)
Publishing Details
The Mod Father (NZ Author/Topic)
By (Author) Ray Columbus
Read How You Want
Read How You Want
20th September 2011
Large Print Edition
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Musicians, singers, bands and groups
Composers and songwriters
Physical Properties
Paperback
340
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
One of pioneers of modern music in New Zealand, Ray Columbus began his career in 1959 at the tender age of 17. After more than four decades at the top of the New Zealand entertainment industry as a singer, songwriter, bandleader and TV star, and having hits with such classics as 'She's a Mod' and 'Till We Kissed', Ray is well and truly a household name. Surprisingly, Ray's story has never been told: not fully, not in book form, and certainly not by him. Until now. The Modfather is the first authorised account of his unique life in music - growing up in the 1950s, early days as a teenage bandleader, stardom at home and abroad, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous (Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones and Tom Jones, to name just a few), reflections on an ever - changing music industry - and his ongoing influence.
