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DON’T CALL ME CLYDE!

Jazz Journey of a Sixties Stomper

PAPERBACK edition published Oasis-WERP 28 May
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SYNOPSIS:

THE CLYDE VALLEY STOMPERS became, in the s, Scotland's premier jazz band and first ever super group, creators of a phenomenon dubbed 'Stompermania' decades before most of the country's current rock idols were even born.

Yet, in, at the height of its commercial success, the band disappeared mysteriously from the scene.

Here, for the first time, is the story as told by clarinettist Peter 'Pete' Kerr, now
the award-winning author of the Snowball Oranges series of bestselling Mallorcan travel books.

Clyde valley stompers biography definition A case in point were the Clyde Valley Stompers, who in had become the first British jazz band to be invited to appear at a Royal Variety Performance – “even though”, the Evening Times.

In , at just twenty years of age, Pete inherited leadership of the 'Clydes' after they'd moved their base from Glasgow to London. The band stormed the charts the following year with its recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, produced by George Martin, soon to sign the Beatles. At a stroke, the Clyde Valley Stompers were launched into the glitzy world of mainstream popular music, appearing on all the top TV shows of the time, as well as featuring in movies starring Tommy Steele and Norman Wisdom.

Then, to the dismay and bewilderment of the Stompers' legions of fans, the curtain came down – literally.

But this is more than just a chronicle of the highlights and hardships, bonhomie, backstabbing, generosity and greed that marked the rise and fall of one of the most iconic British bands of its era.

Clyde valley stompers biography definition wikipedia "Clyde Valley Stompers" published on by null. Formed in Glasgow, Scotland, in as a semi-professional band, the Clyde Valley Stompers quickly found a following in the region. When leader and bass player Jim McHarg emigrated to.

It's also an affectionate recollection of family life during the austerity-gripped years following the Second World War, and of how a young lad went all out to realise his dream of one day playing jazz for a living. This is a story that will entertain, surprise and amuse in equal measure – and will occasionally shock too!

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REVIEWS

"Laced with all the wit and eye for the telling detail one might expect from this best-selling author.

As intensely readable as it is enjoyable."
London Jazz News

"An enjoyable read, descriptive and informative. A reflection of the time, the business, the life of a jazz musician/bandleader."
Sandy Brown Jazz Magazine

"A jazz road well travelled a book to be enjoyed, whatever your taste in music."
Amazon Australia Reviewer

"Entertaining and intriguing,
even if you're not into jazz."
Toun Cryer Magazine

"A new gold standard in jazz memoirs" "A must read for all British jazz fans" "Highly recommended to everybody, whether a jazz fan or not "A great music memoir that hits all the right notes."
Amazon UK Reviews

"Jazz star's blow by blow account of (Clyde Valley Stompers') glory days."
Scotland on Sunday

"Sixties Stomper Peter Kerr re-lives amazing musical journey."
East Lothian Courier

"The Story of a young man realising his dream of playing jazz for a living."
The Herald - Glasgow

"An entertaining read will certainly surprise and amuse in equal measure."
East Lothian Life