The Secret History of Entertainment
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David Hepworth. The Secret History of Entertainment
The Secret History of Entertainment. David Hepworth
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
ELTON GOES SHOPPING
ROCK AND ROLL WAS INVENTED BY A LOOSE LUGGAGE STRAP
THE MAN WHO DIED ON A TV CHAT SHOW
THE MAN WHO WAS MEANT TO BE BOND
THE MYSTERY OF ‘WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?’
ALEC GUINNESS’S STAR WARS PENSION
KENNETH WILLIAMS’S LAVATORY
DAVID BOWIE’S EYES ARE DIFFERENT COLOURS
THE VOICE OF GOD
THE POCKET SUPERSTAR
THE BABYSITTER WHO INVENTED COUNTRY ROCK
MONKEE MOMMA MAKES MILLIONS
ENGLISHMEN WERE THE GODFATHERS OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
WHICH ONE’S PINK?
BROWN M&MS AND OTHER ROCK STARS’ RIDERS
DELIA SMITH MADE THE LET IT BLEED CAKE
CHANGING SEX IN SHOW BUSINESS
‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ IS STILL IN COPYRIGHT
SOME OF THE BEST LINES ARE MADE UP ON THE SPOT
JACK NICHOLSON GREW UP THINKING HIS MOTHER WAS HIS SISTER
THE TRAGIC LIFE AND LONG DEATH OF JACKIE WILSON
THERE’S ONLY ONE MANCUNIAN IN FRASIER (AND IT’S NOT DAPHNE MOON)
KEVIN COSTNER MADE NICK LOWE A MILLIONAIRE
MADONNA CO-WROTE A HIT WITH A DEAD MAN
HARRISON FORD HAS THE RUNS
BRUNO BROOKES, BOB HARRIS AND 35,000 RECORDS
FARGO IS NOT A TRUE STORY – BUT THIS IS
THE ROLLING STONES ACTUALLY HAD SIX MEMBERS
THE WORLD’S ONLY CELEBRITY DOG
THE HISTORY OF FUCK AND THE MOVIES
ICI ON PARLE HIP HOP
RICHARD GERE OWES HIS CAREER TO JOHN TRAVOLTA
WORKING TITLES
THE LONESOME DEATHS OF FRANKIE HOWERD AND BENNY HILL
THE TERRIBLE EARLY LIFE OF RAY CHARLES
THE AMAZING STORY OF ‘BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY’
LITERARY ANCESTORS
I’D KNOW THAT SCREAM ANYWHERE
THOSE AREN’T JULIA ROBERTS’S LEGS ON THE PRETTY WOMAN POSTER
THEY KNEW IT WAS DIRTY BUT THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW
NOBODY LAUGHS IN THE SIMPSONS
THE NUDES IN THE DISNEY CARTOONS
CHOLLY ATKINS IS THE TRUE FATHER OF MODERN POP
ICI ON PARLE HOLLYWOOD
THE KENNY G PAT METHENY SPAT
A BAD DAY TO DIE
WHY ELVIS NEVER TOURED OUTSIDE THE USA
THE LOST WORDS OF STAR TREK
SORRY, BUT THEY NEVER SAID IT
DYNASTY
SHIRLEY MACLAINE AND WARREN BEATTY ARE SISTER AND BROTHER
WHO WAS ‘YOU’RE SO VAIN’ ABOUT?
HIT MOVIES ARE DECIDED IN THE FIRST WEEKEND
BOB DYLAN’S SECRET SECOND WIFE
THE MOST CONNECTED ACTORS
THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND RIFFS
HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITHOUT HAVING A HIT
THE SIMPSONS AND THE GROENINGS
WHEN THE BBC CLOSED FOR BATHTIME
DOWN ON HIS LUCK, SINATRA PLAYS BLACKPOOL
THE OSCARS REHEARSAL
AMERICA DOESN’T GET BRITISH COMEDY
PEOPLE WHO COULDN’T LEARN LINES
ROCK STARS WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
THE ALBUMS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS…
NOBODY THOUGHT THE WALKMAN WOULD WORK
THE FOUR TOPS’ FIFTY-YEAR CAREER
MOM IN A BOX
HOW TO RENT A SUPERSTAR
JUMPING THE SHARK
RHYMING SLANG. Aga Saga
Cock Rock
Chick Flick
Creature Feature
Creepy Weepie
Feevee
Slomo
Rom Com
Pink Ink
Shock Jock
Teenzine
THEY DIED WITH THEIR SLAP ON
GOT THEM ALT.NEO BREAKBEAT HANDBAG LOUNGECORE BLUES
A. A capella
Acid House
Acid Jazz
Acid Rock
Alternative
Alt.country
Alt.rock
Ambient
Ambient house
Americana
AOR
Arena Rock
B. Baggy
Beat Music
Big Beat
Blue-Eyed Soul
Blues
Breakbeat
Brill Building
Britpop
Bubblegum
C. Cajun
Chill
Complaint rock
Country
Country-rock
D. Dancehall
Death Metal
Delta Blues
Disco
Doowop
Drill’n’Bass
Drum’n’Bass
E. Electro
Electroclash
Electronica
Emo
Europop
F. Filtered Disco
Folk Rock
Fratrock
Funk
Fusion
G. Gabba
Gangsta Rap
Garage
G-Funk
Glam-Rock
Gospel
Goth Rock
Grunge
H. Hair bands
Handbag
Hardcore
Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Hi-Nrg
Hip Hop
House
I. Indie
J. Jazz
Jazz Funk
Jazz-Rock
Jungle
K. Kraut Rock
L. Latte
Lounge
Lovers’ Rock
M. Math Rock
Mersey Beat
N. New age
New Jack Swing
New Romantic
New Wave
No Wave
Northern Soul
NWOBHM
O. Oi
P. P-Funk
Pop
Post-Rock
Progressive
Progressive House
Psychedelia
Psychobilly
Pub Rock
Punk
Post-Punk
Powerpop
Q. Quiet Storm
R. Ragga
Rare Groove
Rave
Reggae
R&B
Rhythm and Blues
Rock
Rock and Roll
Rockabilly
S. Salsa
Soft Rock
Shoegazing
Ska
Skatepunk
Skiffle
Soul
Southern Rock
Space Rock
Speed Garage
Surf Music
Swamp-Rock
T. Techno
Tex-Mex
Thrash Metal
Trance
Trip Hop
Turbo-folk
Turntablism
U. Underground
Urban
W. West Coast
Western Swing
World Music
Acknowledgements
Copyright
About the Publisher
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To my wife Alyson and our children Clare, Henry and Imogen
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LITERARY ANCESTORS
I’D KNOW THAT SCREAM ANYWHERE
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