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Black by Design
Pauline Black
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Description for Black by Design
Paperback. Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. This is an autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band, The Selecter. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGS; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter, Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men, she toured with The Specials, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts - and, sometimes, on their worst behaviour. From childhood to fame, from singing to acting ... Read more
Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter, Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men, she toured with The Specials, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts - and, sometimes, on their worst behaviour. From childhood to fame, from singing to acting ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846687914
SKU
V9781846687914
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About Pauline Black
Born in Romford, Pauline Black is a singer and actress who gained fame as the lead singer of seminal 2-tone band The Selecter. After the band split in 1982, Black developed an acting career in television and theatre, appearing in dramas such as The Vice, The Bill, Hearts and Minds and 2000 Acres of Sky. She won the 1991 Time ... Read more
Reviews for Black by Design
Gritty, witty and compelling
Elle
Black paints a vivid portrait of simmering racial tension in Britain after the Second World War ... Intelligent and affecting
Independent
Stories aplenty ... fascinating
Metro
The story of a brave, intelligent woman's struggle to make sense of the world around her
Mojo
Elle
Black paints a vivid portrait of simmering racial tension in Britain after the Second World War ... Intelligent and affecting
Independent
Stories aplenty ... fascinating
Metro
The story of a brave, intelligent woman's struggle to make sense of the world around her
Mojo