Lee Brilleaux: Rock 'n' Roll Gentleman

Lee Brilleaux: Rock 'n' Roll Gentleman by Zoe Howe

Lee Brilleaux, the charismatic star of proto-punk R&B reprobates Dr Feelgood, was one of rock’n’roll’s greatest frontmen. But he was also one of its greatest gentlemen – a class act with heart, fire, wanderlust and a wild streak. Exploding out of Canvey Island in the early 1970s – an age of glam rock, post-hippy folk and pop androgyny – the Feelgoods, with Lee Brilleaux and Wilko Johnson at the helm, charged into London, grabbed the pub rock scene by the throat and sparked a revolutionary new era, proving that you didn’t have to be middle class, wearing the ‘right clothes’ or living in the ‘right place’ to succeed.

'Zoe Howe is one of our finest music biographers.. In the case of Lee Brilleaux, she has undoubtedly done us a great service as this is a book that needed to be written about the iconic frontman of one of the most influential British bands of all time' - Dave Jennings, Louder Than War

Zoë Howe is a music author whose books include the acclaimed Typical Girls? The Story of the Slits, ‘How’s Your Dad?’ Living in the Shadow of a Rock Star Parent, British Beat Explosion: Rock n’ Roll Island, and Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson’s memoir Looking Back at Me. Her writing has also appeared in The Quietus, Company, Notion, BBC Music, Holy Moly, Classic Rock and NME. Zoë has also made music radio series for stations including the award-winning Resonance FM, and she can be heard talking about rock n’ roll from time to time on BBC 6 Music, Absolute Radio, Planet Rock, BBC London and elsewhere. She lives in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

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ISBN 13	9781846973352
ISBN 10	184697335X
Title	Lee Brilleaux: Rock 'n' Roll Gentleman
Author	Zoe Howe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2015-11-03
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.