Ah well, nobody's perfect : the untold stories / Molly Meldrum with Jeff Jenkins
- Bib ID:
- 7250789
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Meldrum, Ian, 1943-, author
- Description:
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- Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2016
- ©2016
- ix, 482 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781760294427 (paperback)
- Summary:
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A book of hilarious real-life anecdotes from Molly Meldrum, one of Australia's best-loved personalities.
Ah, Well, Nobody's Perfect is a funny, eye-opening, nostalgic, warm and utterly compelling collection of Molly's best stories and anecdotes from across his life. They feature everyone from Prince, Madonna, David Bowie and The Beatles to the St Kilda Football Club, the Melbourne Storm and the Australian cricket team...Few people have lived such a chaotic and colourful life as Molly. And no-one tells a story better than him...
- Biography/History:
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Ian 'Molly' Meldrum was born in 1943. Described as 'the single most important person in the Australian pop industry for 40 years', he is best known as the host, talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer and music news presenter on Countdown from 1974-1987. He has also worked as music critic, journalist, musical entrepreneur and record producer. He hosted the Australian leg of Live Aid in July 1985 and was subsequently made a Member of the Order of Australia. Molly lives in Richmond, Victoria. He is a passionate supporter of both the St Kilda Football Club and The Melbourne Storm NRL team.
- Subject:
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- Meldrum, Ian, 1943-
- Meldrum, Ian, 1943- -- Anecdotes
- Countdown (Television program)
- Rock musicians -- Anecdotes
- Rock music -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Popular music -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Rock music -- Australia -- History
- Music journalists -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Music television -- Australia
- Popular music -- Australia -- History
- Television personalities -- Australia -- Biography
- Music journalists -- Australia -- Biography
- Music critics -- Australia -- Biography
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Jenkins, Jeff, 1969-, author
- Also Titled:
- Ah well, nobody is perfect
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2016
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