About the Author

With a background as a musician on the Sixties rock scene, Mike Evans began writing about popular music in the Seventies as a broadcaster in local radio and freelance writer, his work appearing in 'Sounds', 'Elle', and as a regular contributor to 'Melody Maker'. As author his books have included the much-acclaimed 'The Art of the Beatles' in 1984, the best-selling 'Elvis: A Celebration' (2002), 'NYC Rock: Rock'n'Roll in the Big Apple' and 'Waking Up In New York City' (2003), 'The Marilyn Handbook' (2004) and 'Ray Charles: The Birth Of Soul' to be published in August 2005. He lives in London SW6.

Reviews

"An accessible format . . . and reader-friendly prose." --"Alarm"