ASIN: B009Y67W0M
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 200
Different Roads is the autobiography of Pete Shakespear. Pete writes about growing up in the 1950’s in what was then known as a village, later to disappear into the urban sprawl of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands.From seemingly hopeless beginnings Pete carved a niche for himself through meeting Steral Williams and members of the West Indian community, forming one of the earliest and most successful Reggae and Soul outfits in the area. Pete and the band toured extensively until tiredness, fatigue and tragedy struck leaving him a burned out cinder, and the sounds of mayhem, murder and rioting ringing in his ears.This book tells the story of these events and the eventual recovery and different road leading into the Folk and Blues clubs in England and Europe. Pete’s early album ‘Stay with Shakespear’ recorded with Jon Tame is still selling almost 40 years after their appearance at ...
