Tommy Steele: A Life in the Spotlight

• The first ever complete and authorised biography of Britain's first rock 'n' roller and all-round entertainment legend
• Fully approved and endorsed by Sir Tommy Steele himself (the first time he has given approval for such a work to be completed)
• A completely comprehensive and detailed study of Tommy's incomparable 65-year career
• Handsomely illustrated with rare and archival photographs from Tommy Steele's archive
• Foreword by Sir Tim Rice with direct contributions from Dame Judi Dench, Petula Clark, Elaine Paige, Paul Nicholas, Lesley Ann Warren and also from many of Tommy's theatrical co-stars

In the summer of 1956, while on shore leave from the Merchant Navy, Thomas Hicks was spotted playing a new type of music in a coffee bar in London.

Having never heard anything like this 'rock' performed in Britain, he became an overnight sensation-never returning to his ship. He changed his name to Tommy Steele and for 65 years he has been Britain's greatest showman.

In a remarkable career spanning radio, records, Broadway and Hollywood, Tommy Steele started the rock revolution in the UK before moving to lighter, family entertainment and becoming a well-loved household name.

He received an OBE for Services to Entertainment in 1979 and a knighthood for Services to Entertainment and Charity in 2020.

He has conquered the West End, Hollywood and Broadway; holds records for the longest-running one-man-show in the London's West End and also the record for most appearances at the hallowed London Palladium. However, his remarkable career has never been detailed accurately and comprehensively-until now.

Authorised by Sir Tommy Steele himself, A Life in the Spotlight offers readers a detailed insight into the career of an unrivalled entertainment legend, with countless facts, stories, details and anecdotes never before committed to print.

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