Book description
After his much acclaimed book Rock and Roll Mountains, Graham
Forbes returns with Rock and Roll Tourist. A combination of Billy
Connolly meets Bill Bryson, Rock and Roll Tourist is a hugely
entertaining mix of travel, rock music and humour. Rock and Roll
Tourist is a travel book with a difference. Graham Forbes takes us on
a roller-coaster ride around the UK, Europe and the USA. The book
features Franz Ferdinand, Rod Stewart, Hayseed Dixie, Anthrax, BB
King, Incredible String Band, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others. It is a
very funny, occasionally disturbing, sometimes moving book.
Graham Forbes has been a musician for many years, playing with all
sorts of bands from the Incredible String band to the Rezillos (the
latter for about 2 hours!). When he was young Graham dreamed of playing
football for Partick Thistle. But he was hopeless. Fortunately when he
was 13 he heard the Stones, bought an electric guitar for GBP7 and has
been playing in bands ever since. Graham will play with anyone, any
time, anywhere, from a bus shelter to a festival.
