Book description
One of pioneers of modern music in New Zealand, Ray Columbus began his
career in 1959 at the tender age of 17. After more than four decades at
the top of the New Zealand entertainment industry as a singer,
songwriter, bandleader and TV star, and having hits with such classics
as 'She's a Mod' and 'Till We Kissed', Ray is well and truly a household
name. Surprisingly, Ray's story has never been told: not fully, not in
book form, and certainly not by him. Until now. The Modfather is the
first authorised account of his unique life in music &- growing up
in the 1950s, early days as a teenage bandleader, stardom at home and
abroad, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous (Roy Orbison, The
Rolling Stones and Tom Jones, to name just a few), reflections on an
ever-changing music industry &- and his ongoing influence.
Illustrated with photographs/ephemera from Ray's personal collection, it
is at once a disarmingly candid memoir, a snapshot of a bygone era, a
behind-the-scenes exposé and, more simply, a great read.
