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From being transported by the sound of True Love by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly on the radio, as a small child living in condemned housing in ungentrified West London in the late 1950s, to going out to work as a postman humming Watching the Detectives by Elvis Costello in 1977, Alan Johnsons life has always had a musical soundtrack. In fact music hasnt just accompanied his life, its been an integral part of it. In the bestselling and award-winning tradition of This Boy, In My Life vividly transports us to a world that is no longer with us - a world of Dansettes and jukeboxes, of heartfelt love songs and heart-broken ballads, of smoky coffee shops and dingy dance halls. From Bob Dylan to David Bowie, from Lonnie Donnegan to Bruce Springsteen, all of Alans favourites are here. As are, of course, his beloved Beatles, whom he has worshipped with undying admiration since 1963. But this isnt just a book about music. In My Life adds a fourth dimension to the story of Alan Johnson the man.--Publishers description.

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My mother Lily second from right and father Steve next to her at the wedding - photo 1
My mother Lily (second from right) and father Steve next to her at the wedding of one of her sisters, Auntie Jean (third from left), to Uncle George (in uniform) in 1946.
Linda and me dancing My teachers at Bevington Primary School Miss - photo 2
Linda and me dancing.
My teachers at Bevington Primary School Miss Woofenden who taught us music - photo 3
My teachers at Bevington Primary School. Miss Woofenden, who taught us music, is second from the right, next to the slightly detached headmaster, Mr Gemmill.
Lonnie Donegan in full skiffle mode in front of a rather more intimate - photo 4
. Lonnie Donegan in full skiffle mode in front of a rather more intimate audience than when I saw him at the Chiswick Empire.
Me and Colin James As can be seen I had a penchant for matelot shirts and we - photo 5
Me and Colin James. As can be seen, I had a penchant for matelot shirts and we both favoured the folded-arms stance. While it wasnt posed that way, the black-and-white image just happens to have a photo of the Stones and a Beatles album cover in the background.
Chuck Berry doing the duck walk he performed when I saw him at the - photo 6
. Chuck Berry doing the duck walk he performed when I saw him at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1964.
Dereck Tapper a child of the Windrush generation was with me at infant - photo 7
Dereck Tapper, a child of the Windrush generation, was with me at infant, primary and grammar school. This 1970 press photo records his appearance in what was then the startling innovation of a mixed-race production of Romeo and Juliet at a teacher-training college in Exeter.
Bert Weedons Play in a Day instruction manual which should have been - photo 8
Bert Weedons Play in a Day instruction manual, which should have been prosecuted under the Trades Description Act.
Denmark Street aka Tin Pan Alley with Margo and the Marvettes perhaps on - photo 9
. Denmark Street aka Tin Pan Alley with Margo and the Marvettes, perhaps on their way to record at Regent Sound, where the Area made its demo disc.
The Sloane School photo with far right to left sitting on the ground John - photo 10
The Sloane School photo with (far right to left, sitting on the ground) John Williams, Andrew Wiltshire and me trying to look cool and disinterested. Dereck Tapper is five rows directly behind me with eyes averted from the camera. Mr Carlen is the first teacher seated on the left with hands on knees, and my other favourite, Mr Pallai, is six places to the right of him, in the light suit.
Anthony Jacksons in East Sheen at around the time I worked there in the - photo 11
Anthony Jacksons in East Sheen, at around the time I worked there in the sixties. It has since been replaced by Johnsons Shoes.
One of the cards that Danny had printed for our beat group My Hfner - photo 12
One of the cards that Danny had printed for our beat group.
My Hfner Verithin guitar with Venetian double cutaways mother-of-pearl inlay - photo 13
My Hfner Verithin guitar, with Venetian double cutaways, mother-of-pearl inlay on the head and neck, black scratchboard and Bigsby tremolo unit.
The Beatles the Fab Four played All You Need Is Love in front of a global - photo 14
. The Beatles: the Fab Four played All You Need Is Love in front of a global television audience of 400 million in 1967.
Judy and me on our wedding day posing in front of somebody elses beribboned - photo 15
Judy and me on our wedding day, posing in front of somebody elses beribboned car.
Celebrating our wedding at a Hammersmith pub From left to right me Judy - photo 16
Celebrating our wedding at a Hammersmith pub. From left to right: me, Judy, Andrew, Albert Cox, Ann and Carole Cox. My sister was the photographer.
David Bowies facial lightning flash on the cover of Aladdin Sane was quickly - photo 17
David Bowies facial lightning flash on the cover of Aladdin Sane was quickly copied by his fans.
A family jam session in the seventies Left to right Jamie Natalie me and - photo 18
A family jam session in the seventies. Left to right: Jamie, Natalie, me and Emma. Note the painted white walls of our Britwell home and my Eko twelve-string guitar.
Kate Bush a brilliant artist who could never be accused of being too - photo 19
. Kate Bush: a brilliant artist who could never be accused of being too prolific.
Elvis Costello the artist Ive seen perform everywhere from the London - photo 20
. Elvis Costello: the artist Ive seen perform everywhere from the London Palladium to Sands Leisure Centre in Carlisle.
This is not a new supergroup just the line-up for an edition of The Andrew - photo 21
. This is not a new supergroup, just the line-up for an edition of The Andrew Marr Show in May 2014, hosted by Nick Robinson and featuring me (and my Hfner guitar), Theresa May (when she was home secretary) and the band Noah and the Whale.
In My Life
A Music Memoir
Alan Johnson

TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS

6163 Uxbridge Road, London W5 5SA

www.penguin.co.uk

Transworld is part of the Penguin Random House group of companies whose addresses can be found at global.penguinrandomhouse.com

First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Bantam Press an imprint of - photo 22

First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Bantam Press

an imprint of Transworld Publishers

Copyright Alan Johnson 2018

Cover images Getty Images

Cover Design: Stephen Mulcahey/TW

Alan Johnson has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

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