
It's 1988 and radios across the land blast out the Top Ten hit 'Stutter Rap' by Morris Minor and the Majors. The man behind the fake moustache is Tony Hawks.
Fast forward to the 21st century and those heady days of pop stardom are a distant memory. That is, until it is suggested that Tony is just another One Hit Wonder. Really? We'll have to see about that ...
For two years Tony struggles to have a hit somewhere, anywhere, in the world, changing acts and styles with a bewildering lack of integrity. From Nashville to Amsterdam, from Eastern Europe to Africa, he travels the globe in search of that elusive hit.
But it's only after a chance encounter with Norman Wisdom that things get really strange. Is it really possible that together they could storm the Albanian charts?
In One Hit Wonderland anything can happen ...
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9780091882105
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 240 g
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 22 mm
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Another brilliantly funny book by Tony Hawkes. Just imaging him with Sir Tim Rice, Rice's son, daughter and PA along with Norman Wisdom trying to form a band in Albania leads to many a smile. Out to try an woo a... More
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