Red Robinson : the last deejay /

Red Robinson : the last deejay /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Brunet, Robin, author.
Imprint:Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing, [2016]
©2016
Description:ix, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Robinson, Red.
Disc jockeys -- Canada -- Biography.
Disc jockeys.
Canada.
Biographies.
Biography.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11013047
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Varying Form of Title:Last deejay
ISBN:9781550177695
1550177699
9781550177701
Notes:Includes index.
Issued also in electronic format.
Summary:"Red Robinson details the life and career of Red Robinson, one of Canada's most celebrated pioneers of rock and roll. Robinson began spinning hits while in high school in the early 1950s, laying the foundation for what would become a glamorous, impossible-to-stop and ultimately fulfilling career that has made him a household name west of the Rockies. Raised by a single mother, Robinson worked as a delivery boy to help support the family. From such humble beginnings, he developed a strong work ethic and unflappable moral core that enabled him to pursue a career that has endured. Here is the account of how Robinson pranked his way into his first radio job. Readers will be delighted by behind-the-scenes stories from close encounters with Vancouver's visiting celebrities, like the time Robinson spent an hour with Elvis Presley in the BC Lions dressing room talking cars, women, movies and opera, or when Robinson nearly killed Roy Orbison and Bobby Goldsboro in a 1962 Grand Parisienne convertible while speeding to catch the Nanaimo ferry. Robinson's vast career highlights are remarkable, from introducing The Beatles to the stage, ushering Randy Bachman to the status of superstardom, and as part of EXPO'86, presenting The Legends of Rock'n'Roll featuring Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Righteous Brothers. Red Robinson recalls the highs, hurdles and triumphs of a celebrated time in rock-and-roll history, presented by the man who dug into the guts, glory and glitz that only a champion of the frontlines of music really can."--
Other form:Brunet, Robin, author. Red Robinson.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

The only thing missing from veteran journalist Brunet's biography of legendary Vancouver, B.C., deejay Red Robinson is his baritone voice coming through the speakers. The photos are black and white, but this well-written book is full of color: "Then the doors were opened for the teens. They didn't so much enter the store as they erupted like toothpaste released through a suddenly unblocked nozzle." It's a great trip back to a time when the music mattered. Through lengthy interviews with Robinson, his colleagues, and his contemporaries, readers get a clear picture of the rise of rock 'n' roll, Robinson's role, and the reason he was one of a select few deejays feted at the opening of Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Robinson started his career as a teenager in the early 1950s, and he truly has a story about everyone. He was handcuffed by Elvis Presley, emceed a concert where rabid fans chased the Beatles off the stage, and hosted a series of concerts by musical legends at Vancouver's Expo '86. His forays into advertising and management don't rock as much-how could they? Robinson himself is modest to a fault, claiming, "I'm no legend." But as the book delivers page after page of surprising stories, readers may think otherwise. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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