Loud

Douglas, Tana

£14.99

At just sixteen, Tana Douglas ran away to the circus that was rock ‘n’ roll in the 1970s, taking a job with a young and upcoming band called AC/DC. While still a teenager she went on to work for Santana, Neil Diamond and Suzi Quatro, before heading to the UK then the US, working for a who’s who of bands and artists, including Status Quo, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne, The Police, INXS, The Who, The Runaways, Lenny Kravitz, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pearl Jam, Ice-T and Ice Cube, eventually moving from lighting and stage production into tour management and logistics. Funny, poignant, reflective and revealing, Loud is rock n roll like you’ve never seen it before, written in her own words by the woman recognised as the first female roadie in the world.

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Publish Date: 20/09/2022

Description

‘Douglas’s story is a rock history time capsule and a journey of self-discovery all at once.’ ROLLING STONE

What goes on tour stays on tour – unless you’re the the first woman roadie in the world

At just fifteen, Tana Douglas ran away to the circus that was rock ‘n’ roll in the 1970s, taking a job with a young and upcoming band called AC/DC. While still a teenager she headed to the UK and later the US to work for a who’s who of bands and artists. Life on the road was exhilarating, hard work, occasionally surreal but never dull, particularly when you’re the only woman in the road crew and the #metoo movement is still 40 years away.

Whether wrangling Iggy Pop across Europe, climbing trusses while seven months pregnant, drinking shots of JD with Bon Scott backstage at Wembley, or donning a tailor-made suit to do lights for Elton at Windsor Castle, Tana did it all.

Loud is rock ‘n’ roll like you’ve never seen it before, by a woman who not only survived the all-male world on the road but climbed to the top and lived to tell the tale.

AC/DC ? Deep Purple ? ELO ? Elton John ? Ice Cube ? Ice-T ? Iggy Pop? INXS ? Iron Maiden ? Lenny Kravitz ? Neil Diamond ? Ozzy Osbourne ? Patti Smith ? Pearl Jam ? Rage Against the Machine ? Red Hot Chili Peppers ? Santana ? Status Quo ? Suzi Quatro ? The Offspring ? The Police ? The Runaways ? The Who ? Vanda & Young and more!

Additional information

Weight 476 g
Dimensions 233 × 154 × 27 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

B

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K