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'Darcus Beese is a formidable cat' CHUCK D

'An inspiration' ANNIE LENNOX

'A prince of a man' BONO

The must-read memoir from Darcus Beese - the first black president of Island Records and one of the greatest A&Rs of his generation. From growing up as a teenager on the streets of West London to running one of the biggest record labels in the world in New York - this is a truly remarkable rags to riches tale.

Rebel With a Cause is the story of how a teenage apprentice hairdresser from Fulham worked his way up from teaboy to head one of the UK's biggest and most successful record labels, Island Records, signing and nurturing some of the greatest artists of the twenty-first century - from Amy Winehouse and Jessie J to U2 and Florence and the Machine.

But this is also the story of a young man raised in musically fertile and politically febrile times. His activist parents Darcus Howe and Barb

Rebel With a Cause

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'Darcus Beese is a formidable cat' CHUCK D'An inspiration' ANNIE LENNOX'A prince of a man' BONOThe must-read memoir from Darcus... Read more

    Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 8/15/2024
    ISBN13: 9781788706094, 978-1788706094
    ISBN10: 1788706099

    Non Fiction , Entertainment

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    'Darcus Beese is a formidable cat' CHUCK D

    'An inspiration' ANNIE LENNOX

    'A prince of a man' BONO

    The must-read memoir from Darcus Beese - the first black president of Island Records and one of the greatest A&Rs of his generation. From growing up as a teenager on the streets of West London to running one of the biggest record labels in the world in New York - this is a truly remarkable rags to riches tale.

    Rebel With a Cause is the story of how a teenage apprentice hairdresser from Fulham worked his way up from teaboy to head one of the UK's biggest and most successful record labels, Island Records, signing and nurturing some of the greatest artists of the twenty-first century - from Amy Winehouse and Jessie J to U2 and Florence and the Machine.

    But this is also the story of a young man raised in musically fertile and politically febrile times. His activist parents Darcus Howe and Barb

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