Lee Gordon Presents...
$34.78
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2025
Summary
Post-war Australia didn’t know what to make of promoter Lee Gordon. To some he was a typical Yank: crass, loud and outspoken, focused on just one thing - making money. But to others, such as rocker Johnny O’Keefe, Lee Gordon was a mentor, a guru and a lifeline to the big time. One thing is undeniable: without Lee Gordon, there would be no billion-dollar entertainment industry in Australia today; and names like Michael Gudinski, Harry M. Miller and Michael Chugg would mean little. Gordon was a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760689001 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760689009 |
| Author: | Jeff Apter |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Echo Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 168mm x 233mm |
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Critics Review
‘There’s poignancy here, but what comes across is the sheer frantic pace of Gordon’s short life. In that time, though, he helped turn the black and white of our 1950s life into colour.’ -Sydney Morning Herald, Non-fiction Pick of the Week, June 25 2025
‘Takes us on a whirlwind tour on the coattails of a risk-taking, bisexual, pot-smoking force of nature.’ - John Waters
‘Jeff Apter’s study of Lee Gordon, the man who brought America to Australia, is a ripper read.’ - David Hunt, author of Girt, True Girt and Girt Nation
‘This is a great read. Lee was a force of nature and a man of great vision. Jeff has captured the genius and shenanigans that was the beginning of the Australian touring business.’ - Michael Browning, author of Dog Eat Dog and former AC/DC manager
‘If you have not read this book you are missing out. This is an amazing part of our history.’ - Rod Willis, author of Ringside and former Cold Chisel manager
Jeff Apter
Inspired by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman’s biography of The Doors, No One Here Gets Out Alive, and a life spent soaking up great music, Jeff Apter has written more than 30 biographies, many of them bestsellers, and his work has been published all around the world. His subjects include Keith Urban, Jeff Buckley, AC/DC’s Bon Scott and the Young brothers, the Bee Gees, Jon English and Johnny O’Keefe. He was on staff at Australian Rolling Stone for several years and has worked as a ghostwriter with ARIA Hall of Famers Kasey Chambers and Richard Clapton. Jeff lives on the NSW south coast with his wife and their two teenagers, and enough pets to fill a small zoo. (RIP Poe.)
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