About the Author

With a background as a musician on the sixties rock scene, Mike Evans began writing about popular music in the seventies as a broadcaster in local radio and freelance writer, his work appearing in SOUNDS, ELLE, and as a regular contributor to MELODY MAKER. His books include the much-acclaimed THE ART OF THE BEATLES IN 1984, the bestselling ELVIS: A CELEBRATION, NYC ROCK: ROCK'N'ROLL IN THE BIG APPLE, WAKING UP IN NEW YORK and RAY CHARLES: THE BIRTH OF SOUL.