Ian Whitcomb's Literary Corner

Ian Whitcomb is a highly respected performer, composer, and music historian. You can find all of his CD's, DVD's, Books, and Songbooks by clicking here,
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A History Of Vintage Dance  (added 1/21/08)
 

The Apprenticeship Of Richard Rodgers  (added 8/21/07)
 

The Song Is Ours----Richard Rodgers Versus The People (added 8/21/07)
 

Tearing Down the Wall Of Sound  (added 4/3/07)
 

EXPAT  (added 3/12/07)
 

Rant  (added 2/9/07)
 

Mr. Boychoir At Twilight  (added 10/31/06)
 

Life With Irving (Irving Berlin)  (added 9/1/06)
 

Triksta (added 7/7/06)
 

Memories of Ralph McCutcheon, Champion Movie Horse Trainer   (added 1/31/06)
 

February House (added 10/1/05)
 

What Was A Plaster Caster? (added 10/1/05)
 

The Hellbound Train To Waterloo  (added 10/1/05)
 

Take A Girl Like Me  (added 10/1/05)
 

So Though I'm Not A Great Romancer  (added 10/1/05)
 

My Uncle Wrote Lady Of Spain  (added 10/1/05)
 

Hatless Jack  (added 10/1/05)
 

Coast Of Dreams  (added 10/1/05)
 

The Story Of Bluesville  (added 5/13/05)
 

It Was Forty Years Ago Today  (added 3/4/04)

STILL WITH US: RONALD NEAME  (added 2/7/04)

BOB DARCH - MY ADVENTURES WITH THE GREAT MAN    (added 2/17/03)

Teen Idols          (added 9/27/02)

The Very Best Of the Bachelors    (added 9/27/02)

ANOTHER LOVELY MUSICAL EVENING: The Saga of Ukulele Al Brown   (added 8/21/01)

Hawaiian Memories   (added 8/7/01)

Dogs and Pop   (added 1/9/01)

Was Kingsley Amis Queer?   (added 1/9/01)

The Father Of Surfing   (added 6/23/00)

The Meaning Of Life Found In His Ukulele (added 2/28/00)

1949 - Call Of The Wild (added 2/28/99)
an excerpt chapter from "Rock Odyssey" by Ian Whitcomb

Inspector's Party (added 1/1/98)
published in "London Magazine"