4 December 2007 10:07
Music: Unchained melodies and rhapsodies in blue
By Liz Thomson
Published: 30 November 2007
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Books on popular music rarely contain any musical insight. Nana Mouskouri's Memoirs (Weidenfeld, £18.99) are a case in point – an omission all the more disappointing given her eight years at the Athens Conservatoire. She writes movingly of an impoverished wartime childhood, but you're left longing to know more of the musical (and political) milieu in which she has moved. Nor would you guess from reading Eric Clapton: The Autobiography (Century, £20) how pivotal a role the guitarist has played in the history of rock. Clapton, too, is stronger on the early years – though it's surprising he can remember them. A must-have for those who believe "Clapton is god", this book, like many rock memoirs, becomes a litany of tour dates and recording schedules.
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