PHILIP NORMAN
Philip Norman (born 13 April 1943) is an English author, novelist, journalist and playwright. He is best known for his critically acclaimed biography of the Beatles, Shout!, and for similar studies of the Rolling Stones, Elton John and John Lennon. (More from Wikipedia)
The extravagant glasses that Elton John has worn throughout his decades-long career all started when young Reg Dwight began wearing glasses in his teens “not because he needed them, but in homage to Buddy Holly”, as Philip Norman wrote in his biography of the English legend. Lead singer Freddie Garrity of Freddie and the Dreamers is another British star who wore Buddy Holly glasses on stage; in the 1970’s, pub-music star Elvis Costello was doing the same. Allmusic describes Freddie and the Dreamers as “the clowns of the British Invasion” due to their outlandish hits like “Do the Freddie”, but there is a lot more to them than that (though I will have to get into that another time).
(June 2013/1)
