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A Life in Rock ’n’ Roll by the World’s First Female Roadie

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By: Tana Douglas
Narrated by: Tana Douglas
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Music had become my talisman.... Once alone and in my bed, I could turn up my little radio and be carried away.... This world of music gave me hope.... I saw it as a destination, something bigger than the options shown to me so far.

At just 15, Tana Douglas ran away to the circus that was rock 'n' roll in the 1970s, taking a job with a young and upcoming band called AC/DC. While still a teenager, she headed to the UK and later the US to work for a who's who of bands and artists. Life on the road was exhilarating, hard work, occasionally surreal but never dull, particularly when you're the only woman in the road crew and the #MeToo movement is still 40 years away.

Whether wrangling Iggy Pop across Europe, climbing trusses while seven months pregnant, drinking shots of JD with Bon Scott backstage at Wembley or donning a tailormade suit to do lights for Elton at Windsor Castle, Tana did it all.

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Well, what a story. What a life.. What a journey. This may not appeal to everyone, as it covers the good, bad, and the ugly of rock and roll, and the toll it takes. Told with honesty and flair, the curtain is pulled back on what it's like to tour with some of THE biggest bands in the land. And Tana has toured, lived, and loved with some of the best. If a birdseye of the rough and tumble of the rock world is your bent, well you'll love this. Being a frustrated wanna-be roadie I loved this. You might too.

LOUD...I LOve It Loud!!

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I enjoyed the whole experience from Tanas storytelling to her vocal tones and expressions . I love a woman’s story where she wins despite of life circumstance. This book moved me , saddened me and so lifts me. It’s an experience. I definitely am a Tana cheerleader and admirer.

A journey of a trailblazer

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Even though Tana’s reading sounds a bit nervous and in a later chapter skipped, the memoir is a fantastic story of growing up in a somewhat dysfunctional family then finding her place in the backbone of the music industry.
Not only was it wonderful to hear of her successful career but also of bands that she worked with at in their early stages
No wonder Lemmy wrote a song about them
We are the Road Crew 🤘

Great story

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Excellent narration by author Tana, delivering deeply interesting back stories to bands, events. For me, a great many of the band tours or special events, I had attended myself, as well as always having a deeper interest into live music events - a good example would be Live Aid, which I was lucky enough to have been present at.
Anyone who loves music and all the mostly unseen side of live performances will enjoy this book greatly, though it is so well read and so interestingly and honestly delivered as to be enjoyable by anyone. As such, Tanas book comes very highly recommended.

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Loved it to find I live around the corner from ACDC in Lansdowne Rd.
Unfortunately progress has moved on and I believe the property has been knocked down & made into appartments.
It took me 8 telephone calls before ACT took me on for work experience, with the Kurt line if we don’t like you , you won’t be here for long. One week led to 8 before I had to leave to go back to trade school
So great to hear so many old names.
My mate Geoff Lloyd says “ you were a good girl “

I lived around the corner from ACDC

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