Alan Clayson (born 3 May 1951, Dover, Kent)[1] is an English singer-songwriter, author and music journalist. He gained popularity in the late 1970s as leader of the band Clayson and the Argonauts.[2] In addition to contributing to publications such as Record Collector, Mojo and Folk Roots, he subsequently established himself as a prolific writer of music biographies.[3] Among his many books are Backbeat, which details the Beatles' early career in Germany, Ringo Starr: Straight Man or Joker?, and biographies of Jacques Brel, the Yardbirds, Serge Gainsbourg and Edgard Varèse. Clayson has also contributed to The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent and Rock 'n' Reel.
^Dover Express staff (30 August 2012). "Dover musician writes tribute to home town". Dover Express. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^Fort, Hugh (16 July 2010). "Clayson and the Argonauts return for reunion concert". GetSurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^Fornatale, Peter; Corbett, Bernard M. (2013). 50 Licks: Myths and Stories from Half a Century of the Rolling Stones. New York, NY: Bloomsbury. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-60819-921-1.
AlanClayson (born 3 May 1951, Dover, Kent) is an English singer-songwriter, author and music journalist. He gained popularity in the late 1970s as leader...
Clayson may refer to: Surname AlanClayson (born 1951), singer-songwriter, music biographer, journalist, solo entertainer Billy Clayson (1897–1973), English...
AlanClayson, "Alan Caddy", obituary, The Guardian, 8 September 2000. "Alan Caddy", obituary, The Times, via billyfury.com. Jeremy Simmonds, "Alan Caddy"...
Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015. AlanClayson, George Harrison, Sanctuary (London, 2003), p. 274. Levon Helm with Stephen...
October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014. Clayson p. 22. Clayson p. 20. Clayson p. 23. Clayson p. 26. Clayson p. 27. "Jacques Brel Biography 1". Jacques...
FPSHOT (i.e., "Friar Park Studio, Henley-On-Thames"). Harrison biographer AlanClayson has described the Friar Park estate as being "as synonymous with his...
emphasis on all the beats of 4/4 bar. The rhythm itself—described by AlanClayson as "a changeless four-four offbeat on the snare drum"—was developed in...
"in the air for months" regarding Harrison's solo album, according to AlanClayson, and "for reasons other than still-potent loyalty to the Fab Four". Harrison's...
ISBN 978-0-7119-8307-6. Clayson, Alan (1989). Only the Lonely: Roy Orbison's Life and Legacy. London: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-03961-1. Clayson, Alan (2003). George...
Taylor Interview". Richieunterberger.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017. AlanClayson. "Obituary: Brian Pendleton". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2017...
of... The Legendary Joe Meek (1991)", IMDb. Retrieved 26 May 2017. Clayson, Alan (28 January 2001). "The Joe Meek Curse; The record producer Joe Meek...
Tune In. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-1-4000-8305-3. Call Up the Groups, AlanClayson, 1985, Blandford Press – ISBN 0-7137-1553-7 Leigh, Spencer (October 2012)...
George Harrison, Continuum (New York, NY, 2006; ISBN 978-0-8264-1917-0). AlanClayson, George Harrison, Sanctuary (London, 2003; ISBN 1-86074-489-3). George...
OCLC 1017566749. Clayson, Alan, p. 45. Clayson, Alan, p. 56. Clayson, Alan, p. 62. Clayson, pp. 68–69. Zak, p. 32. Zak, p. 33. Lehman, p. 48. Clayson, Alan, pp. 70–71...
Harrison had grown disaffected since August 1971, due to what author AlanClayson describes as its "avaricious dithering" over the release of the Concert...
Russo) Crossfire Publications, 1997. ISBN 0-9648157-8-8 The Yardbirds (AlanClayson) Backbeat Books, 2002. ISBN 0-87930-724-2 Nobody Told Me: My Life with...
immersion for him into the folk music of India". According to author AlanClayson, the Indian players were "fascinated" to be following Western rules of...
Chapman, "The bittersweet symphony", Mojo, 68 (July 1999), pg.62–84 AlanClayson, Brian Jones, ISBN 978-1-86074-544-7 Mandy Aftel, Death of a Rolling...
Global Information