Strings attached: the life & music of John Williams

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Cover; Title Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; ONE: ROOTS; ONE: THE MAN WHO STARTED IT ALL; TWO: WHERE GALLANT COOK FROM ALBION SAILED; THREE: LONDON, FLOWER OF CITIES; TWO: A LIFE IN MUSIC; FOUR: A PRINCE OF THE GUITAR; FIVE: JOHN AND JULIAN; SIX: NEW HORIZONS; SEVEN: SKY'S THE LIMIT; EIGHT: THE WIDE BLUE YONDER; NINE: BEYOND THE MILLENNIUM; THREE: STRINGS ATTACHED; TEN: THE BANDS; ELEVEN: FANS, FOLLOWERS AND DETRACTORS; TWELVE: SOUTH AMERICAN MASTERS; THIRTEEN: POLITICS AND CAUSES; FOURTEEN: A QUESTION OF IDENTITY; FOUR: CONCLUSION; FIFTEEN: REFLECTIONS.;Strings Attached is the much anticipated authorised biography of John Williams, one of the most accomplished and celebrated musicians of his generation. From his childhood in Australia to his stellar career in London and around the world, John Williams has lived an extraordinary life. Master of the classical repertoire, he took the guitar to a wider audience with the band SKY and by his championing of the music of South America and Africa. William Starling came to know John Williams through their mutual friend, jazz guitarist John Etheridge. As their friendship developed, he put it to the.