"Hard Nights by
Roy Adams is a fascinating and atmospheric first hand account of a man with
a zest for life, that took him from his boyhood in the dark days of the blitz
to becoming the best known and most successful nightclub owner in The City of
Culture Liverpool.
Roy takes the reader on an epic journey describing in detail his days as a physique
enthusiast influenced by muscular stars like Spencer Churchill, Hubert Thomas,
Steve Reeves and the man who was Arnold Schwarzeneggers inspiration, Reg Park.
Becoming a Guardsman, describing his adventures and dirty deeds at the Tower of
London, also as a high diver attached to a circus. Onward he presses from nightclub
bouncer to owner and entrepeneur.
During his journey he meets and mixes with a calvacade of famous personalities,
Merseyside stars and recording artists.
Last man to own the famous Cavern Club, Roy has some untold stories about the
Fabulous Four and their mentor Brian Epstein.
With a talent for art Roy also knew many fledling musicians and entertainers.
Names like Jimmy Tarbuck, Freddie Star, Cilla Black etc., all have tread the same
path. By the mid Sixties Liverpool could boast amusic group population of near
10,000 such was its popularity.
Be still for a moment and you can almost hear the scouse dialect and special
sense of humour. Take in the sounds, smells and excitement of the nights on the
door, the body builders, boxers, martial artists, the tough guys, characters and
gangsters in the casinos. laugh at incidents like when Father Christmas had to
take a knocking, or when the army dentist pulled out one of Roys perfect teeth,
as he needed one for a set he was making.
It is a story that had to be told and must be read. Settle down and enjoy Hard
Nights and relive the magic and excitement of the Mersey Beat. From Presley, pop
and punk to all that Jazz. Its a cracker."
Review by award winning journalist and physical culture historian
David Gentle.
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