Back in from the Anger"Roger Lucey's life journey was changed radically by events that he only found out about 15 years down the line. By that time there was no returning to the original plan. Roger Lucey was and is a troubadour, a singer and a songwriter who reflects, through song, the world he lives in. Late 70's South Africa was a cruel and violent place and Lucey's songs quickly drew the unwanted attention of the State and security police, among them Paul Erasmus. A covert operation shut down Lucey's music career and our troubadour had to look in other directions in search of a livelihood. Back in from the Anger tells the story of a once-promising young musician who became a barman, roadie, sound technician, news cameraman and many other things as he waded through life always trying to find the voice that he had lost. It is a story that at times stretches the imagination, often reminding us of the hard road this country has come, but it is always told with humanity and humour."--Back cover. |
Contents
Grahamstown Winter 1995 | 1 |
Durban Summer 1969 | 5 |
Durban 1952 | 8 |
Durban Autumn 1962 | 16 |
Durban Winter 1963 | 20 |
Durban 1964 | 23 |
Durban Autumn 1966 | 27 |
Durban Summer 1969 | 34 |
Johannesburg 1978 | 125 |
Johannesburg Summer 1979 | 131 |
Picture Section | 138 |
Johannesburg Winter 1979 | 139 |
Johannesburg Summer 1980 | 154 |
Johannesburg Spring 1980 | 163 |
Johannesburg Summer 1982 | 174 |
Matabeleland Winter 1983 | 186 |
Durban December 1969 | 38 |
Durban Winter 1971 | 48 |
Valley of a Thousand Hills 1971 | 54 |
Durban 1972 | 59 |
Durban Summer 1973 | 67 |
Voortrekker Hoogte Winter 1973 | 81 |
Durban June 1975 | 88 |
London February 1976 | 94 |
Durban December 1976 | 104 |
Durban Summer 1977 | 109 |
Durban Summer 1977 | 119 |
Aimless 1985 | 196 |
Love and War 1985 | 201 |
Cape Town Summer 1990 | 218 |
Hotspots 1993 | 226 |
Walking Away 1995 | 240 |
Epilogue | 259 |
Postscript | 265 |
Acknowledgements | 267 |
Back Cover | 270 |
Common terms and phrases
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