Back in from the Anger

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Jacana Media, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 269 pages
"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.
 

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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
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About the author (2012)

Roger Lucey is a troubadour, singer and songwriter, and a musician. His albums include 21 Years Down the Road and Gypsy Soul. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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