CP Lee - Mancunian Musician, Writer, Broadcaster, Comic, Film Historian and a lecturer in Cultural and Film Studies ...
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CP Lee is LORD BUCKLEY on Wednesday 1st July 2009 as part of the NAKED LUNCH AT 50 celebrations (Turner Room, University of London Institute in Paris) - Come along and see him if you can!
Saturday 1 August 7.45 pm - CP Lee and the Salford Sheiks are honoured to support JOHN COOPER CLARKE at THE LOWRY. Don't miss this fantastic evening of Poetry, Music and Comedy - click to book. The Lowry, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ
CP is a frequent contributor in the broadcast media on a wide variety of cultural topics. His next documentary presentation is on Burl Ives; written for BBC Radio 4, his programme will be broadcast on 11th June 2009 at 11.30am. Other documentaries written/presented by CP include:From Manchester to the Mississippi - Tiny Tim the Human Canary - M'Lords and Ladies Lord Buckley - Soul Satisfaction - Jollywood.
CP's first book 'Like The Night Revisited' was based on the infamous Dylan 'Judas!' concert at Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1966 which he attended. Three other books followed, one more on Dylan entitled 'Like A Bullet of Light', one on Manchester Popular Music called 'Shake, Rattle and Rain', and his personal memoir published in 2008 'When We Were Thin'. CP's latest book is called 'The Lost World of Cliff Twemlow' and is written in collaboration with colleague Andy Willis.
Currently researching Comedy and Identity at the University of Salford, CP continues to perform consultancy roles in the Heritage Industry as well as teaching, playing ukulele and fronting the Salford Sheiks, and not to mention ... running a Mancunian Comedy website - www.itsahotun.com - devoted to the history of the Mancunian Film Company.
CP won "Best Fringe Production" 1996 at Buxton Festival for Menotti's The Medium and he wins always with his performances as LORD BUCKLEY - the NEXT performance will be in Paris on 1st July 2009.
CP has written and starred in his own TV series, Teach Yourself Gibberish, stage plays, notably Sleak which broke all box office records at London's Royal Court Theatre before transferring to the Roundhouse. (See Ray Lowry's 1977 NME review of Sleak) (See Ray photos) It was then performed in Amsterdam, Munich, Brussels and New York.
Listen to this clip from his BBC Radio 4 documentary on LORD BUCKLEY ... Request CP's film list and maybe view stuff you never thought you would again - check out further goodies available below.
Cliff Twemlow book cover design is by Nick Jackson. |
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Since CP's Blues and Gospel Train documentary was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 last November, there has been more controversy over the location of this legendary concert. At a recent introduction to the film CP recounted visiting the scene in 2008 with the show's producer Johnnie Hamp. As always at the Q&A the question arose, wasn't the site at the current Morrisson's on Wilbraham Road in Chorlton? ... No, it wasn't!! Hopefully this Granada TV ticket from 1964* will settle once and for all that the venue for the recording was the disused Wilbraham Road Railway Station accessed at the end of Atholl Road. Latest: CP recently filmed an in-depth interview where he talked at length with Johnnie Hamp about his extraordinary life and career as someone who worked in television and show business for over sixty years. The recording has been place in the BECTU bfi archives. * ticket scan (opposite) courtesy of Brian Smith |
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CP's PAST FOR YOUR PRESENTS FREE P&P UK only - inc Northern Ireland. International: please email for shipping cost Use PAYPAL to buy (PayPal link below) THE BERTS BOOK - WHEN WE WERE THIN Signed copy DVD - TEACH YOURSELF GIBBERISH (GTV 1981) TV series - All 6 episodes on 3 dvds in a triple dvd box £7.50 DVD - Sight and Sound ALBERTOS IN CONCERT (BBC2 1977) TV 40-minute concert on DVD in a slipcase £3.00 CLICK FOR COVER - cover also here * DVD - ROCKPALAST (WDR TV broadcast 1978) TV 28-minute concert/studio footage on DVD in a slipcase £3.00 CLICK FOR COVER * SNUFF ROCK (CD - 31 Tracks) Printed cdr-digital copy, boxed with a Snuff Rock badge inside. £4.00 A DYLAN BOOK - LIKE THE NIGHT (Revisited) Signed copy £6.50 includes free DYLAN 1966 postcard. (another) DYLAN BOOK - LIKE A BULLET OF LIGHT Signed copy £7.50 includes a Bob Dylan badge. A BOOK ABOUT MANCHESTER MUSIC - SHAKE, RATTLE & RAIN Signed copy £12.50. Like a special inscription? Want to check the total cost and how to pay? - cp@itsahotun.com * DVD covers - Thanks to Vic for these! |
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* P&P OUTSIDE THE UK please email for cost |
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CP talks to Aidan O'Rourke about the history of Manchester music and explains why the city has been so pre-eminent as a city of successful bands, not just in recent years but going back to the 19th century. Download this podcast from Aidan's site |
ANDY KERSHAW was to be featured in John Humphry's On The Ropes programme scheduled for Radio Four Tuesday 28 April 2009 but it was pulled at the last minute - read why here (see link here) - Here's wishing all the best to Andy and hoping it will be soon that you're back on air where you belong xxx |
CP is available to give talks on Film, Comedy, Rock, Bob Dylan and much more besides ...
Quicktime Movie - BBC1 29/09/05 - CP/Stuart Flinders re Judas CP Lee found Judas! - Listen - Bob Dylan at that JUDAS MOMENT CP as Lord Buckley 1982 & April 2006 - See Movie of Willie the Shake |
The Salford Sheiks World Tour 2007ended with a magnificent turn out in their home-town of Salford!!! - you may see and hear them from earlier in the tour by clicking Crawl Out Your Window rehearsal and Winterlude Also - See the Sheiks doing COCAINE AND CORINNA CORINNA The Salford Sheiks - April 2007 - Bob Dickinson, John Scott, CP Lee, Dave Lunt, Gary Atkinson
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A reunion of as many Albertos as possible took place early May 2007 and in October they rejoiced in the publication launch of CP's book When We Were Thin, his insider's personal look back at the Albertos' part in the 1970s' music scene, featuring guest appearances by the Pink Floyd, Sting, Elvis Costello, Buzzcocks and Count Duckula.
Jacko Ogg and The Head People 1967 L:R Bruce Mitchell, CP Lee and Spyder Mike King
Greasy Bear 1968 - L:R Ian Wilson, Bruce Mitchell, CP Lee |
Heads Down, No Nonsense, |
Mindless ... |
Background photo Adrian Boot
