Michael Heatley is the author or editor of over thirty biographies, including ''
Backstreet Boys
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The gr ...
: The Unofficial Book'', ''
Bon Jovi
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: In Their Own Words'' and ''
Rolf Harris
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: The Most Talented Man In The World.'' In 1995, he wrote the liner notes to Rolf's best-selling album ''Rolf Rules OK!''
Since 1977 he has written more than a hundred music, sport and TV books.
He has written for magazines including ''Privileged View'' (for viewers of
UK Gold
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and
UK Living), ''442'' and ''Fultime'' (Fulham FC), ''
Music Week
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History
Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music W ...
'', ''
Billboard
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'', ''
Goldmine'' (US record collecting magazine), ''
Radio Times
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'', ''
Daily Record'' and the ''
Mail on Sunday
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'' colour supplement.
In addition, Michael runs a fanzine in honour of legendary Welsh psychedelic rock band
Man
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called The Welsh Connection which is circulated to a small but fervent fanbase on a bi-monthly basis.
Michael Heatley co-wrote the ''
Encyclopedia of Singles
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'' with Philip Dodd, Eithne Farry and Martin Noble.
Selected bibliography
*Michael Heatley ''Rolf Harris: The Most Talented Man in the World '', (Twisterella Books), (1997)
*Michael Heatley ''The Immortal John Lennon, 1940-1980''
*Michael Heatley ''The Complete Deep Purple''
*Michael Heatley ''John Peel - A Life In Music''
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External links
*http://www.northdownpublishing.co.uk/
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
British biographers
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