Rock On, Tommy! [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

Here is the full show-biz story of the comedy double-act, Cannon & Ball, which tells of the ups and downs of their career and the changes in their lives when they both became Christians.

Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball broke all records for capacity audiences at the London Palladium and the longest running show in Blackpool. They are still doing summer seasons and pantomime seasons each year as well as their gospel shows. In this book they tell their own story.

Tommy and Bobby met in 1964 when they were both very young and working in a factory. It was to be the start of a lifelong friendship and a double act that would soon turn professional.

The famous duo chart their careers; the laughter and pain along the way; the changes that conversion to Christian faith brought for both of them. And it is all told in their honest, blunt, down-to-earth style.

'All right, cock?'

Two ex-welders from Oldham tell how they became one of Britain's best-loved comedy partnerships. In their own frank story the famous duo chart their success and the laughter, as well as the pain they shared along the way.

'All right, cock?' was the first greeting Tommy Derbyshire ever had from Bobby Harper when they met on the factory floor in 1964. This was the start of a lifelong friendship and a double act that would lead to stardom. As Cannon and Ball they broke all records for capacity audiences at the London Palladium and appeared in the longest running show ever in Blackpool. In this funny and moving autobiography they also reveal the personal turmoil which was the price of success.

For many years they struggled in the tough club circuit and the stress of fame pushed their friendship to breaking point. A downward spiral of drink, violence and bitter back-stage feuds was hidden the audience behind their laughter and smiles. While still performing their successful double-act the pair did not speak to each other off-stage for four years.

Then the boys of comedy both hit rock bottom when the tax man came knocking. Yet with the help of their new-found Christian faith, they fought back to rebuild their lives.

''Rock on, Tommy!'' tells what it's really like to reach the top the hard way.

Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball started touring the northern clubs in 1964. In the decades that followed they secured top billing and sell-out audiences. First appearing in 'Opportunity Knocks', they later returned to star in their own long-running TV show, and in the movie 'Boys in Blue'