Icons of pop

by Philip Hoare

This celebration of iconic images of British pop stars presents a survey of the history of modern music. Starting with the 18-year-old Cliff Richard in 1958, the book consists of 50 photographs covering major stars who topped the charts in each successive decade.

112 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

Philip Hoare is an English writer, especially of history and biography. He instigated the Moby Dick Big Read project. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Southampton and Leverhulme artist-in-residence at the Marine Institute, Plymouth University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2011.