Ready Steady Go!: The Weekend Starts Here: The Definitive Story of the Show That Changed Pop TV

Andy Neill is a music writer, researcher and historian, based in Hertfordshire, England. He co-wrote the best-selling, illustrated authorized biography, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle Of The Who (Friedman/Fairfax, 2002). Additionally, he compiled and annotated two Beatles photo anthologies, Across The Universe: The Beatles On Tour And On Stage (Haynes Publishing, 2009) from the Daily Mirror's photo archive, and Looking Through You: Rare And Unseen Photographs From The Beatles Book Monthly Archive (Omnibus Press, 2015). He is the author of the acclaimed biography, Had Me A Real Good Time about the lives and careers of Rod Stewart and the Faces (Omnibus Press, 2011). Andy has compiled and/or contributed extensive liner notes for various archive reissues, including the back catalog of the Who and the Kinks. He has been consultant, editor and archive producer on numerous best-selling music biographies and documentaries. His writing has appeared in magazines including Record Collector, Mojo, and Ugly Things. Michael Lindsay-Hogg is a pioneering television, film, music video, and theater director who launched his career helming episodes of Ready Steady Go!. He went on to direct the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, the Beatles film Let it Be, and numerous other productions. Vicki Wickham produced Ready Steady Go! and was Dusty Springfield's longtime manager. In 1999 she received the music industry's Woman of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award. Ray Davies is a singer, songwriter and musician best known as as the front man and primary songwriter for the Kinks. Mick Jagger is a singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Pete Townshend is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, and guitarist for the Who.