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Paolo Hewitt | |
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| Born | 11 July 1958 Redhill, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, music journalist |
| Notable work | Steve Marriot: All Too Beautiful..., The Looked After Kid, The Jam: A Beat Concerto, But We All Shine On |
| Website | paolohewitt |
Paolo Hewitt is a music journalist and writer from Woking in Surrey.
Hewitt was placed in care at a very early age, and went to live with a foster family. Following years of abuse he was sent to Burbank children's home in Woking at the age of ten. He has written about this period of his life in But We All Shine On. [1]
Hewitt's first published work was a biography of The Jam entitled The Jam: A Beat Concerto which was published following their split in 1983. He has written on various subjects for The Guardian . [2]
| Title | Date Published |
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| Colour Me Father An Open Letter To My Son... | 19 November 2019 |
| Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful... | 3 December 2009 |
| But We All Shine On [3] | 21 October 2014 |
| The Looked After Kid | 22 May 2003 |
| The Jam: A Beat Concerto | 16 September 1983 |
| Paul Weller - The Changing Man | 16 June 2008 |
| David Bowie Album By Album | 12 September 2013 |
| The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport) | 14 September 1998 |
| The Soul Stylists: Six Decades of Modernism - From Mods to Casuals | 25 September 2003 |
| Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis | 1 January 1997 |
| The Sharper Word: A Mod Anthology | 7 May 2009 |
| Heaven's Promise: A Novel | 2 February 2015 |
| A to Z of Mod | 3 December 2009 |
| Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: 50 Moments that Changed Music | 29 September 2011 |
| OASIS Forever The People | 5 August 2000 |
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