{"title":"Ricky Ross","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRicky Ross, born 22 December 1957, is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster. He is best known for his work with Deacon Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a career spanning several decades, Ricky has established himself as one of Scotland's most influential musicians. His unique blend of heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies have captivated audiences worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from his success in the music industry, Ricky is also a respected broadcaster. His passion for storytelling shines through in his radio shows, where he shares anecdotes and insights into the world of music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"walking-back-home","title":"Walking Back Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1986, Ricky Ross started a full-time career in music, which has lasted for over 35 years. His earlier working life was spent in youth work and teaching in his home city of Dundee, and his adopted home of Glasgow. It was in these two cities where he spent his formative years learning how to write and play songs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving always written about the people and places who've made an impact on his life, it's no surprise that this is how he has approached Walking Back Home,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehis first ever memoir, which takes the reader on a journey from Ricky's childhood to the rollercoaster of leading his band Deacon Blue to top of the charts and the band's eventual break-up and his solo career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003eI started to write about the years I spent putting the band together, on the first time we ever played in America, and about some of the musical characters I've met along the way. I gave some thought to growing up in suburban Dundee in a family with no record player and no sense that someone like me could, one day, make a record. That's one part of the story. However, I still want to talk about the smell of Born To Run when I first got it home and how I saw the Buzzcocks looking at a Cliff Richard album sleeve in a Dundee Record Shop window. I still want to tell the stories of my Grandparents and parents and the woman whose voice was so vulnerable when she got up to sing at our church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor all these years I've told stories. Sometimes these days I also tell them on the radio. I've met some amazing people and their stories need told too. The first time Deacon Blue ever played Wembley Arena I started to introduce a song only to hear, 'Get on with it' shouted from Row Z. We proceeded with the song, but I often thought I'd quite like to finish that story.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline","offers":[{"title":"Hardback - 1144276","offer_id":50460411855179,"sku":"1144276","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50460412117323,"sku":"1144275","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0fb2b7bd-6ad5-4780-bf1c-0de5b3f2d345_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727231983"},{"product_id":"short-stories-vol-2","title":"Short Stories Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his memoir, Ross revisits his formative years growing up in Dundee, his early forays into music and the beginning, extraordinary success, fall-out, and re-emergence of Deacon Blue. Ross writes movingly and with great wit about the people and places that have meant the most to him, as well as his relationship with faith, politics, and the ever-changing challenges of being a musician. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with his memoir, Ricky Ross releases his 8th solo album, Short Stories Vol. 2 (Cooking Vinyl) an album that was recorded at home, then augmented with sumptuous strings and brass, alongside contributions from his fellow Deacon Blue cohorts Lorraine McIntosh and Gregor Philp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album and book will be supported by a tour in September \u0026amp; October 2022 with Ricky at the piano, playing beautiful venues around the country, presenting songs from across his entire career and sharing stories from his memoi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50476445401419,"sku":"1152514","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50476446744907,"sku":"1152511","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bbc9e28f-1fa2-4120-ab88-752a78d96b30_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727459733"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_3bf582f1_thumbnail_4096_6ef30617-ccb4-46ef-ab8a-9e801edcd551.jpg?v=1727231958","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/ricky-ross.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}