Tony Victor Parsons is an English journalist, broadcaster, and author. He began his career as a music journalist on the NME, writing about punk music. Later, he wrote for The Daily Telegraph, before going on to write for Daily Mirror for 18 years. Since September 2013, he has written his current column for The Sun. He wrote the first cover story on the Clash, and features of the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Ramones, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, and Led Zeppelin among others. Stories We Could Tell, published in 2005, is set on a single night in August 1977. Parsons covers topics that deal with the role of music for young people, youth gangs and music culture in this time. It is 16th August 1977, the day that Elvis dies, and Terry is back from Berlin, basking in the light of his friendship with legendary rock star Dag-Wood. But when Dag arrives in London he sets his sights on a mysterious young photographer called Misty, the girl that Terry loves. Will the love of Terry's life survive this hot summer's night? Ray is the only writer on the inky music weekly. The Paperâ who refuses to cut his hair and stop wearing flares. On the eve of being sacked, Ray finds comfort in the arms of an older woman called Mrs Brown. But John Lennon is in town for just one night and Ray believes that if he can interview the reclusive Beatle, he can save his job. Can John Lennon and the love of an older woman really save a young man's soul? You can listen online to free English audiobook “Stories We Could Tell” by Tony Parsons on our website.
