In front of an audience which included Liam out of The Enemy,John Dawkins,Simon Ward from Special Brew.Horace Panter from The Specials, Paul Hescat,Roger Lomas, Banger Walsh,Anthony Harty,Bob Jackson from the Fortunes,Vince Holliday and Paul Arnold who had a number one with "Michelle" in the 1960's as well as Coventry's Lord Mayor Dave Batten, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire's Bob Brolley spoke about the book before handing over to its author Pete Chambers.
In honour of Joe Elliott being there and the work the Coventry kid is putting into the club, Steve and Heather Taylor performed "Go For it".
For Pete, this is his fourth book and "Godiva Rocked To A Backbeat" is a pictorial journey through music in Coventry and Warwickshire from 1960's to 1980's.
Packed full of bands like Johnny B Great and The Goodmen,Vince Hill and Don Farndon to King,The Specials, Selector and Hazel O'Connor, the book retails at £5.99 and can be obtained from www.covmusic.net as well as the following retailers.
Get it from e-bay or Amazon or the following Coventry outlets.
The Herbert, all Waterstones, Borders Arena Park, Covered In Print Coventry Market, The Urban Village, Armstrong's Books Earlsdon, Central library and Hunts bookshop Rugby.
Pete Chambers and Joe Elliott recently.