Graham Salisbury facts for kids
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Graham Salisbury
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Salisbury in June 2014
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| Born | April 11, 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Pen name | Sandy Salisbury |
| Occupation | Writer, musician |
| Alma mater | Hawaii Preparatory Academy |
| Period | 1992–present (as writer) |
| Genre | Children's fiction, historical novel |
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| Genres | Sunshine pop |
| Years active | Mid-1960s-present |
| Labels | Columbia Records, Together Records, Rev-ola, CD-Baby, Sonic Past Music |
Graham Salisbury (born April 11, 1944) is an American author who writes exciting books for young people. He is famous for his historical novel Under the Blood Red Sun, which tells the story of a Japanese-American boy and his family during World War II. Before becoming a writer, Graham Salisbury was also a pop musician in the late 1960s, known as Sandy Salisbury. He was part of a band called the Millennium.
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About Graham Salisbury
Graham Salisbury was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent his childhood growing up in Hawaii, living in a town called Kailua, Oahu. Later, he went to school at Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela, Hawaii.
Early Life and Music
In the late 1960s, Salisbury was a musician. He worked closely with a music producer named Curt Boettcher. Salisbury was a member of Boettcher's bands, including the Millennium and the Ballroom. The Ballroom's album from 1966 was not released until 2001.
As a singer and musician who worked for different recording sessions, he helped create hit songs for many popular bands. These included the Association, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Tommy Roe.
On the Millennium's only album, Begin, Salisbury played guitar and sang. He also wrote one of the songs, "5 A.M." Even though the album and some singles were released, the album was very expensive to make. This might have made CBS Records less interested in the project. The album did not sell many copies at first and was forgotten for many years. However, it was later rediscovered by fans of "Sunshine Pop" music and became a very popular classic.
After the Millennium band ended, Salisbury started a solo music career. Boettcher continued to produce his music for Gary Usher's Together Records.
In 1975 and 1976, Sandy Salisbury studied Montessori Elementary education in Bergamo, Italy. He learned about a special way of teaching children. He also spoke Italian with his friends there. After his studies, he returned to Utah and got married.
In the early 2000s, collections of his music started to be released. This included his solo album from the late 1960s. Salisbury has also started making music again sometimes, using the name "Little Johnny Coconut."
Becoming a Writer
Before he became a children's author, Graham Salisbury worked several different jobs. He writes his books under his real name.
In 2014, a movie was made based on his historical novel Under the Blood Red Sun.
Today, Graham Salisbury lives with his family in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Graham Salisbury's Books
Here are some of the books Graham Salisbury has written:
- Blue Skin of the Sea: a novel in stories (Delacorte Press/Dell, 1992)
- Under the Blood Red Sun (Delacorte, 1994)
- Shark Bait (Delacorte, 1997)
- Jungle Dogs (Delacorte, 1998)
- Lord of the Deep (Delacorte, 2001)
- Island Boyz: short stories (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2002)
- Bad Day for Baseball, in Shattered: Stories of Children and War, edited by Jennifer Armstrong (Laurel Leaf/Dell, 2003) ISBN: 0-440-23765-3
- Night of the Howling Dogs (Wendy Lamb, 2007)
- Eyes of the Emperor (Wendy Lamb, 2005)
- House of the Red Fish (Wendy Lamb, 2006)
- Hunt for the Bamboo Rat (Wendy Lamb, 2014)
The Calvin Coconut Series
This is a series of children's novels written by Salisbury. They are illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers and published by Wendy Lamb Books. The stories mostly take place in Hawaii.
- Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet (2009)
- Calvin Coconut: Zippy Fix (2009)
- Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven (2010)
- Calvin Coconut: Zoo Breath (2010)
- Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii (2011)
- Calvin Coconut: Kung Fooey (2011)
- Calvin Coconut: Man Trip (2012) – In this book, Calvin is in the fourth grade.
- Calvin Coconut: Rocket Ride (2012)
- Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous (2013)
Music Albums
Here are some of the music albums Graham Salisbury has released:
As Sandy Salisbury
- Sandy (2001, Sonic Past Music)
- The Millennium (1999, Tyler Sorenson Recording Studio)
- Falling to Pieces (2002, Rev-Ola)
- Everything For You (2004, Dreamsville Records)
- Catchy (2006, CD Baby)
As Little Johnny Coconut
- I Love Sunshine Pop (2010, Sonic Past Music)
- Rocket Ride (2012, Sonic Past Music)
