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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Sonny Rollins PlayAlong
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Christmas Classics PlayAlong
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£15.29
Little Bee Books The Roots of Rap
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£8.99
ECW Press,Canada Punk Rock Fun Time Activity Book
Book SynopsisChallenges kids and adults alike with word searches, drawing games and colouring-in pages.
£9.49
Chicago Review Press The World Don't Owe Me Nothing: The Life and
Book SynopsisThis vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is full of rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerant bluesman, Honeyboy’s stories of good friends Charlie Patton, Big Walter Horton, Little Walter Jacobs, and Robert Johnson are a godsend to blues fans. History buffs will marvel at his unique perspective and firsthand accounts of the 1927 Mississippi River flood, vagrancy laws, makeshift courts in the back of seed stores, plantation life, and the Depression.Trade Review"A valuable record of a way of life that has all but disappeared." -- Washington Post"Magnificent! I've been waiting for this book since I was a kid." --Taj Mahal"The most central contribution to blues history." --Boston Globe"A deeply moving memoir...one of the last true country blues musicians...[a]story of a troubadour and of survival." --Studs Terkel
£19.76
Chicago Review Press Bad Moon Rising: The Unauthorized History of
Book SynopsisRightly called the saddest story in rock 'n' roll history, this Creedence biography—newly updated with stories from band members, producers, business associates, close friends, and families—recounts the tragic and triumphant tale of one of America’s most beloved bands. Hailed as the great American rock band from 1968 to 1971, Creedence Clearwater Revival captured the imaginations of a generation with classic hits like “Proud Mary,” “Down on the Corner,” “Green River,” “Born on the Bayou,” and “Who’ll Stop the Rain.” Mounting tensions among bandmates over vibrant guitarist and lead vocalist John Fogerty’s creative control led to the band's demise. Tracing the lives of four musicians who redefined an American roots-rock sound with unequaled passion and power, this music biography exposes the bitter end and abandoned talent of a band left crippled by debt and dissension.Trade Review"Bordowitz brings CCR's complex story to life . . . [He] never takes sides or passes judgment yet brilliantly illuminates the tragedy of CCR's lost potential." -- Library Journal"Bordowitz's recounting of all the acrimony is well detailed and not too hyperbolic. This is a must reading for CCR-philes." -- Booklist"If Hank Bordowitz's Bad Moon Rising isn't 'the saddest story in rock 'n' roll,' . . . it certainly comes within kissing distance." -- USA Today"A new, pretty good examination of the group." -- Houston ChronicleTable of ContentsPart One - Blue Velvet Golliwogs: 1958-1967; Part Two - We're Creedence Clearwater Revival: 1967-1972; Part Three - Put Us in Coach: 1972-1987; Part Four - "The Only Way We Walk to John is Through Our Lawyers: 1988-2007; Index.
£19.90
Chicago Review Press The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's: A Secret History of
Book SynopsisBased in part on the recent interviews with more than 125 people—among them Tommy Ramone, Chris Stein (Blondie), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Hilly Kristal (CBGBs owner), and John Zorn—this book focuses on punk’s beginnings in New York City to show that punk was the most Jewish of rock movements, in both makeup and attitude. As it originated in Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s, punk rock was the apotheosis of a Jewish cultural tradition that found its ultimate expression in the generation born after the Holocaust. Beginning with Lenny Bruce, “the patron saint of punk,” and following pre-punk progenitors such as Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman, Suicide, and the Dictators, this fascinating mixture of biography, cultural studies, and musical analysis delves into the lives of these and other Jewish punks—including Richard Hell and Joey Ramone—to create a fascinating historical overview of the scene. Reflecting the irony, romanticism, and, above all, the humor of the Jewish experience, this tale of changing Jewish identity in America reveals the conscious and unconscious forces that drove New York Jewish rockers to reinvent themselves—and popular music.Trade Review"Agile, well-researched. . . . The best account of punk's nascent years since Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain's seminal Please Kill Me. With equal parts spirit and scholarship, Beeber succeeds in placing this still-influential music within a broader historical and cultural context, and assures that punk's 'secret history' is a secret no more." -- The Boston Globe""A unique new perspective on the history of punk rock." --Tommy Ramone, The Ramones"Shocking confessions of an eternally wicked tribe of dysfunctional kids in search of an identity." --Malcolm McLaren, manager for the Sex Pistols"A beautiful, well-written book that's not only the kind you can't put down but also a true revelation." --Alan Vega, Suicide"A remarkably rich and rewarding read." -- The Dallas Morning News"Beeber is an original thinker with an impressive gift for sociology, psychology and gossip." --Ketzel Levine, NPR"The best account of punk's nascent years." -- The Boston Globe"Mines a vein in punk's needle-marked history that no one else has explored and is highly recommended." -- Vanity Fair"Entertaining, engrossing, and provocative." -- The Villager
£14.20
Hal Leonard Corporation Sweat, Tears and Jazz Hands: The Official History
Book SynopsisMike Weaver (Chicago, IL) is an award-winning director and choreographer based in Chicago. Credits include work with Carnival Cruise Lines, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Marine World Africa USA, and Warner Bros. Publishing. Weaver regularly collaborates with some of the country's most noted high school music departments, staging concerts and musical theater productions. His work has garnered awards for best directing; choreography; and lighting, set, and show design. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for his continuing innovations in show choir. Colleen Hart (Chicago, IL) a former eight-year member of E.T.C. The All Americans in Akron, Ohio, graduated from her real-life Glee in 2001. After stepping down from the stage, Colleen went on to earn a BS in communication at Ohio University. This is her first book.
£26.92
Temple University Press,U.S. In Griot Time
Book Synopsis\u0022Djelimady Tounkara has powerful hands. His muscled fingers and palms seem almost brutish to the eye, but when he grasps the neck of the guitar and brushes the nail of his right index finger across the strings, the sound lifts effortlessly, like dust in a wind. In Bamako, Mali, where musicians struggle, Djelimady is a big man, and all of his family's good fortunes flow from those hands.\u0022 Djelimady Tounkara is only one of the memorable people you will meet in this dramatic narrative of life among the griot musicians of Mali. Born into families where music and the tradition of griot story-telling is a heritage and a privilege, Djelimady and his fellow griots -- both men and women -- live their lives at the intersection of ancient traditions and the modern entertainment industry. During the seven months he spent living and studying with Djelimady, Banning Eyre immersed himself in a world that will fascinate you as it did him. Eyre creates a range of unforgettable portraits. Some of the people who stride through his pages are internationally known, musicians like Salif Keita, Oumou Sangare, and Grammy winner Ali Farka Toure. But the lesser-known characters are equally fascinating: Adama Kouyate, Djelimady's dynamic wife; Moussa Kouyate, the Tounkara family's own griot; Yayi Kanoute, the flamboyant jelimuso (female griot) who failed to take America by storm; Foutanga Babani Sissoko, the mysterious millionaire who rebuilt an entire town and whose patronage is much sought after by the griots of Bamako. But the picture Eyre draws is not just a series of portraits. Out of their interactions comes a perceptive panorama of life in Mali in the late twentieth century. The narrative gives us a street-level view of the transformation of musical taste and social customs, the impact of technology and the pressures of poverty, at a crucial time in Mali's history. In individual after individual, family after family, we see the subtle conflicts of heritage and change. Even the complications of democracy -- with democracy, mango vendors think they can charge anything they want, Djelimady points out -- are woven into an unforgettable saga of one man, his family, his profession, and the world of Malian music.Trade Review"Banning's book presents a riveting, richly illustrative and insightful look into his extraordinary seven month journey deep into the heart of Mali's music scene. To have been accepted both personally and musically is amazing in itself...that he writes about it this well is a revelation. The explosion and popularity and appetite for world music, Banning's book is a one of a kind primer on just how deep the connection runs between West African cultural traditions and nearly all of our Western popular music. I can't remember when a Westerner has been able to dive so deeply into another culture with such soulful results. His adventures inspired me to make my own journey with him to Mali this year...I had to see and hear this extraordinary world for myself." -Bonnie Raitt "Banning Eyre has produced an interesting and moving work which captures the feel and scent of living in an African society the way few travel books ever do. The community of musicians in Bamako comes to life in these pages. Readers who may have heard any of the music which is the book's focus will find Eyre's knowledge and perspective fascinating!" -Bruce Cockburn "Guitarist Banning Eyre, driven by a deep love of Malian guitar and the desire to learn with the masters at the source of the tradition, goes to spend seven months in Mali's capital. There, against the backdrop of some of Africa's most beautiful music, he finds himself in the thick of griot intrigue. An affectionate and gripping account of what makes Mali's most popular musicians tick." -Dr. Lucy Duran, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University "In Griot Time is an extremely engaging, thoroughly well-written description of the exciting and complex modern musical scene of Bamako, Mali. Thanks to Banning Eyre's seven-months' total immersion in this West African society, his sensitive and colorful insights succeed in capturing the essence of that remarkable vibrant culture for his readers in a way that could only be equaled by personal experience." -David C. Conrad, Professor of African History, State University of New York Oswego "The book is an earnest account of Mr. Eyre's seven-month stay in Bamako, Mali, where he had an apprenticeship with the guitarist Djelimady Tounkara." -The New York Times "Part travelogue, part musical master class, Banning Eyre's account of his musical travels in Mali is required reading for anyone that wants to unravel that country's complex musical tapestry... Eyre is one of the leading lights of the Afropop worldwide organization." -Global RhythmTable of ContentsCONTENTS List of Terms Acknowledgments Maps 1. Apprentices and Kings 2. The Naming Ceremony 3. Praise for Hire 4. Slaves of Music, Music of Slaves 5. Bamako After Hours 6. Storms 7. Return of the Diva 8. Faith in Shadows 9. Mali's Favorite Son 10. A Woman of Wassoulou 11. Interview with the Millionaire 12. Sacrifices 13. Giving and Taking Afterword Glossary of Terms Discography References Index
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Chicago Review Press Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters
Book SynopsisTom Waits, even with his barnyard growl and urban hipster yawp, may just be what the Daily Telegraph calls him: “the greatest entertainer on Planet Earth.” Over a span of almost four decades, he has transformed his music and persona not to suit the times but his whims. But along with Bob Dylan, he stands as one of the last elder statesmen still capable of putting out music that matters.Journalists intent upon cracking the code are more likely to come out of a Waits interview with anecdotes about the weather, insects, or medieval medicine. He is, in essence, the teacher we wished we had, dispensing insights such as: “Vocabulary is my main instrument;” “We all like music, but what we really want is for music to like us;” “Anything you absorb you will ultimately secrete;” “Growth is scary, because you’re a seed and you’re in the dark and you don’t know which way is up, and down might take you down further into a darker place . . .;” and “There is no such thing as nonfiction. . . . People who really know what happened aren’t talking. And the people who don’t have a clue, you can’t shut them up.”Tom Waits on Tom Waits is a selection of over fifty interviews from the more than five hundred available. Here Waits delivers prose as crafted, poetic, potent, and haunting as the lyrics of his best songs.Trade Review"This book is filled with verbal fireworks and lyrical bon mots."—American Songwriter Magazine "Absolutely required for Waits fans old and new, this pile of interviews is a magic mountain of weird."—PopMatters.com "Recommended for all Tom Waits fans."—Library Journal
£999.99
Surrey Books,U.S. Prince: The Man and His Music
Book SynopsisThe newest, most updated book on Prince available today—now updated with information about the afterlife of his work following his untimely death.Famously reticent and perennially controversial, Prince was one of the few music superstars who remained, largely, an enigma—even up to his premature death on April 21, 2016. A fixture of the pop canon, Prince is widely held to be the greatest musician of his generation and will undoubtedly remain an inspiring and singular influence throughout our culture.This revised and updated second edition of this meticulously researched biography is the most comprehensive work on Prince yet published. Unlike other Prince books, this one eschews speculation into the artist's highly guarded private life and instead focuses deep and sustained attention exactly where it should be: on his work. Acclaimed British novelist and critic Matt Thorne draws on years of research and dozens of interviews with Prince's intimate associates (many of whom have never spoken on record before) to examine every phase of the musician's 35-year career, including nearly every song—released and unreleased—that Prince has recorded. Originally released in the UK in 2012, this revised and updated second US edition of Prince includes updated content regarding work released and made available after the artist’s death..This astonishingly rich, almost encyclopedic biography is a must-have for any serious fan of Prince.Trade ReviewPraise for Prince: The Man and His Music by Matt Thorne:"Matt Thorne's Prince is the definitive work on the man; I am listening again to every piece of his music with renewed enthusiasm." —Alexis Taylor, Hot Chip"[Thorne] brings an enthusiasm, intelligence, and maverick spirit to the 562 pages covering the 35-year career of Prince Rogers Nelson. . . It's to Thorne's credit that through painstaking research and interviews he manages to paint a picture of what the man, rather than the myth, is actually like. A must for the legions of Prince fans out there." —Doug Johnstone, Big Issue"Thorne brings an exhaustive knowledge and attention to detail to the task. . . if you're as much of a fan as Thorne, you'll be in heaven." —Mick Brown, Daily Telegraph"The final word on the mad genius known as Prince Rogers Nelson. There is now quite literally nothing more to say about Prince or his music. It's all here—dance, sex, romance, and above all, the music. Downright orgasmic." —Current magazine"If you've ever craved the empurpled equivalent of Paul Williams' Bob Dylan: Performing Artist. . . you are well served." —Danny Eccleston, Mojo"Impishly encyclopaedic, brings alert senses to bear. . . in stripping back the purple finery." —Ben Thompson, Independent on Sunday Music Books of the Year"Thorne is a good stylist and a deep thinker but primarily he's a fan. . . . Thorne is a compelling, emotional narrator." —Kate Mossman, New Statesman"Highly engaging." —Mark Ellen, Observer"Everything I love in a book." —Nemone, BBC Radio 6 MusicTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Prologue: Come 2 My House (Part 1)1 Justifications from a Mamma-Jamma2 The Business of Music3 Wouldn’t You Love to Love Me?4 Still Waiting5 Creating Uptown6 Gigolos Get Lonely Too (Part 1) 73 7 Royal Jewels 8 Nikki’s Castle 9 There Aren’t Any Rules 10 New Position 11 Roadhouse Garden and Songs for Susannah 12 The Story of a Man I Am Not 13 Rebirth of the Flesh 14 Crystal Ball . . . 15 . . . Or Sign o’ the Times? 16 For Those of U on Valium . . . 17 Spooky and All That He Crawls for . . . 18 Cross the Line 19 Dance with the Devil 20 What’s Wrong with Graffiti Bridge? 21 Gigolos Get Lonely Too (Part 2) 22 Playing Strip Pool with Vanessa 23 The Chains of Turin 24 Part I: Introducing the Friction Years 25 Part 2: ‘It Was Just About Needing to Get ItDone . . .’ 26 Part 3: ‘All I Gotta Do Is Sell a Million and I CanQuit . . .’ 27 Wasted Kisses . . . 28 . . . And Missed Opportunities 29 Join My Club 30 New Directions in Music 31 True Funk Soldier 32 Come 2 My House (Part 2) 33 21 Nights in London: A Fan’s Notes 34 Gigolos Get Lonely Too (Part 3) 35 An Entirely New Galaxy Awaits . . . 36 Ending Endlessly Epilogue: Living Out Loud Afterword to the American Edition Acknowledgements Bibliography Notes Illustration Credits General IndexIndex of Works by Prince About the Author
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Centerstream Publications Cline Thornton Practice Personalities Whats Your
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University of North Texas Press,U.S. Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro
Book SynopsisJade Visions is the first biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential jazz musicians, bassist Scott LaFaro. Best known for his landmark recordings with Bill Evans, LaFaro played bass a mere seven years before his life and career were tragically cut short by an automobile accident when he was only 25 years old. Told by his sister, this book uniquely combines family history with insight into LaFaro's music by well-known jazz experts and musicians Gene Lees, Don Thompson, Jeff Campbell, Phil Palombi, Chuck Ralston, Barrie Kolstein, and Robert Wooley. Those interested in Bill Evans, the history of jazz, and the lives of working musicians of the time will appreciate this exploration of LaFaro’s life and music as well as the feeling they’ve been invited into the family circle as an intimate.
£18.00
Alfred Music The Funkmasters The Great James Brown The Great
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Soft Skull Press Different Every Time: The Authorized Biography of
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£14.24
History Press The ScotchIrish Influence on Country Music in the
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£18.69
Chicago Review Press Fleetwood Mac on Fleetwood Mac
Book SynopsisFleetwood Mac was a triumph from the beginning—their first album was the UK’s bestselling album of 1968. After some low points—when founder Peter Green left, some fans felt that the band continuing was sacrilege—Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined, and their 1977 album, Rumours, became one of history’s immortals, a true classic that remained on the charts for years and in the public's affection forever.In the press, the ethereal Californian Stevie Nicks, the tormented rocker Lindsey Buckingham, the dignified English rose Christine McVie, the blunt-speaking John McVie, and the loquacious Mick Fleetwood have all regularly been astoundingly candid. This collection of interviews across the entirety of Fleetwood Mac’s career features articles from such celebrated publications as Crawdaddy, New Musical Express, Circus, Creem, Mojo, Goldmine, Classic Rock, Blender, and Elle, as well as interviews that have never previously appeared in print. Here is the only place you can learn the Fleetwood Mac story from the band members’ own mouths.
£23.36
Chicago Review Press Wouldn't It be Nice
Book SynopsisWhen he first started working on Pet Sounds, Brian Wilson said that he was going to write "the greatest rock album ever made." That album, released in 1966, fifty years ago, changed the face of popular music.From conception and composition to arrangement and production, Pet Sounds was the work of one extraordinary man. Turning his back on the protest songs and folk rock of his contemporaries and even on the bright surf sound of his own creation, Brian Wilson reached deep within himself to make music that struck an emotional chord and touched people's souls. Embracing the rapidly advancing recording technology of the time, he expertly created an original studio sound that would inspire generations of listeners and musicians.Featuring a detailed track-by-track analysis of the songs and extensive interviews with key personalities, Wouldn't It Be Nice reveals the influences--musical, personal, and professional--that together created this groundbreaking album. Now revised to include new information and recent developments, this is the definitive book on one of the greatest albums ever made.Trade Review"Intelligently researched and beautifully written. This books reminds me how remarkably fortunate I am that Brian, Mike, Carl, Dennis, and Al shared with me the opportunity to be part of the greatest recorded achievements in pop music history." Bruce Johnston, former member of The Beach Boys"A behind-the-scenes glimpse you won't find anywhere else, including some background on what made Brian Wilson the mad genius he was." Contra Costa Times"Granata's book is a simple masterpiece that does justice to the albumdissecting clearly all the complex factors involved while capturing Wilson's amazing inner strength, as well as his turmoil." Q magazine"As a musician who was there at the creation, I can assure you that this is the book to read if you want to understand Brian Wilson and the making of Pet Sounds . Chuck Granata has deftly painted this monumental story with the respect, passion and vibrancy of his subject's greatest music." Carol Kaye, Pet Sounds bassist"Edifying without being sycophantic." The Observer"Chuck Granata has the exquisite wisdom to understand that the real wonder of Brian Wilson is not to be found within the headline-grabbing antics, the legendary lawsuits, or even the classic functionality of either his private or public families, but simply in his music." Tony Asher, Pet Sounds cowriter
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Chicago Review Press Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black
Book SynopsisConnecting the black music tradition with the black activist tradition, Party Music brings both into greater focus than ever before and reveals just how strongly the black power movement was felt on the streets of black America. Interviews reveal the never-before-heard story of the Black Panthers’ R&B band the Lumpen and how five rank-and-file members performed popular music for revolutionaries. Beyond the mainstream civil rights movement that is typically discussed are the stories of the Black Panthers, the Black Arts Movement, the antiwar activism, and other radical movements that were central to the impulse that transformed black popular music—and created soul music.Trade Review"Comprehensive, complex, and revealing, Vincent's nostalgic journey provides an insider's look at a remarkable band and a piercing snapshot of black history." -- Publishers Weekly"Apart from introducing a new name to many black music scholars, fresh interviews with the band and Party members feed an eye-of-the-hurricane account of this often-misrepresented time. Combined with Vincent's beautifully readable style, the results are a definitive work on the late 60s black revolution and its previously neglected soundtrack." -- Record Collector"A fascinating history of the Black Panthers, their house band and the music that inspired them. Rickey Vincent is well qualified to tell the story of the Black Panthers; his mother was a party member, his father a black politics historian and it's that combination of first-person insight and thorough research that makes this book so riveting. Like the Panthers, Vincent thinks outside the box, telling their story through the lens of The Lumpen, the Panthers' house band. ... Vincent takes each song played at a 1970 Oakland show as the springboard for discussion. For example: Their radical reworking of Sly And The Family Stones' 'Dance To The Music' leads to a brief history of Sly; the intelligent debate on the Bay Area counter culture revolution, the 10 point programme and so on." -- MOJO , Four Stars
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Chicago Review Press Keith Richards on Keith Richards: Interviews and
Book SynopsisThe iconic life and career of the famed guitarist of the Rolling Stones is detailed in this compilation of interviews that spans the last 50 years. Featuring articles from GQ, Melody Maker, and Rolling Stone, as well as interviews that have never previously appeared in print, it charts Keith Richards’s journey from gauche, young pretender and swaggering epitome of the zeitgeist to beloved elder statesman of rock. Initially overshadowed by band mates Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, Richards gained popularity as half of the second-most important songwriting team of the 1960s, and in 1967 the drug bust at his house and his subsequent trial and imprisonment made him a household name. His interviews match his outlaw image: free of banality and euphemism, they revel in frank stories of drugs and debauchery. Yet they also reveal an unexpectedly warm, unpretentious, articulate, and honest man. This collection amply illustrates the magic and charm of Keith Richards.Trade ReviewAll of the infamous incidents are covered—Brian Jones’ drowning death, Richards’ 1967 drug bust and subsequent jail time, the violence at Altamont, and Richards’ public feuding with Mick Jagger, most notably after Mick's knighthood. But what also comes through is his still-burning admiration for the Chicago blues musicians who were his greatest influence and his wariness of fame. Great reading for Stones’ fans."—Booklist“[An] entertaining look at one of rock's most iconic figures.”—Publishers Weekly “Sean Egan has done a terrific job of bringing together some of the best ‘classic’ Keith Richards interviews with little-known, hard-to-find gems that reveal more about the ‘soul of the Stones.’ As an interviewee, Keith Richards has always been the most entertaining Rolling Stone to read—at once straightforward, informative, and eloquent—and this collection is a great way to revisit fifty years of Stoneage.” —Ian McPherson, timeisonourside.com
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Hal Leonard Corporation Guitar Player Presents Guitar Heroes of the '70s
Book SynopsisLaunched in 1967 ÊGuitar PlayerÊ was the only guitar publication in existence when the '60s and '70s six-string explosion ignited across the globe. As a result ÊGuitar PlayerÊ interviewed scores of seminal guitar stars as the magic happened. Now ÊGuitar PlayerÊ has opened its archives to present a thrilling collection of articles that detail the equipment and tone explorations of transcendent guitarists such as Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix Jimmy Page Jeff Beck Duane Allman Steve Howe Peter Green and many others. Every article originally appeared in the 1970s when these young guns were in the midst of conjuring world-changing guitar sounds riffs and musical concepts ä all building the foundation for what has become revered as classic rock. Anyone wishing to study the building blocks of what drove audiences to first utter the phrase Guitar Hero can now get the story straight from the players who earned the title.
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Hal Leonard Corporation KISS FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the
Book SynopsisSince 1973 KISS has recorded over 20 studio albums; been recognized as an innovator in rock presentations; witnessed a firestorm of rumors and controversies; remained a thorn in critics' sides; and continues to surprise its massive fan-following the KISS Army with various career twists and turns. Moreover many television shows movies toys and even comics have kept KISS a bigger-than-life name in entertainment for decades.ÞYet with all that has been written over the years there are subjects that fans have never put to rest when it comes to the hottest band in the land : What were the most significant concerts? Why did ÊPhantom of the ParkÊ turn out that way? What were the best ä and worst ä album covers? How did the comics come about? And what the heck is a deuce?ÞThese subjects and more appear in ÊKISS FAQÊ ä showcasing the good bad and the weird that has made KISS the legendary ultimate rock-and-roll party band still going strong after 40 years. Accompanying this entertaining work of solid rock scholarship are dozens of rare images ä from posters to live shots and beyond. Also included is a foreword by Bill Starkey the creator of the original KISS Army.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin
Book SynopsisÊRobert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the ZeppelinÊ follows the iconic singer through his heights of fame with classic rock giant Led Zeppelin his second life as a multimillion-selling solo artist and his more idiosyncratic pursuits. A wealth of former associates lend their voices and recollections to an account that steps far beyond the tried and tested tales of Zeppelin's life and times.ÞThis all-new biography details Plant's early years as an unknown in Birmingham England with fresh depth and insight. It likewise tells the Zeppelin story from new and unexpected angles focusing on Plant's contributions to the band's success and on the toll/effect of that success on him as a performer and an individual.ÞAfter drummer John Bonham died in 1980 and Zeppelin broke up Plant went solo two years later in time becoming the only former band member to maintain an unbroken career to this day. His single-mindedness in meeting this challenge might well be his greatest personal attribute enabling him to push forward without regard for his past or any related expectations. Dave Thompson shows how it is Plant's determination alone that ensured Zeppelin reunions would not become a routine part of the classic rock furniture as he created a body of work that in so many ways artistically rivals what he recorded with the band.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Back to Black: Amy Winehouse's Only Masterpiece
Book SynopsisBe a fly on the wall of sound: get the inside history and behind-the-scenes events in the making of a masterpiece. In this refreshing book ä which focuses solely on Amy Winehouse's musical artistry stylistic influences and creative collaborations with great producers and musicians instead of her personal problems ä Donald Brackett explores pertinent questions about the importance of pop music in contemporary culture.ÞIn this incisive and fascinating study of Amy Winehouse's second and last album (released in 2006) ÊBack to BlackÊ he opens the door not only to the full experience of this great record but also explores the seductive sonic hook that pop artists always strive for and unearths what makes the record unique influential and unforgettable. He reveals the creative steps in its inception and production the technical virtuosity that makes it special and why it deserves to be considered a pop classic.ÞIn an album that continually strips down the branches of popular music to draw from its muscular trunk Amy Winehouse (with significant help from producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi) used the deep longing of '60s girl-group pop such as the Ronettes to fuel the torch sound she perfected in her debut. Brackett fully considers Winehouse's legacy ten years after her multi-Grammy winning album ä exploring the origins of a global cultural phenomenon by examining her roots as a storyteller; studying her swift arrival as a demonic pop diva; the crucially important creative role played by her gifted producers in the studio; the historical musical influences on her style; the soul magic of her superb backup band the Dap-Kings; ; her live performance style onstage; and her magnetic public image as a video star. ÊBack to BlackÊ is also explored song by song in an appreciation of its status as a true pop-art artifact.ÞIn the end it's the songs that make up Back to Black which go far beyond our potentially prurient fascination with the unique singer's early demise five years ago and instead bring vibrantly to life the surprising pop majesty she personified.
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Hal Leonard Corporation The Band FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the
Book SynopsisIn a way that no prior rock act had done the Band assimilated remade and contagiously celebrated the rich deep tributaries of American vernacular music. Blues country jazz folk gospel soul rock'n' roll ä the members soaked it all up distilling what they heard and felt into an alchemical brew all their own. Via this vibrant concoction the group ä Levon Helm Robbie Robertson Rick Danko Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson ä reshaped popular music creating the genre now known as roots rock and giving us classic songs like The Weight Up on Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. ÞThe Band wove a history that rivals the epic scenes they sang about: from their early years as rockabilly wild man Ronnie Hawkins's group the Hawks and their groundbreaking tours and ÊBasement TapesÊ period with Bob Dylan through their emergence as the Band with 1968's landmark album ÊMusic from Big PinkÊ they reigned as one of rock's most popular acts culminating with rock's greatest concert movie ÊThe Last WaltzÊ and their 1980s reunion and ultimate demise with the tragic deaths of Manuel and Danko.ÞÊThe Band FAQÊ digs deep to discuss different facets of the Band's collective and individual stories ä providing intensive analysis of their recordings; highlighting their key concerts collaborations with Bob Dylan outside projects musical and non-musical influences and their contemporary artists; and examining the group's formidable effect on popular music and their still-thriving legacy. A host of rare images rounds out the book which is a must-have for new and longtime fans.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Bob Dylan FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the
Book SynopsisIn October 2016 the Swedish Academy finally conceded to a quarter-century's worth of clamorous petitions and sustained lobbying enacted by a chorus of poets novelists songwriters and academics. At long last Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature his vast corpus spread out like Highway 61 behind him. How is a Dylan debutante to make sense of the song and dance man's six decade career? How might a diehard Dylan fanatic stumble upon something they didn't know they didn't know? Why with award-winning journalist Bruce Pollock's ÊBob Dylan FAQÊ of course!ÞÊBob Dylan FAQÊ the latest installment in Backbeat's FAQ series condenses the life and times of America's premier songster into an addictively vivacious 400-page brick jam-packed with critical analysis minutiae photographs ephemera and period history. Every aspect of Dylan's life and career from his ever-expanding discography touring history fallow periods literary and visual artistic efforts peers influences and legacy to his devoted fanbase is explored. Best of all the book's structure invites perusing at any random point as each chapter serves as a freestanding article on its subject. Dive into Dylanana with ÊBob Dylan FAQÊ!
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Microcosm Publishing The Prodigal Rogerson
Book SynopsisA compelling narrative woven out of interviews with who knew him, The Prodigal Rogerson, explains what happened to Rogerson against the backdrop of Los Angeles punk scene in its prime.
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Microcosm Publishing Crate Digger: An Obsession With Punk Records
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£13.49
Arcadia Publishing Muscle Shoals Sound Studio How the Swampers
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£19.19
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Beat Happening's Beat Happening
Book SynopsisThis is the album that sent a shockwave of empowerment through the nation’s cultural underground. In 1985, Olympia, Washington band Beat Happening released their eponymous debut of lo-fi pop songs on K Records and challenged every conception held about music. At the center of the group was the enigmatic Calvin Johnson and his revolutionary vision of artistic creation. His foresight and industriousness allowed him to recruit to the K Records roster other free-spirited artists like Beck, Modest Mouse, and Built to Spill long before they gained widespread acclaim. This book, structured in abecedarian fashion, breaks down the fundamental components that defined Beat Happening’s self-titled album. With a foreword by Phil Elverum, it's organized in a light-hearted yet incisive format, each of the book’s chapters details a particular facet of the record—band members, historic shows, recording sessions, songs, and ideologies—parts reflecting the album as a whole. These alphabetic ingredients constitute a recipe book for feeding your creative spirit. Here is the story of a band that popularized do-it-yourself projects and home recording with four-track tape machines decades before the digital revolution would extend an open hand to garage bands everywhere. This is the story of musical pioneers. This is Beat Happening.Trade ReviewI actually saw their first performance. It was in somebody’s kitchen, and Calvin jumped up and started performing on somebody’s kitchen top. I thought from the first moment I heard their stuff that he had a very unique take on punk ... It was really quirky and really affected, but they were the ultimate DIY band. They had two instruments, which they borrowed – they didn’t even own the instruments – and they never rehearsed ... So here’s this band who don’t own instruments, don’t rehearse, they didn’t even pay for their own records, and yet their first album is being honoured in the book series 33 1/3. You’ve got the Ramones, Michael Jackson, the Beatles … oh, and Beat Happening ... I think that Beat Happening got the respect they deserved ... It was them going: 'We are punk. This is who we are. We’re not going to conform or change what we do based on peer pressure.' -- Gwilym Mumford * The Guardian *’A’ is for action, ‘B’ is for Bret, ‘C’ is for Calvin…and so on … Parker does admirable work here in describing the origins of the band’s sensibilities (improvisational theater and early exposure to feminism are both key), and how those sensibilities put them at odds with punk as the scene was getting more violent and exclusionary. As with all volumes of the 33 1/3 series, I’ll judge Parker’s work on how much it enhanced my understanding of the album and whether or not that enhanced perspective made me want to revisit it with fresh ears. He’s successful on both fronts. * Midnight to Six *Table of ContentsForeword by Phil Elverum Deconstructing a Cupcake A is for Action B is for Bret C is for Calvin D is for DIY E is for Evergreen F is for Firehouse G is for Girl City H is for Heather I is for International J is for Japan K is for KAOS L is for Love Rock M is for Martin Apartments N is for Negative Space O is for Olympia P is for Punk Q is for Question R is for Regionalism S is for Subterranean Pop T is for Tropicana U is for Unfinished V is for Vinyl W is for Washington X is for X-Rated Y is for Yoyo Studio Z is for Zooming Rocketship Bibiography Index
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PM Press Teaching Resistance: Radicals, Revolutionaries,
Book SynopsisA handbook by experts to help you teach radical thought in schools.
£20.69
Trineday Star Hide Your Love Away: An Intimate Story of Brian
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£21.21
Diversion Books Livin' on a Prayer: Big Songs, Big Life
Book SynopsisDesmond Child is the ultimate hitmaker, contributing to some of the biggest smash global hits that helped ignite the success of music icons KISS, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, Katy Perry, and countless others. In Livin’ On A Prayer, he reveals how he climbed his way to the top and beyond amid extraordinary circumstances and shares his very personal and unbelievable journey that shaped him into an artist of international renown. For over half a century, Desmond Child has collaborated with the world’s most celebrated artists creating timeless hits, such as Bon Jovi’s “Livin' On A Prayer” and “You Give Love A Bad Name” as well as Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and “The Cup Of Life” amongst his vast catalog. But in Livin’ On A Prayer, Desmond himself takes center stage to share his transformational story from misfit outsider to cultural pacesetter. In collaboration with legendary music biographer David Ritz, Child recounts his unconventional upbringing as his colorful family fled Cuba in the 1960s and fell into poverty. He details his shocking discovery at age 18 that the man he called “dad” was not his biological father after all, and he courageously bares his soul about navigating the trials of being a Latino gay man in the macho world of rock and roll. His is a story of willing himself to succeed and overcome impossible odds to establish himself as one of the most influential composers and lyricists of all time.Trade Review"A page-turner of an autobiography full of the remarkable stories behind his songs."—The Guardian“The Desmond you don’t know about is the one who not only taught me the next level of songwriting, but so many of the true aspects of friendship: truth, honor, and loyalty."—Jon Bon Jovi“I can describe him in three words: Blood, Sweat & Hits.”—Alice Cooper“He only knows how to write one kind of song… a hit.”—Cher“I love myself for writing with him.”—Joan Jett“The first time we met, we wrote ‘Angel’ in about an hour and 45 minutes—and I’m not bullshitting. The guy’s a fucking genius.”—Steven Tyler“Desmond Child is a game-changer. As a singer, songwriter, producer, and visionary, he has deconstructed and reconstructed the global soundscape, adding an electrical charge that continues to light up our musical culture.”—Emilio Estefan“For over five decades of #1 hits that stretch across two centuries, Desmond Child and Diane Warren have ruled as the King & Queen of popular songwriting. The only problem is trying to figure out which one is which!”—John Stamos“Desmond Child… always a threat.”—Diane Warren"In the realm of music history, there are legends, and then there’s Desmond Child."—Give it a Spin“Child is a fascinating character, a candid individual with a multitude of anecdotes. It feels like you’re right there in the room with him as he tells his story. With the assistance of ghostwriter David Ritz, Desmond tells a life story that’s seen many highs and lows. It’s a real rags-to-riches story in which Child comes across as a good guy with plenty to say.”—Rock Candy Magazine
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Chicago Review Press (US) Red Hot and Blue
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£17.99
Chicago Review Press Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s
Book Synopsis"Excellent social history...an indispensable account of a time of beauty and terror." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewA modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism, joy and terror Los Angeles in the 1960s gave the world some of the greatest music in rock ’n’ roll history: “California Dreamin’” by the Mamas and the Papas, “Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds, and “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys, a song that magnificently summarized the joy and beauty of the era in three and a half minutes. But there was a dark flip side to the fun fun fun of the music, a nexus between naive young musicians and the hangers-on who exploited the decade’s peace, love, and flowers ethos, all fueled by sex, drugs, and overnight success. One surf music superstar unwittingly subsidized the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. The transplanted Texas singer Bobby Fuller might have been murdered by the Mob in what is still an unsolved case. And after hearing Charlie Manson sing, Neil Young recommended him to the president of Warner Bros. Records. Manson’s ultimate rejection by the music industry likely led to the infamous murders that shocked a nation.Everybody Had an Ocean chronicles the migration of the rock ’n’ roll business to Southern California and how the artists flourished there. The cast of characters is astonishing—Brian and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, eccentric producer Phil Spector, Cass Elliot, Sam Cooke, Ike and Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, and scores of others—and their stories form a modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism, joy and terror.You’ll never hear that beautiful music in quite the same way.Trade Review"William McKeen's Everybody Had an Ocean brilliantly illuminates the day-glo rise of Los Angeles as a counterculture Mecca. The back pages of high-octane rock 'n' roll history are ably explored by McKeen. And once again, the Beach Boys reign supreme." Douglas Brinkley, author of Cronkite"People say the sixties died at Altamont, but William McKeen makes a compelling case that it was really Charlie Manson who brought down the flowered curtain. Everybody Had an Ocean sets a generation's soundtrack to the improbable true tale of a scrawny career thief who befriended a Beach Boy, almost got himself a record deal, and then unleashed a spacey band of murderers on Los Angeles. Few novelists could dream up such a plot." Carl Hiaasen, author of Razor Girl and Tourist Season" Everybody Had an Ocean is a fascinating, hypnotic look at the underside of the California dream. With smooth prose and keen reporting, William McKeen peels back the facade of peace and love and thoroughly examines the dark heart behind a generation of music. This is binge reading at its best." Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Side of Goodbye and The Crossing"A widescreen, meticulously researched account of how Los Angelesthe seedbed of surf pop and folk rockbecame the epicenter of American music in the 1960s. McKeen follows the thread from the Beach Boys' sunny innocence to Manson's noir horrorsvia Phil Spector, Jim Morrison, and a supporting cast of hundredsand brings the music of the City of Angels brilliantly to life." Barney Hoskyns, author of Waiting for the Sun and Hotel California"Excellent social history...an indispensable account of a time of beauty and terror." Kirkus Reviews , starred review"William McKeen's Everybody Had an Ocean offers a detailed snapshot of the creative fertility, debauchery, and importance of a signal moment in pop music history. Highly recommended!" Charles L. Granata, author of Wouldn't It Be NiceTable of ContentsAuthor’s NotePreface: Brothers1: Dreamers of the Golden Dream2: Magic Transistor Radio3: They Put the Bomp4: The Second Jesus5: Everybody Had an Ocean6: Sacred and Profane7: The Beautiful Future8: The Ransom of Junior Sinatra9: From All Over the World10: The Door Flies Open11: The Loners12: The Teenage Symphony to God13: Captive on a Carousel14: Peace, Love and Flowers15: The DreadThe Tag: Summer’s GoneBibliographyDiscographyNotes
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Chicago Review Press Bing and Billie and Frank and Ella and Judy and
Book SynopsisCrosby, Holiday, Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Garland, and Streisand were the major interpreters of the American songbook, and this is the interlocking story of their lives and careers.Here is the epic tale of how these artists dominated American popular music over a fifty-year period, colourfully described like a roller coaster ride that gains momentum through the 1930s and ’40s, reaches a crest of magical creativity in the 1950s and early 1960s, and then crashes down by the early 1970s, a half century when the great American songbook dominated the airwaves and the fight for racial equality came to the forefront.Frank is still the king of the songbook, but Bing’s legacy is just as vital once you start listening to his unprecedented 1930s output. The legend of Billie grows by the year, and the basis of this should be appreciation and wonder for her own great artistry in the 1930s. Barbra is a living legend and still a commercial force to be reckoned with, the last exemplar of the songbook and its glories. All six of these singers reach out to us and show us new ways of expression and new ways to dream. Their song is largely ended but the melody lingers on.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Democracy of American Music Bing: Out of Nowhere Bing: Just One More Chance Billie’s Blues Frank in Hoboken Ella: You’re Going to Hear From Me Baby Gumm Diana’s Dream Bing at the Top Billie and Ella The Hoboken Four Judy Swings Sweet Leilani and Mexicali Rose Billie Swings Her Way and Ella Finds a Hit Band Canary Frank Judy and Mickey and the Rainbow Bing: Minstrelsy and Father O’Malley Billie and Ella Travel Light Frank: The Voice Judy: The Girl Next Door Barbara and the Mirror Bing: Homecoming and Feet of Clay Billie: Lover Man Ella Bebop Judy and Frank at MGM Bing and Dixie Billie’s Clef Blues Frank’s Fall and Rise Judy on the Comeback Trail Frank and Ella Make Album History Lady in Satin and Billie at the Met Judy and Barbra Ella and Frank Judy: After You’ve Gone Barbra at the Top Frank and Ella at the Crossroads Bing in Winter Movie Star Barbra and Frank and Ella on the Road Coda: Barbra in the 21st Century Index
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Rare Bird Books Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Book SynopsisIn Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, John Corabi recounts his life from the mean streets of Philadelphia to the Sunset Strip. Take a look behind the scenes at Corabi’s time fronting Mötley Crüe, Union, and The Dead Daisies, as well as his time playing rhythm guitar with Ratt and even his stint as a long-haul trucker. Whether it’s detailing his parents difficult divorce, his family’s dark history of abuse, his run-in with a serial killer, or simply the best way to arrive at a wedding—which maybe is by helicopter and maybe it isn’t—he pulls no punches and outlines the good and bad of it all in this raucous autobiography.
£19.99
Thunder Bay Press Taylor Swift Coloring Activity Book Tour Edition
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£12.34
Minnesota Historical Society Press Loud Fast Words: Soul Asylum Collected Lyrics
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£17.06
Weldon Owen, Incorporated The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: The Illustrated Story
Book SynopsisA fascinating look at the history of Sun Records, the label that started Rock n’ Roll, told through 70 of its iconic recordings.In Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s, there was hard-edged blues playing on Beale Street, and hillbilly boogie on the outskirts of town. But at Sam Phillips’ Sun Records studio on Union Avenue, there was something different going on – a whole lotta shakin’, rockin’, and rollin’. This is where rock ’n’ roll was born. Sun Records: the company that launched Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. The label that brought the world, “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Breathless,” “I Walk the Line,” “Mystery Train,” “Good Rockin’ Tonight.” The Birth of Rock ’n’ Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records is the official history of this legendary label, and looks at its story in a unique way: through the lens of 70 of its most iconic recordings. From the early days with primal blues artists like Howlin’ Wolf and B.B. King to long nights in the studio with Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, you will see how the label was shaped and how it redefined American music. Accompanying the recordings is the label’s origin story and a look at the mission of the label today, as well as “Sun Spot” sidebars—a fascinating dive into subjects such as how the iconic logo was created, the legendary Million Dollar Quartet sessions, and how the song “Harper Valley, PTA” funded the purchase of the label. Written by two of the most acclaimed music writers of our time, Peter Guralnick and Colin Escott, and featuring hundreds of rare images from the Sun archives as well as a foreword by music legend Jerry Lee Lewis, this is a one-of-a-kind book for anyone who wants to know where it all started.
£37.60
Equinox Publishing Ltd The Northern Soul Scene
Book SynopsisThe Northern Soul scene is a dance-based music culture that originated in the English North and Midlands in the early 1970s, it still thrives today with a mix of fifty-year olds and new converts, and its celebration of 1960s Soul has an international following. This innovative and distinctive book brings together original commissioned essays and pivotal scholarly articles that have defined the field so far, interspersed with dossiers of published journalistic articles and photographs, and interviews with, for instance, producers and directors of Northern Soul-themed films. This publication represents a subject-defining book on the history and contemporary nature of the scene, and the first anthology of work in the field, which will provide a forum for vibrant dialogue and debate for a readership of lecturers and researchers, students and general readers interested in creative analyses and interpretations of the scene, past and present. The book links academic research, photography, film production and journalism in the documentation and analysis of historic and current music scenes. Representations of the scene from different media and different historical locations are juxtaposed to construct a rich and diverse statement about the music, people, places and practices that constitute the Northern Soul scene in the UK.
£24.95
John Blake Publishing Ltd It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll: Iconic Musicians
Book SynopsisIn this exciting, original and inspiring book, 75 of the world's most iconic musicians reveal - many for the first time - their thoughts on creating music. Psychologist Jenny Boyd has probed the minds and souls of these artists and has delved into the drive to create, the importance of nurturing creativity, the role of unconscious influences and the effects of chemicals and drugs on the creative process. Music legend who contributed exclusive interviews include: Eric Clapton George Harrison Julian Lennon Jackson Browne David Crosby Stephen Stills Graham Nash Don Henley Hank Marvin Keith Richards Ravi Shankar Ringo Starr Steve Winwood Mick Fleetwood Stevie Nicks Joni Mitchell
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Palazzo Editions Ltd Joan Baez: The Last Leaf
Book SynopsisSince she stepped onstage unannounced at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has occupied a singular place in popular music. Within three years, she had recorded three best-selling albums and had embarked on a tour of southern US campuses, playing to integrated audiences in an era of segregation. When Time magazine chronicled the folk revival in November 1962, her portrait was on the cover. Her voice was “as lustrous and rich as old gold.” She has mentored generations of singer-songwriters, most famously Bob Dylan. But Joan Baez has always been much more than simply a singer. Even before she stood on the podium beside Dr Martin Luther King at the March on Washington, her voice was raised in sorrow and anger as well as in song. The causes for which she has campaigned are legion and it’s no surprise that she was chosen to open Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985. In 1993, amid the siege of Bosnia, she donned a flak jacket to sing for the citizens of Sarajevo offering, as so many times before and since, “an act of love, sharing, witness and music”. Now approaching 80, Baez has stepped down from the stage following a worldwide farewell tour and a final Grammy-nominated album. The Last Leaf is a celebration of a timeless figure whose music and influence will endure long after her voice is silenced. The Discography is by Grammy-nominated music historian Arthur Levy. Joan Baez is the recipient of the 2020 Woody Guthrie Prize.Trade Review"I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that this is a book destined to become the definitive word on the life and times of Joan Baez; put it on your list of this year's essential reads. What we get with this book is something more than a standard biographical approach to documenting an artist's career. All the career information you might want is there, along with a comprehensive discography, filmography and bibliography, but Thomson's book is more insightful than just providing simple biographical data. This book offers us an opportunity to discover the person behind the legend...[Thomson] has interviewed Joan Baez herself a number of times over a forty-year period and also draws on a variety of other interviews with long-time associates and friends, both from the world of music and from wider afield...The illustrations and photos embellish the book beautifully and it is a triumph." -- Americana UKJoan Baez: The Last Leaf presents us with a lot of detail, with a fair number of questions and with a picture of a woman who has given so much to the world, to music and to activism that it is surprising how little has been written about her... Thomson's book is an excellent starting point. -- Folk RadioShe writes beautifully and covers a cram-filled, spectacular life in a very knowledgeable way... a very well sourced and a very thoughtful book. -- Will SwiftThomson is a sharp listener, her evocative musical descriptions sing along with her subject’s songs... she has delivered the definitive biography. Five Stars. -- MOJOExhaustively researched...pack[s] a hell of a lot into its 224 pages, miraculously managing to include a comprehensive discography, filmography and bibliography and a plethora of photographs that really do enhance the text. * Living Tradition magazine *
£999.99
Welbeck Publishing Group Limited Classic Tracks David Bowie 19701980 Classic
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£999.99
Welbeck Publishing Group The White Album: The Album, the Beatles and the
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£999.99
Welbeck Publishing Group Limited Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne The Stories Behind
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£26.25
Independently Published How to Improvise in Modern Music: Tools and
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£15.72
Liverpool University Press The Journal of Beatles Studies (Volume 1, Issue
Book SynopsisTo mark the first issue of this exciting new journal, Liverpool University Press are publishing a commemorative paperback edition of The Journal of Beatles Studies which will be available alongside the Open Access Journal edition.The Journal of Beatles Studies is the first journal to establish The Beatles as an object of academic research, and will publish original, rigorously researched essays, notes, as well as book and media reviews.The journal aims are; to provide a voice to new and emerging research locating the Beatles in new contexts, groups and communities from within and beyond academic institutions; to inaugurate, innovate, interrogate and challenge narrative, cultural historical and musicological tropes about the Beatles as both subject and object of study; to publish original and critical research from Beatles scholars around the globe and across disciplines.The Journal of Beatles Studies establishes a scholarly focal point for critique, dialogue and exchange on the nature, scope and value of The Beatles as an object of academic enquiry and seeks to examine and assess the continued economic value and cultural values generated by and around The Beatles, for policy makers, creative industries and consumers. The journal also seeks to approach The Beatles as a prism for accessing insight into wider historical, social and cultural issues.
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