Author : Pete Prown
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780793540426
Presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of rock guitar legends examining over three hundred artists beginning in the 1950s and covering a wide range of styles and includes performers such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Duane Eddy, Buddy Holly, Keith Richards, and more.
Author : Gary Graff
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,93 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 076034230X
It's perhaps the relative modernity of rock 'n' roll that makes the genre a minefield of myths and legends accepted as truth. History hasn't had time to dissect the bunk. Until now. Discover the real stories behind rock's biggest crocks, how they came to be but why they have persisted. Did Cass Elliott really asphyxiate herself with a ham sandwich? Did the Beatles spark a spliff in Buckingham? Did Willie Nelson do the same in the White House? Did Keith Richards get a complete "oil change" at a Swiss clinic in 1973 to pass a drug test necessary to embark on an American tour with the Stones? Then there's the freaky (did Michael Jackson own the remains of the Elephant Man?), the quasi-medical (Rod Stewart and that stomach pump?), the culinary (did Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne really do all those things to bats, chickens, etc. onstage?), and the apocryphal (did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for mastery of the blues?). In all, more than 50 enduring lies are examined, explained, and debunked.
Author : Josiah Howard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2002-12
Category : Singers
ISBN : 9780967597331
Donna Summer dominated the American and European pop charts in the 1970s with dance music classics such as "Last Dance," "Love To Love You Baby," "I Feel Love," "Hot Stuff," and "Bad Girls"-earning her the title "Queen of Disco." In a career which has now spanned four decades, she has sold over 100 million records worldwide, won five Grammy Awards, scored twenty Top 40 hits, and collaborated with musical giants such as Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, and Quincy Jones. Donna Summer: Her Life and Music is the first book in over twenty years to examine this extraordinary performer's life and career. Author Josiah Howard provides in-depth, insightful coverage. This chronicle and analysis of Donna Summer's triumphs and setbacks - both professional and private - paints the definitive picture of an artist who overcame adversity, pushed musical boundaries, and created a catalog of innovative recordings that helped define an era. Book jacket.
Author : Hugh Barker
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,51 MB
Release : 2007-01-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 0393060780
Musicians strive to "keep it real"; listeners condemn "fakes"; but does great music really need to be authentic? By investigating this obsession in the last century, this title rethinks what makes popular music work.
Author : Gary Graff
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 1610585712
It's perhaps the relative modernity of rock 'n' roll that makes the genre a minefield of myths and legends accepted as truth. History hasn't had time to dissect the bunk. Until now. Discover the real stories behind rock's biggest crocks, how they came to be but why they have persisted. Did Cass Elliott really asphyxiate herself with a ham sandwich? Did the Beatles spark a spliff in Buckingham? Did Willie Nelson do the same in the White House? Did Keith Richards get a complete "oil change" at a Swiss clinic in 1973 to pass a drug test necessary to embark on an American tour with the Stones? Then there's the freaky (did Michael Jackson own the remains of the Elephant Man?), the quasi-medical (Rod Stewart and that stomach pump?), the culinary (did Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne really do all those things to bats, chickens, etc. onstage?), and the apocryphal (did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for mastery of the blues?). In all, more than 50 enduring lies are examined, explained, and debunked.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1974 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Home video systems industry
ISBN :
Author : James Arena
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 1476624577
In this candid retrospective of the disco era, 40 men and women who reigned over the dance music industry of the 1970s and 1980s recall their lives and careers before, during and after the genre's explosion. Artists interviewed include Alfa Anderson, formerly of Chic ("Good Times"); Ed Cermanski and Robert Upchurch of The Trammps ("Disco Inferno"); Sarah Dash ("Sinner Man"); producer John Davis ("Ain't That Enough for You"); Janice Marie Johnson of A Taste of Honey ("Boogie Oogie Oogie"); France Joli ("Come to Me"); Denis LePage of Lime ("Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonite"); Randy Jones of the Village People ("Y.M.C.A."); Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry ("Play That Funky Music"); producer Warren Schatz ("Turn the Beat Around"); Debbie, Joni and Kim Sledge of Sister Sledge ("We Are Family"); and many more.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 1979-08-18
Category :
ISBN :
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Author : Donna Summer
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Ordinary Girl is legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer's delightfully candid memoir about her journey from signing in a Boston church to her unexpected reign as the Queen of Disco, and the tragedy and spiritual rebirth that followed.
Author : Tony Madison II
Publisher : Tony Madison II
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 38,48 MB
Release :
Category : Music
ISBN :
This one is for music lovers! This entry in the Findagroov™ Reviews The Songs Of... series examines the music of the late "Queen Of Disco", Donna Summer. Covering all of her recorded songs from the late sixties up until her passing in 2012, this book provides deep discussions on each song, looking at the lyrics, the song's meaning, and its significance both when originally recorded and how it applies to today's society. It also illustrates how Donna Summer was much more than just a disco queen as her music ran the gamut from soul, funk, off-Broadway, German rock, pop, country, new wave, reggae, rock, gospel, soundtrack and, of course, disco. The book also covers guest appearances on other artists' songs as well as live recordings, broadcast performances, and other rarities.
