The 60s Music Compendium


Book Description

Hal Blaine, legendary drummer and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, said "This is the most unique book I have ever seen...It is a must-have for any researcher and record fan!" The 60s Music Compendium is THE resource for every 60s music fan, DJ, cover band, and music educator. You'll find over 150 lists, charts, and illustrations inside. Gary Puckett (of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap) said: "The 60s Music Compendium is not only very informative but the reader will find many of their fondest memories hidden within these pages. Truly fun and entertaining!" Cover bands will love the lists of songs that feature certain instruments, like the organ, sitar, and harmonica. DJs will love the ability to organize playlists by instruments and genres like novelty songs, car songs, and instrumental songs. Music educators and students will appreciate the music theory section that lists songs that share a common musical element, such as an unusual time signature, a countermelody, or an ostinato. Anyone who enjoys 60s music will like the quirky lists, such as: songs with whistling, songs with deaths, and songs with mistakes.




The 00individual Counter-Culture Compendium 1960's and 1970's Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll Volume 1 - The 1960s


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The Compendium's use of classic and historic music and rock concert reviews serve as time stamps and reflections of the '60's era. Consciousness was raised, cultures and generations clashed, creativity was ubiquitous, the Vietnam War was protested, love was free, and Rock 'n' Roll Ruled! Archived by an L.A. eyewitness who lived the era.




The 70s Music Compendium


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The 70s Music Compendium is THE resource for every 70s music fan, DJ, cover band, and music educator. To compile the info for this book, the author listened to all 5,344 hits of the 70s. Hundreds of pages are filled with tons of info and trivia. You'll find over 100 lists, charts, quotes, and illustrations inside.Cover bands will love the lists of songs that feature certain instruments, like the banjo, sitar, and slide guitar. DJs will love the ability to organize playlists by instruments and genres like country-pop crossover songs, Christmas songs, and covers of hits from the 70s. Music educators and students will appreciate the music theory section that lists songs that share a common musical element, such as an unusual time signature, a countermelody, or an ostinato. Anyone who enjoys 70s music will like the quirky lists, such as: songs with mistakes, songs with a talkbox, and songs with false endings. Elton John, Carpenters, Led Zeppelin, Chicago, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney and more!




Songs of the 1960s - The New Decade Series: E-Z Play Today Volume 366


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(E-Z Play Today). Simplified E-Z Play Today versions of this collection of 100 of the biggest hits of the '60s. Songs include: All You Need Is Love * Aquarius * Bad Moon Rising * Beyond the Sea * Blowin' in the Wind * Blue Velvet * Born to Be Wild * California Dreamin' * California Girls * Dancing in the Street * Downtown * For Once in My Life * Green Onions * Happy Together * Hey Joe * Hey Jude * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction * I Heard It Through the Grapevine * I'm a Believer * King of the Road * Leader of the Pack * Leaving on a Jet Plane * Louie, Louie * Mrs. Robinson * Monday, Monday * Mony, Mony * My Generation * Oh, Pretty Woman * Proud Mary * Respect * (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay * Soul Man * Stand by Me * Sunshine of Your Love * Ticket to Ride * The Tracks of My Tears * Under the Boardwalk * Wild Thing * Yesterday * You Really Got Me * and more.




Be Glad


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First ever book on The Incredible String Band a key inspiration for Led Zeppelin.




Tape Leaders


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In the form of a richly illustrated compendium, Tape Leaders is an indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in electronic sound and its origins in the UK. For the first time, a book sets out information on practically everyone active with experimental electronics and tape recording across the country to reveal the untold stories and hidden history of early British electronic music. With an individual entry for each composer, it covers everyone from famous names like William Burroughs, Brian Eno and Joe Meek to the ultra-obscure such as Roy Cooper, Donald Henshilwood and Edgar Vetter. There are sections for EMS and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and amateurs, groups and ensembles that experimented with electronics, including The Beatles, Hawkwind and White Noise. Author Ian Helliwell draws on his experience and extensive research into electronic music. After six years and dozens of interviews, he has amassed information never before brought to light in this fascinating subject. An essential book for anyone interested in electronic music history during the 1950s and 60s.




The Cartoon Music Book


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The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling's work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and "The Simpsons"' song parodies, has never been greater. This lively and fascinating look at cartoon music's past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists, and interviews with the principal cartoon composers. Here Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his music for "Rugrats," Alf Clausen about composing for "The Simpsons," Carl Stalling about his work for Walt Disney and Warner Bros., Irwin Chusid about Raymond Scott's work, Will Friedwald about "Casper the Friendly Ghost," Richard Stone about his music for "Animaniacs," Joseph Lanza about "Ren and Stimpy," and much, much more.




1960s Birthday Book: A Collection of Happenings, Memories, Photographs, and Music with CD (Audio)


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Just open this Party in a Book for hours of nostalgic fun. From an overview of the decade, to songs and albums that were tops of the charts, popular television shows, Academy Award-winning movies, and books that everyone bought-to historic events and people that shaped our nation and the world, everything about the sixties is inside this book! You'll find lists of the decade's Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, World Series and NBA Championship winners, as well as highlights from a myriad of other sporting events. There's clothing trends, hairstyles, interior design references, popular foods-even a recipe representative of the era! With slang and buzzwords on every page, you'll be reminded of pop culture references that are still heard today, and remember things that society has moved beyond (does anybody use a slide rule anymore?)Each 24-page book has a presentation page at the front, plus an autograph spread for partygoers to convey their best wishes to the recipient. Additionally, a CD at the back sets the mood with three of the most popular songs of the era: The Twist, Save the Last Dance for Me, and Runaway.




Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop


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Yé-Yé means Yeah Yeah! and is best known as a style of '60s pop music heard in France and Québec.




A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud


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A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud dissects the Torah's weekly sections using the Talmud and other rabbinic texts to show the true Jewish take on what the Torah is teaching us.