Author : Martin W. Sandler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 28,73 MB
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0802735657
Fifty years after the British invasion began, Martin Sandler explores The Beatles' long-lasting impact on the world
Author : Leslie Woodhead
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1408840421
A fascinating examination of the enduring popularity of the Beatles in the former Soviet Union by a writer who was there from the beginning, including never-seen-before photographs
Author : Stephen F Kelly
Publisher : White Owl
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 2024-07-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 1399036106
When the Beatles burst onto the pop scene in 1962, they not only took the music world by storm but they also brought with them a counter culture that was to have far-reaching effects. With their long hair, humour and irreverent attitude towards authority, they were a breath of fresh air to a generation who had grown weary of the greyness of the post-war years. Beatlemania was to unleash a revolution against an outdated age. The 1950s with its oppressive and authoritarian attitudes was ready for change and young people, desperate to escape suburbia with its stifling formality, were set to lead that rebellion. In politics, fashion, education, the arts, religion, television, women’s rights and universities, the time had come to challenge the old order. And in came the swinging sixties with its more liberal attitudes offering hope of change and a more peaceful and just world. The introduction of the contraceptive pill, legalized abortion, gay rights, easier divorce and the relaxing of censorship were all part of this social revolution. And it wasn’t just in Britain. The influence of the Beatles reverberated across Europe and, most of all, in America where teenagers not only campaigned against a war in Vietnam but also for civil rights in their own country. This book tells the story of the Sixties and how the Beatles’ influence had such an impact on British society. It’s a social history of Britain told by Stephen Kelly who regularly watched the Beatles at the Cavern and experienced first hand the changes that were to take place.
Author : Bill Eppridge
Publisher : Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category :
ISBN : 9780789325921
Astonishing, richly spontaneous, and almost entirely unpublished images of the Beatles’ historic first trip to the United States, as chronicled by an award-winning photographer given unique access to their tour. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles’ first visit to the United States, this rare and mostly unseen collection of photographs marks the beginning of the British Invasion. In February 1964, photographer Bill Eppridge was on assignment for Life magazine to cover the band’s arrival at JFK airport. He was then invited to continue shooting in their room at the Plaza Hotel and during the days that followed, notably at the Ed Sullivan Show rehearsal and historic performance; in Central Park; on a train ride to Washington, D.C., for the concert at the Washington Coliseum; at the British embassy; and at their renowned performance at Carnegie Hall. The book is an intimate fly-on-the-wall account of a visit that introduced the Beatles to America and changed the course of music, internationalizing the industry and opening the door for other artists to achieve global success.
Author : Elijah Wald
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 2011-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 019975697X
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll is an alternative history of American music that, instead of recycling the familiar cliches of jazz and rock, looks at what people were playing, hearing and dancing to over the course of the 20th century, using a wealth of original research, curious quotations, and an irreverent fascination with the oft-despised commercial mainstream.
Author : Paul Trynka
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,83 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780756606701
This day-by-day analysis of The Beatles phenomenon examines the private and public events that revolutionized the music world. From their iconic domination of the music industry to the dramatic split, rare and unseen photographs reveal the band as never before.
Author : Todd McFliker
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A exploration of the Beatles and U2 parallel, with a focus on the work and political interests of John Lennon and Bono.
Author : Terry Burrows
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,35 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781780979298
"The Beatles revolutionized popular music. They altered fashion. They transformed the way people thought. The Beatles defined an era and changed the world with their music, their words and their personalities. This book tells the story of the Fab Four with insightful text, stunning photographs and rare, carefully reproduced on-the-page memorabilia. It documents the group's journey, from small Liverpool clubs through chart-topping records, sell-out tours and their quest for musical perfection, to their split in 1970"--Back cover
Author : Craig Brown
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0008340021
SHORTLISTED for the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners award WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 A Spectator Book of the Year • A Times Book of the Year • A Telegraph Book of the Year • A Sunday Times Book of the Year
Author : Steven D. Stark
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 35,61 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 0061842524
Rob Sheffield, the Rolling Stone columnist and bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, offers an entertaining, unconventional look at the most popular band in history, the Beatles, exploring what they mean today and why they still matter so intensely to a generation that has never known a world without them. Meet the Beatles is not another biography of the Beatles, or a song-by-song analysis of the best of John and Paul. It isn’t another exposé about how they broke up. It isn’t a history of their gigs or their gear. It is a collection of essays telling the story of what this ubiquitous band means to a generation who grew up with the Beatles music on their parents’ stereos and their faces on T-shirts. What do the Beatles mean today? Why are they more famous and beloved now than ever? And why do they still matter so much to us, nearly fifty years after they broke up? As he did in his previous books, Love is a Mix Tape, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran, and Turn Around Bright Eyes, Sheffield focuses on the emotional connections we make to music. This time, he focuses on the biggest pop culture phenomenon of all time—The Beatles. In his singular voice, he explores what the Beatles mean today, to fans who have learned to love them on their own terms and not just for the sake of nostalgia. Meet the Beatles tells the story of how four lads from Liverpool became the world’s biggest pop group, then broke up—but then somehow just kept getting bigger. At this point, their music doesn’t belong to the past—it belongs to right now. This book is a celebration of that music, showing why the Beatles remain the world’s favorite thing—and how they invented the future we’re all living in today.
