Many of the architects of rock and roll in the 1950s, including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard, were Southerners who were rooted in the distinctive regional traditions of country, blues, and R&B.
Whether you're a lifelong collector or have only just gotten hip to the vinyl revival, navigating the vast landscape of rock albums can be a daunting prospect.
The greatest backup group in the history of recorded music undoubtedly was the Jordanaires, a gospel group of mostly Tennessee boys, formed in the 1940s, that set the standard for studio vocal groups in the '50s, '60s, '70s, and beyond.
In Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of Hey Jude, James Campion dives deeply into the songs origins, recording, visual presentation, impact, and eventual influence, while also discovering what makes Hey Jude a classic musical expression of personal comfort and societal unity conceived by a master songwriter, Paul McCartney.
Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who partied too hard, burned out, or became complacent in success.
Chasing the Blues explores the roots of the blues---the music birthed in the Mississippi Delta by African Americans who fashioned a new form of musical expression grounded in their shared experience of brutal oppression.
Throughout the 1990s, Dave Thompson was the Seattle-based contributing editor to Alternative Press magazine-America's biggest-selling and most influential alternative rock monthly-and a regular contributor to other publications both nationally and internationally.
This updated edition of one of the bestselling and comprehensive Broadway reference books, first published in 1985, has been expanded to include many of the most important and memorable productions of American musical theater, including revivals.
Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush-capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived-and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World needed the world's greatest rock 'n' roll drummer.
Illustrated wisdom from country stars past and present Country Music Association estimates 42% of American adults (98 million-plus) are country music fans From country legends and stars of todaymany interviewed by the author Country-inspired, colorful design with full illustrations and spot-art throughoutBuilt on a mix of homespun hand-me-downs and first-hand experience, the gorgeous, illustrated Little Book of Country Music Wisdom offers the wise, unvarnished words of country stars past and present on a variety of topics like love, family, fun, work, health, heartache and even death to offer the full, big-picture view of country wisdom.
On paper Steve Katz's career rivals anyone's except the 1960s' and '70's biggest stars: the Monterey Pop Festival with the legendary Blues Project, Woodstock with Blood, Sweat & Tears, and even producing rock's most celebrated speed addict, Lou Reed.
From the Allman Brothers Band to Frank Zappa, and through the interweaving lives of Bill Graham, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, and Carlos Santana, author John Glatt chronicles the story of the 1960s rock music Colossus that stood astride the East and West CoastsGrahams twin temples of rock, the Fillmore East and Fillmore West.
No Place for a Lady charts Thea Rosenbaums turbulent life: from a little girl escaping the Soviet Army with her mother in Berlin, 1945; to becoming Germanys first woman stock broker at Oppenheimer and Co.
With Danny Turner, Stansberry uses an epistolary to advance, color, and develop characters created in his two earlier novels, So Sings The Chattahoochee and 234 Whitehall.
An autobiography of a life story path detailing a little boys excitement found in a bag of "e;penny candy"e; morphing into ownership of a chocolate factory.
As we, human beings, know how to the American standard of culture is expressed by the gift when we would like to give individual attention to community, to a people, and to a special one.
da capo from the beginningIs a chronology of life lessons learned from the students that have crossed her path and how those experiences changed her perspective both in and out of the classroom.
Biography turn novel of Vladislaus III Dracula Find out how this discredited character was in real life a Jesus Christ worshiper and a truly Christian Knight who defended until his last brief and with passion his faith.
The book is a straight forward account of Alexander Russos adventurous journey in the Naval Reserve, serving with Naval Intelligence and as combat artist during WWII.
Journalism at its very best: Noel Young, Sunday Mail, ScotlandIn search of the worlds greatest stories my hands have held Einsteins brain and Hitlers golden gun.
Rock n Roll, and Reflections is Benjamin Wrubels attempt to make sense of the world as he knows it, has lived it, and would like to unravel it He has taken 101 of his all time favorite, classic songs and has made commentaries to their words, meanings, and feelings.
From the snow drifts and tornadoes of Nebraska, to the white sand beaches of southern Italy, author Jessy King shares his experiences as an exchange student during his senior year of high school.
Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop: The Music and Artists of the 1950s and Early 1960s digs back through the catalogue of popular music and brings to life the solo artists, duos, and groups whose music once filled the airwaves and turntables with rock & roll and doo-wop.
