Rock Movers & Shakers
Author: Dafydd Rees
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis includes the chronologies of all the major artists, bands, singers, players, movers and shakers in contemporary popular music.
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Rock Movers & Shakers
Author: Barry Lazell
Publisher: Billboard Books
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn alphabetically arranged rock reference book, it lists 1,000 key artists, producers, entrepreneurs, and venues in the history of rock. For each entry there is a chronological listing of facts, as opposed to trivia and gossip offered in other reference works. Black-and-white photographs.
Movers and Shakers
Author: Hope Ewing
Publisher: Los Angeles CA
Published: 2018-09
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781944700652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of stories and advice from the first female master brewers, innovative self-starter winemakers, most badass bartenders and more, sharing how they got started in the alcohol industry and the challenges they've faced
Mother of Rock
Author: Robert Milliken
Publisher: Black Inc.
Published: 2010-02-01
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 192186656X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShe was the unchallenged queen of the New York rock scene...Dorothy Parker of Max's Kansas City' - Rolling Stone From the pubs of the Sydney Push to New York's legendary nightclubs, Lillian Roxon set the pace for an era that changed the world. Born in Mussolini's Italy, she arrived as a child in Brisbane at the height of the Second World War. Audacious, independent and fiercely intelligent, by eighteen she was cutting her writing teeth in the colourful world of Sydney tabloid journalism and was a key member of the Sydney Push. She moved to New York in 1960, just in time for a cultural revolution that celebrated youth, sexual freedom, women's liberation - and rock and roll. Embracing the new scene with gusto, she became the centre of a circle that included Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, Jim Morrison and David Bowie. Linda Eastman confided in her about her first date with Paul, and Germaine Greer dedicated The Female Eunuch to her. Her Rock Encycylopedia, published in 1969, was the first book of its kind and established Roxon as a leading critic and chronicler of rock culture. When she died suddenly in 1973, she left behind a body of work full of the energy, irreverence and idealism of her times. Drawing on Roxon's personal papers and extensive interviews with those who knew her, Mother of Rock is a riveting portrait of an Australian trailblazer. It also contains a generous selection of Roxon's own writing, including material from her Rock Encyclopedia, which revolutionised the way rock music was perceived.
Grandfather Rock: the New Poetry and the Old
Author: David Morse
Publisher:
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDavid Morse has aptly paired rock lyrics with their counterparts in classical poetry to show that poetry and rock are both based on the need to express human emotion.
Buddy Holly
Author: Ellis Amburn
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2023-06-06
Total Pages: 765
ISBN-13: 1635768373
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive biography on Buddy Holly. Ellis Amburn presents the most comprehensive biography ever written about the legendary figure Buddy Holly, a young man who transformed the course of American music with his shocking blend of country, western, and rhythm 'n' blues. Having devoted the last five years of his life to this work—crisscrossing the rural paths of the United States from Texas to Iowa to Minnesota—Amburn portrays Holly as a mythic antihero, whose rebellious, dramatic life was a reaction against the constricting values of America in the 1950s, when his music was regarded as the work of the devil. From his wild days as a juvenile delinquent, to his first romances, to his early associations with then virtually unknown singers like Elvis Presley and Waylon Jennings, Holly emerges as a deeply tortured, driven individual and a brilliantly talented young man in a hurry to make it as a star. And like many stars, Buddy Holly’s would ultimately be tragic and bittersweet.
Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life
Author: Steve Almond
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-04-13
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0679603654
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrooling fanatic, n. 1. One who drools in the presence of beloved rock stars. 2. Any of a genus of rock-and-roll wannabes/geeks who walk around with songs constantly ringing in their ears, own more than 3,000 albums, and fall in love with at least one record per week. With a life that’s spanned the phonographic era and the digital age, Steve Almond lives to Rawk. Like you, he’s secretly longed to live the life of a rock star, complete with insane talent, famous friends, and hotel rooms to be trashed. Also like you, he’s content (sort of) to live the life of a rabid fan, one who has converted his unrequited desires into a (sort of) noble obsession. Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life traces Almond’s passion from his earliest (and most wretched) rock criticism to his eventual discovery of a music-crazed soul mate and their subsequent production of two little superfans. Along the way, Almond reflects on the delusional power of songs, the awkward mating habits of drooling fanatics, and why Depression Songs actually make us feel so much better. The book also includes: • sometimes drunken interviews with America’s finest songwriters • a recap of the author’s terrifying visit to Graceland while stoned • a vigorous and credibility-shattering endorsement of Styx’s Paradise Theater • recommendations you will often choose to ignore • a reluctant exegesis of the Toto song “Africa” • obnoxious lists sure to piss off rock critics But wait, there’s more. Readers will also be able to listen to a special free mix designed by the author, available online at www.stevenalmond.com, for the express purpose of eliciting your drool. For those about to rock—we salute you!
Dark Star
Author: Ellis Amburn
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2023-06-06
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1635768365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis biography reveals the rock music legend’s dramatic life story, from his Texas youth and rise to stardom to his personal tragedies and untimely death. A true legend of American popular music, Roy Orbison perfected the soulful rock ballad, recording such perennial hits as “Only the Lonely” and “Crying.” In Dark Star, biographer Ellis Amburn reveals the stories behind his achingly beautiful sound. Amburn explores Orbison’s rockabilly roots, his first deal with Sun Records, and his numerous Billboard Top 40 hits. Amburn then delves into the personal tragedies, including the sudden deaths of his wife and two of his children, that led to his obscurity. His return to stardom is also covered in detail, including his work with the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys and his posthumous hit single “You got It.”
Eight Miles High
Author: Richie Unterberger
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780879307431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEight Miles High documents the evolution of the folk-rock movement from mid-1966 through the end of the decade. This much-anticipated sequel to Turn! Turn! Turn!(00330946) - the acclaimed history of folk-rock's early years - portrays the mutation of the genre into psychedelia via California bands like the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane; the maturation of folk-rock composers in the singer-songwriter movement; the re-emergence of Bob Dylan and the creation of country-rock; the rise of folk-rock's first supergroup, CSN&Y; the origination of British folk-rock; and the growing importance of major festivals from Newport to Woodstock. Based on firsthand interviews with such folk-rock visionaries as: Jorma Kaukonen, Roger McGuinn, Donovan, Judy Collins, Jim Messina, Dan Hicks and dozens of others.
Contemporary World Musicians
Author: Clifford Thompson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-10-07
Total Pages: 3189
ISBN-13: 1135939616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMusic lovers, researchers, students, librarians, and teachers can trace the personal and artistic influences behind music makers from Elton John to Leontyne Price. Individual entries on over 400 of the world's most renowned and accomplished living performers, composers, conductors, and band leaders in musical genres from opera to hip-hop. Also includes an in-depth Index covering musicians of all eras, so that readers can learn which artists, alive or dead, influenced the work of today's most important figures in the music industry.
