The Billboard Book of One-hit Wonders
Author: Wayne Jancik
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery artist of the rock & roll era who had only one single in the Top 40, covering songs from the 50s to the 80s.
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99 Red Balloons--
Author: Brent Mann
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780806525167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ultimate book for anyone who loves pop music and one-hit wonders, 99 Red Balloons profiles and ranks all the greatest musical flashes in the pan. Each chapter spotlights a specific one-hit wonder, including sample lyrics and chart position. Controversial, informative and entertaining, this is a book that no music lover should be without.
The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits
Author: Adam White
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDocuments the history of rhythm and blues music by examining every song to top the Billboard R & B singles chart between 1965 and 1990 and offers inside stories from the singers, musicians, songwriters, arrangers, and producers who created the hits.
Billboard Book of Number 2 Singles
Author: Christopher G. Feldman
Publisher:
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780823076956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the popular hit singles that never reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, offering a history of each song and commenting on its significance in the history of pop music.
Anything for a Hit
Author: Dorothy Carvello
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2018-09-04
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 0912777931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDorothy Carvello knows all about the music biz. She was the first female A&R executive at Atlantic Records, and one of the few in the room at RCA and Columbia. But before that, she was secretary to Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic's infamous president, who signed acts like Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin, negotiated distribution deals with Mick Jagger, and added Neil Young to Crosby, Stills & Nash. The stories she tells about the kingmakers of the music biz are outrageous, but it is her sinuous friendship with Ahmet that frames her narrative. He was notoriously abusive, sexually harassing Dorothy on a daily basis. Carvello reveals here how she flipped the script and showed Ertegun and every other man who tried to control her that a woman can be just as willing to do what it takes to get a hit. Never-before-heard stories about artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Steven Tyler, Bon Jovi, INXS, Marc Anthony, and many more make this book a must-read for anyone looking for the real stories on what it takes for a woman to make it in a male-dominated industry.
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 1955 to Present
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Billboard Books
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 509
ISBN-13: 9780823075119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA descriptive list of top 40 hits with information on the performers, the names of their hits, number of weeks on the charts, and accompanying record labels.
Hit Men
Author: Fredric Dannen
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1991-07-02
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0679730613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCopiously researched and documented, Hit Men is the highly controversial portrait of the pop music industry in all its wild, ruthless glory: the insatiable greed and ambition; the enormous egos; the fierce struggles for profits and power; the vendettas, rivalries, shakedowns, and payoffs. Chronicling the evolution of America's largest music labels from the Tin Pan Alley days to the present day, Fredric Dannen examines in depth the often venal, sometimes illegal dealings among the assorted hustlers and kingpins who rule over this multi-billion-dollar business.
On Time
Author: Morris Day
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2019-10-08
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0306922207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince"A vital, illuminating, and wildly entertaining autobiography." -Billboard "Great book! Great storytelling!" -LENNY KRAVITZ "Lean, slick, cooler than Santa Claus, and surprisingly tender, this book not only traces Day's history in Minneapolis funk, but doubles as an intimate recollection of his time with Prince." -BEN GREENMAN, author of Dig If You Will The Picture Brilliant composer, smooth soul singer, killer drummer, and charismatic band leader, Morris Day has been a force in American music for the past four decades. In On Time, the renowned funkster looks back on a life of turbulence and triumph, chronicling his creative process with an explosive prose that mirrors his intoxicating music. A major theme throughout the book is Morris's enduring friendship and musical partnership with Prince, from their early days on the Minneapolis scene to selling out stadiums and duking it out as rivals in Purple Rain. Eventually, Morris went on to release four albums with a new band of his very own, The Time; however, before long, increasing tensions between the two performers set them down separate paths. Through the years, the fierce brotherly love between Morris and Prince kept bringing them back together-until pride, ego, and circumstance interfered. Two months before Prince's untimely death, the two finally started to make amends. But Morris never could have imagined it would be the last time he'd ever see his friend again.
The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-hop Hits
Author: Joel Whitburn
Publisher: Billboard Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 888
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBack in the days of Louis Jordan and Bullmoose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats, swing, and World War II,Billboardmagazine started keeping tabs on the best-sellers in record stores in New York City’s Harlem. That Harlem Hit Parade chart of 1942, the starting point of this book, wasBillboard’s first accounting of the growing interest in the music that would come to be known as R&B. Today, more than sixty years later, Billboard is proud to present the first edition of The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits, packed with complete, authoritative chart information on the most popular songs and artists, including everyone from the Nat King Cole Trio to Ray Charles to Mary J. Blige to Jay-Z. Great for music fans, record collectors, industry professionals, and trivia lovers, this book will answer questions, resolve arguments, and inspire new ideas. • Capitalizes on one of W-G’s top-selling titles, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits— more than 50,000 copies sold of the 7th edition! • Complete history of Top 40 R&B and hip-hop hits, covering 62 years • 300 pictures of top recording artists • Author Joel Whitburn is the leading authority on charted music
Uncloudy Days
Author: Bil Carpenter
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9780879308414
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first true gospel music encyclopedia, Uncloudy Days explores the artists who profoundly influenced early rock 'n' roll and soul music and provided inspiration for millions of the faithful."--BOOK JACKET.
