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Author: Paul Du Noyer
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 0823078698
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContaining more than twelve thousand artists from every genre, this comprehensive musical reference furnishes valuable information on each musical form, as well as profiles of musicians, an instrument glossary, a detailed bibliography, and a tutorial on the fundamentals of reading music.
Author: George Martin
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781904041702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title is written by a distinguished team of music journalists, musicologists, and musicians. Because it covers so much ground, with great accessibility, while conveying the spirit and the passion of almost every type of music, the book will appeal to every family, every library, and every school.
Author: Ted Drozdowski
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Billboard illustrated encyclopedia of jazz & blues is organized chronologically by decade. Each section gives a historical overview plus an A to Z of influential artists and their key recordings.
Author: Stanley Sadie
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0823076989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeatures an introduction to each period, as well as its key composers, personalities, styles, forms, and instruments.
Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780823077014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ultimate rock-and-roll resource now updated to include more than 200 new entries.
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Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781741240290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPop - Rock - Jazz - Blues - Country - Folk - Classical - Dance - Hip hop - Reggae - Soul and R&B - Gospel - Soundtracks and theatre - Popular and novelty.
Author: Tony Byworth
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0823077810
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead the story, see the story...from the early days up to this minute. Country is old. Country is new. Country is us. NowThe Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Musicexplores the most durable of genres, following its development through the twentieth century and up to today. Chapters trace the history of country chronologically, from early hillbilly music (Roy Acuff & The Carter Family), "singing cowboys" (Gene Autry & Roy Rogers), bluegrass (Bill Monroe & the Stanley Brothers), honky tonk (Hank Williams & Ernest Tubb), rockabilly (Carl Perkins & Jerry Lee Lewis), and Nashville (Johnny Cash & Patsy Cline), to country rock (the Byrds & the Eagles), outlaws (Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard), mainstream country and pop crossovers (Tammy Wynette & Dolly Parton), and the neo-traditionalists (Garth Brooks & Emmylou Harris), as well as the more recent "alternative country" (Lucinda Williams & Gillian Welch), and the bluegrass revival (Alison Krauss & Bela Fleck). From the earliest days of country to the latest artists,The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Musictells the story of a great American genre in words and pictures.
Author: Billboard Books
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 2003-10-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781417691418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ultimate rock-and-roll resource now updated to include more than 200 new entries.
Author: Ronan MacDonald
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 926
ISBN-13: 9780823070794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive and accessible guide to creating music on one's home computer covers all the software and hardware needed to produce any type of music, accompanied by professional tips, detailed explanations, helpful advice, and essential information. Original.
Author: Steve Sullivan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-05-17
Total Pages: 830
ISBN-13: 1442254491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industry, from 1890 to today. In this masterful survey, all genres of popular music are covered, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data—recording dates, record numbers, Billboard chart data, and personnel—while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists. Readers who revel in pop cultural history will savor each chapter as it plunges deeply into key events—in music, society, and the world—from each era of the past 125 years. Following in the wake of the first two volumes of his original Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, this follow-up work covers not only more beloved classic performances in pop music history, but many lesser -known but exceptional recordings that—in the modern digital world of “long tail” listening, re-mastered recordings, and “lost but found” possibilities—Sullivan mines from modern recording history. The Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volumes 3 and 4 lets the readers discover, and, through their playlist services, from such as iTunes toand Spotify, build a truly deepcomprehensive catalog of classic performances that deserve to be a part of every passionate music lover’s life. Sullivan organizes songs in chronological order, starting in 1890 and continuing all the way throughto the present to include modern gems from June 2016. In each chapter, Sullivanhe immerses readers, era by era, in the popular music recordings of the time, noting key events that occurred at the time to painting a comprehensive picture in music history of each periodfor each song. Moreover, Sullivan includes for context bulleted lists noting key events that occurred during the song’s recording
