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Author: Colin Larkin
Publisher: Bpi Communications
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780823076970
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a comprehensive look at the history of rock and roll, identifies top groups and performers, and lists albums and ratings
Author: Paul Du Noyer
Publisher:
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: 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: Dafydd Rees
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 1108
ISBN-13: 9780789446138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents year-by-year chronologies of influential artists from the past fifty years.
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
Author: Mike Clifford
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe best-selling illustrated rock reference book of all time offers the most complete guide available to rock 'n' roll past and present. "A better choice than The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock."--Library Journal "The best up-to-date rock encyclopedia."--New York Times. Full-color photographs.
Author: Rusty Cutchin
Publisher: Flame Tree Music
Published: 2019-08-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781787557109
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing over 150 of the world's greatest guitar superstars, this updated edition of our successful Rock Guitar Heroes is a definitive guide to those guitarists whose talents helped change the face of music forever and touched the lives of millions. From the heroes of classic blues rock with the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, Page and Beck to modern artists such as Jack White and Muse's Matt Bellamy, this comprehensive catalogue of guitarists covers a wide range of musical styles. Learn what inspired them to create the music that led to their legendary status, how they achieved such greatness and the tools they used to get to the top. Supported by over 200 superb images that bring each page to life and capture the power and emotion behind the music, this is the ideal book for any aspiring guitar hero, and will satisfy even the most die-hard of music fans.
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.
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Published: 2003-03-29
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Author: Brock Helander
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 854
ISBN-13: 0857128116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Rockin' '60s is a comprehensive guide through the decade that produced the greatest music of all time: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Aretha Frankin and hundreds more emerged from this era. Delve into a narrative history of each group and examine the people behind the music, along with an analysis of key recordings, discography, and archival photos throughout.
