Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000 (Hardcover)

Recording Artists don't always enjoy success with their first release. A hit record relies on any number of factors: the right song, a memorable performance, a healthy promotional budget, great management, a spot of luck, and even some intangibles. Take choice of a name. For a single artist, duo, vocal group or band, the name can carry a lot of weight. Some recording artists changed their name to appeal to an entirely different demographic, like when country superstar Garth Brooks recorded as Chris Gaines to score on the pop charts. The Beefeaters became the Byrds-and they spelled the band name with a "y" in the wake of the meteoric success of the Beatles, whose letter "A" turned the image of a nasty bug into something intriguing. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel amassed a litany of aliases-Simon went by True Taylor, Jerry Landis, and Paul Kane; Art Garfunkel as Artie Garr; together they were Tom & Jerry before finally using their very ethnic-sounding given names. Bob Leszczak has amassed several hundred examples of musical pseudonyms in The Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000, describing the history of these artists from their obscure origins under another name to their rise to prominence as a major musical act. Music trivia buffs, rock historians, and popular music fans will uncover nugget after nugget of eye-opening information about their favorite acts and perhaps learn a thing or two about a number of other acts. Leszczak goes the extra yard of gathering critical data directly from many of these famous recording artists through in-person interviews and archival research. Whether skipping around randomly or reading from cover-to-cover, readers will find The Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000 a must-have for that music library.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	Bob Leszczak
Dimensions:	234 x 162 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	494
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-4007-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
LSN:	1-4422-4007-5
Barcode:	9781442240070

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