Based on the popular Wall Street Journal column, Anatomy of a Song
captures the stories behind 45 influential rock, R&B, and pop
hits through oral-history interviews with the artists who wrote and
recorded them--including Keith Richards on Street Fighting Man, Rod
Stewart on Maggie May, and more Writer and music historian Marc
Myers brings to life five decades of music in Anatomy of a Song,
based on the popular ongoing Wall Street Journal column, through
oral histories of forty-five transformative songs woven from
interviews with the artists who created them. Taking readers inside
the making of a hit, Anatomy of a Song includes Led Zeppelin's
"Whole Lotta Love," Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz," Rod Stewart's
"Maggie May," and Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time." Joni Mitchell
remembers living in a cave on Crete with the "mean old daddy" who
inspired her 1971 hit "Carey," while Elvis Costello talks about
writing "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" on a train to
Liverpool. Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Smokey
Robinson, Grace Slick, Mavis Staples, Steven Tyler, the Clash,
Merle Haggard, Bonnie Raitt, Debbie Harry, and many other leading
artists reveal the inspirations, struggles, and techniques behind
their influential works. Covering the history of rock, R&B,
country, disco, soul, reggae and pop, Anatomy of a Song is a love
letter to the songs that have defined several generations of
listeners.
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