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Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed music
journalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories of
iconic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column Songs that
sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits become
something more--iconic recordings that not only inspire a
generation but also change the direction of music. In Anatomy of 55
More Songs, based on his column for the Wall Street Journal, music
journalist and historian Marc Myers tells the story behind
fifty-five rock, pop, R&B, country, and soul-gospel hits
through intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded
them. Part oral history, part musical analysis, Anatomy of 55 More
Songs ranges from Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising"
to Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By," The Beach Boys' "Good
Vibrations," and Black Sabbath's "Paranoid." Bernie Taupin recalls
how he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's "Rocket Man;" Joan Jett
remembers channeling her rage against how she had been unfairly
labeled and treated as a female rocker into "Bad Reputation;" and
Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper,
Roberta Flack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Carly Simon, and
many others reveal the emotions and technique behind their major
works. Through an absorbing chronological, song-by-song analysis of
the most memorable post-war hits, Anatomy of 55 More Songs provides
a sweeping look at the evolution of pop music between 1964 and
today. This book will change how you listen to music and evaluate
the artists who create it.
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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All the World's Primates (Paperback)
Noel Rowe, Marc Myers; Foreword by Jane Goodall; Introduction by Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands
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Every great song has a fascinating backstory. In Anatomy of a Song,
based on the ongoing Wall Street Journal column, writer and music
historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through
oral histories of forty-five transformative songs woven from
interviews with the artists who created them. Bringing readers
inside the making of a hit, Anatomy of a Song includes the Isley
Brothers' memorable song Shout, Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love,
Janis Joplin's Mercedes Benz, and R.E.M's Losing My Religion. After
receiving his discharge from the army in 1968, John Fogerty does a
handstand and reworks Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to come up with
Proud Mary. Joni Mitchell remembers living in a cave on Crete with
the mean old daddy who inspired her 1971 hit Carey. Elvis Costello
talks about writing (The Angels Wanna War My) Red Shoes in ten
minutes on the train to Liverpool. And Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Rod
Stewart, the Clash, Jimmy Cliff, Roger Waters, Stevie Wonder, Keith
Richards, Cyndi Lauper, and many other leading artists reveal the
emotions, inspirations, and techniques behind their influential
works. Anatomy of a Song is a love letter to the songs that have
defined generations of listeners.
Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits
become something more - iconic recordings that not only inspire a
generation but also alter the direction of music. In this follow-up
to his classic Anatomy of a Song, writer and music historian Marc
Myers tells the stories behind fifty-five more rock, pop, R&B,
country and reggae hits through intimate interviews with the
artists who wrote and recorded them. Part oral history, part
musical analysis, Anatomy of 55 Hit Songs ranges from Creedence
Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' to Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On
By', The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' and Black Sabbath's
'Paranoid'. Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton
John's 'Rocket Man'; Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage
against how she had been unfairly labeled and treated into 'Bad
Reputation' and Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl
Crow, Alice Cooper, Roberta Flack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards,
Carly Simon and many others reveal the emotions and technique
behind their major works.
Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of
jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many
forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many
influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles. Rich with the
voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene
during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's
evolution through the prism of technological advances, social
transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and much
more. In an absorbing narrative enlivened by the commentary of key
personalities, Marc Myers describes the myriad of events and trends
that affected the music's evolution, among them, the American
Federation of Musicians strike in the early 1940s, changes in radio
and concert-promotion, the introduction of the long-playing record,
the suburbanization of Los Angeles, the Civil Rights movement, the
"British invasion" and the rise of electronic instruments. This
groundbreaking book deepens our appreciation of this music by
identifying many of the developments outside of jazz itself that
contributed most to its texture, complexity, and growth.
Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert
retains its allure and its power as a unifying experience - and as
an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert,
acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of
this compelling phenomenon, weaving together ground-breaking
accounts from the people who were there. Myers combines the tales
of icons like Joan Baez, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller,
Roger Waters and Angus Young with figures such as the disc jockeys
who first began playing rock on the radio; the audio engineers that
developed new technologies to accommodate ever-growing rock
audiences; music journalists, like Rolling Stone's Cameron Crowe;
and the promoters who organized it all, like Michael Lang,
co-founder of Woodstock, to create a rounded and vivid account of
live rock's stratospheric rise. Rock Concert provides a
fascinating, immediate look at the evolution of rock 'n' roll
through the lens of live performances, spanning the rise of R&B
in the 1950s, through the hippie gatherings of the '60s, to the
growing arena tours of the '70s and '80s. Elvis Presley's gyrating
hips, the British Invasion that brought the Beatles in the '60s,
the Grateful Dead's free flowing jams and Pink Floyd's The Wall are
just a few of the defining musical acts that drive this rich
narrative. Featuring dozens of key players in the history of rock
and filled with colourful anecdotes, Rock Concert will speak to
anyone who has experienced the transcendence of live rock.
Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits
transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and
altering the direction of music. In Anatomy of a Song, writer and
music historian Marc Myers tells the stories behind fifty rock,
pop, R&B, country and reggae hits through intimate interviews
with the artists who wrote and recorded them. Mick Jagger, Jimmy
Page, the Clash, Smokey Robinson, Grace Slick, Roger Waters, Joni
Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Rod Stewart, Elvis Costello and many other
leading artists reveal the inspirations, struggles and techniques
behind their influential works.
"Why Jazz Happened" is the first comprehensive social history of
jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many
forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many
influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles. Rich with the
voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene
during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's
evolution through the prism of technological advances, social
transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and much
more. In an absorbing narrative enlivened by the commentary of key
personalities, Marc Myers describes the myriad of events and trends
that affected the music's evolution, among them, the American
Federation of Musicians strike in the early 1940s, changes in radio
and concert-promotion, the introduction of the long-playing record,
the suburbanization of Los Angeles, the Civil Rights movement, the
"British invasion" and the rise of electronic instruments. This
groundbreaking book deepens our appreciation of this music by
identifying many of the developments outside of jazz itself that
contributed most to its texture, complexity, and growth.
Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits
become something more - iconic recordings that not only inspire a
generation but also alter the direction of music. In this follow-up
to his classic Anatomy of a Song, writer and music historian Marc
Myers tells the stories behind fifty-five more rock, pop, R&B,
country and reggae hits through intimate interviews with the
artists who wrote and recorded them. Part oral history, part
musical analysis, Anatomy of 55 More Songs ranges from Creedence
Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising' to Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On
By', The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' and Black Sabbath's
'Paranoid'. Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton
John's 'Rocket Man'; Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage
against how she had been unfairly labeled and treated into 'Bad
Reputation' and Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl
Crow, Alice Cooper, Roberta Flack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards,
Carly Simon and many others reveal the emotions and technique
behind their major works.
Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert
retains its allure and its power as a unifying experience - and as
an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert,
acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of
this compelling phenomenon, weaving together ground-breaking
accounts from the people who were there. Myers combines the tales
of icons like Joan Baez, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller,
Roger Waters and Angus Young with figures such as the disc jockeys
who first began playing rock on the radio; the audio engineers that
developed new technologies to accommodate ever-growing rock
audiences; music journalists, like Rolling Stone's Cameron Crowe;
and the promoters who organized it all, like Michael Lang,
co-founder of Woodstock, to create a rounded and vivid account of
live rock's stratospheric rise. Rock Concert provides a
fascinating, immediate look at the evolution of rock 'n' roll
through the lens of live performances, spanning the rise of R&B
in the 1950s, through the hippie gatherings of the '60s, to the
growing arena tours of the '70s and '80s. Elvis Presley's gyrating
hips, the British Invasion that brought the Beatles in the '60s,
the Grateful Dead's free flowing jams and Pink Floyd's The Wall are
just a few of the defining musical acts that drive this rich
narrative. Featuring dozens of key players in the history of rock
and filled with colourful anecdotes, Rock Concert will speak to
anyone who has experienced the transcendence of live rock.
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