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Fifty-five oral histories of iconic rock and R&B; hits based on the popular Wall Street Journal column 'Anatomy of a Song'.

This expanded edition features 58 songs, offering a rich collection that enhances the original content. It provides readers with a diverse range of musical pieces, showcasing various styles and themes. The added songs contribute to a deeper exploration of the subject matter, making it a valuable resource for music enthusiasts and learners alike.

Fifty oral histories of iconic rock and R&B; hits based on the popular Wall Street Journal column 'Anatomy of a Song'.

Drawing from over ninety interviews, this oral history captures the vibrant essence of the golden age of rock concerts. It features insights from musicians, promoters, and stagehands, showcasing their experiences and contributions to the cultural phenomenon of live rock music. The narrative offers a lively and entertaining exploration of the era, highlighting the dynamics and stories that shaped unforgettable performances and the music industry during that transformative time.

A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews.

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.

A treasure trove of music trivia between hard covers... [A] splendid volume. Guardian

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