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Blues-Rock (1960s-2010s) is the third volume of Gordon's Blues Guide's, a concise and informative primer on this popular sub-genre of the blues, from its formation in the early 1960s through the present day. The guide provides a brief history of early blues-rock bands along with a list of...

Chicago Blues (1940s-1960s) is the second volume of Gordon's Blues Guides, a quick and easy primer on the Chicago blues style from the 1940s through the 1960s. The guide provides a brief history of the early days of the city's blues scene, a list of key artists with biographies, and recommended...

"If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."- John LennonChuck Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986; for having "laid the groundwork for not only a rock and roll sound but...

-"BRITPOP: l'ultimo movimento musicale del XX secolo" Un racconto storico, musicologico e sociologico molto spigliato e senza peli sulla lingua sull'ultimo grande movimento musicale giovanile del XX secolo, e anche l'ultimo in senso assoluto dopo che dagli anni 2000 l'interesse per...

Robbie Williams left the group Take That in 1995 to launch a solo career, in which all but one of his 11 studio albums have reached #1 in the UK. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom. Moreover, Robbie has released seven number-one singles.Robbie has...

Are you familiar with this famous slash infamous English band today? Are you having a last song syndrome of Zara Larsson's Symphony? This Trivia is not about Zara but this band has definitely earned their right in the music scene. Most singing groups that we all know ever since would usually...

For many years, over, and over, people have told me that I should write a book about my life experiences in the music industry. Never gave that much thought until, at a point in time, the concept of individual “short-stories” came to mind. To write a book that’s not a “tell-all” but one...

Graced by more than 200 illustrations, many of them seldom seen and some never before published, this sparkling volume offers vivid portraits of the men and women who created country music, the artists whose lives and songs formed the rich tradition from which so many others have drawn inspiration....

“The Big British Bands”: The British may not have originated rock n’ roll, but they certainly exploited it much better than the American artists who started the ball rolling in 1956. In England, they had their own stars who did their own versions of folk, pop and rock n’ roll music and the kids...

The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Led Zeppelin. An album by album, track by track, run-down of every song released by Led Zeppelin, from their classic first album to their best selling albums of the seventies and beyond. Also includes details of their remastered recordings, compilation albums, live albums and Led Zeppelin on DVD.

The Beatles loom large over the musical landscape even now that nearly a half-century has passed since the four men from Liverpool played their last notes together. While the story of their stunning rise and brief but brilliant time together on top of the pop music world is undoubtedly fascinating,...

A chi è dedicata questa collana? A chi ha spesso sentito parlare di un certo artista o di un certo genere musicale ma non lo conosce perfettamente. A chi non è interessato a biografie "vita morte e miracoli" e a noiosi trattati su un genere o un altro, ma unicamente a ciò...

This book is meant to introduce you to some of the best songs to come out in the year 1920. Hopefully, after reading about these songs and artists, you will go out and listen to them discovering new music you love in the process. While doing research for this book, I was able to discover many new...

Amy Winehouse's debut album, Frank (2003), was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her follow-up album, Back to Black (2006), led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made her the first British...