the little black book
OVER A CENTURY OF THE GREATEST ARTISTS, ALBUMS, SONGS, PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS THAT ROCKED THE MUSIC WORLD.
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From the most explosive lyrics and chart-busting albums and singles to the greatest compositions and pivotal performances this is an overview of each moment's impact on modern music, on popular culture, and on rock evolution.
At once critical analysis of these seminal moments, and glorious celebration of 100 years of popular music. Some moments are legendary - the spectacular explosion of punk in 1977, the genius of John Lennon's songwriting.
Others are more subtle - groundbreaking productions that inspired decades of imitators, the first use of the MOOG synthesizer, the untimely death of an icon or the first breakdance. Each moment is placed in its historic, cultural and musical context creating an intelligent, accessible guide to a century of popular music from around the world.
A decade-by-decade review of a century of the major artists, albums, songs, performances and events in music, including:
Billy Murray, the first "album"- The Nutcracker Suite, the beginning of the idea of charts, George Gerschwin, Broadway Melody, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Vera Lynn, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, The Chipmunks, The Rolling stones, James Brown, Shirley Bassey, First edition of Top of the Pops, A Hard Day's Night movie, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Kinks, The Who, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Ravi Shankar, The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Bob Marley, Queen, Electric Light Orchestra, John Williams, Michael Jackson, THe Jam, Dire Straits, Bob Geldof, Madonna, U2. Oasis, Whitney Houston, Randy Newman, Blur, Celine Dion, Kylie Minogue, Robson & Jerome, Hootie and the Blowfish, The Cranberries and many more.
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