This post initially appeared at The Daily Music Break. It’s been edited and expanded a bit. It’s ironic that Harry Nilsson, a songwriter of great renown...
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Cliff Richard — Harry Rodger Webb– was born in 1940. He is a giant of English pop music. He has sold more than 250 million records there and...
Lots of great writing has been done about Freeport, New York’s Lou Reed in the day since his death. The Chicago Tribune equates Reed’s importance...
The Guardian reports that a Canadian dentist by the name of Michael Zuk is hoping to clone John Lennon. Two years ago the Red Deer-based dentist paid £19,500...
The site has a news item today that reports the American Pop Music Hall of Fame is seeking input from the public on which group or performer should be in the...
The question of whether or not we need a new hall of fame is a good one. That isn’t, however, the one being asked by The American Pop Music Hall of Fame...
Reading Music
The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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