2,177円 During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion, fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan's legendary Brill Building and a warren of offices a bit farther uptown and composed some of the most beg...

1,657円 Each of the 17 songs from Abbey Road are “profiled” in this volume of Beatle Song Profiles. Beatle Song Profiles are concise commentaries on every Beatle song. The song profiles describe the song’s origins and inspiration, what The Beatles themselves said about it, what was unique about the music...

8,290円 First Published in 2002. A Century of American Popular Music is an annotated index to over 2,000 of the most popular, best remembered, historically important and otherwise influential and interesting popular music, from the landmark publication of Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag to the latest rap h...

300円 Moderate beat song about a woman living in the past desiring former lover to return. The music is bass and treble clefs with guitar chords noted and lyrics. A "Lyrics Only" sheet is for vocalists who have learned the melody. This piece doesn't include a separate vocals clef as do all other sheet ...

661円 Adeles has taken both the music industry and music fans alike by storm. She sings from the soul and personal experience allowing her to touch the human emotion. She’s not just a powerful voice, but a songwriter that writes from her own experience. By allowing herself to share her personal story o...

661円 Question: At what age did she learn to play the guitar? Answer: Thirteen The inspiration for her musical career came at an early age. She had already begun taking singing lessons at 9, and by 13 she had learned to play the guitar. As a result, her interest in music grew and she decided to make a...

1,591円 Read the full, enthralling story of the 20-something London girl who took the music world by storm. This fully updated paperback edition of the bestselling biography, Someone Like Adele, also now includes the story of how Adele found happiness with boyfriend (and rumoured husband) Simon Konecki; ...

10,612円 This book explores popular music fandom from a cultural studies perspective that incorporates popular music studies, audience research, and media fandom. The essays draw together recent work on fandom in popular music studies and begin a dialogue with the wider field of media fan research, raisin...

9,948円 Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts, and he was also ...

4,245円 A towering figure in American culture and a global twentieth-century icon, Bob Dylan has been at the centre of American life for over forty years. The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan brings fresh insights into the imposing range of Dylan's creative output. The first Part approaches Dylan's outpu...

11,697円 Show Tunes fully chronicles the shows, songs, and careers of the major composers of the American musical theatre, from Jerome Kern's earliest interpolations to the latest hits on Broadway. Legendary composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, and Sondheim have been joined by more...

1,313円 This book recounts the entire story of the most successful British band since The Beatles. From their humble beginnings to the break-up that shook the pop world, to their explosive and successful come-back tour a decade later, TAKE THAT – NOW AND THEN exposes the intimate details of the band that...