Browse: Tempo: A Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture (series)
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Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson first became known in 1970, when he was awarded the Country Music Award for his song 'Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down,' as sung by Johnny Cash. Hurd provides the... — More…
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Historian and musician West's book is an excellent look at how the Police accomplished success by synthesizing disparate influences into 'marketable, mainstream music, which has remained viable... — More…
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Ska music, often recognized as the precursor to reggae, originated in Jamaica in the 1950s, achieved worldwide popularity in the '70s and '80s, and remains influential today. This book thoroughly... — More…
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How did a Jewish kid from Queens end up on top of the musical pyramid? That's the question Bonca seeks to answer in his insightful portrait of Paul Simon, who, at 72, remains at the top of his... — More…
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Warren Zevon (1947-2003) was one of the most innovative songwriters in recent popular music history, and Plasketes captures the full range of Zevon's skills in the first full-length biography... — More…
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In nine fascinating chronological chapters, music and literature critic Donald Brown analyzes Bob Dylan's recording career. Drawing on an array of published sources but mostly the recordings... — More…
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Phil Spector: Sound of the Sixties follows the ups and downs of Spector's career as an entrepreneur and businessman, technical wizard and musical visionary, record label master, and collaborator... — More…
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Like a competent musical surgeon, Philo cuts wide margins in his account, beginning with Lonnie Donegan's 1955 recording of Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter's 'Rock Island Line,' igniting the British... — More…
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Like a competent musical surgeon, Philo cuts wide margins in his account, beginning with Lonnie Donegan's 1955 recording of Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter's 'Rock Island Line,' igniting the British... — More…
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Fleiner, who teaches classical history at the University of Winchester, nicely places the reader into the atmosphere that produced the Kinks, one of the most important bands of the British Invasion.... — More…
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