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The music of Motown needs no introduction. Berry Gordys record label became a style unto itself, producing hit after suave, sassy and sophisticated hit, and shaped the careers of so many of the greatest musicians of all time. The label produced more US number-one hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined. Now, and with fresh new insights and an incredible visual narrative, the official, visual history of this momentous contribution to music and American culture is told in full. This book delves deep into the success stories of Motowns powerhouse creative team, including the Holland-Dozier-Holland triumvirate, and unpicks backstories of the Motown musicians envied by many, and covered by the rest. The roster includes Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, the Jackson 5, The Temptations and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Motown: The Sound of Young America is dense with information and materials gathered from the personal accounts and archives of many of the key players. It is a spectacular labour of love befitting an incredible story.

Foreword by Bob StanleyOn a sunny Saturday morning in May 1956, a fifteen-year-old, then called Harry Webb, was mooching down Waltham Cross High Street. He heard some music blaring out of a parked car. It stopped him in his tracks.The song was ''''Heartbreak Hotel'''' by Elvis Presley. It sounded like nothing he had ever heard before. In that instant, the schoolboy who was destined to take the hit parade by storm as Cliff Richard fell in love with rock and roll. It gave him the thrill, the purpose and the mission that has shaped his life ever since.Cliff lives in and for music. And with 65 years as a hitmaker, the music filling his head is a broad category. His soundtrack begins by blasting us all back into that first life-changing explosion of rock and roll, and also includes great soul soul stars such as Aretha Franklin, longtime colleagues like Elton John, and much-missed close friends Cilla Black and Olivia Newton-John.This book is meaningful to Cliff on many levels. The 30 or so songs here that make up the soundtrack to his life have each moved him deeply, but it''''s also about the legendary artists he met, and often got to know. He shares those stories and memories with you, too.A Head Full of Music is a vibrant personal journey for Cliff, and it''''s a joy to accompany him on it. Get wired for sound with him and read on.

El libro The Beatles y el Vestigium Trinitatis es el resultado de una inspiración y una reflexión continuada en el tiempo de la pandemia. Es un libro que va directamente al núcleo del porqué de este mundo, quizas tambien del como, y sin duda, su intencion es un para que. Para los que creen ...

El grupo Why? no hubiera mantenido la delicada línea que marcan os encefalogramas en movimiento si su genética hubiera sido cargada sólo con las habituales dosis de ilusión, técnica (virtuosismo incluso) y ambicion artistica. ¡Que va! Los muchachos exploradores que en Why? se conjuntaron y se conjuraron de lo habitual no iban sobrados , pero de ganas, pasion e irreverencia tenian un tremendo, un brutal, cargamento que rozaba la ilegalidad. (Jamr, extracto de Tantos años... y aun palpita.

A fully realised portrait of a complex man: spiritual but peevish, brilliantly talented, but for ever shadowed by the Lennon/McCartney axis' The Times, Book of the Year In this fascinating biography, Norman charts the intriguing contradictions of Harrisons life Daily MailFrom the author of the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation and the bestselling John Lennon: The Life comes a revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most undervalued and mysterious Beatle.Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote.

Aquest llibre es un viatge en l’espai i el temps cap a una epoca musical poc valorada malgrat la seva importància. Es tracta d’un exercici de memoria per rescatar músiques i músics, comunicadors, ave

La presente obra colectiva recoge una variedad de estudios en el ámbito de la Musicología, realizados por un destacado grupo de profesores e investigadores. Estos trabajos reflejan la diversidad temática y la vitalidad de la investigacion musicologica actual, siguiendo la amplia gama de intereses cientificos que Antonio Martin Moreno ha desarrollado y continua cultivando en su incansable y generosa carrera academica. Antonio Martin Moreno es una figura prominente en la Musicologia y uno de los pioneros de su introduccion en la universidad española. Durente muchos años, ha sido catedratico en la Universidad de Granada, donde ha impulsado decisivamente el estudio de esta disciplina, convirtiendose en un referente tanto a nivel nacional como internacional. En el ambito de la gestion universitaria, promovio la creacion del Departamento de Historia y Ciencias de la Musica de la UGR, unico de estas caracteristicas al sur de Madrid, desde el que se imparten las titulaciones de Grado, Master y Doctorado. Este libro reune treinta y siete contribuciones cientificas, organizadas en seis bloques tematicos que reflejan las principales areas de investigacion del profesor Martin Moreno: "Patrimonio musical de Andalucia", "Teatro musical en España", "Musica española de los siglos XVIII y XIX", "Pensamiento, estetica e historiografia musical en España" y "Musica y educacion". Las contribuciones estan precedidas por las "Semblanzas" y la "Introduccion", que sirven de portico para su contextualizacion.

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Combining signals and language models in one place this book explores how sound may be represented and manipulated by computer systems and how our devices may come to recognize particular sonic patterns as musically meaningful or creative through the lens of information theory

Drawn from NPR Musics acclaimed groundbreaking series Turning the Tables the definitive book on the vital role of Women in Musicfrom Beyonc to Odetta Taylor Swift to Joan Baez Joan Jett to Dolly Partonfeaturing archival interviews essays photographs and illustrations Turning the Tables launched in 2017 has revolutionized recognition of female artists whether it be in best album lists or in the Rock and Roll Hall of FameHow Women Made Music A Revolutionary History from NPR Music brings this impressive reshaping to the page and includes material from more than fifty years of NPRs coverage plus newly commissioned work A musthave for music fans songwriters feminist historians and those interested in how artists think and work includingJoan Baez talking about nonviolence as a musical principle in 1971 Dolly Partons favorite song and the story behind it Patti Smith describing art as her jealous mistress in 1974Nina Simone in 2001 explaining how she developed the edge in her voice as a tool against racism Taylor Swift talking about when she had no idea if her musical career might workOdetta on how shifting from classical music to folk allowed her to express her fury over Jim CrowThis incomparable hardcover volume is a vital record of history destined to become a cla

Al Tall ha sido mucho más que un grupo musical, ha sido la banda sonora de una sociedad en transformación, un símbolo de lucha y esperanza para muchos valencianos y valencianas: sus canciones han resonado en manifestaciones y actos civicos, han marcado la memoria colectiva y han formado parte de la educacion sentimental de diversas generaciones. Este libro, con un tono emotivo y ahondando en detalles, busca reparar la falta de atencion al legado de Al Tall. A traves de testimonios directos de los miembros del grupo, analisis musicologicos y articulos periodisticos, se desvela el universo tematico e ideologico de sus letras. No solo se trata de musica, sino de reflejar las preocupaciones, las luchas y las esperanzas de una sociedad valenciana en proceso de definir su identidad. Influenciada por teoricos como Adorno y otros estudiosos de la musica comprometida, la autora analiza las canciones de Al Tall como herramienta de transformacion social. Desde su fundacion en los dificiles años de la transicion posfranquista hasta su ultima cancion, el grupo ha sabido encauzar las preocupaciones y aspiraciones de una sociedad en plena evolucion y ha adoptado una posicion militante y reivindicativa que lo situa dentro de la tradicion global de la musica comprometida, junto a figuras como Georges Brassens y Bob Dylan. Con este estudio exhaustivo, se pretende ofrecer una vision completa y profundamente analitica del fenomeno Al Tall, una formacion que ha convertido el arte en un arma para el cambio y la conciencia colectiva, al tiempo que nos ha revelado una parte esencial de nuestra historia e identidad.

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Every Valley is the cinematic and moving true story that lies behind the creation of one of the greatest pieces of music ever written Handel s Messiah A mesmerizing journey through one of the most fascinating and creative moments in human history AMANDA FOREMAN Unforgettable A delicious history of music power love genius royalty and adventure SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE London 1741 An actress mired in scandal plans her escape from an abusive husband A penniless sea captain sets out to rescue the city s abandoned infants An African Muslim and former captive in the colonies becomes a celebrity A grieving political dissident seeks release from his torment And a great composer to kings George Frideric Handel now ill and straining to keep an audience s attention faces a decision that will secure his place in history Evoking a pivotal moment at the birth of modernity a time of fear conspiracy and uprising and featuring some of the most unusual and brilliant personalities of the eighteenth century Every Valley is a resonant story of hope in the darkness and the entangled lives that shaped a masterpiece A book of power and glory brimming with emotion and dazzling in its reach STACY SCHIFF

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an instant classic and a required part of the library of anyone fascinated with the record business Danny Goldberg bestselling author of Serving the Servant Remembering Kurt Cobain Chess Records tested their acquisitions out on people waiting at a nearby bus stop if the crowd were bopping they had a hit Sub Pop rejection letters start with the harsh yet funny Dear Loser Atlantic Records signed Led Zeppelin on Dusty Springfield s recommendation Labelled with Love is an odyssey through your record collection and the world beyond it from the Jazz Age to punk the civil rights movement to Thatcherism the Beatles to Britpop and Ella Fitzgerald to The Ramones Long time music obsessive Andy Bollen tracks popular music through the influential labels that have shaped the last eighty years chronicling each company with the passion of a fan but the eye of a satirist This is an informative and revealing look at the leading labels bands and music that rocked our worlds and shaped our lives

Bono, cantante de U2, dijo que la música puede cambiar el mundo porque puede cambiar a las personas. La investigación psicológica nos demuestra que todos los seres humanos tienen diferentes dimensiones de la personalidad que se pueden desarrollar a lo largo de la vida.Las canciones que conforman los capitulos de este libro estan seleccionadas para aportar un valor al crecimiento en cada una de esas dimensiones. El significado de la musica no se puede desvincular de su interaccion con la emotividad de las personas, y el conocimiento del mundo emocional y de la interioridad humana es el motor de transformacion vital. Cada uno tenemos un diferente nivel de desarrollo de las dimensiones del perfil de personalidad, fruto de las distintas relaciones que tengamos con el entorno, las experiencias anteriores, nuestros objetivos de vida, etc. Pero hay un proceso para ir desarrollando cada dimension y alcanzar todos los tesoros que suponen ese dominio interior pleno.Hay canciones que nos ayudan a saber quienes somos, nos descubrimos a traves de ellas, aunque no nos guste lo que encontramos. Otras nos hacen integrar nue

Ensayo breve que mezcla las dos pasiones del renombrado traductor: la literatura y la percusión. -Libro de música, pero marcadamente literario. Tanto se habla de Walter Brundy y John Bonham como de Faulkner y W. G. Sebald. -No hay libros tan literarios con la bateria como protagonista principal: tu-pa tu-tu-pa. -Para melomanos. De ritmo solo carece lo muerto , afirma Ce Santiago, y la vitalidad de este ensayo lo demuestra. Enamorado de la bateria desde siempre, Santiago recorre la historia del instrumento y del arte de tocarlo, pero el compas de su prosa unica tambien nos arrastrara hasta el filo del tiempo, el breve aunque crucial lapso que media entre un tic y un tac, alli donde convergen la literatura, la musica y la vida entera, donde la triada ritmo-cuerpo-instrumento se funde en un solo mandato que dice: bailemos.

La etiqueta indie se ha convertido en un término cotidiano y problemático, objeto de eternas discusiones entre melómanos sobre su legitimidad como género musical. Más allá de lo estrictamente musical, el publico, periodistas especializados, promotores de conciertos y festivales, discograficas y academicos tambien consideran que el indie es, al mismo tiempo, una postura autonoma en la industria musical, una actitud frente al hecho musical y una huida del mercado comercial y masivo. Sin embargo, rara vez se cumplen todas estas premisas en un grupo o artista musical considerado indie. Tampoco en los grupos indies españoles mas populares. Ademas de que estas caracteristicas no son exclusivas de este tipo de musica. Artistas de rap, heavy metal, musica electronica o adscritos a cualquier otro genero musical pueden ser igualmente independientes, minoritarios, innovadores, musicalmente ambiciosos y no ser considerados indies. Entonces ¿Que es el indie? Este ensayo aborda los origenes, caracteristicas, usos y funciones de un concepto confuso que despierta simpatias y recelos a partes iguales. Con un enfoque academico pero muy accesible, la obra propone una lectura critica sobre como los diferentes agentes que intervienen en la industria musical, pero, sobre todo, la prensa musical especializada y generalista, conforman los significados de los que hacemos uso y que, en el caso del indie, se vuelven difusos e incluso contradictorios, dando lugar a un debate fascinante.

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles beloved roadie, assistant, confidant and friend A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Malcolm Mal Evans was an invaluable member of the Beatles inner circle. Serving as their long-time roadie, personal assistant and protector, he was a sometime lyricist, occasional performer and regular fixer at the height of the groups fame and beyond. But Mals dedication to his beloved boys and his own desire for stardom took its toll, leading to the dissolution of his marriage and his untimely death in January 1976.Until now, Mals extraordinary life has remained shrouded in mystery. Drawing on hundreds of exclusive interviews and with full access to Mals unpublished archives including his personal diaries, manuscripts and memorabilia renowned Beatles scholar Kenneth Womack paints the first complete portrait of this complicated figure at the heart of the Beatles story. Living the Beatles Legend is a fascinating but ultimately tragic tale about life at the edges of superstardom.