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American Legends Of Rock
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Author : Ron Knapp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
American Legends Of Rock written by Ron Knapp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A collective biography that focuses on ten exceptional rock and roll artists whose music and influence live on and also inspire today's new and upcoming performers. Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and Bruce Springsteen are featured.
Unknown Legends Of Rock N Roll
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Author : Richie Unterberger
language : en
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
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Unknown Legends Of Rock N Roll written by Richie Unterberger and has been published by Hal Leonard Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Music categories.
Profiles rock musicians from the 1950s to the 1990s who never made it big, including the Collins Kids, Graham Bond, Duffy Powder, the Remains, Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Martin Newell, and the Free Spirits
American Legends
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-03-14
American Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-14 with categories.
*Includes pictures. *Includes Hudson's own quotes about his life and career. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself." - Rock Hudson A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In the middle of the 20th century, there was perhaps no leading man as famous and popular as Rock Hudson, who would star in both comedies and dramas on the way to being named one of the Top 10 Stars of the Year for eight years straight (1957-1964). Whether he was starring in a comedy with Doris Day or in a drama opposite Elizabeth Taylor, the tall, impeccably dressed actor couldn't help but make girls in the audience swoon, and he was recognized as one of Hollywood's biggest heartthrobs. The success of his peak years ensured that Hudson would remain a star over the course of 4 decades, and he appeared in about 70 films during his career. Today, however, Rock Hudson might be better known among contemporary audiences for his personal life. Acting in a more conservative era, Hudson struggled to keep his homosexuality out of the news for fear it would destroy his career, even though many of his Hollywood contemporaries were aware of it. After Hudson died of AIDS in 1985, perhaps the first major celebrity to die of the disease, details of his personal life began to be publicized, sometimes amidst messy legal battles. It soon became clear just what kind of pains Hudson took to keep his personal life private, and his friendships with men were highly scrutinized, as was his marriage to his agent's secretary, Phyllis Gates. At the same time, his death shined a bigger spotlight on AIDS and helped raise both awareness and funding for research into battling the disease. American Legends: The Life of Rock Hudson examines the life and career of one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Rock Hudson like never before, in no time at all.
American Legends
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Author : William L. Bauer
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009-08-19
American Legends written by William L. Bauer and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-19 with categories.
Closure...it's quite a concept, but is it just an American legend? You decide as William L. Bauer's debut novel combines an appealing private detective with a memorable cast of supporting characters in an intriguing mystery thriller that explores closure and the lengths to which three people go for pure greed, fame and revenge. Matt Grieve is the resident detective of a prestigious urban law firm. Whip-smart and quietly sophisticated, he's a six foot five likeable tough guy with cop instincts and a painter's eye for detail. After a late-night meeting with a reclusive ex-rock star, Grieve embarks on an investigation that shakes his every value and belief to the core. Brothers Tyler and Cal Berke have it all: success in the fast lane of the L.A. music scene, international celebrity and fabulous wealth. When Cal's executive jet vanishes over the Arctic Circle, the world mourns the death of the American deity of rock. Or did Cal somehow survive? Enter Matt Grieve, a private detective headstrong enough to follow a trail of tragic family history, deceitful perceptions, hazardous secrets and lethal lies to a riveting conclusion. Sibling rivalries, physical attractions and emotional sparks flash as Matt, Tyler and a killer as ruthless as a wolf take you on a suspenseful journey inside the cockpit of a doomed executive jet, along Mulholland Drive's slippery curves, over the razor wire of a wilderness hideout, and into the underbelly of hatred where nothing is ever too heinous.
Rock N Roll Myths
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Author : Gary Graff
language : en
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Release Date : 2012-06-12
Rock N Roll Myths written by Gary Graff and has been published by Voyageur Press (MN) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It's perhaps the relative modernity of rock 'n' roll that makes the genre a minefield of myths and legends accepted as truth. History hasn't had time to dissect the bunk. Until now. Discover the real stories behind rock's biggest crocks, how they came to be but why they have persisted. Did Cass Elliott really asphyxiate herself with a ham sandwich? Did the Beatles spark a spliff in Buckingham? Did Willie Nelson do the same in the White House? Did Keith Richards get a complete "oil change" at a Swiss clinic in 1973 to pass a drug test necessary to embark on an American tour with the Stones? Then there's the freaky (did Michael Jackson own the remains of the Elephant Man?), the quasi-medical (Rod Stewart and that stomach pump?), the culinary (did Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne really do all those things to bats, chickens, etc. onstage?), and the apocryphal (did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for mastery of the blues?). In all, more than 50 enduring lies are examined, explained, and debunked.
Legends Of Rock Guitar
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Author : Pete Prown
language : en
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Release Date : 1997
Legends Of Rock Guitar written by Pete Prown and has been published by Hal Leonard Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Music categories.
Presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of rock guitar legends examining over three hundred artists beginning in the 1950s and covering a wide range of styles and includes performers such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Duane Eddy, Buddy Holly, Keith Richards, and more.
American Legends
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Author : Charles River
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-10-14
American Legends written by Charles River and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes Berry's quotes about his life and career *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading “I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint.” – Chuck Berry "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.'" – John Lennon The origins of rock music claim several founding fathers, with each perspective holding merit and directly contributing to the golden age to follow in rock music. While Elvis Presley remains perhaps the most high profile figure of early rock, he was not truly a member of the first generation, and if anything, he was a product of a slightly older wave of ground-breaking artists. Appearing immediately before Presley's rise was Texan Buddy Holly, whose borrowings from driving black rhythms blended with white lyrics to make him one of the first successful cross-over artists. However, perhaps the first and ultimately the most successful of this category - those artistic explorers who most effectively blurred racial and political lines through their music - was Chuck Berry, an African-American blues, country singer/guitarist songwriter who perfectly blended the prevailing forms of his generation to attract both black and white audiences with a virtuosity and originality that set the bar for the next half century. Unlike Presley, and more in the manner of Holly, Chuck Berry wrote his own classics, and he thrived as both a composer and lyricist based on his early love of poetry and hard blues, jump blues jazzy ballads, boogie-woogie, and hillbilly music. As a double-threat musician and imaginative literary figure, Berry trained his musical focus on American “teen life…consumerism and utilizing guitar solos and showmanship that would be a major influence on subsequent rock music.” Indeed, Chuck Berry was the first artist to reach the charts who was both a virtuoso guitarist and songwriter. As with the gyrations of Elvis and the moonwalk of Michael Jackson, Berry had his trademark stage gesture, the “duck walk,” a maneuver in which the right foot is kicked across the stage and leaves the left dragging along behind. It is suggested by some that this signature gesture was not actually planned for anything other than to camouflage a wrinkled rayon suit in a mid-'50s performance in New York, but either way, only a small part of Berry's success came from the visual. Berry also “crafted many of rock 'n' roll's greatest riffs” for guitar, and he became the standard for brilliance on the instrument. In addition to pioneering the sound of rock, Berry's performances set the bar for rock bands across the world. In particular, his specific brand of showmanship served as a template for front men, and all the while, the complete package included iconic guitar riffs that showed blinding tactile skill, energetic boogie-based hits, and depictions of village life and love for both blacks and whites. Put together, Berry's work made the careers of subsequent stars and superstars of the genre possible. As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame put it, “While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together. It was his particular genius to graft country & western guitar licks onto a rhythm & blues chassis in his very first single, 'Maybellene.'" American Legends: The Life of Chuck Berry looks at the life and career of one of America's most influential rock stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Chuck Berry like never before, in no time at all.
American Legends
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
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Release Date : 2017-01-26
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*Includes pictures *Includes some of Buddy Holly's quotes *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading "If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock'n'roll' or they won't even let you in the hotel." - Buddy Holly At the time of Buddy Holly's birth in 1936, in Lubbock Texas, rock music and its various hybrid genres were in early infancy. Signs of rock's future magnitude would soon be seen in the sexual charisma of the young Elvis Presley, the rhythm and passion of Chuck Berry, the riveting musical dialogues of Little Richard, and the raw virtuosity of Jerry Lee Lewis. Even then, however, no one yet knew what a rock star really was, and who could become one. Viewed in that light, observers of the time must have thought it fantastical that a nerdy boy-next-door, wearing bow ties and thick, dark horn-rimmed glasses, would consider such a climb into the rarified air of the traditionally-accepted stage performer, with a charisma not to be found in daily life. The fact that Holly stuck to his guns and persevered would actually come to make him an important pillar of rock music's origins. His visual appearance and easy, unassuming style struck a sympathetic note with the "everyman" audience, and his brilliant, albeit brief, career demonstrated that there was a flip side to the "suave and sexy" style of Elvis and his early rock contemporaries. Despite his lack of overt sex appeal in the traditional sense, the quirky Holly, who spent only 21 months in the public eye, was nevertheless "a good student, possessed of infectious personal charm." For young men around the world who shared Holly's "nerdiness," and women who were of a mind to take a break from being seduced from the stage to focus their attention on the "good boy," he was "hard not to like, with his goofy charisma, innovative vocal style, and very catchy tune." Holly did not immediately seek out a niche to occupy, but studied, tweaked, experimented, and grew constantly in the areas of sound, arrangement, orchestration, unique lyrics and technology to become the "most progressive rock and roll star of the 50s." He attracted an audience of kindred spirits with the affable "boy next door charm" to become "one of rock 'n' roll's founding fathers." Along the way, he contributed his own gifts as a visionary, in the same way that Presley did, by conveying through his music, whatever the setting, "the wide-open spaces of Texas." In addition, he altered the rock music industry in such a way that performing artists could also become self-arrangers and songwriters. Holly was, in fact, an artist whose career sustained itself almost entirely on original songs, an act of courage in the rock industry, and he has been singled out as one of the two greatest songwriters of his era, the other being Chuck Berry. While Holly is frequently given the credit he deserves, he is probably best remembered for the tragic plane crash that killed him when he was still just 22. Known as "The Day The Music Died", Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson boarded a small plane after performing a show on the "Winter Dance Party" tour in Clear Lake, Iowa, but that night, February 3, 1959, their plane crashed shortly after takeoff when the pilot got confused due to bad weather and poor visibility. In addition to prematurely killing 3 young artists, the crash was immortalized by Don McLean's "American Pie." American Legends: The Life of Buddy Holly looks at the life and career of one of America's most famous rock stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Buddy Holly like never before, in no time at all.
American Myths Legends And Tall Tales 3 Volumes
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Author : Christopher R. Fee
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2016-08-29
American Myths Legends And Tall Tales 3 Volumes written by Christopher R. Fee and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with Social Science categories.
A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
The Legends Of Rock Guitar
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Author : Artie Traum
language : en
Publisher: Oak Publications
Release Date : 1962-06-01
The Legends Of Rock Guitar written by Artie Traum and has been published by Oak Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962-06-01 with Music categories.
The story of Rock and Roll guitar through the lives and music of twelve all-time greats. Explore the styles of the players who created them, through riffs, left- and right-hand techniques, and solos. In-depth chapters on each player also includes photos, biography, and tips on guitars and equipment to get an authentic sound.