I Can't Remember If I Cried : Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy

I Can’t Remember If I Cried – Rock Widows on Life, Love, and Legacy I Can’t Remember If I Cried är en gripande och ärlig samling berättelser från kvinnor som var gifta med några av rockens största ikoner. Dessa rockänkor delar sina upplevelser av kärlek, förlust och att föra vidare sina makars arv, samtidigt som de navigerar sina egna liv och identiteter efter deras bortgång. Om boken: Författare: [Ange författare om känd] Innehåll: Intervjuer och personliga berättelser från rockänkor Genre: Musikbiografi / Personliga berättelser Fokus: Livet som partner till en rockstjärna, kärlekens upp- och nedgångar, sorgen vid förlust och arvet som efterlämnas Dessa kvinnor ger en unik inblick i livet bakom rockstjärnelivet, hur de hanterade trycket av att vara gifta med en känd musiker och hur de har lyckats vidareföra sina älskades musikaliska arv. En tankeväckande och känslosam läsupplevelse för alla musikälskare.

Tamara Palmer: Country Fried Soul - Adventures In Dirty South Hip Hop

Hip-hop is the biggest youth movement in the world today, and leading the way is the new sound of the South, exemplified by platinum and multi-platinum artists like OutKast, Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz, Ludacris, Ying Yang Twins and 8Ball and MJG.This fascinating book reveals where Dirty South hip-hop came from and where it's heading. It explores the hopes, struggles, and frustrations of performers and producers, and guides you to the best in Southern hip-hop on CD and DVD, in magazines, and on the web.If you want to know where the South is taking music, you need this book. Includes foreword by Mississippi rapper David Banner.

Cher: All I Really Want To Do

Still going strong in her 60s, Cher is one of the most enduringly successful stars of our time. She has sold more than 100 million records, topped the charts in six consecutive decades ? an unprecedented feat ? and starred in some of the most popular films of the past 30 years.Cher: All I Really Want to Do takes readers through the ups and downs of a career that spans more than 50 years in show business. Beginning with her breakthrough alongside husband Sonny Bono in the '60s, it takes in the high highs ? and low lows ? of the '70s, the big-screen success of the '80s, and global superstardom in the '90s, and continues right up to her latest comeback alongside Christina Aguilera in Burlesque. There's detailed coverage of every major album, film, and tour, from ?I Got You Babe? to Believe, ?Half-Breed? to Moonstruck, ?Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves? to Mermaids, and beyond.

I Wrote That One, Too ... : A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney

One of the most successful songwriters and composers of the last 25 years, Steve Dorff has penned over 20 Top 10 hits for pop and country artists around the world, including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Blake Shelton, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Anne Murray, Whitney Houston, George Strait, Dolly Parton, Judy Collins, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Ringo Starr, and Garth Brooks. He has scored for television shows, including Growing Pains, Major Dad, Murder She Wrote, Reba, and several films, including Any Which Way but Loose for which he penned the titular song, and more recently, he has embarked on Broadway (forthcoming musical Josephine). Chronicling his fourdecades behind the music, Steve Dorff gives anecdotes, advice, and insights into his journey. The book follows Steve from his childhood in Queens to Manhattan to Nashville and to his eventual arrival in Los Angeles, California. Oftentimes, songs are attributed to the singers who perform them, but it is the songwriter who really knows the story behind the story from conception to execution. Full of heartfelt stories, hard-earned wisdom, and delightful wit, I Wrote That One, Too . . . is a great read for musicians, music fans, and whoever has chased their dreams and survived the surprising but often serendipitous turns in the road.

Elvis Music FAQ: All That's Left To Know About The King's Recorded Works

Elvis Music FAQ is for anyone who has been inspired by an Elvis Presley record. Following in the tradition of the FAQ series, in Elvis Music FAQ, a lot of rare information is woven together in one concise, entertaining package.There are chapters about every year of Elvis's career, including a look at his pioneering original record label Sun; insight on his management; the continued importance of television in his career; a summation of each Presley concert tour; the inside scoop about the role Elvis's band members and songwriters played in his sound; stories about the amusing musical oddities created by those trying to ride on the Elvis success train; details about the contentious role drugs played in his career; and, finally, a full review of every record the King ever issued.One might say that the only truths about Elvis Presley can be found in the grooves of his records, where his natural talent and passion for music comes through always. Elvis Music FAQ aims to be the one essential companion that explains the reason why the voice heard over the speakers still carries such resonance. Dozens of rare images accompany this engaging text.

Rikky Rooksby: Songs And Solos - Creating The Right Solo For Every Song (Book/CD)

** Not available to EU book trade. ** A well-turned solo can transform your song into something special, as demonstrated by such greats as The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen and Jimi Hendrix . Songs And Solos: Creating The Right Solo For Every Song will teach songwriters exactly how to create awesome solos that will really help their material to stand out. Based on the study of nearly 900 songs from six decades of great music, this informative guidebook explains the musical role played by solos and illustrates which notes work over any chord sequence, while offering a comprehensive range of hints and tips for creating instrumental breaks that will enhance any song. The accompanying CD includes no fewer than 42 sample solos in a range of styles and moods. Separate backing tracks are provided for the reader to work with and play over. For songwriting guitarists, the book goes beyond mere instrumental technique to demonstrate how lead Guitar can be made to serve a song rather than simply decorating it. Songs And Solos: Creating The Right Solo For Every Song also explores the wide range of other instruments that can be used to create really stunning solos.

Ted Greenwald: The Musician's Home Recording Handbook

This is the ideal handbook for musicians who want to make high-quality recordings at home. The author's basic philosophy is that musicianship, not equipment, is the essential ingredient in a great recording. With skill, creativity, and a can-do attitude, anyone can produce CD-quality recorded music at home with a minimum of technology and training. The book makes general, practical musical sense of the complex technology of home recording. It will prove useful to those just getting started in home recording, to those trying to fill in holes in their recording background, and to musicians who would just like to understand more clearly what goes on in the studio. The book is based on a popular series of columns in Guitar Player magazine.

Jimi Hendrix : Musician

Many books about Hendrix concentrate on showmanship and rock-and-roll excess, but Keith Shadwick's Jimi Hendrix: Musician brings to Hendrix's musical legacy as a guitarist, singer, and composer a depth of analysis missingfrom other accounts of his career, placing Hendrix's work in the broadest possible musical context, encompassing rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, blues, fusion, and a range of classical disciplines. The book was first published in2003; sadly, Shadwick died from cancer in 2008 at the age of 57. This new edition in a compact format is published as a tribute to Shadwick, who was described in his obituary in the UK newspaper The Independent as “anauthority on classical music who also wrote in-depth biographies of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. He was a jazzer who rocked and championed Górecki.”

I Hate Old Music, Too : How Familiarity & Overuse Killed Our Favorite Music

Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyric Book

Jimi Hendrix was such an extraordinary guitarist, it can be easy to forget that just as much passion, soul, and precision went into his lyrics. Inspired by Bob Dylan, Hendrix was a fearless lyrical innovator, willing to let his imagination guide him to landscapes hitherto unexplored within the realm of pop music. From the existential euphoria of “I Don't Love Today” to the elusive beauty of “Little Wing” to the psychedelic blues of “My Friend” to the otherworldly “1983 (A Merman I Should Turn to Be),” his lyrics remain among the greatest in the pantheon of rock, infused with the same inventiveness, virtuosity, and courage that informed his guitar playing. Here are all the words to the Hendrix classics you've rocked along to for years, as well as unpublished songs from Valleys of Neptune and other hitherto undiscovered sources. Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyrics Book, compiled by Janie L. Hendrix, is extraordinarily personal. It includes numerous examples of Jimi's handwritten lyrics, often scribbled on hotel stationery, as well as photos of Jimi to accompany every song. Much of this material has never been seen before. Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Lyrics Book will give you a glimpse of the lyricist behind the songs, a songwriter whose words were just as searing as his solos.

Dave Stewart: Inside The Music

For those who want to learn the inner workings of music without, as author Dave Stewart notes, getting bogged down in a lot of fearsome technicalities, this is an enlightening exploration of the theory and practice of music. Picking up where The Musician's Guide to Reading & Writing Music leaves off, Stewart uses the same amusing style, clear examples, and practical advice to encourage readers not just to read music, but to write some of their own. The book sheds light on tonality, chord sequences, scales and modes, tempo, rhythm, improvisation and composition, chords and chord voicings, MIDI, and more. 128 pages, 6 1/8 inch. x 9 1/4 inch.

I Saw Them Standing There : Adventures of an Original Fan During Beatlemania and Beyond

Woodstock Vision - The Spirit of a Generation

Elliott Landy has his finger on the pulse of the Woodstock generation. He was there before the famous festival, hanging out with Dylan and The Band; he was the photographer of record at the festival itself; and he still lives inWoodstock today. Here he captures and preserves the true vision and pure essence of that incredibly influential event – what it was like to be part of the '60s, sharing the spirit of unlimited hope, optimism, and the beliefthat the world can be made better through peace and love.

Robert Rodriguez: Fab Four FAQ 2.0 - The Beatles' Solo Years 1970-1980

In the years following the 1960s, Beatle fans around the world were twice-stunned: in 1970, when their beloved group disbanded, and ten years later when the murder of John Lennon ended a decade of hope that somehow the Fab Four would reunite.Fab Four FAQ 2.0 picks up the story where the acclaimed Fab Four FAQ left off. Loaded with images of rare period ephemera, including periodicals, single sleeves, and movie stills, this is the first comprehensive biography of all four ex-Beatles. This book covers everything from their recording careers in the decade after the band's dissolution to the musicians they played with, the bands they influenced, the manifestations of latter-day Beatlemania, and the constant clamor for reunion expressed by fans and - sometimes - by the four themselves.

Rikky Rooksby: Bruce Springsteen - Songwriting Secrets

Bruce Springsteen is one of today's great songwriters, with a style that is all his own. This book uses his work as the starting point for a master class in the art of writing powerful -¦and successful - songs. Songwriting guru Rikky Rooksby takes Springsteen's songs apart and shows how the common techniques they use can help you: structure intros, verses, choruses and bridges · write songs using anything from two to seven chords · arrange instruments for maximum effect · mimic the sound of Springsteen's chords · write lyrics that ring true and hit home. This book will change the way you listen to Springsteen's songs and revitalize the way you write your own.

Rikky Rooksby: How To Write Songs In Altered Guitar Tunings

There are many ways apart from the standard one to tune a guitar, and each way opens up new possibilities for the player and songwriter. In this latest installment in his bestselling songwriting series, author Rikky Rooksby talks the reader through these possibilities, introducing a number of common and not-so-common alternative tunings that can be used to great effect by any guitar-playing songwriter.Drawing on examples from a wide range of guitarist/songwriters who have used alternative tunings, from Keith Richards to Nick Drake, Rooksby opens up a rich new seam of inspiration for all those wanting to develop their guitar skills and take their songwriting to a higher level.

She's a Badass : Women in Rock Shaping Feminism

She’s a Badass – Women in Rock Shaping Feminism She’s a Badass utforskar historien om kvinnor inom rockmusiken, deras kamp för jämlikhet och den revolutionära inverkan de har haft på både musikbranschen och feminismen. Sedan 1960-talet har kvinnliga rockmusiker trotsat normer och tagit kontroll över sin musik, sitt budskap och sin image – en kamp lika viktig som vilken protest som helst. Om boken: Författare: Katherine Yeske Taylor Innehåll: Intervjuer med 20 betydelsefulla kvinnor inom rock Genre: Musikbiografi / Feminism / Rockhistoria Fokus: De unika utmaningar som kvinnor i rock mött, hur de har övervunnit dem och vad som fortfarande behöver förändras Intervjuer med bl.a.: Ann Wilson (Heart), Suzi Quatro, Gina Schock (The Go-Go’s), Suzanne Vega, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Amanda Palmer, Orianthi, Joan Osborne, Lydia Lunch och många fler. Denna bok ger en ärlig och inspirerande inblick i de hinder dessa kvinnor har brutit ner och hur de fortsätter att forma musik och feminism. Ett måste för musikälskare och alla som är intresserade av kvinnors roll i rockhistorien!

How to Play Rock Guitar - The Basics & Beyond

Revised & Expanded. Offering lessons, licks and tricks drawn from rock guitar masters, this how-to guide boosts players' soloing technique, rhythm playing, and understanding of rock theory. Fully updated and expanded, it reveals secrets of nü-metal stars such as Rage Against the Machine, provides lessons on roots-rock legends including Carl Perkins, teaches riffs from rock gods such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen, and spotlights the latest in gear and recording. With 12 free online audio lessons bringing this instruction to life, players can pick apart the music by string, fret and finger while hearing exactly how it should sound. Whether you're learning the basics or beyond, you'll find page after page of essential advice and inspiration!

Clive Young: Crank It Up - Live Sound Secrets Of The Top Tour Engineers

Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers. The live concert business is exploding; hundreds of acts are hitting the road every year, and whatever style music they play, they need to sound great.How can you be at the controls for these show? Learn from this book! Meet 72 of the world's finest front-of-house and monitor engineers, and listen as they reveal what gear they use and how, how they make top acts always sound amazing, and what it takes to survive the climb to the big time.Get the inside scoop straight from concert engineers on the road with stars such as Aerosmith, KISS, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, U2, the Dixie Chicks, Blondie, Madonna, Norah Jones, Elton John, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others!

Carl Humphries: The Piano Improvisation Handbook

The Piano Improvisation Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the practical skills and theoretical issues involved in mastering all forms of Piano improvisation, including classical, jazz, rock and blues.Whereas most books offer little more than models for imitation and exercises for practicing, this one adopts an approach specifically designed to encourage and enable independent creative exploration. The book contains a series of graded tutorial sections with musical examples on CD, as well as an appendix listing useful scales, chords, voicings, and progressions across all keys, a bibliography, and a discography.In addition to sections outlining how melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, and form work in improvised Piano music, giving distinctive emphasis to the interconnectedness of classical and jazz improvisation, there are sections devoted to explaining how ideas can be developed into continuous music and to exploring the process of finding a personal style.

Pink Floyd FAQ - Everything Left To Know... And More!

More than four decades since their first album, and 35 years after the release of the iconic Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd continue to inspire and mystify rock fans around the world.Pink Floyd FAQ, by pop culture author Stuart Shea, lays out the band's strange, winding history through a new series of prisms. What were the band's most memorable gigs? What are their greatest moments on record, as a group and individually? What contemporary records influenced them, and which performers follow in their wake? What was it like to be at a Pink Floyd show in 1967, in 1973, in 1980?Pink Floyd FAQ tells the band's story, dissects their most popular work, and provides little-known facts, all adding up to a provocative must-read for fans. With 400 pages of stories, history, observation, opinion, photos, and reminiscences from those who were there, Pink Floyd FAQ will discuss frankly what made the band great - as well as note their not-so-great moments - and their place in modern pop culture, giving credit where credit is due - and maybe puncturing some inflatable pigs along the way.

The Hits Just Keep On Coming

The History of Top 40 Radio. This lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs, fans, singles, jingles, dedications, contests, requests and more. The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, Cousin Brucie Morrow, Gary Owens and many others, and includes an exclusive CD with airchecks - rare recordings from 16 legendary DJs on actual Top 40 broadcasts - so that readers can hear the crazed, creative and compelling voices that made Top 40 so memorable. Also includes lots of fantastic black-and-white photos to help readers put faces to the voices they know so well, a bibliography and index, and a special Top of the Pops section featuring the Number One records of Top 40 radio from 1957 through 1997 as calculated by the staff of Gavin.

John Goldsby: The Jazz Bass Book

More than a player's manual, this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon, the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists, including Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, Charles Mingus, Milt Hinton and many others. Bassists get expert guidance on mastering proper technique, practice methods and improvisation, plus new insight into the theoretical and conceptual aspects of jazz. The companion online audio features bass plus rhythm section which allows readers to hear technical examples from the book. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Dave Hunter: The Guitar Amp Handbook - Understanding Tube Amplifiers And Getting Great Sounds

There's a huge amount of hype and mythology surrounding tube amplifiers in the Guitar world. For years, experts have argued over the tiny details of exactly how they do what they do, and how their various components interact. What's undeniable is that, far more than being just a 'loudness booster,' the unique combination of tubes, capacitors, resistors, and transformers in these amps can contribute enormously to the quality of sound derived from any Electric Guitar. In this thorough and authoritative book, Dave Hunter cuts through the marketing hyperbole, and the blind faith, and supplies all the information you need to choose the right amp, and get the best from it. The book also features exclusively conducted, in-depth interviews with leading figures in the tube amp-building world ? including Ken Fischer, Mark Sampson, and Michael Zaite ? and even provides full instructions on how to construct your own high-quality tube Guitar amp from scratch. 40 colour and 90 black and white illustrations and photographs.

Rikky Rooksby: The Songwriting Sourcebook (Revised And Updated Edition)

Originally published in 2003, and now revised and updated, The Songwriting Sourcebook is the third entry in Rikky Rooksby's bestselling How to Write Songs series. This easy-to-use book will help you write better songs by explaining the art of writing effective chord sequences. It shows:How three and four chords can lay the foundation for a simple song, and how to move on to progressions using five and six chordsHow to give your chord sequences additional color by adding chords that are not strictly in key, including blues chordsHow to write chord sequences for songs in minor keys as well as major keys, and how to take progressions into new territories by changing keyHow to fine-tune the color of your chords by understanding the emotional potential of sevenths, sixths and ninthsAll examples come with easy-to-read guitar chord boxes, and the accompanying 20-track audio CD features original recordings that illustrate some of the points made in the book.