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When Disco Was Everything" (Includes 9 Video & 17 Audio Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)
The difference between Disco AND R & B, Soul and Funk is the intended audience. Disco was the first genre that brought white and black audiences together in the dance clubs. Before Disco music was even segregated on television with 'American Bandstand' playing mainstream and the more watered-down acceptable black acts AND 'Soul Train,' which played the...
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They Rocked Hard and Died Young" (Includes Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)
There are so many young rock and rollers who died before their time. We can only guess what they would have produced into middle age or beyond. If you look at bands like The Who and Rolling Stones who have carried on for decades after losing a core member, you realize just how fragile human life really is.
In this eBook, I discuss their lives and contributions...
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Of all the genres of popular music, defining the singer-songwriter is tough because they all crossover into each other. Taylor Swift is a very different type of singer-songwriter than Bruce Springsteen, yet they both fall into this category.
I'm sure you (like me) think of the CLASSIC singer-songwriters like James Taylor, Carole King, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. They are all covered in here, but so are some of the more obscure artists like Warren...
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This Kinks eBook covers their earliest British Invasion years up to 1970 and their transgender classic Lola.
"Any kid who can pick up a guitar in a garage has undoubtedly played that opening guitar riff to You Really Got Me," one of the most seminal and most-copied 1960s rock guitar riffs ever put to vinyl. It is easy to play and gets your head shaking and the hair up on the back of your neck instantaneously.
Brothers Ray and Dave Davies are legendary...
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The millennials are rightfully dominating the popular music scene these days. Artists like Taylor Swift, One Direction and Bruno Mars have all figured out a way to crossover into the mainstream in most current genres. These artists were all born after 1980, which makes them Generation Y or more popularly called Millennials."It is difficult to include EVERY great millennial act, but this eBook will give the user a nice snapshot into these artists and...
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The Modern History of Power Pop" (Includes 9 Video and 17 Audio Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)Read, Watch and Listen about the underrated genre of Power Pop Music, which began with The Beatles, was carried on through great acts like Badfinger and The Raspberries and made its way through to The Knack, Plimsouls, Go Gos and The Bangles. There are so many more great bands covered in this eBook.
I discuss the origins of Power Pop. The Beatles,...
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Music That Matters (Classic Pop)" (Includes 11 Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript) What makes music have a lasting impact on your soul minutes, days, months, years and decades after you first experienced a particular group, song or album? Chances are you were experiencing something emotionally that connected you with a particular group, song or album and you still feel that connection. This could be music that never went beyond your radio...
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Music That Matters: Classic Rock" (Includes 11 Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)Whether or not you are a fan of Classic Rock, it certainly is an important part of the history of Pop and Rock music. A lot of these bands were staples of both AM and FM radio and are still played throughout the world to this day. Bands like Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan Are revered by generations of fans. Heart, Black Sabbath, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Pink...
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The Girls Can't Help It" (Includes Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)There has been a rich history of Girl Groups in the American and world culture for decades. The music has been written by professional writers and by many of the acts themselves. The most important factor has always been the ability of the music to reach and connect with the intended audience.
Early groups like The Chantels, The Paris Sisters, The Blossoms and then BAM...POW...ZAM...The...
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