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From rock and roll historian Ed Ward comes a comprehensive, authoritative, and enthralling cultural history of one of rock’s most exciting eras.
It’s February 1964 and The Beatles just landed in New York City, where the NYPD, swarms of fans, and a crowd of two hundred journalists await their first American press conference. It begins with the question on everyone’s mind: “Are you going to get a haircut in America?” and ends with a reporter tugging Paul McCartney’s hair in an attempt to remove his nonexistent wig. This is where The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 2 kicks off. Chronicling the years 1964 through the mid-1970s, this latest volume covers one of the most exciting eras of rock history, which saw a massive outpouring of popular and cutting-edge music.
Ward weaves together an unputdownable narrative told through colorful anecdotes and shares the behind-the-scenes stories of the megastars, the trailblazers, DJs, record executives, concert promoters, and producers who were at the forefront of this incredible period in music history. From Bob Dylan to Bill Graham, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Byrds, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, and more, everyone’s favorite musicians of the era make an appearance in this sweeping history that reveals how the different players, sounds, and trends came together to create the music we all know and love today.
Publisher : Flatiron Books (November 19, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1250165199
ISBN-13 : 978-1250165190
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6.6 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches
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Customers find the book marvelous and easy to read. They appreciate the wealth of worthwhile information, excellent bibliography, and detailed history of classic rock. Readers also mention the inside stories are better and the anecdotes are incisive.
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