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This edition of The Little Black Songbook presents the complete lyrics and chords to over 70 rock and pop hits, all of which use no more than 4 simple chords!. This handy chord songbook is perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to expand your repertoire...

'A fascinating compilation - Some of the recollections are funny, others are moving, and some reveal more about the contributor's life than their taste in music. My Generation is Desert Island Discs With Attitude.' - Lise Hand, The Sunday Tribune 'A treasure trove of music, nostalgia and fiery ardour.'...

The Coolest Music Book Ever Made aka MC 500 is a two volume set containing write-ups for 500 songs spanning over 40 years. More than 250 artists are represented from the genres of Funk, R&B, Hard Rock, Hip-Hop, Soft Rock, Disco, Jazz, House, Metal, and Reggae. This musical All-Star Team...

A tour diary of life on the road with one of Minnesota’s greatest bands—with nearly 100 never-before-seen photographs “Don’t bore us, get to the chorus” is Bill Sullivan’s motto, which will come as no surprise to anyone who opens Lemon Jail. A raucous tour diary of rock ’n’...

Unless you lived through the 1970s, it seems impossible to understand it at all. Drug delirium, groovy fashion, religious cults, mega corporations, glitzy glam, hard rock, global unrest—from our 2018 perspective, the seventies are often remembered as a bizarre blur of bohemianism and disco. With...

Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (PVG) presents the greatest rock ‘n’ roll songs by the King all in one songbook! This beautifully transcribed volume contains arrangements for Piano, Vocal and Guitar of all thirty songs from the number one hit album Songbook: - Heartbreak Hotel - Don’t Be Cruel -...

Fourteen classic rock favorites arranged for beginning/intermediate fingerstyle guitar. These arrangements can be easily played on nylon or steel string guitar. Written in standard notation and tablature, this is the perfect book for those looking to augment their popular music repertoire with great...

Questa serie di guide all'ascolto ha lo scopo di svelare i segreti custoditi dentro ogni disco preso in esame, per offrirli al lettore per dare nuova linfa vitale ai successivi ascolti. In questo libro viene analizzata in dettaglio la musica contenuta nel disco. Soltanto la musica. L’analisi...

"Insieme ai Beatles e ai Rolling Stones, gli Who formano la trinità del rock". Parola di "Rolling Stone", e come dargli torto? In oltre quarantanni di attività la band britannica capitanata dal chitarrista e songwriter Pete Townshend ha coniato l'espressione power pop, cavalcato...

Per aver creato nuove espressioni poetiche nella grande tradizione della canzone americana’. Con questa motivazione, il 13 ottobre 2016, l’Accademia svedese ha assegnato a Bob Dylan il Premio Nobel per la Letteratura, l’ultimo e forse il più importante dei tanti riconoscimenti a lui tributati....

Chi non conosce il riff di Satisfaction dei Rolling Stones (tre note), o quello di “Smoke on the Water” dei Deep Purple, tre bicordi, o ancora quello micidiale di “Whole Lotta Love” dei Led Zeppelin (forse il più grande riff di tutti i tempi) assestato sulla ripetizione di due note (nella...

Die wohl kraftvollste und ambitionierteste Biographie, die je über einen Rock'n'Roll-Künstler geschrieben wurde, urteilte der Rolling Stone über die englische Ausgabe dieser Biographie. Eine packende Analyse des musikalischen Phänomens Jimi Hendrix, der durch die Verschmelzung von Blues und Jazz...

Die Musik der Rolling Stones 1964-2008. Von Ernst Hofacker. Musikbiografie. Mehr als 350 Songs haben die Rolling Stones bislang offiziell veröffentlicht, darunter einige der schönsten und wichtigsten der Popgeschichte. Ihre berühmten Hits wie 'Satisfaction' oder 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' bilden dabei...

The music that has been produced in Memphis over the past 100 years is as unique and diverse as the city itself. Growing out of the Mississippi Delta, the Memphis blues have been transported worldwide by such ambassadors as B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf. Rock's first baby steps were taken at the tiny...