Anatomy Of A Song: The Inside Story Behind 50 Iconic Hits

Author: Marc Myers

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  • : 9781611856194
  • : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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  • : 31 October 2016
  • : 234mm X 156mm
  • : United States
  • : 39.99
  • : 01 November 2016
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Barcode 9781611856194
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Description

Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and altering the direction of music. In Anatomy of a Song, writer and music historian Marc Myers tells the stories behind fifty rock, pop, R&B, country and reggae hits through intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. Hits range from Lloyd Price's 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' to Pearl Jam's 'Go' and include oral histories with Mick Jagger, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, Loretta Lynn, the Clash, Elvis Costello, Ron Isley, Roger Waters, Jimmy Cliff and many more.

Author description

Marc Myers is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, where he writes about jazz, rock and soul, as well as the arts. He is author of the critically acclaimed book Why Jazz Happened.