Bob Stanley
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English
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A dazzling biography of one of the bestselling bands of all time, told with brilliant insight by renowned pop music scholar Bob Stanley.
The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb.
People tend to have their favorite era of the Bee Gees's career, but many listeners are also conscious that there is more to uncover about the band. This book will provide the perfect solution,...
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Español
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Tan divertido de criticar como de citar, "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! La historia del pop moderno" explora las raíces de la música pop a través del nacimiento del rock, soul, R&B, punk, hip hop, indie, house y techno, englobando canciones, grupos, escenarios y estilos desde "Rock around the Clock" de Bill Haley y The Comets, hasta el primer megahit de Beyoncé.
Trabajando con una definición amplia de pop (que incluye country, metal, disco, Dylan, skyffle...
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English
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"The prequel to Bob Stanley's celebrated Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, this new volume is the first book to tell the definitive story of the birth of pop, from the invention of the 78 rpm record at the end of the nineteenth century to the beginnings of rock and the modern pop age"--
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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music that includes individual chapters to groups and individuals -- the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna -- that changed the shape of pop music.
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"A renowned pop music scholar presents a dazzling biography of the Bee Gees--Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, which is an extraordinary human story of career highs and lows that shows, even in the Gibbs' darkest times, their music was rarely out of the charts."--