Here is the definitive history of pop and rock vocal groups: from the Ink Spots and the Modernaires of the 1940s, the Coasters and the Platters of the 1950s, the Chiffons and the Shangri-Las of the 1960s, to the Pointer Sisters, the Jackson 5, and En Vogue of the 1970s and beyond. Singing groups were crucial in shaping today's pop music, and this book entertainingly and authoritatively tells the story of more than 350 classic acts spanning five decades. Each entry is packed with facts about the group's career, key members, and musical impact. With extensive discographies and rare photos, this giant reference book is a browser's delight, filled with musical lore that will appeal to casual fans and to serious collectors and aficionados alike.

The Da Capo Book Of American Singing Groups

Arts & Photography

Warner, Jay

Music

Da Capo Press

The dictionary defines trivia as: “matter or things of very slight importance, commonplace, or ordinary.” Yet anyone who has ever read anything about a favorite sports star, singer, historic figure or celebrity will find that it is often the so-called trivia that makes things memorable about that person or event. Nowhere is this more apparent than in this book. Add the context of the progression of hundreds of parallel lives through the timeline of a pseudo calendar format and it becomes anything but commonplace. This is especially intriguing when coupled with music history. Over 2 000 entries are listed in chronological order, covering every day of the year. By combining a calendar format with wonderful photos and illustrations, and an elevated element of trivia, this new kind of to-the-point history in “on-this-day” format sets a new trend in books for the instant gratification of 21st-century culture.

On This Day in Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts Covering Every Day of the Year

Hal Leonard

Whether it's rhythm &amp; blues, hip-hop, rap, jazz, soul, blues or gospel, each genre is covered in the pages of On This Day in Black Music History. A book in a calendar format, it covers over 60 years of mind-tickling trivia, history and events with more than 2 000 facts about hundreds of artists, including Aretha, Ella, Whitney, Dionne Warwick, Paula Abdul, Stevie Wonder, Count Basie, Queen Latifah, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, James Brown, Al Green, P. Diddy, Usher, Destiny's Child, Run DMC and many others. Each page also includes the #1 hit on that day from different years by the best of black music's legendary performers. Truly a nostalgic trip thru time that's entertainingly educational, On This Day in Black Music History definitively demonstrates how black music is interwoven into American history.

On This Day in Black Music History

American Singing Groups: A History 1940 to Today is the definitive history of pop vocal groups, encompassing the doo-wop of Dion &amp; the Belmonts, the Motown hits of the Supremes, the surf sound of the Beach Boys, country-rock of Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash, and the slick pop sounds of 'N Sync. Each entry details the group's career, key members, and its influences. With extensive discographies and rare photos, this one-of-a-kind entertaining reference is filled with musical facts that will fascinate fans and collectors. Updated and freshly revised, American Singing Groups also chronicles the revival of the pop groups in the nineties and the new millennium. This is an essential and comprehensive guide to an evolving and ever-popular art form. New bands in this revision include Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, Destiny's Child and many more.

American Singing Groups: A History From 1940 to Today

Offers a decade-by-decade history of American singing groups, from the Ames and Mills Brothers to the Platters and the Coasters to the Bangles, En Vogue, and Rockapella

The Billboard Book of American Singing Groups: A History, 1940-1990

Bpi Communications

Billboard's American Rock 'N' Roll in Review

Schirmer Trade Books

Warner's book is written in a step-by-step sequence that songwriters can use to prepare and educate themselves in the ways of music publishing - an essential guide that anyone associated with the music industry, or songwriting, needs for constant reference. Also included are sample copies of the many forms and contracts songwriters encounter; information on how to read and understand the music trade magazines and charts; and lists of publishers, record companies (with three city maps on their locations), and producers.

How To Have Your Hit Song Published

How to Have Your Hit Song Published

Columbia Pictures Pubns

(Book). How to Have Your Hit Song Published is an indispensable, step-by-step guide for songwriters to navigate through the competitive business of music publishing. This long-overdue revision of the original 1988 bestseller contains even more savoir faire advice on striking the right chord with publishers, producers, music industry attorneys and record executives, and is written to motivate as well as to inform.

Humor & Entertainment

Pioneering, gutsy, innovative, and inspiring are some characteristics of women who have shaped modern popular music. In this book, Jay Warner traces the evolution of these women, from the stages of vaudeville and the blues saloons of the South to the whirlwind of Woodstock and the star factory of American Idol. They're all here -- the glamorous torchers, hit paraders, rock rebels, protest singer, and pop divas. Both a celebration and a resource, this rich volume gathers and threads together the countless contributions made by such artists as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar, Chrissie Hynde, Madonna, Whitney Houston, the Dixie Chicks, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys and others. In a decade-by-decade format, Notable Moments of Women in Music clearly illustrates the story of these stars - how they influenced music, culture, and each other.

Notable Moments of Women in Music

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The Da Capo Book Of American Singing Groups

On This Day in Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts Covering Every Day of the Year

On This Day in Black Music History

American Singing Groups: A History From 1940 to Today

The Billboard Book of American Singing Groups: A History, 1940-1990

Billboard's American Rock 'N' Roll in Review

How To Have Your Hit Song Published

How to Have Your Hit Song Published

How to Have Your Hit Song Published

Notable Moments of Women in Music