Bøger om Popmusik

Dame Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England on Sunday, September 26, 1948. Starting at an early age Olivia expressed an interest in music. By the time she was in her mid-teens she was singing in coffee houses with an all-girl group she formed with three classmates called "Sol-Four." Within the next decade she would become one of the most well-known female singers to ever grace the stage. Aside from singing Olivia also was an activist for environmental and animal rights causes. Olivia's mother once gave her some advice-- "If you can help someone I think you should do it." She certainly took her mother's advice. Olivia was a much loved performer for her entire career. That love from her fans has continued on just as strong, if not stronger, since her passing. Daniel Selby has researched and compiled the most up to date discography ever published on this remarkable Australian musician. From early musical beginnings to global super-stardom!Truly career spanning!

With this book you can learn to accompany songs on the piano in a smooth way. You don't need to be able to read music for this book. Instead, you learn the chords with images that are easy to understand. With the pictures you quickly master the chords. You can accompany a first song after half an hour.Each lesson will take about 30-45 minutes (depending on your skills of course). There are four blocks and there are nine lessons in each block. So in total there are 36 lessons. In each block you will learn new chords and new songs to play.This book features countless songs from artists such as Ed Sheeran, The Beatles, Alicia Keys, Queen and The Black Eyed Peas. The songs are from different styles and periods. These songs have all been hits, so you're probably familiar with most of them.

Met dit boek leer je op een vlotte manier nummers begeleiden op de piano. Je hoeft voor de lessen geen noten te kunnen lezen dus daar besteden we in dit boek ook geen aandacht aan. Je leert de akkoorden aan de hand van afbeeldingen. Op deze manier leer je de akkoorden snel. Je zult zien dat je na een half uurtje al je eerste nummer kunt begeleiden. Met elke les ben je ongeveer dertig tot vijfenveertig minuten bezig. Er zijn vier blokken met elk negen lessen. In totaal zijn er dus 36 lessen. In ieder blok leer je nieuwe akkoorden, nieuwe ritmische technieken en nieuwe nummers om te spelen. In dit boek komen uiteenlopende nummers aan bod, zoals van Ed Sheeran, The Beatles, Alicia Keys, Queen en The Black Eyed Peas. Er zijn bekende songs uit verschillende stijlen en periodes gekozen. Alle nummers zijn een hit zijn geweest, dus de meeste nummers zullen je wel bekend zijn.

More than 185 quotes and quips, wit and wisdom from Harry Styles; includes a dozen or so facts, stats, dates and trivia too.

Packed with more than 185 facts, stats, quotes, quips, trivia and historic dates - an essential read and collector's item for every AC/DC enthusiast and obsessive.

Packed with more than 185 facts, stats, quotes, quips, trivia and historic dates, this Little Guide is a fan's one-stop shop for all things K-POP!

More than 185 bitesize facts, stats, quotes, quips, trivia and historic dates, this little guide is a fan's one-stop snack for all things P!nk.

Formed in Southern California in 1974, Van Halen became one of the best-selling bands in rock history and one of the highest-grossing tour acts with their rock-solid rhythm section, the histrionics of outrageous frontman David Lee Roth, and the wildly inventive and until-then unimaginable guitar heroics of Eddie Van Halen. In Van Halen at 50, prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to the band on the occasion of their 50th anniversary by curating 50 significant milestones, from their formation in 1974 to the passing of Eddie Van Valen in 2020.

Met dit boek leer je op een vlotte manier nummers begeleiden op de piano. Je hoeft voor de lessen geen noten te kunnen lezen dus daar besteden we in dit boek ook geen aandacht aan. Je leert de akkoorden aan de hand van afbeeldingen. Op deze manier leer je de akkoorden snel. Je zult zien dat je na een half uurtje al je eerste nummer kunt begeleiden. Met elke les ben je ongeveer dertig tot vijfenveertig minuten bezig. Er zijn vier blokken met elk negen lessen. In totaal zijn er dus 36 lessen. In ieder blok leer je nieuwe akkoorden, nieuwe ritmische technieken en nieuwe nummers om te spelen. In dit boek komen uiteenlopende nummers aan bod, zoals van Ed Sheeran, The Beatles, Alicia Keys, Queen en The Black Eyed Peas. Er zijn bekende songs uit verschillende stijlen en periodes gekozen. Alle nummers zijn een hit zijn geweest, dus de meeste nummers zullen je wel bekend zijn.

"Meet the world famous entertainer, Zendaya. This title introduces Zendaya from her beginnings in Oakland, California, and leads readers through her shining career. Touching on each stage of her life, easy-to-understand text and full-color images explain just how much Zendaya has accomplished."--

"Meet the young rockstar, Olivia Rodrigo. This title follows Olivia's journey from Disney Channel star to Grammy Award Winning artist. Her transformation into a world renowned singer/songwriter and young activist are presented with easy-to-understand text and full-color images."--

"Meet the global superstar, Jung Kook. This title will introduce Jung Kook and the boy band that he grew up in, BTS. Young readers can follow along as BTS takes over the world with their music and fans. Jung Kook's transformation from a young teen learning to dance into a household name is presented with easy-to-understand text and full-color images."--

"Meet the music and movie superstar Harry Styles. This title follows Harry's journey from music competition show contestant to Grammy Award winner. Starting out as a teenage popstar and transforming into a widely respected name in the music and movie world, Harry Styles keeps people interested. His career is presented in easy-to-understand text and full-color images."--

From Shake It Off to Lover, Blank Space to I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift Legends Alphabet is an enchanting journey through the heart and soul of the greatest pop-country singer ever. So grab your acoustic guitar and get ready to fall in love with and feel empowered by T-Swift.All trademarks, quotations, company names, registered names, individual names, products, logos, and catchphrases used or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners and used in this book for informational, reporting, review and guidance purposes only. This book has not been licensed, approved, sponsored, or endorsed by an person or entity.

In Fender Stratocaster® 70 Years, musician and guitar historian Dave Hunter traces Stratocaster® guitars across seven decades and into the present, beginning with Leo Fender's triumph of mid-century design originating in his modest shop in Fullerton, California.

"Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about pop music icon, actress, and philanthropist Lady Gaga. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers as well as fans of all ages!"--]cProvided by publisher.

This guitar chord songbook contains 100 classic songs from the early days of rock 'n' roll and rockabilly - songs made famous by the likes of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Dion and the Belmonts, Jerry Lee Lewis, Larry Williams, Connie Francis, Johnny Burnette, Fats Domino, Eddie Cochran, Bobby Darin, Gene Vincent, and Bill Haley. There are songs from across the whole rock 'n' roll spectrum. Whilst most are upbeat, wild 'n' crazy rockers, there are also numbers for serenading your sweetheart. Songs vary in difficulty from 'three-chord tricks' that beginner strummers will quickly master, to more complex tunes that are sure to satisfy the experienced picker. These include: 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Tutti Frutti', 'Lipstick on Your Collar', 'That'll Be The Day', 'Rock and Roll Ruby', 'Dream Lover', 'Rock Around the Clock', 'Johnny B Goode', 'All I Have to Do Is Dream', 'Be-Bop-a-Lula', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Teenager in Love', and 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On'. Each song has been carefully selected and arranged for guitar and is presented over a double-page spread with chords above the lyrics.

"They've got their own groups. What are we going to give America that they don't already have?" - Paul McCartney" They give the teenagers something that thrills them, a vision. The boys and girls of this age are young men and women looking for something in life that can't always be found, a joie de vivre." - Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra Conductor "I knew England would get even with us for the Boston Tea Party." - An American barber The first weeks of the year 1964 were cold, gray, and somber, as America was reeling from the tragic death of its vibrant young President. But then something began piercing through the desolate haze: a sound, both new, yet also echoing the thrilling, unbridled energy of early Rock and Roll . . . an energy that had been almost utterly tamed in recent years. Up to this time, British bands had been wholly unsuccessful at gaining a lasting foothold in American Rock and Roll. But suddenly, all of that changed forever as four young men led an army across the ocean, and from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again. The British Invasion was more than just The Beatles . . . it was The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Peter and Gordon, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Dusty Springfield, The Zombies, The Kinks, and so many others. And 1964 was more than just a year . . . it was the gateway to vast changes in music and culture. And the British Invasion was the soundtrack to it all!

"They've got their own groups. What are we going to give America that they don't already have?" - Paul McCartney" They give the teenagers something that thrills them, a vision. The boys and girls of this age are young men and women looking for something in life that can't always be found, a joie de vivre." - Leopold Stokowski, American Symphony Orchestra Conductor "I knew England would get even with us for the Boston Tea Party." - An American barber The first weeks of the year 1964 were cold, gray, and somber, as America was reeling from the tragic death of its vibrant young President. But then something began piercing through the desolate haze: a sound, both new, yet also echoing the thrilling, unbridled energy of early Rock and Roll . . . an energy that had been almost utterly tamed in recent years. Up to this time, British bands had been wholly unsuccessful at gaining a lasting foothold in American Rock and Roll. But suddenly, all of that changed forever as four young men led an army across the ocean, and from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again. The British Invasion was more than just The Beatles . . . it was The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Peter and Gordon, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Dusty Springfield, The Zombies, The Kinks, and so many others. And 1964 was more than just a year . . . it was the gateway to vast changes in music and culture. And the British Invasion was the soundtrack to it all!

"Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Tom Werman was deeply affected by pop music from a young age. He long dreamed of a career in music--first as Elvis, then as the next George Harrison--but it almost didn't turn out that way. Dutifully following the path his parents had laid out for him, he obtained an MBA from an Ivy League university and took a plum job in an industry he came to despise. Then, in 1970, a chance letter sent to CBS Records boss Clive Davis led to a new opportunity . . . and a place in rock'n'roll history." --

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were notorious for representing the opposite of “Family Values.” To reframe their notoriety, they consented to a rare photoshoot for Spin magazine with their newborn, Frances Bean. Only 5 images were originally published; the rest of the photoshoot is seen here for the first time."Now the entire family was in bed together, and Hansen remembers how beautiful it was to see everyone in sync. “They just were loving Frances. It was really so apparent,” she said. “It was really about her. They were oblivious to us in a lot of cases, anytime they had the baby.”' -- Guzman Interview in CNN "Three decades later, Hansen and Peacock are revisiting this fabled shoot for the first time in their new book, Family Values (powerHouse Books), an intimate chronicle of a young couple driven by passion and love that eschewed the trappings of fame and celebrity for truth and art. Through Guzman’s portraits, we see the last of a fading breed: the true rock star who spoke for outsiders, misfits and radicals who wanted nothing more than to live by their own rules." -- AnOtherWith an ineffable ability to connect with people through his music, Kurt Cobain was charismatic and full of pathos, something of a lost boy poet struggling against his personal demons while holding the world in thrall. And yet in the midst of his struggles with success, fame, fortune, drugs, and the wounds of a traumatic childhood, he managed in his brief adulthood to get married to Courtney Love—who of course had her own accomplishments as an electrifying and unrestrained lead singer and lyricist. The couple had already emerged as a cultural touchstone when their baby, Frances Bean, was born in 1992. Photographers Guzman captured, amidst toys and pajamas, the sweetness, humor, irony and the simple happiness of a new mom and dad at home with their baby girl. Family Values is a photography book presenting approximately 90 images featuring Kurt, Courtney, and their baby Frances, one morning in their modest Hollywood home selected from a photoshoot that Guzman did for Spin magazine in 1992. Only five photographs from the shoot were published in the magazine at the time, including the cover. Another appeared in Rolling Stone at the time of Kurt Cobain’s death. In Spin, the photos originally accompanied an interview by Jonathan Poneman, which Guzman plans to license to reprint in the book. The book will also include a memoir of the photo shoot written by Guzman and an introduction by curator and music journalist Michael Azerrad. Family Values is a photographic assignment that revealed two famous rock stars who during one brief moment transcended the magnifying glass of fame and were revealed, amidst all the chaos, as being just a mom and dad

From the band's first single, 'In The City' in April 1977, to their last, 'Beat Surrender' in November 1982, The Jam went from new wave wannabees to arguably the biggest band in the UK. The Jam on track covers every song released by the group during their five-and-a-half-year career on the Polydor label and includes the pick of demos and little-known recordings from various compilation albums after the band's demise. Each song is looked at from a musical and lyrical viewpoint, and includes contemporary comments from Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler, music critics and those working closely with the band. Album and single sleeves, videos (or promo films as they were more widely known at the time) and TV appearances are part of the mix as author Stan Jeffries looks at what made The Jam one of Britain's most respected acts and how their legacy continues to this day. For both the dedicated and the curious, this book guides you through the career of one of the country's musical giants

Dave Grohl once said of Oasis, 'We've played shows with them before, where we play with them we think "That's the greatest rock band I've ever seen in my life"'. The quality of the songs they were releasing, especially between 1994-1996, would seem to confirm that sentiment, with the quality of even their B-sides becoming the stuff of legend. Their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? would go on to become the best-selling album of the 1990s in the UK and all the while, it became impossible to open a newspaper or music magazine in the mid-1990s and not read about Oasis. From the time their debut album was released in 1994, Oasis' climb to the top was one of the fastest in music history. Even their leader, Noel Gallagher, would say they should have split after their Knebworth 1996 concert. Yet when they walked off that stage in 1996, they still had over a decade left together, and, to the shock of some, many good songs left to write. Heavy on music and short on gossip, this is the story of all those songs; the life-changing anthems and the forgotten gems, the throwaways and the covers.

In the realm of singer songwriters, few have been as influential as Neil Young, whose music has always been creative and relevant throughout six decades. Neil is a chameleon for whom boundaries of genres do not exist. He has delved into folk, country, r&b, rock 'n' roll, grunge, hard rock, electronic and pop and made them his own. But the sixties were his launch pad. This book follows his music through that seminal period when he played with The Squires, Mynah Birds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Crazy Horse and The Stray Gators. During this seminal period, Young wrote or co-wrote some of his greatest songs, including 'I Am A Child', 'Southern Man', 'Helpless' and - most importantly - 'Ohio'.It is the story of how one of the most seminal artists of the last fifty years learned his trade - every band, every twist and turn and every track.