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Forty-five oral histories of iconic rock and R&B hits based on the popular Wall Street Journal column 'Anatomy of a Song'.

Most of the comix in this book have never been published before. A few appeared in short run mini comix published by Clay Geerdes or Clark himself. The original artwork has been preserved by Marc Myers since it was created by Clark in a basement apartment in late 1983 through early 1986, during one of the most productive periods of his creative career. The book includes an introduction by Marc Myers and a portrait of CAD by the late Roman Scott.

Fifty-five oral histories of iconic rock and R&B hits based on the popular Wall Street Journal column 'Anatomy of a Song'.

NEW AND EXPANDED EDITION, NOW WITH 58 SONGSFollowing his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed musicjournalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories oficonic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits becomesomething more—iconic recordings that not only inspire a generation but alsochange the direction of music. In Anatomy of 55 More Songs, based on hiscolumn for the Wall Street Journal, music journalist and historian Marc Myerstells the story behind fifty-five rock, pop, R&B, country, and soul-gospel hitsthrough intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them. Part oral history, part musical analysis, Anatomy of 55 More Songs rangesfrom Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” to Dionne Warwick’s“Walk On By,” The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” and Black Sabbath’s“Paranoid.” Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton John’s“Rocket Man;” Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage against how she hadbeen unfairly labeled and treated as a female rocker into “Bad Reputation;” andOzzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, RobertaFlack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Carly Simon, and many others revealthe emotions and technique behind their major works. This new, expanded edition of the book features three new songs: “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” by War, and “Come On Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners. Through an absorbing chronological, song-by-song analysis of the mostmemorable post-war hits, Anatomy of 55 More Songs provides a sweeping lookat the evolution of pop music between 1964 and today. This book will changehow you listen to music and evaluate the artists who create it.

Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles. Rich with the voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's evolution through the prism of technological advances, social transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and much more. In an absorbing narrative enlivened by the commentary of key personalities, Marc Myers describes the myriad of events and trends that affected the music's evolution, among them, the American Federation of Musicians strike in the early 1940s, changes in radio and concert-promotion, the introduction of the long-playing record, the suburbanization of Los Angeles, the Civil Rights movement, the "e;British invasion"e; and the rise of electronic instruments. This groundbreaking book deepens our appreciation of this music by identifying many of the developments outside of jazz itself that contributed most to its texture, complexity, and growth.