Holding the Note - Writing On Music

''Always up close and personal, always tenacious and informed by deep background, and always vivid and veracious'' The Times The greatest popular songs, whether it''s Aretha Franklin singing ''Respect'' or Bob Dylan performing ''Blind Willie McTell'', have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note , David Remnick writes about the lives and work of some of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of the past fifty years. He portrays a series of musical lives - Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more - and their unique encounters with the passing of that essential element of music: time. These are intimate portraits of some of the greatest creative minds of our time written with a lifetime''s passionate attachment to music that has shaped us all.

Product details

• Authors: David Remnick, Remnick David
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 17.10.2024
• EAN: 9781035024018
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3502401-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Miscellaneous; Jazz, Blues, Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, R’n’B, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, MUSIC / Essays, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Literary essays, Music reviews & criticism, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Music reviews and criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Soul & R 'n' B