Heart of Rock and Soul - The 1001 Greatest Singles Every Made

Informationen zum Autor Dave Marsh is the author of the bestselling Bruce Springsteen biographies, Born to Run and Glory Days, and over a dozen other books, including Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, Louie, Louie: The History and Myth, and The New Book of Rock Lists. A former editor of Creem and Rolling Stone, he currently edits the newsletter Rock & Roll Confidential. Klappentext A veteran rock critic offers a polemical guide to the 1!001 greatest rock andsoul singles ever made. Zusammenfassung In The Heart of Rock & Soul, veteran rock critic Dave Marsh offers a polemical guide to the 1,001 greatest rock and soul singles ever made, encompassing rock, metal, R&B, disco, folk, funk, punk, reggae, rap, soul, country, and any other music that has made a difference over the past fifty years. The illuminating essays?complete with music history, social commentary, and personal appraisals?double as a mini-history of popular music. Here you will find singles by artists as wide-ranging as Aretha Franklin, George Jones, Roy Orbison, the Sex Pistols, Madonna, Run-D.M.C., and Van Halen. Featuring a new preface that covers the hits?and misses?of the '90s, The Heart of Rock & Soul remains as provocative, passionate, and timeless as the music it praises.

Product details

• Authors: Dave Marsh, David Marsh
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.1999
• EAN: 9780306809019
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80901-9
• No. of pages: 760
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Jazz, Blues, Rock, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Reference, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Country and Western, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, Reference works, Pop Music, Country & Western music, Popular Music