Pioneers of rock and roll : 100 artists who changed the face of rock
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Book
Title:
Pioneers of rock and roll : 100 artists who changed the face of rock
Other title(s):
100 artists who changed the face of rock
One hundred artists who changed the face of rock
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ISBN:
9780823076284
Publication Information:
New York : Billboard Books, 1994.
Physical Description:
xi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
ABBA -- The Allman Brothers -- The Animals -- The Band -- Band Aid -- The Beach Boys -- The Beatles -- Jeff Beck -- Chuck Berry -- The B-52s -- Bog Star -- Blind Faith -- Blood, Sweat and Tears -- David Bowie -- Buffalo Springfield -- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band -- The Byrds -- Eric Clapton -- The Clash -- Elvis Costello -- The Crazy World of Arthur Brown -- Cream -- Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Crosby, Still and Nash -- Bo Diddley -- Dion and the Belmonts -- Fats Domino -- The Doors -- Duran Duran -- Bob Dylan -- The Eagles -- Duane Eddy -- Brian Eno -- The Everly Brothers -- Fairport Convention -- Fleetwood Mac -- The Flying Burrito Brothers -- The Four Seasons -- Peter Gabriel -- The Grateful Dead -- Bill Haley and his Comets -- Jimi Hendrix -- Buddy Holly -- The Human League -- Tommy James -- Jefferson Airplane -- Jethro Tull -- Elton John -- Janis Joplin -- The Kingsmen -- The Kinks -- Alexis Korner -- Kraftwerk -- Led Zeppelin -- Jerry Lee Lewis -- Little Richard -- The Lovin' Spoonful -- The Mamas and the Papas -- Bob Marley -- John Mayall -- Joni Mitchell -- The Monkees -- Van Morrison -- Ricky Nelson -- The New York Dolls -- Roy Orbison -- Carl Perkins -- Pink Floyd -- The Police -- Elvis Presley -- Prince -- The Ramones -- R.E.M. -- The Righteous Brothers -- The Rolling Stones -- Roxy Music -- Santana -- Neil Sedaka -- The Sex Pistols -- The Shirelles -- Simon and Garfunkel -- Sly and the Family Stone -- Soft Machine -- Phil Spector -- Bruce Springsteen -- Steely Dan -- Rod Stewart -- Talking Heads -- James Taylor -- Traffic -- U2 -- Van Halen -- The Velvet Underground -- The Ventures -- The Who -- The Yardbirds -- Yes -- Neil Young -- The Young Rascals -- Frank Zappa.
Summary:
Who are rock and roll's most influential artists? Who are the trendsetters, the trailblazers who set the standards that others try to match? From the Beatles to R.E.M., from Chuck Berry to the Clash, they're all in this book, a look at the 100 most influential rock artists of all time. Here are rock's classic acts, spanning four decades: Bill Haley, Elvis, Fats Domino, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Elton John, the B-52's, Talking Heads, U2, and dozens more. And here too are such seminal but lesser-known talents as the maverick British bluesman Alexis Korner and the proto-punk group the New York Dolls. The book covers each artist's career, tracks their hits, and explires how their musical legacies impacted the rock world. Taking this unique view of pop music's heaviest hitters, this book is a special look at rock history, from the perspective of its most influential stars.
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