Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of this diverse and complex musical genre for scholars of classic rock and curious novices alike, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, songwriters, bands, and albums. Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre explores in detail the genesis, evolution, and proliferation of classic rock. It begins with a background on the development of classic rock and its subgenres. Next, an A to Z listing of artists (musicians, songwriters, and bands), albums, important concerts, and songs; a chapter on classic rock's impact on popular culture; a chapter on classic rock's legacy; and a bibliography. This organization gives readers the choice of starting from the beginning to learn how classic rock and each of its subgenres emerged after rock and roll or skip ahead to a specific artist, recording, or song in the Must-Hear Music section. This volume stands out from other resources on classic rock for its listening-centered approach. Most books on classic rock focus on trivia, history, terminology, or criticism. It also explores the sound of the music of important artists and offers musical analyses that are accessible to upper-level high school and lower-level undergraduates while at the same time maintaining the interest of classic rock aficionados and scholars.

(Guitar Chord Songbook). Just the chords and lyrics for 80 rock essentials, including: All Along the Watchtower * All the Young Dudes * Bang a Gong (Get It On) * Beast of Burden * Brass in Pocket * Cat Scratch Fever * Changes * Free Ride * Hot Blooded * La Grange * L.A. Woman * Layla * Money * Money for Nothing * Owner of a Lonely Heart * Rhiannon * Ridin' the Storm Out * Rock and Roll All Nite * Smokin' in the Boys Room * Start Me Up * Stray Cat Strut * The Stroke * Sweet Emotion * Take Me to the River * Walk on the Wild Side * You Shook Me All Night Long * and more.

TheInternational Who's Who in Popular Music 2002offers comprehensive biographical information covering the leading names on all aspects of popular music. It brings together the prominent names in pop music as well as the many emerging personalities in the industry, providing full biographical details on pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world and country artists. Over 5,000 biographical entries include major career details, concerts, recordings and compositions, honors and contact addresses. Wherever possible, information is obtained directly from the entrants to ensure accuracy and reliability. Appendices include details of record companies, management companies, agents and promoters. The reference also details publishers, festivals and events and other organizations involved with music.

Lyrics sheds light on all aspects of lyric writing for music and will make songwriters feel more confident and creative when they tackle lyrics. It's perfect for all songwriters: those who don't like their own lyrics and find them difficult to write, experienced writers looking for a creative edge, and those offering lyrics to set to music in a partnership. Topics include channeling personal experiences into lyrics, overcoming writer's block, the right lyrics for a bridge, the separation between lyrics and poetry, exploring imagery and metaphor, avoiding clichés, and more. The book also offers tips on the various styles of lyrics, from protests, spirituals, and confessionals to narratives and comic songs.

(Guitar Chord Songbook). Just the guitar chords and lyrics for 80 rock essentials, including: All Along the Watchtower * All the Young Dudes * Bang a Gong (Get It On) * Beast of Burden * Brass in Pocket * Cat Scratch Fever * Changes * Free Ride * Hot Blooded * La Grange * L.A. Woman * Layla * Money * Money for Nothing * Owner of a Lonely Heart * Rhiannon * Ridin' the Storm Out * Rock and Roll All Nite * Smokin' in the Boys Room * Start Me Up * Stray Cat Strut * The Stroke * Sweet Emotion * Take Me to the River * Walk on the Wild Side * You Shook Me All Night Long * and more.

A collection of the greatest rock songs for guitar, all arranged in the original keys from the actual hit recordings, complete with lyrics, guitar chord boxes and a playing guide. This wonderful mix takes all the best rock songs from different eras and puts them at your disposal all in one book! The Great Rock Chord Songbook contains all the lyrics and chords to 100 of the finest rock songs, including: Ace Of Spades, All The Young Dudes, Sk8ter Boi, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet and loads more! Parental Advisory - Includes Explicit Lyrics Song List: (Don't Fear) The Reaper [Blue Oyster Cult] 20th Century Boy [T Rex] A Design For Life [Manic Street Preachers] A Hard Day's Night [Beatles, The] A Little Less Conversation [Presley, Elvis] [JXL] Ace Of Spades [Motorhead] Alive [P.O.D.] All Along The Watchtower [Jimi Hendrix Experience, The] All Right Now [Free] All The Young Dudes [Mott The Hoople] Animal [Def Leppard] Animal Nitrate [Suede] Back In Black [Ac/Dc] Bad Medicine [Bon Jovi] Bat Out Of Hell [Meatloaf] Beautiful Day [U2] Beds Are Burning [Midnight Oil] Behind Blue Eyes [Who, The] Belaruse [Levellers, The] Black Hole Sun [Soundgarden] Black Velvet [Myles, Alannah] Born To Be Wild [Steppenwolf] Boys Don't Cry [Cure, The] Break On Through [Doors, The] Caroline [Status Quo] Cochise [Audioslave] Coz I Luv You [Slade] Crawling [Linkin Park] Crazy Crazy Nights [Kiss] Crazy On You [Heart] Danger! High Voltage [Electric Six] Day Tripper [Beatles, The] Don't Speak [No Doubt] Dream On [Aerosmith] Elected [Cooper, Alice] Enter Sandman [Metallica] Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) [Buzzcocks, The] Eveything About You [Ugly Kid Joe] Eye Of The Tiger [Survivor] Get Free [Vines, The] Get Off [Dandy Warhols, The] Girl From Mars [Ash] Hand In Pocket [Morissette, Alanis] Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) [Skunk Anansie] Here I Go Again [Whitesnake] Hit [Sugarcubes, The] Hush [Kula Shaker] I Fought The Law [Clash, The] I Love Rock N' Roll [Joan Jett And The Blackhearts] It's My Life [Talk Talk] Jerk It Out [Caesers, The] Just Like A Pill [Pink] Keep On Running [Spencer Davis Group, The] Kiss [Prince And The Revolution] Last Resort [Papa Roach] Live And Let Die [Wings] Love Will Tear Us Apart [Joy Division] Madame Helga [Stereophonics] Manic Monday [Bangles, The] Modern Love [Bowie, David] Money For Nothing [Dire Straits] Muscle Museum [Muse] My Generation [Who, The] My Way [Sex Pistols, The] No One Knows [Queens Of The Stone Age] Oh Yeah [Roxy Music] One Way Or Another [Blondie] Paranoid [Black Sabbath] Plug In Baby [Muse] Rebel Yell [Idol, Billy] Red Morning Light [Kings Of Leon] Regret [New Order] Roll With It [Oasis] Run To The Hills [Iron Maiden] Run To You [Adams, Bryan] See Emily Play [Pink Floyd] She Sells Sanctuary [Cult, The] Shine On [House Of Love] Should I Stay Or Should I Go [Clash, The] Since You've Been Gone [Rainbow] Sk8er Boi [Lavigne, Avril] Staying Out For The Summer [Dodgy] Stupid Girl [Garbage] Take A Look Around [Limp Bizkit] Teenage Kicks [Undertones, The] That's Entertainment [Jam, The] The Boys Are Back In Town [Thin Lizzy] The Unforgiven [Metallica] Too Many DJs [Soulwax] Tumbling Dice [Rolling Stones, The] Two Princes [Spin Doctors] Under Pressure [Queen] [Bowie, David] Walk Of Life [Dire Straits] What I Am [Brickell, Edie And The New Bohemians] Wide Open Space [Mansun] Yellow [Coldplay] You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet [Bachman Turner Overdrive] You Give Love A Bad Name [Bon Jovi] You Really Got Me [Kinks, The] Zombie [Cranberries, The]

(Fake Book). The latest edition of this fake book is truly the Best Ever! It contains more than 1,000 huge hits, and icludes the melody lines, lyrics and chords for: Against All Odds * Amazed * At the Hop * Autumn Leaves * The Birth of the Blues * Bohemian Rhapsody * Cabaret * California Girls * Candle in the Wind * Centerfold * Chariots of Fire * Colors of the Wind * Crazy * Dust in the Wind * Earth Angel * Eleanor Rigby * Fever * Fire and Rain * From a Distance * Hello, Dolly! * Hey Jude * I Am Woman * Imagine * Joy to the World * Kansas City * The Keeper of the Stars * La Bamba * Lady in Red * Linus and Lucy * Longer * Me and Bobby McGee * Mickey Mouse March * Misty * More * More Than Words * Oye Como Va * Peggy Sue * The Rainbow Connection * Respect * Route 66 * Shout * Spanish Eyes * Stormy Weather * Take Five * Thriller * Time in a Bottle * Unchained Melody * Wave * The Way We Were * Y.M.C.A. * You've Got a Friend * and hundreds more!