Download or read book Lynyrd Skynyrd Mad Libs written by Jay Perrone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mad Libs with 21 original stories all about Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd! Free bird! Lynyrd Skynyrd Mad Libs includes 48 pages of interactive stories all about the classic Southern rock band.
Download or read book Story behind the Protest Song written by Hardeep Phull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protest songs are united by the fact they all have something to say, something to dispute, or something to rile against, whether it be political, social, or personal. Story Behind the Protest Song features 50 of the most influential musical protests and statements recorded to date, providing pop-culture viewpoints on some of the most tumultuous times in modern history. Among the featured: songs about the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the most recent upheaval over policy in the Middle East, as well as teenage rebellion, animal rights, criticisms of mass media, and even protest songs that lambaste other protest songs. This indispensable guide tackles it all: the behind-the-scenes stories of the most influential protest songs in American popular culture, examining the subjects they address, the legacy they left, and the fabric of the songs themselves. Chronically arranged entries cover nearly 70 years of music and offer an expansive range of genres, including rock, punk, pop, soul, hip-hop, country, folk, indie, heavy metal, and more. Each entry discusses the songwriter(s); the inspiration behind the song; and the social, cultural, and political context in which the song was released. Following a detailed musical and lyrical analysis, the entries explain the songs' impact and relevance today. Among the featured: • The Unknown Soldier (The Doors) • Masters of War (Bob Dylan) • Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud (James Brown) • Get Up, Stand Up (The Wailers) • Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) • Their Law (Prodigy) • American Idiot (Green Day) • Sweet Home Alabama (Lynrd Skynrd) • Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) • Southern Man (Neil Young) Entries are accompanied by further readings and a select discographies as well as a comprehensive resource guide at the end of the book. A must-read for students of music, history, and politics, this volume offers a unique reflection on the most significant and moving protest songs in American history.
Download or read book Lynyrd Skynyrd written by Lee Ballinger and published by . This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freebirds written by Marley Brant and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the roots, evolution and eventual emergence of rock and rolland, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Though plagued by personal tragedy, numerous personnelhanges and the untimely deaths of some of its founding members, Lynyrdkynyrd has continued to record, tour and produce albums. This volumeeatures in-depth biographies and inside stories of intricate inter-bandelationships, charges of manslaughter and broken contracts. There arenterviews with Charlie Daniels, Gregg Allman, Warren Hayes and Allen Woody.
Download or read book Lynyrd Skynyrd written by Gene Odom and published by Crown. This book was released on 2003-10-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete, unvarnished history of Southern rock’s legendary and most popular band, from its members’ hardscrabble boyhoods in Jacksonville, Florida and their rise to worldwide fame to the tragic plane crash that killed the founder and the band’s rise again from the ashes. In the summer of 1964 Jacksonville, Florida teenager Ronnie Van Zant and some of his friends hatched the idea of forming a band to play covers of the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Yardbirds and the country and blues-rock music they had grown to love. Naming their band after Leonard Skinner, the gym teacher at Robert E. Lee Senior High School who constantly badgered the long-haired aspiring musicians to get haircuts, they were soon playing gigs at parties, and bars throughout the South. During the next decade Lynyrd Skynyrd grew into the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful of the rock bands to emerge from the South since the Allman Brothers. Their hits “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama” became classics. Then, at the height of its popularlity in 1977, the band was struck with tragedy --a plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zant and two other band members. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock is an intimate chronicle of the band from its earliest days through the plane crash and its aftermath, to its rebirth and current status as an enduring cult favorite. From his behind-the-scenes perspective as Ronnie Van Zant’s lifelong friend and frequent member of the band’s entourage who was also aboard the plane on that fateful flight, Gene Odom reveals the unique synthesis of blues/country rock and songwriting talent, relentless drive, rebellious Southern swagger and down-to-earth sensibility that brought the band together and made it a defining and hugely popular Southern rock band -- as well as the destructive forces that tore it apart. Illustrated throughout with rare photos, Odom traces the band’s rise to fame and shares personal stories that bring to life the band’s journey. For the fans who have purchased a cumulative 35 million copies of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s albums and continue to pack concerts today, Lynyrd Skynyrd is a celebration of an immortal American band.
Download or read book The Unsolved Murder of Lynyrd Skynyrd Bassist Leon Wilkeson written by Dale Bowman and published by . This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, Leon Russell Wilkeson, also known as The Mad Hatter of Southern Rock, and the bass guitarist of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, was found dead in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida. While declared an accidental death, many friends who knew Leon personally, including his personal manager, Dale Bowman, question many of the strange unexplained events surrounding the mystery of his death. This book is the true story of Dale Bowmans relationship with Leon Wilkeson as his manager and friend, and gives a behind the scenes glimpse of life on tour with the band, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Experience the truth of a normal man swept into the whirlwind of Southern rock and roll, as he travels along with the group in the tour bus, at the concerts, and in the many hotels and locations. Meet the true Leon Wilkeson, a supremely talented man with a unique sense of humor, and a kind soul. Discover the depth of their friendship, as Dale and Leon work their way through the many twists, turns, dips, and high points of a rock stars life, and still come out smiling. Then learn the starting details surrounding the tragedy of his demise.When the facts of Leon Wilkeson s death become apparent, there are many reasons to question what really happened to the popular bass guitarist. This book lays out the strange facts about the death, Leons strange behavior before that day, and the puzzling notes left by Leon predicting his own demise. Consider the facts, the history, and the life of Leon Wilkeson as experienced thorough one of his closest friends, Dale Bowman. Draw your own conclusions from the facts, and the truth may shock you.
Download or read book Lynyrd Skynyrd Greatest Hits Songbook written by Lynyrd Skynyrd and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Piano/vocal/guitar notation for 20 of their best: The Ballad of Curtis Loew * Call Me the Breeze * Comin' Home * Don't Ask Me No Questions * Double Trouble * Down South Jukin' * Free Bird * Gimme Back My Bullets * Gimme Three Steps * I Ain't the One * I Know a Little * The Needle and the Spoon * On the Hunt * Saturday Night Special * Sweet Home Alabama * That Smell * Tuesday's Gone * What's Your Name * Whiskey Rock-A-Roller * You Got That Right.
Download or read book Magnifico written by Mark Blake and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An engaging mix of humor and detailed critical analysis…great fun.” —Mojo From the award-winning author of Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond and Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd comes this deeply researched alphabetical biography of Queen and each of its dynamic members. Addressing the phenomenal success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds on the legend of Queen and their enduring audience appeal. Providing a fresh, unparalleled take on Queen’s music, story, and legacy, Blake’s complete portrait covers not only the major hits and bestselling albums, but also the inside stories behind the music. Via a series of essays, interviews, and biographies, the author shares a wealth of lesser-known details—gained from over thirty years of original material—and explores what the songs of Queen say about their creators. “You want it all? There’s not much missing here.” —Classic Rock
Download or read book Merle Haggard s Okie from Muskogee written by Rachel Lee Rubin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every now and then, a song inspires a cultural conversation that ends up looking like a brawl. Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee, released in 1969, is a prime example of that important role of popular music. Okie immediately helped to frame an ongoing discussion about region and class, pride and politics, culture and counterculture. But the conversation around the song, useful as it was, drowned out the song itself, not to mention the other songs on the live album-named for Okie and performed in Muskogee-that Haggard has carefully chosen to frame what has turned out to be his most famous song. What are the internal clues for gleaning the intended meaning of Okie? What is the pay-off of the anti-fandom that Okie sparked (and continues to spark) in some quarters? How has the song come to be a shorthand for expressing all manner of anti-working class attitudes? What was Haggard's artistic path to that stage in Oklahoma, and how did he come to shape the industry so profoundly at the moment when urban country singers were playing a major role on the American social and political landscape?
Download or read book How to Write Songs on Guitar written by Rikky Rooksby and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This updated twentieth-anniversary third edition of the bestselling songwriting handbook shows you how. Learn the techniques and tricks used in two thousand great songs by everyone from the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie to Kings of Leon, U2, Amy Winehouse, and Ed Sheeran. Explore and understand the four main elements of a song—melody, harmony, rhythm, and lyrics—and learn how to use them in exciting new ways. Master song structure, intros, bridges, chord sequences, and key changes. Make the most of your guitar, with innovative chords, scales, modes, tunings, and recording techniques. Use the skills and insights of the great songwriters to create better, more memorable songs. The book gives many examples of classic chord sequences that can be used straight off the page. It explains the basic architecture of most songs. It contains an effective two-part chord dictionary for guitar, providing a set of basic shapes. A second section provides some chords for altered tunings. There are some examples of finger-picking patterns and strumming rhythms. There are chapters on lyric writing, rhythm, melody, and making a demo recording. There are inspirational quotes from famous songwriters, and a gallery of thirty notable albums from which much can be learned. It is everything you need to get started.
Download or read book Shoot the Singer written by Marie Korpe and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This controversial book is the first-ever exploration of music censorship on a worldside level
Download or read book I Hate New Music written by Dave Thompson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comparative look at the classic rockers of yesteryear, such as Led Zepplin and the Doors, in relation to modern bands to demonstrate what influence the original masters had on their work today and the errors they are making by straying from the true rock-and-roll format.
Download or read book Black Country Music written by Francesca T. Royster and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation.
Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology written by Derek B. Scott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research presented in this volume is very recent, and the general approach is that of rethinking popular musicology: its purpose, its aims, and its methods. Contributors to the volume were asked to write something original and, at the same time, to provide an instructive example of a particular way of working and thinking. The essays have been written with a view to helping graduate students with research methodology and the application of relevant theoretical models. The team of contributors is an exceptionally strong one: it contains many of the pre-eminent academic figures involved in popular musicological research, and there is a spread of European, American, Asian, and Australasian scholars. The volume covers seven main themes: Film, Video and Multimedia; Technology and Studio Production; Gender and Sexuality; Identity and Ethnicity; Performance and Gesture; Reception and Scenes and The Music Industry and Globalization. The Ashgate Research Companion is designed to offer scholars and graduate students a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in a particular area. The companion's editor brings together a team of respected and experienced experts to write chapters on the key issues in their speciality, providing a comprehensive reference to the field.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-04-19 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
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Download or read book Last Flight written by Amelia Earhart and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amelia Earhart's account of her ill-fated last flight around the world, begun in 1937, remains one of the most moving and absorbing adventure stories of all time. Last Flight compiles the letters, diary entries and charts that she sent to her husband, G.P. Putnam at each stage of her trip. In her own words, these dispatches offer a window into her experience on this ground-breaking journey and illustrate her cheerful, charming nature. Her story continues to intrigue and inspire people to this day.
