The Words and Music of John LennonBloomsbury Academic, 2007 M06 30 - 187 pages Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles, but also constitutes a significant contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was able to fuse experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics, and musical form into recordings that were both artistically and commercially successful. Few singer-songwriters have been his equal. In this long overdue investigation, authors Ben Urish and Ken Bielen give Lennon's artistry the opportunity to speak for itself. After a brief biographical introduction, chronologically arranged chapters discuss his incredible body of work album-by-album and single-by-single. A discography and annotated bibliography conclude the book. |
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... addition to the Beatles and Lennon literature available . In keeping with the scope of the Praeger Singer - Songwriter Collection , we have focused on Lennon's musical compositions that he recorded , and have further focused on ...
... addition , repackaged Beatles materials were released with regularity , and even " new " Beatles material kept Lennon , to some degree at least , in the public eye , if inadvertently . Although an analysis . is beyond the purview of ...
... addition , another Lennon song on the album , " Grow Old with Me , ” is from a home demonstration or demo recording , paired with Ono's " Let Me Count the Ways . " Both songs were reputedly set for inclusion in Milk and Honey but were ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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