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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... appearance at the birthday cele- bration of media mogul Sir Lew Grade in 1975 , which turned out to be Lennon's last public performance . Since his murder , the song has increased in popularity and poignancy and is regularly revived ...
... appearances . One performance was as the Plastic Ono Supergroup in 1969 to support UNICEF ; the other was as the Plastic Ono Mothers and was a 1971 appearance with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention . Zappa did not release his ...
... appearance with Elton John . The crowd sounds wildly appreciative on Lennon's introduction , and the band performs a version of “ Whatever Gets You through the Night " that may be a bit too loose , but more than makes up for it with ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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