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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... early age , Lennon's mother , Julia ( maiden name Stanley ) , by most accounts a free spirit , turned over her son's rearing to her stern sister Mimi and Mimi's husband George Smith ... earliest songwriting , In My Life: The Early Years.
... early spring of 1957 , at the age of 16 , Lennon had formed his first skiffle band , The Black Jacks . They soon changed their name to The Quarry Men , taking the moniker from the school that Lennon and most of the members were ...
... early fall of 1973 that continued until early 1975. Lennon later termed the malaise and separation his " lost weekend , " and , while it clearly had its personal and professional rough spots , it did not keep Lennon from working and ...
Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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