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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... studio in Manhattan and began laying down tracks . The couple gathered a group of veteran studio musicians , including guitarist Hugh McCracken ( who had played on Paul McCartney's Ram album ) ; drummer Andy Newmark ; and guitarist Earl ...
... studio run - throughs of five of his songs in varying stages of completion and were , in fact , recorded at the start of the Double Fantasy sessions before the album's final tracks were finished . They were ultimately not completed and ...
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Contents
The Early Years | 1 |
Gimme Some Truth 19701973 | 17 |
What You Got 19731975 | 45 |
Copyright | |
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