Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963 - Brossura

Murphy, James B.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0786473657 ISBN 13: 9780786473656

Casa editrice: McFarland Publishing, 2015

Riassunto

" The Beach Boys blended vocal harmonies, electric guitars and lush arrangements into one of the most distinctive sounds in the history of popular music. Drawing on original interviews and newly uncovered documents, this book untangles the band's convoluted early history and tells the story of how five boys from California formed America's greatest rock 'n' roll band"--

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L'autore:

James B. Murphy is a companion animal veterinarian in Washington, D.C. He lives in Bowie, Maryland.

Product Description:

Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963 , examines the iconic band's origin story: how five teenagers with no musical training formed a band, wrote a song about the surfing craze gripping the West Coast, recorded it with the help of several key individuals, and scored a #3 hit in Los Angeles. They dodged being called the Pendletones, a musical homage to the Pendleton wool shirts favored on chilly nights at the beach, or the Surfers, when fate intervened and gifted them the name Beach Boys. But what separated them from every other high school garage band? Raw talent, persistence, and a wellspring of creativity launched them on a musical journey now in its sixth decade. Helmed by the musical vision of Brian Wilson, one of the twentieth century's most gifted composers, the Beach Boys blended ethereal vocal harmonies, searing electric guitars, and lush arrangements into an unparalleled musical legacy. Drawn from original interviews and newly uncovered documents, the book untangles many of the myths of the band's convoluted early history. It is the true story of how five teenage boys formed America's greatest rock 'n' roll band and the obstacles they overcame on the way to becoming the Beach Boys.

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• Editore: McFarland Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0786473657
• ISBN 13: 9780786473656
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 422