House Of Hits

Author : Andy Bradley,Roger Wood
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780292783249

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House of Hits by Andy Bradley,Roger Wood Pdf

Founded in a working-class neighborhood in southeast Houston in 1941, Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios is a major independent studio that has produced a multitude of influential hit records in an astonishingly diverse range of genres. Its roster of recorded musicians includes Lightnin' Hopkins, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Junior Parker, Clifton Chenier, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Beyoncé and Destiny's Child, and many, many more. In House of Hits, Andy Bradley and Roger Wood chronicle the fascinating history of Gold Star/SugarHill, telling a story that effectively covers the postwar popular music industry. They describe how Houston's lack of zoning ordinances allowed founder Bill Quinn's house studio to grow into a large studio complex, just as SugarHill's willingness to transcend musical boundaries transformed it into of one of the most storied recording enterprises in America. The authors offer behind-the-scenes accounts of numerous hit recordings, spiced with anecdotes from studio insiders and musicians who recorded at SugarHill. Bradley and Wood also place significant emphasis on the role of technology in shaping the music and the evolution of the music business. They include in-depth biographies of regional stars and analysis of the various styles of music they represent, as well as a list of all of Gold Star/SugarHill's recordings that made the Billboard charts and extensive selected historical discographies of the studio's recordings.

Author : Andy Bradley,Roger Wood
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780292719194

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House of Hits by Andy Bradley,Roger Wood Pdf

Founded in a working-class neighborhood in southeast Houston in 1941, Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios is a major independent studio that has produced a multitude of influential hit records in an astonishingly diverse range of genres. Its roster of recorded musicians includes Lightnin’ Hopkins, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Junior Parker, Clifton Chenier, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, and many, many more. In House of Hits, Andy Bradley and Roger Wood chronicle the fascinating history of Gold Star/SugarHill, telling a story that effectively covers the postwar popular music industry. They describe how Houston’s lack of zoning ordinances allowed founder Bill Quinn’s house studio to grow into a large studio complex, just as SugarHill’s willingness to transcend musical boundaries transformed it into of one of the most storied recording enterprises in America. The authors offer behind-the-scenes accounts of numerous hit recordings, spiced with anecdotes from studio insiders and musicians who recorded at SugarHill. Bradley and Wood also place significant emphasis on the role of technology in shaping the music and the evolution of the music business. They include in-depth biographies of regional stars and analysis of the various styles of music they represent, as well as a list of all of Gold Star/SugarHill’s recordings that made the Billboard charts and extensive selected historical discographies of the studio’s recordings.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1138 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498769

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Tyina Steptoe
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520282575

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Houston Bound by Tyina Steptoe Pdf

"From World War I through the 1960s, Houston was transformed into one of the most ethnically and racially diverse urban areas in the United States. Houston Bound draws on social and cultural history to show how, despite Anglo attempts to fix racial categories through Jim Crow laws, converging migrations--particularly those of Mexicans and Creoles--complicated ideas of blackness and whiteness and introduced different understandings about race. This migration history also traces the emergence of Houston's blues and jazz scenes in the 1920s as well as the hybrid forms of these genres--like zydeco and Tejano soul--that arose when migrants forged shared social space. Houston's location on the Gulf Coast, poised between the American South and the West, provides for a particularly rich examination of how the histories of colonization, slavery, and segregation produced divergent ways of thinking about race"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Wise Publications
Publisher : Wise Publications
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783236718

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Songs of the Piano Stars: 24 Hits From the Great Piano Singer/Songwriters (PVG) by Wise Publications Pdf

Songs Of The Piano Stars, with its 24 hit songs from the past and present, will enable you to play a selection of perfect Piano-led tunes drawn from sixty years popular music from a wide range of artists. These songs have been expertly-selected and engraved to reflect the most-requested songs by Piano singer-songwriters, with tunes from The Beatles, Carole King, Alicia Keys and more. Each piece has been carefully arranged for piano, with accompanying voice melodies and guitar chord boxes. Song List: - Alfie [Burt Bacharach] - All Of Me [John Legend] - Angel [Sarah McLachlan] - Brave [Sara Bareilles] - Come On Up To The House [Tom Waits] - The Girl In The Other Room [Diana Krall] - Don't Explain [Nina Simone] - Don't Know Why [Norah Jones] - Girl On Fire [Alicia Keys] - I Feel The Earth Move [Carole King] - I Love To See You Smile [Randy Newman] - Imagine [John Lennon] - Lady Madonna [The Beatles] - Live And Let Die [Paul McCartney] - My Life [Billy Joel] - Paper Bag [Fiona Apple] - Philosophy [Ben Folds Five] - Pretty Good Year [Tori Amos] - Rocket Man [Elton John] - A Thousand Miles [Vanessa Carlton] - Tiny Dancer [Elton John] - Walking In Memphis [Mark Cohn] - This Woman's Work [Kate Bush] - You're So Vain [Carly Simon]

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Music trade
ISBN : PRNC:32101078729777

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Music Trades by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Masterton
Publisher : James Masterton
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780463270998

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Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1988 by James Masterton Pdf

From the longest-serving music columnist online comes this comprehensive account of the Top 40 hit singles of 1988. Every artist to land a hit single during the year is documented and every one of their hits is catalogued. A full account of who made the charts, when, and most importantly why. The year when Kylie Minogue was transformed from Australian soap actress to global chart superstar. The year which saw House Music change the world. The year of Yazz, of S-Express, but also of Glen Medeiros. And the year which ended with Cliff redefining Christmas songs forever. The essential guide to a fascinating year in pop music, and the perfect reference book for any self-respecting 80s music fan.

Author : Mark Zepezauer
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781593764814

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The CIA's Greatest Hits by Mark Zepezauer Pdf

A revised and updated edition of the explosive book that blows the lid off the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA’s Greatest Hits details how the CIA: • hired top Nazi war criminals, shielded them from justice and learned—and used—their techniques • has been involved in assassinations, bombings, massacres, wars, death squads, drug trafficking, and rigged elections all over the world • tortures children as young as 13 and adults as old as 89, resulting in forced “confessions to all sorts of imaginary crimes (an innocent Kuwaiti was tortured for months to make him keep repeating his initial lies, and a supposed al-Qaeda leader was waterboarded 187 times in a single month without producing a speck of useful information) • orchestrates the media—which one CIA deputy director liked to call “the mighty Wurlitzer—and places its agents inside newspapers, magazines and book publishers • and much more The CIA’s crimes continue unabated, and unpunished. The day before General David Petraeus took over as the twentieth CIA director, federal prosecutors announced that they were dropping 99 investigations into the deaths of people in CIA custody, leaving just two active cases they’re willing to pursue.

Author : Willie G. Davidson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781637630877

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Ride Free by Willie G. Davidson Pdf

Willie G. Davidson likes to say that he was born with gasoline in his veins and a crayon in each hand. A designer at heart, Davidson combined his passions for art and motorcycles to extend a multi-generational unbroken thread from Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company’s birth in a wooden shed in the early twentieth century to today. The grandson of one of the company’s founders and the son of one of its longtime presidents, Davidson created a series of iconic designs that defined Harley-Davidson “factory custom” bikes and cemented its standing as the premier motorcycle company in the world. Davidson was instrumental in saving the company from bankruptcy and then helping it explode into a global phenomenon. For more than five decades, Davidson was more than a namesake of the founders; he was the heart and soul of Harley-Davidson and a personal connection to millions of riders around the world who knew him simply as "Willie G." Throughout his life Davidson has embodied a close-to-the-customer relationship, by attending motorcycle rallies, rides, and races with his late wife, Nancy, the “First Lady of Motorcycling,” and son and daughter Bill and Karen Davidson who recently joined their famous parents by being inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame and play key roles in the Motor Company today. In Ride Free, Davidson recounts his memories of family, relationships, and events that defined his extraordinary life and legacy of power, passion, and purpose. Davidson gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the planning, design, and conception of legendary bikes that inspired millions of riders over the past half-century; stories of his unforgettable rides around the world; the people he encountered while navigating thousands of miles on the roads; and the legacy that he and his family have created which will carry on the most famous name in motorcycles.

Author : Frederick Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781637631522

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Reckoning with Race by Frederick Allen Pdf

Reckoning with Race is a firsthand account of race relations in America from award-winning journalist, author, and former CNN commentator, Rick Allen. Allen's collection of essays shows the progress our country has made—and how much further we have to go. In his fifty-year career as an award-winning journalist, CNN commentator, and author of multiple books, Rick Allen has had a front-row seat on dramatic change in race relations in America. In Reckoning with Race, a collection of eighteen essays, he explores his ongoing efforts to understand the struggle of black and white Americans to navigate a shared history at once wicked and intimate, full of love and hate, as they seek to level an uneven playing field. Allen examines issues from the era of Reconstruction through Jim Crow, the Civil Rights movement, the rhythms of resistance and progress, into today’s contentious debates over redlining, reparations, and critical race theory. Starting as a reporter with the Atlanta Constitution in 1972, Allen got to know and befriend legendary black political figures including Julian Bond, John Lewis, Andy Young, Hosea Williams, Maynard Jackson, Jesse Jackson, and Daddy King, the father of Martin Luther King, Jr. He also encountered ardent white segregationists, some of whom saw the light and others who took their racism to the grave. Drawing on his experience covering politics, he examines presidents from LBJ and Jimmy Carter to Obama and Trump. He explores the symbolism of Confederate flags, the controversy over Uncle Remus, the election of Atlanta’s first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, and the tragic case of the Atlanta Child Murders. He has had first-hand encounters with white supremacy and violent black protest alike. Throughout Reckoning with Race, Allen is candid about his own shortcomings as a white native Northerner learning gradually about the complexities of race in his adoptive South. The essays highlight his continuing journey toward understanding the forces that both hinder and promote equality and harmony between the races.

Author : Simon Reynolds
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781136783173

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Generation Ecstasy by Simon Reynolds Pdf

Traces the continuum of hardcore that runs from the most machinized forms of house music through British and European rave styles like bleep-and-bass, breakbeat house, Belgian hardcore, jungle, gabba, speed garage, and big beat.

Author : Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781684566457

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When the Bullet Hits the Bone by Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi Pdf

Anthony Raimondi was born into a world that most people would never venture into or experience or be part of. He was born into the world of organized crime. In this book, he tells of rampant corruption, payoffs, and bribes and of treachery and deceit and assassinations in the Vatican and of the biggest heist in mob history. Look for Part 2 - When the Bullet Hits the Bone : The Dead Don't Walk

Author : Simon Reynolds
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571289141

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Energy Flash by Simon Reynolds Pdf

Twenty-five years since acid house and Ecstasy revolutionized pop culture, Simon Reynolds's landmark rave history Energy Flash has been expanded and updated to cover twenty-first-century developments like dubstep and EDM's recent takeover of America. Author of the acclaimed postpunk history Rip It Up and Start Again, Reynolds became a rave convert in the early nineties. He experienced first-hand the scene's drug-fuelled rollercoaster of euphoria and darkness. He danced at Castlemorton, the illegal 1992 mega-rave that sent spasms of anxiety through the Establishment and resulted in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill. Mixing personal reminiscence with interviews and ultra-vivid description of the underground's ever-changing sounds as they mutated under the influence of MDMA and other drugs, Energy Flash is the definitive chronicle of electronic dance culture. From rave's origins in Chicago house and Detroit techno, through Ibiza, Madchester and the anarchic free-party scene, to the pirate-radio underworld of jungle and UK garage, and then onto 2000s-shaping genres such as grime and electro, Reynolds documents with authority, insight and infectious enthusiasm the tracks, DJs, producers and promoters that soundtracked a generation. A substantial final section, added for this new Faber edition, brings the book right up to date, covering dubstep's explosive rise to mass popularity and America's recent but ardent embrace of rave. Packed with interviews with participants and charismatic innovators like Derrick May, Goldie and Aphex Twin, Energy Flash is an infinitely entertaining and essential history of dance music.

Author : James E. Perone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440834691

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Smash Hits by James E. Perone Pdf

We are what we listen to. That's the premise of this study of 100 songs that have shaped and defined the American experience, from the Colonial period to the present. Well-known music author James Perone looks at 100 songs that helped tell America's story. He examines why each song became a hit, what cultural and social values it embodies, what issues it touches upon, what audiences it attracted, and what made it such a definitive part of American history and popular culture. The chart-topping singles presented here crossed gender, age, race, and class lines to appeal to the mass American audience. The book discusses patriotic songs, minstrel music, and sacred songs and hymns as well as music in the broad categories of pop, rock, hip hop, jazz, country, and folk. An introduction provides an overview of the history and significant issues raised by the songs as a whole. Individual songs are then presented chronologically, based on when they were written. The revealing commentary for each "hit" is not only interesting and fun, but reveals what it was like to live in the United States at a particular time by unveiling the social, economic, and political issues—as well as the musical tastes—that made life what it was.

Author : James Masterton
Publisher : James Masterton
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780463138571

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Chart Watch UK - Hits of 1989 by James Masterton Pdf

From the longest-serving music columnist online comes this comprehensive account of the Top 40 hit singles of 1989. Every artist to land a hit single during the year is documented and every one of their hits is catalogued. A full account of who made the charts, when, and most importantly why. The year which saw Soul II Soul come to prominence, although so did Jive Bunny. The year that unearthed Lisa Stansfield but also Sonia. And the year which began with a star from the sixties at the top of the charts and ended with the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays poised to change the world. The essential guide to a fascinating year in pop music, and the perfect reference book for any self-respecting 80s music fan.