Rock N Roll Soldier

Author : Dean Ellis Kohler,Susan VanHecke
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780061948831

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Rock 'n' Roll Soldier by Dean Ellis Kohler,Susan VanHecke Pdf

"During a time when none of us knew for sure if we would live or die, I came to know the true power of music." Dean Kohler is about to make it big—he's finally scored a national record deal! But his dreams are abruptly put on hold by the arrival of his draft notice. Now he's in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, serving as a military policeman. He keeps telling himself he's a musician, not a killer, and that he's lucky he's not fighting on the front lines. When Captain orders him to form a rock band, it's up to Dean to find instruments and players, pronto. Ingenuity and perseverance pay off and soon the band is traveling through treacherous jungle terrain to perform for troops in desperate need of an escape—even if it's only for three sets. And for Dean—who lives with death, violence, and the fear that anyone could be a potential spy (even his Vietnamese girlfriend)—the band becomes the one thing that gets him through the day. During one of the most controversial wars in recent American history, this incredible true story is about music and camaraderie in the midst of chaos.

Author : Maury Dean
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 9780875862279

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Rock N Roll Gold Rush by Maury Dean Pdf

An appreciation of Rock-n-Roll, song by song, from its roots and its inspriations to its divergent recent trends. A work of rough genius; DeanOCOs attempt to make connections though time and across genres is laudable."

Author : Sebastian Robertson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781466883185

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Rock and Roll Highway by Sebastian Robertson Pdf

Canadian guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson is known mainly for his central role in the musical group the Band. But how did he become one of Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists of all time? Written by his son, Sebastian, this is the story of a rock-and-roll legend's journey through music, beginning when he was taught to play guitar at nine years old on a Native American reservation. Rock and Roll Highway is the story of a young person's passion, drive, and determination to follow his dream.

Author : William J. Taylor, Jr.
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Rock musicians
ISBN : 0891416277

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Elvis in the Army by William J. Taylor, Jr. Pdf

"Elvis trained hard, partied hard, and won the respect of his comrades in arms. The author depicts this with poignant word snapshots from what were the happiest days in the life of this American Icon" ("Publishers Weekly"). "Taylor's anecdotal book shows Elvis as an excellent soldier and a respectful, sensitive, regular guy".--"Kirkus Reviews". Photos.

Author : Clinton Walker
Publisher : Verse Chorus Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781891241185

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Inner City Sound by Clinton Walker Pdf

The classic documentary account of the 1970s punk explosion in Australia. Reviews, interviews, and 285 photographs vividly portray the creative ferment of the period and the many bands that sprang up in the wake of pioneers the Saints, Birthday Party, etc. DIY graphics, high-octane prose, and many rare photographs make this book a crucial part of the culture it portrays.

Author : Alan Byrne
Publisher : SAF Publishing Ltd
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0946719810

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Thin Lizzy by Alan Byrne Pdf

"A respectful, but vibrant account of Lynott's rambunctious life and sad end whets the appetite." Uncut ****

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786460601

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Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer by Sheree Homer Pdf

Ricky Nelson (he later preferred "Rick") was 8 years old when he began his career in show business. After a successful run on radio, his family's situation comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet enjoyed a 14 year television tenure. On the April 10, 1957, episode, "Ricky the Drummer," Nelson started his singing career by lip syncing to Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'." He scored 36 Top 40 singles between 1957 and 1972 and ranked number 5 in Billboard's Top 25 Artists of the Decade 1950-1959. As a country rock pioneer, Rick Nelson influenced Buffalo Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, and the Eagles. This book is a candid account of his life in rock and roll through stories told by musicians and producers on the road and in the studio with him. Actors and family members also provided invaluable memories and insights.

Author : Simon Reynolds
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780865479944

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Retromania by Simon Reynolds Pdf

The influential rock critic and author of Rip It Up and Start Again traces society's obsession with retro music as reflected by reunion tours and expanded re-releases of classic albums, expressing his concern that our culture's disproportionate focus on past music eras is compromising the distinctiveness of today's sound. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Author : Michael J. Kramer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-05
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199987351

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The Republic of Rock by Michael J. Kramer Pdf

In his 1967 megahit "San Francisco," Scott McKenzie sang of "people in motion" coming from all across the country to San Francisco, the white-hot center of rock music and anti-war protests. At the same time, another large group of young Americans was also in motion, less eagerly, heading for the jungles of Vietnam. Now, in The Republic of Rock, Michael Kramer draws on new archival sources and interviews to explore sixties music and politics through the lens of these two generation-changing places--San Francisco and Vietnam. From the Acid Tests of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters to hippie disc jockeys on strike, the military's use of rock music to "boost morale" in Vietnam, and the forgotten tale of a South Vietnamese rock band, The Republic of Rock shows how the musical connections between the City of the Summer of Love and war-torn Southeast Asia were crucial to the making of the sixties counterculture. The book also illustrates how and why the legacy of rock music in the sixties continues to matter to the meaning of citizenship in a global society today. Going beyond clichéd narratives about sixties music, Kramer argues that rock became a way for participants in the counterculture to think about what it meant to be an American citizen, a world citizen, a citizen-consumer, or a citizen-soldier. The music became a resource for grappling with the nature of democracy in larger systems of American power both domestically and globally. For anyone interested in the 1960s, popular music, and American culture and counterculture, The Republic of Rock offers new insight into the many ways rock music has shaped our ideas of individual freedom and collective belonging.

Author : Aidan Levy
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780912777030

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Patti Smith on Patti Smith by Aidan Levy Pdf

From the moment Patti Smith burst onto the scene, chanting "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine," the irreverent opening line to Horses, her 1975 debut album, the punk movement had found its dissident intellectual voice. Yet outside the recording studio—Smith has released eleven studio albums—the punk poet laureate has been perhaps just as revelatory and rhapsodic in interviews, delivering off-the-cuff jeremiads that emboldened a generation of disaffected youth and imparting hard-earned life lessons. With her characteristic blend of bohemian intellectualism, antiauthoritarian poetry, and unflagging optimism, Smith gave them hope in the transcendent power of art. In interviews, Smith is unfiltered and startlingly present, and prescient, preaching a gospel bound to shock or inspire. Each interview is part confession, part call-and-response sermon with the interviewer. And there have been some legendary interviewers: William S. Burroughs, Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth), and novelist Jonathan Lethem. Her interview archive serves as a compelling counternarrative to the albums and books. Initially, interviewing Patti Smith was a censorship liability. Contemptuous of staid rules of decorum, no one knew what she might say, whether they were getting the romantic, swooning for Lorca and Blake, or the firebrand with no respect for an on-air seven-second delay. Patti Smith on Patti Smith is a compendium of profound and reflective moments in the life of one of the most insightful and provocative artists working today.

Author : Uchenna Ikonne
Publisher : Now Again Records
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Afrobeat
ISBN : 1584236299

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Wake Up You! by Uchenna Ikonne Pdf

In 1967, the Western world was in the throes of peace, love and flower power. Meanwhile, Nigeria was descending into civil war. It seems fair to say the milieu rock emerged out of in Nigeria and in the west was somewhat different! Nonetheless, aesthetically, sonically and politically, much of the rock music that was developing in parallel was directly comparable to that emerging from the USA and Europe. Nigerian rock ultimately helped heal the country by propagating the world-wide idea of the Modern Nigerian, making Nigeria relatable to the rockers of the West. This is its story.

Author : Rich Weidman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781493062416

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Punk by Rich Weidman Pdf

Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond

Author : Benjamin Roberts
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9789089644022

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Sex and Drugs Before Rock 'n' Roll by Benjamin Roberts Pdf

Sex and Drugs Before the Rock ’n’ Rollis a fascinating volume that presents an engaging overview of what it was like to be young and male in the Dutch Golden Age. Here, well-known cohorts of Rembrandt are examined for the ways in which they expressed themselves by defying conservative values and norms. This study reveals how these young men rebelled, breaking from previous generations: letting their hair grow long, wearing colorful clothing, drinking excessively, challenging city guards, being promiscuous, smoking, and singing lewd songs. Cogently argued, this study paints a compelling portrait of the youth culture of the Dutch Golden Age, at a time when the rising popularity of print made dissemination of new cultural ideas possible, while rising incomes and liberal attitudes created a generation of men behaving badly.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : UIUC:30112047049140

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Soldiers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Neal Umphred
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 0873412028

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Goldmine's Rock'n Roll 45rpm Record Price Guide by Neal Umphred Pdf