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Title: Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay
Condition: New
Subtitle: The dodgy business of popular music
ISBN-10: 178352104X
EAN: 9781783521043
ISBN: 9781783521043
Publisher: Unbound
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 21/05/2015
Description: Let legendary rock manager Simon Napier-Bell take you inside the (dodgy) world of popular music – not just a creative industry, but a business that has made people rich beyond their wildest dreams. He balances seductive anecdotes – pulling back the curtain on the gritty and absurd side of the industry – with an insightful exploration of the relationship between creativity and money. This book describes the evolution of the industry from 1713 – the year parliament granted writers ownership over what they wrote – to today, when a global, 100 billion pound industry is controlled by just three major players: Sony, Universal and Warner. Inside you will uncover some little-known facts about the industry, including: How a formula for writing hit songs in the 1900s helped create 50,000 of the best-known songs of all time. How infighting in the American pre-war music industry shut down traditional radio and created an opening for country music, race records and rock'n'roll. How Jewish immigrants and black jazz musicians dancing cheek-to-cheek created a template for all popular music that followed. How rock tours became the biggest, quickest, sleaziest and most profitable ventures the music industry has ever seen. After reading Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay, you'll never listen to music in the same way again.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 29mm
Item Weight: 378g
Author: Simon Napier-Bell
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Topic: Films & TV
Release Year: 2015

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