The Beatles Come to America - Couverture rigide

Goldsmith, Martin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1620457210 ISBN 13 : 9781620457214

Editeur : Trade Paper Press, 2004

Synopsis

When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion.

Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit, and style, a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap.

In this intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why the Beatles struck such a lasting chord.

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À propos de l'auteur

MARTIN GOLDSMITH is director of classical music programming for XM Satellite Radio. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted Performance Today, National Public Radio's daily classical music program. Since 1984 he has been co-host of Songs for Aging Children, a radio program devoted to the singer-songwriter generation. He is also the author of The Inextinguishable Symphony. Martin Goldsmith lives in Maryland with his wife, Amy Roach.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Trade Paper Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620457210
• ISBN 13: 9781620457214
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 210
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible