Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! : the story of pop music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé by Stanley, Bob, 1964- author instant download

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! : the story of pop music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé by Stanley, Bob, 1964- author instant download

xxii, 599 pages ; 21 cm, As much fun to argue with as to quote, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! traces the story of pop music through individual songs, bands, musical scenes, and styles -- from Bill Haley and the Comets' \"Rock around the Clock\" (1954) to Beyoncé's first megahit, \"Crazy in Love\" (2003). It covers the birth of rock, soul, R & B, punk, hip hop, indie, house, techno, and more, and it will remind you why you fell in love with pop music in the first place. Bob Stanley -- musician, music critic, and unabashed fan -- recounts the progression from the Beach Boys to the Pet Shop Boys to the Beastie Boys; explores what connects doo wop to the sock hop; and reveals how technological changes have affected pop production. Working with a broad definition of \"pop\"--One that includes country and metal, disco and Dylan, skiffle and glam -- Stanley teases out the connections and tensions that animate the pop charts and argues that the charts are vital social history, Reprint. Originally published in 2013, \"First published in Great Britain by Faber and Faber Limited under the title Yeah, yeah, yeah : the story of modern pop\"--Title page verso, Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-559) and index, Introduction -- Prologue -- A note on the US paperback edition -- Part one. Flip, flop, and fly: Bill Haley and jump blues -- A mess of blues: Elvis Presley -- Put your cat clothes on: Sun records and rockabilly -- Teenage wildlife: rock 'n' roll -- Rock with the cavemen: skiffle and British rock 'n' roll -- Whispering bells: doo wop -- 1960: it will stand -- Walk with me in paradise garden: Phil Spector and Joe Meek -- The trouble with boys: the brill building and girl groups -- Part two. Act naturally: the Beatles -- Needles and pins: the beat boom -- Who's driving your plane? The Rolling stones -- This is my prayer: the birth of soul -- The rake's progress: Bob Dylan -- America strikes back: the Byrds and folk rock -- Up the ladder to the roof: Tamla Motown -- 1966:…