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Legends, icons & rebels : music that changed the world

Title

Legends, icons & rebels : music that changed the world / Robbie Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Sebastian Robertson, Jared Levine.

Author

Robertson, Robbie

Publication

Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, [2013]
©2013

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Description

119 pages : illustrations (some color); 31 cm +

Summary

A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.

Alternative Title

Legends, icons and rebels
Johnny B. Goode.
Get rhythm.
I say a little prayer.
Here comes the sun.
What a wonderful world.
Peggy Sue.
Circle game.
Hit the road Jack.
Hound dog.
People get ready.
Let's call the whole thing off.
Lucille.
Jambalaya.
Fly me to the moon.
I heard it through the grapevine.
So far away.
Wonderful world.
Caldonia.
In my room.
A-tisket, a-tasket.
I got you.
Crazy.
That's how strong my love is.
Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours.
Forever young.

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Issued also in electronic format.

Contents

A musical journey : from Robbie Robertson -- Chuck Berry : the father of rock and roll -- Johnny Cash : the man in black -- Aretha Franklin : the queen of soul -- The Beatles : the fab four -- Louis Armstrong : the ambassador -- Bob Marley : rebel music -- Buddy Holly : the day the music died -- Joni Mitchell : lady of the canyon -- Ray Charles : the genius -- Elvis Presley : the king -- Curtis Mayfield : super fly -- Billie Holiday : lady day -- Little Richard : the architect of rock and roll -- Hank Williams : Luke the drifter -- Frank Sinatra : chairman of the board -- Marvin Gaye : the prince of Motown -- Carole King : natural woman -- Sam Cooke : a change is gonna come -- Louis Jordan : the king of the jukebox -- The Beach Boys : good vibrations -- Ella Fitzgerald : the first lady of song -- James Brown : the hardest working man in show business -- Patsy Cline : sweet dreams -- Otis Redding : the king of soul -- Nat King Cole : Mr. Smooth -- Stevie Wonder : eighth wonder of the world -- Bob Dylan : the poet.
Disc 1. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry) -- Get rhythm (Johnny Cash) -- I say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin) -- Here comes the sun (The Beatles) -- What a wonderful world (Louis Armstrong -- Three little birds (Bob Marley) -- Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly) -- The circle game (Joni MItchell) -- Hit the road Jack (Ray Charles & the Raelettes) -- Hound dog (Elvis Presley) -- People get ready (Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions) -- Let's call the whole thing off (Billie Holiday & her orchestra).
Disc 2. Lucille (Little Richard) -- Jambalaya (on the Bayou) (Hank Williams) -- Fly me to the moon (Frank Sinatra) -- I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye) -- So far away (Carole King) -- Wonderful world (Sam Cooke) -- Caldonia (Louis Jordan) -- In my room (The Beach Boys) -- A-tisket, a-tasket (Ella Fitzgerald) -- I got you (I feel good) (James Brown) -- Crazy (Patsy Cline -- That's how strong my love is (Otis Redding) -- It's only a paper moon (Nat King Cole -- Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours (Stevie Wonder) -- Forever young (Bob Dylan).

Call Number

JNG 14-2

ISBN

9781770495715
1770495711

LCCN

2013931040

OCLC

825047124

Author

Robertson, Robbie, author.

Title

Legends, icons & rebels : music that changed the world / Robbie Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Sebastian Robertson, Jared Levine.

Publisher

Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, [2013]

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Type of Content

text performed music

performed music

Type of Medium

unmediated audio

audio

Type of Carrier

volume audio disc

audio disc

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

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Added Author

Guerinot, Jim, author.

Robertson, Sebastian, author.

Levine, Jared, author.

Berry, Chuck.

Cash, Johnny.

Franklin, Aretha.

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.

Marley, Bob. Three little birds.

Holly, Buddy, 1936-1959.

Mitchell, Joni.

Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.

Charles, Ray, 1930-2004.

Mayfield, Curtis.

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.

Little Richard, 1932-2020.

Williams, Hank, 1923-1953.

Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998.

Gaye, Marvin.

King, Carole, 1942-

Cooke, Sam.

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975.

Fitzgerald, Ella.

Brown, James, 1933-2006.

Cline, Patsy, 1932-1963.

Redding, Otis, 1941-1967.

Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965.

Wonder, Stevie.

Dylan, Bob, 1941-

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. It's only a paper moon.

Beatles.

Beach Boys.

Added Title

Johnny B. Goode.

Get rhythm.

I say a little prayer.

Here comes the sun.

What a wonderful world.

Peggy Sue.

Circle game.

Hit the road Jack.

Hound dog.

People get ready.

Let's call the whole thing off.

Lucille.

Jambalaya.

Fly me to the moon.

I heard it through the grapevine.

So far away.

Wonderful world.

Caldonia.

In my room.

A-tisket, a-tasket.

I got you.

Crazy.

That's how strong my love is.

Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours.

Forever young.

Research Call Number

JNG 14-2 [Text]

*LDC 52897 [CD]

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