Songwriters on Songwriting II (Zollo Paul)(Paperback) - diskuze

The long-awaited sequel to Songwriters on Songwriting, often called "the songwriter''s bible," More Songwriters on Songwriting goes to the heart of the creative process with in-depth interviews with many of the world''s greatest songwriters. Covering every genre of popular music from folk, rock ''n'' roll, Broadway, jazz, pop, and modern rock, this is a remarkable journey through some sixty years of popular songwriting: from Leiber & Stoller''s genius rock ''n'' roll collaborations and Richard Sherman''s Disney songs to Kenny Gamble''s Philly Sound; Norman Whitfield''s Motown classics; Loretta Lynn''s country standards; expansive folk music from Peter, Paul, and Mary; folk-rock from Stephen Stills; confessional gems from James Taylor; poetic excursions form Patti Smith; Beatles magic from Ringo Starr; expansive brilliance from Paul Simon; complex melodic greatness from Brian Wilson; the most untrustworthy narrator alive in Randy Newman; the dark rock theater of both Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie; the sophisticated breadth of Elvis Costello; the legendary jazz of Herbie Hancock; the soulful swagger of of Chrissie Hynde; the funny-poignant beauty of John Prine; the ancient wisdom fused with hip-hop and reggae of Matisyahu; and much more. In all of it is the collective wisdom of those who have written songs for decades, songs that have impacted our culture forever.
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