Steve Turner is een Engelse muziekjournalist, biograaf en dichter wiens werk zich vaak verdiept in de kruising van populaire muziek en het spirituele leven. Zijn geschriften verkennen de diepgaande thema's die generaties muzikanten hebben geïnspireerd, en onderzoeken hoe muziek ons geloof en onze zoektocht naar verlossing weerspiegelt en vormgeeft. Turners poëzie, die zowel volwassenen als kinderen aanspreekt, kenmerkt zich door speelse taal en inzichtelijke observaties.
The book offers a richly illustrated exploration of the real-life inspirations behind the Beatles' songs, providing insights into the band's music and influences. Authored by esteemed Beatles expert Steve Turner, it presents a definitive analysis of their legacy, enhanced by a complete collection of printed lyrics to all their songs. This updated edition captures the essence of the world's most iconic rock-and-roll band, making it an essential read for fans and music historians alike.
"A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture. They started off as hysteria--inducing pop stars playing to audiences of screaming teenage fans and ended up as musical sages considered responsible for ushering in a new era. The year that changed everything for the Beatles was 1966--the year of their last concert and their first album, Revolver, that was created to be listened to rather than performed. This was the year the Beatles risked their popularity by retiring from live performances, recording songs that explored alternative states of consciousness, experimenting with avant-garde ideas, and speaking their minds on issues of politics, war, and religion. It was the year their records were burned in America after John's explosive claim that the group was 'more popular than Jesus, ' the year they were hounded out of the Philippines for 'snubbing' its First Lady, the year John met Yoko Ono, and the year Paul conceived the idea for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. On the fiftieth anniversary of this seminal year, music journalist and Beatles expert Steve Turner slows down the action to investigate in detail the enormous changes that took place in the Beatles' lives and work during 1966. He looks at the historical events that had an impact on the group, the music they made that in turn profoundly affected the culture around them, and the vision that allowed four young men from Liverpool to transform popular music and serve as pioneers for artists from Coldplay to David Bowie, Jay-Z to U2. By talking to those close to the group and by drawing on his past interviews with key figures such as George Martin, Timothy Leary, and Ravi Shankar--and the Beatles themselves--Turner gives us the compelling, definitive account of the twelve months that contained everything the Beatles had been and anticipated everything they would still become"--The publisher's web site
During Steve Turner's work in schools and bringing up his own family he has been fascinated by children's curiosity and how sometimes quirky questions can be quite serious.
From early spirituals to urban gospel, this definitive guide to gospel music expounds in great detail upon the most highly praised but least well known of the influences to contemporary rock, soul, and rap Far beyond its immediate image of robed choirs, gospel—through its solo singers and quartets, its impresarios and recording companies—has helped to give voice to the history of black people in America as well as shaping more obviously secular musical forms such as blues and rock and roll. In this compelling and lively study, the story of gospel is told against the backdrop of over a century and a half of social and economic changes taking place in America. Its history is traced from its earliest expressions on the plantations of the south to initial influences in churches, its movement into the mainstream of popular music, and on to its major period of popularity and influence in the middle decades of the 20th century. Also featuring original interviews conducted by the author with many legendary figures of gospel and illustrated with gorgeous full-color photographs throughout, this authoritative guide to gospel music covers slavery and spirituals; the 1920s and Thomas Dorsey; the Golden age from 1945 to the 1960s and Mahalia Jackson; the 80s and Aretha Franklin; as well as the urban gospel of today—including dance, hip hop, R&B, and more.
In The Complete Beatles Songs, Steve Turner shatters many well-worn myths and
adds a new dimension to the Fab Four's rich legacy. The book covers the Fab
Four's entire output chapter by chapter and includes a complete set of printed
lyrics to accompany each song, used with exclusive permission from the band's
music publishers.
This title explores the myths surrounding The Beatles' music, delving into questions about figures like Eleanor Rigby and locations like Penny Lane, revealing the true stories behind their iconic songs.
Chronicles the life and career of American country music star Johnny Cash and examines his early childhood, military service, problems with drug addiction and the law, and how he turned his life around
