Ward, Ed
Summary: "Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this ... narrative--from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post-World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an immense change in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 WARWard, Ed
Summary: "It's February 1964 and the Beatles just landed in New York City, where the NYPD, swarms of fans, and a crowd of two hundred journalists await their first American press conference. It begins with the question on everyone's mind: "Are you going to get a haircut in America?" and ends with a reporter tugging Paul McCartney's hair in an attempt to remove his nonexistent wig. This is where The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 WARContents: The rock and roll waltz (Kay Starr with Hugo Winterhalter & Chorus) -- Sittin' in the balcony (Eddie Cochran) -- Start movin' (In my direction) (Sal Mineo with Mark Jeffrey, cond.) -- A white sport coat (And a pink carnation) (Marty Robbins) -- La dee dah (Billie & Lillie) -- He's got the whole world in His hands (Laurie London) -- Deep purple (Billy Ward & His Dominoes) -- For your love (Ed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets 1999
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK HARBardy, Ed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Latch String 1975