Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era
by Ken Emerson
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Author: Ken EmersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-26
ISBN: 0143037773
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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- ISBN13: 9780143037774
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Book Review: Best book on rock 'n' roll I've ever read
Summary: 5 Stars
"Always Magic in the Air" by Ken Emerson is the most entertaining and informative book I've ever read on how the very best of the
top hit records of the late '50s to mid-'60s were created in cubicles in New York City's Brill Building and the building at 1650 Broadway by six songwriting teams. It's really astounding
that so many hits from that period came from the collaboration between the twelve songwriters profiled in this book. I became a devoted fan of rock 'n' roll when I was given a Silvertone transistor radio on my tenth birthday in 1958. I remember virtually all of the songs referred to in this book, and it was very enlightening to me to find out what went on behind the scenes during the creation of this music. As I read the book, I was logged on to YouTube so that I could listen to a particular record as I read about it. This added a dynamic dimension to the reading experience. When Mr. Emerson mentioned a five-bar phrase or how the underside of the drum was scraped for a specific percussion effect, I could hear what he meant. This book is a 'must' for pop music fans.
Summary of Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion, fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan's legendary Brill Building and a warren of offices a bit farther uptown and composed some of the most beguiling and enduring entries in the Great American Songbook. Always Magic in the Air is the first thorough history of these renowned songwriters-tunesmiths who melded black, white, and Latino sounds, integrated audiences before America desegregated its schools, and brought a new social consciousness to pop music.Business Books
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