Rip It Up!: Rock 'n' Roll Rulebreakers
by Denise Sullivan
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Author: Denise SullivanBrand: Backbeat
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-05-10
ISBN: 0879306351
Number of pages: 320
Model: 330774
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Product features:
- 272 pages
- Size: 9-1/4" x 6"
- Author: Denise Sullivan
- ISBN: 879306351
Book Reviews of Rip It Up!: Rock 'n' Roll Rulebreakers
Book Review: An excellent, involving account
Summary: 5 Stars
Firsthand interviews blend with personal insights and notes on recommended readings in Denise Sullivan's Rip It Up!, which focuses on some major 'rock and roll rulebreakers' across genres, from Ike Turner and U. Utah Phillips to Wanda Jackson, Teenage Fanclub, and Louvin Brothers. An excellent, involving account.
Summary of Rip It Up!: Rock 'n' Roll Rulebreakers
Weaving firsthand interviews with personal insights, plus notes on recommended recordings, this book salutes the musical anarchists who have ignited generations of players and fans. Whether it's Ike Turner, who cut the first rock and roll record, or Talking Heads, who were first to fuse new wave with a global groove, Rip It Up! gets to the heart and soul of rock and roll attitude. Artist covered include: Camper Van Beethoven * Teenage Fanclub * Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Julie and Buddy Miller * The Louvin Brothers * Shonen Knife * The Kinks * Sparks * Peter Case * Elvis Costello * Julian Cope * Tom Verlaine * Ann Magnuson * and many others.History & Criticism Books
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