"This volume contains biographies of the leading American composers, the gifted men and women who wrote the great popular songs from the 1920s to the 1950s. Featured are interviews with many of the legendary composers. Included are photographs and rare sheet music reproductions,…
"Death Metal is among the most despised forms of violently themed entertainment. Many politicians, conservative groups and typical Americans attribute youth violence and the destruction of social values to such entertainment. The usual assumptions about the Death Metal scene and…
"Death Metal is among the most despised forms of violently themed entertainment. Many politicians, conservative groups and typical Americans attribute youth violence and the destruction of social values to such entertainment. The usual assumptions about the Death Metal scene and…
"Bobby Whitlock's life story does more than share rock gossip about stars like Keith Moon, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton, however. Whitlock examines his abusive childhood, his experiences with Delaney and Bonnie, the music industry, failed marriages, and drug addiction, and …
"Bobby Whitlock's life story does more than share rock gossip about stars like Keith Moon, George Harrison, and Eric Clapton, however. Whitlock examines his abusive childhood, his experiences with Delaney and Bonnie, the music industry, failed marriages, and drug addiction, and …
"This work describes in accessible language the technical foundations of the Old Italian School of Singing. It enables the reader to grasp the teachings of the old masters theoretically and practically. For its research are used not only the old treatises from the 1700's onwards…
"The authors chronologically list all 96 of Reed's films, among them The Curse of the Werewolf, Oliver!, The Devils, The Three Musketeers and Tommy. Each entry contains extensive cast and production credits, a synopsis, critical commentary and contemporary reviews. Included are …
"Some acting careers are made by one great role and some fall into obscurity when one is declined. Would Al Pacino be the star he is today if Robert Redford had accepted the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather? Imagine Tom Hanks rejecting Uma Thurman, saying that she acted…
"Meticulous ... useful ... fascinating ... a good job"--ARBA; "fun"--Communication Booknotes Quarterly. Each entry, organized alphabetically by film title, gives the character and actor cast, a list of other actors considered for that role, and the details of the casting decisio…