The Beatles from A to Zed

The Beatles from A to Zed
Author: Peter Asher
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1250209587

A legendary record producer and performer takes readers on an alphabetical journey of insights into the music of the Beatles and individual reminiscences of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Peter Asher met the Beatles in the spring of 1963, the start of a lifelong association with the band and its members. He had a front-row seat as they elevated pop music into an art form, and he was present at the creation of some of the most iconic music of our times. Asher is also a talented musician in his own right, with a great ear for what was new and fresh. Once, when Paul McCartney wrote a song that John Lennon didn’t think was right for the Beatles, Asher asked if he could record it. “A World Without Love” became a global No. 1 hit for his duo, Peter & Gordon. A few years later Asher was asked by Paul McCartney to help start Apple Records; the first artist Asher discovered and signed up was a young American singer-songwriter named James Taylor. Before long he would be not only managing and producing Taylor but also (having left Apple and moved to Los Angeles) working with Linda Ronstadt, Neil Diamond, Robin Williams, Joni Mitchell, and Cher, among others. The Beatles from A to Zed grows out of his popular radio program “From Me to You” on SiriusXM's The Beatles Channel, where he shares memories and insights about the Fab Four and their music. Here he weaves his reflections into a whimsical alphabetical journey that focuses not only on songs whose titles start with each letter, but also on recurrent themes in the Beatles’ music, the instruments they played, the innovations they pioneered, the artists who influenced them, the key people in their lives, and the cultural events of the time. Few can match Peter Asher for his fresh and personal perspective on the Beatles. And no one is a more congenial and entertaining guide to their music.

We Are The Beatles

We Are The Beatles
Author: Zoë Tucker
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0711261555

This inspiring picture book tells the story of the friendship between Ringo, Paul, George, and John, and how their unique talents came together to make something brilliant. In 1957, a boy named Paul met a boy named John. John was funny and confident, while Paul was quiet and steady, but one thing they had in common was a love and talent for songwriting. When they were joined by George and Ringo, they formed the band whose name would soon be known across the world: The Beatles. Together, the Fab Four became the world’s best-loved band, drawing huge crowds to packed-out stadiums. But even they got nervous sometimes, and in those times they knew they could rely on each other. Through the power of friendship, The Beatles made their biggest dreams come true and still bring joy to the lives of millions. Friends Change the World is a series of picture books that celebrates the power of friendship. From musical greats to sports champions, scientists and explorers to artists and activists, these are the true stories of real friends who achieved amazing things. Whether best friends since school or thrown together by a chance encounter, they supported and inspired each other to make their shared dreams come true. This charming series shows 4- to 7-year-olds how togetherness, respect, and friendship can make the world a better place.

The Mammoth Book of the Beatles

The Mammoth Book of the Beatles
Author: Sean Egan
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2009-06-09
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Over 30 landmark interviews, accounts, and memoirs of The Beatles and their entourage, recording how they inadvertently became counter-culture's figureheads and changed society.

Fab Four Friends

Fab Four Friends
Author: Susanna Reich
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 080509458X

Combines lyrical prose and illustrations in an introduction to The Beatles, history's best-selling band, that details their ordinary childhoods and musical inspirations amid a backdrop of postwar England.

A, B, See the Beatles!

A, B, See the Beatles!
Author: Jill Davis
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2015-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0986116602

Arguably the most influential band in history, the Beatles shaped an era and were the soundtrack of a generation. What better way to celebrate their influence than with a book that can be shared with the youngest generation of all?

The Beatles A to Z

The Beatles A to Z
Author: Goldie Friede
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1980
Genre: Music
ISBN:

"Complete, illustrated Beatle encyclopedia with more than 3000 entries and 100 photographs."--Cover.

The Beatles Book & DVD

The Beatles Book & DVD
Author: Parragon
Publisher: Gift Folder DVD
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781472376619

Four Lads who shook the World! These words are synonymous with The Beatles, and this fantastic 256 page book and 60 minute DVD recaptures their seismic phenomenon. This unofficial publication charts the meteoric rise of how four lads from Liverpool became the greatest pop band in the world. The accompanying DVD takes you inside the eye of the Beatlemania storm up until their last live conert. The mixture of rare footage, stills, and newsreel reports transports you from The Cavern to Candlestick Park and gives you an excellent insight into the fab four conquered the globe. The Beatles is a wonderful celebration of the most popular band of all time and is an essential companion for all fans of the four lads who shook the world forever, rewrote the record books, and whose unique sound redefined the music of an era, never going out of fashion.

The Beatles Encyclopedia

The Beatles Encyclopedia
Author: Kenneth Womack
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Music
ISBN:

This condensed paperback encyclopedia documents the enduring cultural impact and musical legacy of the Beatles, providing readers with a one-stop resource to the Fab Four's compelling story and breadth of achievements. Legendary in music and popular culture, the Beatles were one of the most successful bands of all time. The collective achievements of the Fab Four affect a broad demographic that includes today's children, Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers. This one-volume condensed paperback edition of The Beatles Encyclopedia brings the Beatles' dramatic story alive, highlighting the humanity of the quartet of artists that has made them an enduring artistic and social phenomenon. The entries in this condensed encyclopedia provide in-depth biographical information about the Beatles and their circle as well as fascinating historical background and key details about their most important works, giving readers broad coverage that addresses the major aspects of the band's and its individual members' phenomenal achievement. The easy-to-use A–Z resource also includes a biographical chronology and a discography as well as a bibliography that directs readers to excellent sources of additional information in print and online.

Reading the Beatles

Reading the Beatles
Author: Kenneth Womack
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0791481964

Despite the enormous amount of writing devoted to the Beatles during the last few decades, the band's abiding intellectual and cultural significance has received scant attention. Using various modes of literary, musicological, and cultural criticism, the essays in Reading the Beatles firmly establish the Beatles as a locus of serious academic and cultural study. Exploring the group's resounding impact on how we think about gender, popular culture, and the formal and poetic qualities of music, the contributors trace not only the literary and musicological qualities of selected Beatles songs but also the development of the Beatles' artistry in their films and the ways in which the band has functioned as a cultural, historical, and economic product. In a poignant afterword, Jane Tompkins offers an autobiographical account of the ways in which the Beatles afforded her with the self-actualizing means to become less alienated from popular culture, gender expectations, and even herself during the early 1960s.

The Beatles Come to America

The Beatles Come to America
Author: Martin Goldsmith
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2004-01-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1620459450

When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, wit, and style, a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap. In this intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why the Beatles struck such a lasting chord.