Legends, icons & rebels : music that changed the world

Author

Robbie Robertson

Call Number

• 782.42164 L511 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, [2013]

Physical Description

119 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Summary

A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.

Contents

• A musical journey : from Robbie Robertson
• Chuck Berry : the father of rock and roll
• Johnny Cash : the man in black
• Aretha Franklin : the queen of soul
• The Beatles : the fab four
• Louis Armstrong : the ambassador
• Bob Marley : rebel music
• Buddy Holly : the day the music died
• Joni Mitchell : lady of the canyon
• Ray Charles : the genius
• Elvis Presley : the king
• Curtis Mayfield : super fly
• Billie Holiday : lady day
• Little Richard : the architect of rock and roll
• Hank Williams : Luke the drifter
• Frank Sinatra : chairman of the board
• Marvin Gaye : the prince of Motown
• Carole King : natural woman
• Sam Cooke : a change is gonna come
• Louis Jordan : the king of the jukebox
• The Beach Boys : good vibrations
• Ella Fitzgerald : the first lady of song
• James Brown : the hardest working man in show business
• Patsy Cline : sweet dreams
• Otis Redding : the king of soul
• Nat King Cole : Mr. Smooth
• Stevie Wonder : eighth wonder of the world
• Bob Dylan : the poet.

• Disc 1. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
• Get rhythm (Johnny Cash)
• I say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin)
• Here comes the sun (The Beatles)
• What a wonderful world (Louis Armstrong)
• Three little birds (Bob Marley)
• Peggy Sue (Buddy Holly)
• The circle game (Joni MItchell)
• Hit the road Jack (Ray Charles & the Raelettes)
• Hound dog (Elvis Presley)
• People get ready (Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions)
• Let's call the whole thing off (Billie Holiday & her orchestra).

• Disc 2. Lucille (Little Richard)
• Jambalaya (on the Bayou) (Hank Williams)
• Fly me to the moon (Frank Sinatra)
• I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
• So far away (Carole King)
• Wonderful world (Sam Cooke)
• Caldonia (Louis Jordan)
• In my room (The Beach Boys)
• A-tisket, a-tasket (Ella Fitzgerald)
• I got you (I feel good) (James Brown)
• Crazy (Patsy Cline
• That's how strong my love is (Otis Redding)
• It's only a paper moon (Nat King Cole
• Signed, sealed, delivered I'm yours (Stevie Wonder)
• Forever young (Bob Dylan).