The dictionary defines trivia as: "matter or things of very slight importance, commonplace, or ordinary." Yet anyone who has ever read anything about a favorite sports star, singer, historic figure or celebrity will find that it is often the so-called trivia that makes things memorable about that person or event. Nowhere is this more apparent than in this book. Add the context of the progression of hundreds of parallel lives through the timeline of a pseudo calendar format and it becomes anything but commonplace. This is especially intriguing when coupled with music history. Over 2,000 entries are listed in chronological order, covering every day of the year. By combining a calendar format with wonderful photos and illustrations, and an elevated element of trivia, this new kind of to-the-point history in "on-this-day" format sets a new trend in books for the instant gratification of 21st-century culture.
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Foreword by Beatles producer Sir George Martin. Other testimonials include: Neil Diamond - "What fun ! I dare you to put it down" also John Kay from Steppenwolf, D.A. Sonneborn from the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings , Mary Wilson from the The Supremes and the late Rick James who wrote "I may be the king of funk 'n' roll, but Jay is the king of facts"
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Brimming with fascinating trivia about popular music from rock to R&B to country, On This Day in Music History seems like a straightforward reference book, but connecting the stories and facts over the days and months, it reveals the rich and relevant mosaic that is modern music.
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Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts For Every Day Of The Year,
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This review is from: On This Day in Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts Covering Every Day of the Year (Paperback)
On This Day In Music History: Over 2,000 Popular Music Facts For Every Day Of The Year by six-time Grammy- winning music publisher and historian Jay Warner offers a chronological wealth of "bite sized" infobits on the men, women, companies, and inventions that compiled and assembled provide an inherently fascinating and wonderfully informative history of music in popular culture. From the installation of the first Jukebox at San Francisco's Royal Hotel in 1899, to the induction of Tina and Ike Turner into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 (with producer Phil Spector accepting the award in their absence), On This Day In Music History makes for informed and informative browsing. Presented in a calendar formate and enhanced with more than 180 black/white images, On This Day In Music History will prove a welcome and popular addition to personal and community library Music History Studies collections.
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Purchased this for my nephew for Christmas as a stocking stuffer. It was full of interesting little facts that he wasn't aware of and he told me that he enjoyed reading it and discovering a lot of trivia pertaining to music history.
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1953 Legendary country singer Hank Williams had a career forty-two chart singles, including eleven #1s such as "Lovesick Blues," "Hey Good Lookin', "Cold, Cold Heart," and "Jambalaya." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
charted today, performance debut, debut disc, fourteen hits, chart singles, chart hits, released today, singles survey, issued today, born today, chart topper Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Elvis Presley, New York, John Lennon, Los Angeles, Janis Joplin, George Harrison, The Drifters, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Elton John, Bill Haley, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas, Buddy Holly, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, Alan Freed, The Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, Rod Stewart, Roy Orbison, San Francisco, The Shirelles, Little Richard, Las Vegas New!
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1953 Legendary country singer Hank Williams had a career forty-two chart singles, including eleven #1s such as "Lovesick Blues," "Hey Good Lookin', "Cold, Cold Heart," and "Jambalaya." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
charted today, performance debut, debut disc, fourteen hits, chart singles, chart hits, released today, singles survey, issued today, born today, chart topper Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Elvis Presley, New York, John Lennon, Los Angeles, Janis Joplin, George Harrison, The Drifters, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Elton John, Bill Haley, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas, Buddy Holly, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, Alan Freed, The Four Seasons, Chuck Berry, Rod Stewart, Roy Orbison, San Francisco, The Shirelles, Little Richard, Las Vegas New!
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