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Europe's stars of '80s dance pop : 32 international music legends discuss their careers / [interviews by] James Arena ; forewords by Mel Brooks and Audrey Landers.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3488 .E9 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Singers--Europe--Interviews.
- Singers.
- Sound recording executives and producers--Europe--Interviews.
- Sound recording executives and producers.
- Popular music--Europe--1981-1990--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Disco music--Europe--History and criticism.
- Disco music.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 232 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Beginning early in the 1980s, a dance music revolution swept across Europe and Britain, merging rock, new wave, disco and worldbeat sounds. The resulting explosion of high-energy, increasingly electronic dance-pop caused a sensation worldwide. In this book of original interviews, 32 of the era's most celebrated artists, producers and industry professionals discuss their lives and careers"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Thomas Anders, Modern Talking 9
- Jo Bogaert, Technotronic 18
- Pete Burns, Dead or Alive 24
- Phil Creswick, Big Fun 36
- Hazell Dean 42
- Manfred Esser, Photographer 47
- Yasmin Evans, aka Yazz 53
- Claudie Fritsch, aka Desireless 64
- Junior Giscombe, aka Junior 68
- Jaki Graham 76
- Phil Harding, PWL Mixmaster 82
- Klaus Hirschburger, Songwriter 90
- Tom Hooker 96
- Leee John, Imagination 104
- Carmelo La Bionda, Producer, Composer 110
- Caroline Loeb 116
- Paul Mazzolini, aka Gazebo 121
- Liz Mitchell, Boney M. 128
- Fab Morvan, Milli Vanilli 134
- Romano Musumarra, Producer, Composer 141
- Taco Ockerse, aka Taco 148
- Linda Jo Rizzo 158
- Jack Robinson, Songwriter 165
- Fabio Roscioli, aka Ryan Paris 170
- Jennifer Rush 175
- Sabrina Salerno, aka Sabrina 183
- Ivana Spagna, aka Spagna 192
- Amii Stewart 200
- Ric Tess Teiges, aka Fancy 212
- Harriette Weels, MaiTai 218.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Discography: pages 225-230.
- ISBN:
- 9781476671420
- 1476671427
- OCLC:
- 981968412
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