Still the greatest : the essential songs of the Beatles' solo careers / Andrew Grant Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Andrew Grant, 1969-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lennon, John, 1940-1980.

Starr, Ringo.

McCartney, Paul.

Harrison, George, 1943-2001.

Harrison, George.

Lennon, John.

Beatles.

Rock musicians--England--Biography.

Rock musicians.

England.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As recommended by USA Today and excerpted in Rolling Stone.com! Still the Greatest is a love song to the songwriting and recording achievements of Paul, John, George, and Ringo after each struck out on his own. In this creative history, Jackson selects the best songs by each in his solo career and organizes them into fantasy albums they might have formed had they stuck it out. This romp through the post-Beatle history of each artist delves into the circums

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations; Chapter 1. 1970: Year One; Chapter 2. 1971: It Don't Come Easy; Chapter 3. 1972: Gimme Some Truth; Chapter 4. 1973: Everest; Chapter 5. 1974: Lost Weekends; Chapter 6. 1976: Pizza and Fairy Tales; Chapter 7. 1980: Other Plans; Chapter 8. 1985: Borrowed Time; Chapter 9. 1989: When We Was Fab; Chapter 10. 1997: The Song We Were Singing; Chapter 11. 2005: Never without You; Chapter 12. 2011: Ever Present Past; Epilogue: Further Listening; Appendix A: Solo Beatles No. 1 Singles

Appendix B: 1970-2011 Anthology (The Yellow, Green, and Indigo Albums)Album Discography; Singles Discography; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-43401-6

1-282-16657-3

9786613809643

0-8108-8223-X

OCLC:

823867364