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The life of William D. Smith in the music business.
Updated to include 50 additional grooves, this encyclopedic book and two-CD set contains more than 450 musical examples in standard notation, showing grooves and practical variations. Overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles are covered alongside innumerable helpful performance tips. The two accompanying CDs feature performances of nearly 200 of the grooves, including every primary style example, all performed both with and without a click track. Styles covered include blues, rock, jazz, reggae, country, klezmer, ska, samba, punk, surf, heavy metal, latin rock, and funk; virtually every style a performing drummer will ever need to play is in there. This revised second edition also includes an updated bibliography and discography, as well as more historical information about the individual styles.
In Do You Remember? Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire, Trenton Bailey traces the humble beginning of Maurice White, his development as a musician, and his formation of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that became a global phenomenon during the 1970s. By the early 1980s, the music industry was changing, and White had grown weary after working constantly for more than a decade. He decided to put the band on hiatus for more than three years. The band made a comeback in 1987, but White’s health crisis soon forced them to tour without him. During the twenty-first century, the band has received numerous accolades and lifetime achievement and hall of fame awards. The band remains relevant t...
How many composers, songwriters and lyricists wrote music in the twentieth century?? Who were they?? This first edition identifies more than 14,000 people who did so, and all are listed in this eBook alphabetically along with a hyperlink to their Wikipedia biographical data. Performers of blues, folk, jazz, rock & roll and R&B are included by default. PLEASE NOTE: THE HYPERLINKS IN THIS BOOK ONLY FUNCTION ON GOOGLE PLAY aka THE 'FLOWING' VERSION. The hyperlinks in this book DO NOT CURRENTLY FUNCTION on the GOOGLE BOOKS ' FIXED' version.
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How To Be A Professional Drummer is the only drum book that focuses on the career and business side of being a professional drummer; as well as give creative input. It's not easy navigating your career in today's music climate, so it's best to come up with a plan. Learn over 25 different careers for drummers, how to travel the world without having to be a Rock Star, how to keep a steady cash flow, and much more. At the end of each chapter are important questions to answer, so by the end of the book you also have a complete action plan! Inside you will learn from some of the greatest professional drummers and percussionists in the music industry; from all walks of life. They gig regularly, do recording sessions, have DVD's, and have played with acts such as: Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Carlos Santana, Kenny Loggins, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Al Jarreau, Neil Diamond, Sergio Mendez, Smokey Robinson, Chicago, George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Michael McDonald, and many more.
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
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Building hand-foot combinations - Advanced rhythmic concepts - Strategic accent positioning - Improvisational concepts - Creative warm-ups