Anatomy of a Song : The Inside Stories Behind 45 Iconic Hits

Anatomy of a Song : The Inside Stories Behind 45 Iconic Hits
ISBN: 9781611855258
Publication Date: 25 October 2017

Forty-five oral histories of iconic rock and R&B hits based on the popular Wall Street Journal column Anatomy of a Song.

Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and altering the direction of music. In Anatomy of a Song, writer and music historian Marc Myers tells the stories behind forty-five rock, pop, R&B, country and reggae hits through intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them.

Hits range from Lloyd Price's 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' to Pearl Jam's 'Go' and include oral histories with Mick Jagger, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, Loretta Lynn, the Clash, Elvis Costello, Ron Isley, Roger Waters, Jimmy Cliff and many more.

About the Author

Marc Myers is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, where he writes about jazz, rock and soul, as well as the arts. He is author of the critically acclaimed book Why Jazz Happened.