Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay av Simon Napier-Bell

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<p>Let legendary rock manager Simon Napier-Bell take you inside the (dodgy) world of popular music ¿ not just a creative industry, but a business that has made people rich beyond their wildest dreams. He balances seductive anecdotes ¿ pulling back the curtain on the gritty and absurd side of the industry ¿ with an insightful exploration of the relationship between creativity and money.</p><p>This book describes the evolution of the industry from 1713 ¿ the year parliament granted writers ownership over what they wrote ¿ to today, when a global, 100 billion pound industry is controlled by just three major players: Sony, Universal and Warner. Inside you will uncover some little-known facts about the industry, including: how a formula for writing hit songs in the 1900s helped create 50,000 of the best-known songs of all time; how Jewish immigrants and black jazz musicians dancing cheek-to-cheek created a template for all popular music that followed; and how rock tours became the biggest,