Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970
by:
David Browne (author)
Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, Fire and Rain tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the lives and music of four legendary artists, and reveals how these artists and their songs both shaped and reflected their times. Drawing on interviews,...
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Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, Fire and Rain tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the lives and music of four legendary artists, and reveals how these artists and their songs both shaped and reflected their times. Drawing on interviews, rare recordings, and newly discovered documents, acclaimed journalist David Browne allows us to seeand to hearthe elusive moment when the ’60s became the ’70s in a completely fresh way” (Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780306820724 (0306820722)
Publish date: July 3rd 2012
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Pages no: 392
Edition language: English
I was twenty eight in 1970. I witnessed the 'Beginning' of Rock music in 1954 and fell immediately in love with this muscial form. My record collection filled a closet by 1970. In the times Browne writes about,I was not aware of the parallels between these artists. I only knew I loved their music ...