Madonna

by Easlea, Daryl; Fiegel, Eddi

• ISBN13: 9781617130342
• ISBN10: 1617130346
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: Backbeat Books

Summary

In a career spanning three decades, Madonna has produced a record-breaking run of hit singles and albums, starred in films, and staged some of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. But she is more than just a pop singer and actress. She is an icon of our times, and one who has continued to reinvent both herself and the very nature of celebrity ever since she first appeared with the song "Holiday" in 1983. Madonna: Blond Ambition is an authoritative chronicle of one of popular music's greatest stars, including detailed commentary on every album, tour, movie, music video, and more. It profiles key collaborators and investigates the many controversies Madonna has been embroiled in over the years, from her frequent run-ins with the Catholic Church to the taboo-busting sexualization of her music and image in the '90s. The book also includes a timeline of the key events of her career and a selection of photographs. From "Vogue" to Ray of Light, the Blonde Ambition tour to 2008's Sticky & Sweet shows, the Sex book to The English Roses...it's all here.

Author Biography

Daryl Easlea is a music journalist and author. He has written four acclaimed books: Everybody Dance: Chic And The Politics Of Disco, The Story Of The Supremes, Talent Is An Asset: The Story Of Sparks, and Crazy In Love: The Beyonc Knowles Biography. Much of his journalism can be found at rocksbackpages.com. Eddi Fiegel is a music and arts journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of the acclaimed biographies Dream A Little Dream Of Me: The Life Of Cass Elliot and John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond To Midnight Cowboy. Fiegel writes, for various British newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, the Independent On Sunday, the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, and Mojo.

Table of Contents

Material Girl
The Early Years	p. 5
The Arrival	p. 14
Like a Virgin	p. 26
Into the Groove	p. 38
Video Star	p. 60
In the Midnight Hour	p. 72
IÆm Breathless	p. 88
The Maverick	p. 104
Dangerous Games	p. 119
Ray of Light
DonÆt Cry for Me	p. 137
Beautiful Stranger	p. 163
Hey, Mr DJ	p. 179
Die Another Day	p. 198
Re-Make, Re-Model	p. 213
True Confessions	p. 231
The New Deal	p. 243
Sticky & Sweet	p. 255
Endnotes	p. 268
Bibliography	p. 276
Selected Discography	p. 277
Index	p. 281
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