Music Titans 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years

by Williams, Steve

• ISBN13: 9798350933741
• ISBN10: 8350933747
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-03-05
• Publisher: BookBaby

Summary

Discover the most consequential music and recording artists of the past 100 years. Using a clear, well-explained metric that considers popularity, music and cultural influence, and awards won, the author sets out to list and rank the most important artists and provides arresting biographical information and cogent discussion of the music. You'll find musicians of all genres—rock, pop, jazz, blues, R&B, hip-hop, and more— depicted, some from a century ago, some riding high on today's charts. Music Titans- 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years celebrates the music and the artists that have moved us so profoundly.

Author Biography

Amateur musician, teacher, and historian, Steve Williams has been playing his guitar and singing for decades— on street corners, in sundry bar gigs, even in church, while making his living as a longtime, award-winning classroom schoolteacher across seven different states. Drawing on his lifetime love of music and history, this is Steve's first published book. He and his wife make their home in Maui.