An extraordinary archive of the most iconic sites on the American musical landscape. Prompted by the closing of New YorkÆs famed CBGB, Rhona Bitner embarked on a thirteen-year journey to photograph 403 venues across twenty-six states and eighty-nine citiesùthe studios, concert halls, arenas, high schools, bars, ballrooms, prisons, and fields where the most memorable songs were inspired, recorded, performed, and listened to. Close to 300 of those photographs are included in this book. Featuring Jimi HendrixÆs recording studio, ElvisÆs Graceland music room, Aretha FranklinÆs family church, the Georgia auditorium where fourteen-year-old Little Richard was discovered and Ray Charles, Otis Redding, James Brown, and Sam Cooke took the stage, and the high school where a young Bob Dylan first performed, this book showcases each locale that played a seminal role in the soundtracks of generations. While Bitner recorded these sites empty and silent, the reverberations of fabled tunes still echo from within their walls. With informative texts on each location and archival images of performers recording or playing in the venues, this encyclopedic collection is a must-have addition to the libraries of music aficionados everywhere.
- | Author: ?ric Reinhardt
- | Publisher: Rizzoli
- | Publication Date: Sep 27, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Music
- | ISBN-10: 0847872572
- | ISBN-13: 9780847872572
