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The Soundtrack of My Life Davis, Clive and Boutsikaris, Dennis Audio CD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9781442362093
- ISBN
- 9781442362093
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Soundtrack of My Life
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Business
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
144236209X
ISBN-13
9781442362093
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309417490
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2013
Topic
General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Business
Book Title
Soundtrack of My Life
Language
English
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Compact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 In.
Item Length
5.9 In.
Item Weight
18.7 Oz
Item Width
5.1 In.
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
His enormous success comes from luck and a phenomenal gift for recognizing, nurturing and selling talent. His drive helped make him one of the most visionary music men. In his memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life , the man who guided stars from Springsteen to Houston shares the secrets of his success., Who put the bomp, Barry Mann asked in his 1961 single, in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? Mr. Mann wanted to shake that person's hand. For much of the 1960's, 70's, 80's 90's and 00's, a pretty good answer to that existential question was Clive Davis. As the head of Columbia Records and then Arista, the label he founded, Mr. Davis had a knack for introducing good singers to good material. The results tended to be explosive, as if he were dropping packages of Mentos into two-liter bottles of Diet Coke., The Midas Touch. Until now, no one has written a book that reveals as much about the industry as Mr. Davis' book does. It is hard to imagine a better survey of popular music during its 50 year commercial peak than this one., The book shows why Davis holds a rarefied status in the music world - an executive almost as famous as his performers.
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Number of Volumes
20 vols.
Dewey Decimal
781.64092 B
Edition Description
Unabridged edition
Synopsis
In The Soundtrack of My Life , music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs, disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys. Orphaned in his teens, Davis earned a full scholarship to New York University and another to Harvard Law School. He served as General Counsel of Columbia Records and, in a totally unexpected stroke of fate, became head of the company overnight. More surprisingly, he learned he had "ears," a rare ability to spot special talent and hit records. Those ears contributed to the success of three companies--Columbia, Arista, and J--where Davis discovered and developed more unique artists than anyone in the history of the music industry. What began on the grass at the Monterey Pop Festival with the signing of Janis Joplin has evolved into a lifelong passion and calling, spanning genres, including rock, pop, R&B, country, jazz fusion, and hip-hop. His is the imprimatur that has helped shape contemporary music and, over the years, our popular culture. The Soundtrack of My Life is an essential book for anyone interested in the story of popular music, the fascinating ups and downs of the music business, the alchemy of hits, and the dramatic life of a brilliant leader...and listener. It is a riveting read from beginning to end., In The Soundtrack of My Life , music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs, disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys. Orphaned in his teens, Davis earned a full scholarship to New York University and another to Harvard Law School. He served as General Counsel of Columbia Records and, in a totally unexpected stroke of fate, became head of the company overnight. More surprisingly, he learned he had "ears," a rare ability to spot special talent and hit records. Those ears contributed to the success of three companies--Columbia, Arista, and J--where Davis dis-covered and developed more unique artists than anyone in the history of the music industry. What began on the grass at the Monterey Pop Festival with the signing of Janis Joplin has evolved into a lifelong passion and calling, spanning genres, including rock, pop, R&B, country, jazz fusion, and hip-hop. His is the imprimatur that has helped shape contemporary music and, over the years, our popular culture. The Soundtrack of My Life is an essential book for anyone interested in the story of popular music, the fascinating ups and downs of the music business, the alchemy of hits, and the dramatic life of a brilliant leader...and listener. It is a riveting read from beginning to end.
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