Defining Moments in Music The Greatest Artists, Albums, Songs, Performances & Events That Rocked the Music World

From breakthroughs in recording technology to a song's political repercussions, this electrifying collection will have music fans debating for years. Edited by Sean Egan, a writer for such major magazines as "Billboard" and "Goldmine," this decade-by-decade review covers events, people, performances, and every imaginable genre: classical, opera, country, folk, rock, spirituals, blues, jazz, and stage musicals. A superb selection of critics weighs in on key albums, singles, and songs, along with biographies and commentary on the impact of major artists. Celebrate the riots that greeted the first performance of Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," the spectacular explosion of punk, the creation of the moog synthesizer, the untimely death of icons, and the first breakdance.Egan, Sean is the author of 'Defining Moments in Music The Greatest Artists, Albums, Songs, Performances & Events That Rocked the Music World', published 2007 under ISBN 9781844036066 and ISBN 1844036065.