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Authors:	Denny Somach, Kathleen Somach
Title:	Ticket To Ride
Publisher:	Macdonald
Country:	UK
Date:	9 Nov 1989
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music, Literature
ISBN-10:	035617994X
Barcode:	978356179940
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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256 pages. Book dimensions: 14 cms x 2.8 cms x 22.2 cms. With dust jacket.

Previously unpublished interviews about the Beatles with 48 major recording stars including: Billy Joel, Elton John, Phil Collins, Julian Lennon, and The Rolling Stones.

Introduction by Scott Muni.

From the dust jacket:

On 12 February 1964 the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show - and the face of rock music was never the same again. Ticket To Ride is a celebration of the impact and influence the Fab Four had on a generation - on both sides of the Atlantic. The Beatles' music shaped and reflected the feelings of youth in society, and defined the revolutionary mood of the sixties.

Ticket To Ride is based on the radio series of the same name, first broadcast in New York in February 1985 [and hosted by Scott Muni]. The producer of the show was Denny Somach. His aim was to revive memories of the Beatles and the sixties, by playing their songs and talking to some of their millions of fans. He also interviewed rock's most prestigious artists whose careers started after they were inspired by the Beatles, whether to write a song, join a band or learn to play the guitar.

Denny Somach's book carries on in the same tradition. In previously unpublished interviews, forty-eight major recording artists remember the Beatles. Phil Collins relates how they inspired him to pick up a pair of drumsticks, while Sting attributes his musical success to the standards set by their music. And there are anecdotes from the Rolling Stones, Julian Lennon, Elton John - plus interviews with John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Illustrated with photographs that capture the spirit and and excitement of that age, Ticket To Ride is essential reading for every fan of pop music.

Cover price: £12.95.

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