Long and Winding Roads, Revised Edition: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles

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In Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles, Revised Edition, Kenneth Womack brings the band's story vividly to life-from their salad days as a Liverpool Skiffle group and their apprenticeship in the nightclubs and mean streets of Hamburg through their early triumphs at the legendary Cavern Club and the massive onslaught of Beatlemania itself. By mapping the group's development as an artistic fusion, Womack traces the Beatles' creative arc from their first, primitive recordings through Abbey Road and the twilight of their career. In this revised edition, Womack addresses new insights in Beatles-related scholarship since the original publication of Long and Winding Roads, along with hundreds of the group's outtakes released in the intervening years. The updated edition also affords attention to the Beatles' musical debt to Rhythm and Blues, as well as to key recent discoveries that vastly shift our understanding of formative events in the band's timeless story. Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Figures PrologueThe End Chapter 1: The Beginning Chapter 2: A Cellarful of Noise Chapter 3: And the Band Begins to Play Chapter 4: Rock and Roll Music Chapter 5: The Biggest Showbiz Town Ever Chapter 6: War-Weary Chapter 7: Yesterday and Today Chapter 8: Plastic Soul Chapter 9: The End of the Road Chapter 10: The Act You’ve Known for All These Years Chapter 11: Roll Up for the Mystery Tour Chapter 12: Whiter Shades of Pale Chapter 13: Getting Back Chapter 14: The Dream Is Over Epilogue: Long Live the Dream Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography General Index Song Index