The Islander (eBook)

My Life in Music and Beyond

Chris Blackwell (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
400 Seiten
Blink Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78870-576-9 (ISBN)

Infos

An Uncut Magazine Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year'An adventurer, an entrepreneur, a buccaneer, a visionary' - BONOAs the founder of Island Records, renowned music producer Chris Blackwell has discovered and worked with some of the most legendary artists of the second half of the twentieth century - from Steve Winwood to Cat Stevens, Bob Marley to Grace Jones, U2 to Roxy Music, via Nick Drake, the B-52's and Robert Palmer. A maverick free spirit himself, Blackwell turned Island into a home for groundbreaking musicians and their wildly divergent music styles, playing an instrumental role in bringing reggae to the world stage.Now, as he turns eighty-five, the great raconteur takes us back to the island where it all began: Jamaica - the paradise where his family once partied with the likes of Noel Coward, Ian Fleming and Errol Flynn and where, as local Jamaican sounds began to adopt contemporary American trends, Blackwell's burgeoning musical instincts flourished. It was also the birthplace of the cutting-edge Island Records, founded by Blackwell in 1959. But that was just the start of a truly remarkable career...Winding through the music industry, this fascinating memoir makes for a giddy ride, encountering Island's many esteemed collaborators over the years and unpacking the initiatives, decisions and risks that ultimately brought such enduring success to Blackwell, both in music and beyond.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.6.2022
• Co-Autor: Paul Morley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Schlagworte: 007 • Amy Winehouse • Black Uhuru • blues music • Bob Marley • Burning Spear • Caribbean • Cat Stevens • Composers & Musicians • Dr No • Fairport Convention • GoldenEye • GoldenEye Rum Spike Lee Universal Music Trojan Virgin The Harder They Come • Grace Jones • Ian Fleming • Island Records • Island Records Jamaica Reggae Caribbean Producer Ska Bob Marley The Wailers • Jamaica • James Bond • Jimmy Cliff • Jimmy Cliff Mango Burning Spear Black Uhuru Rastafari Music Industry • Mango • Millie Small • Music Books • Music Business • Music History & Criticism • Music Industry • music recording & sound • Nick Drake • popular music • producer • Rastafari • Reggae • reggae music • Roxy Music • Rum • Ska • Social & Cultural History • Soul Music • Spike Lee • Steve Winwood • Steve Winwood Cat Stevens Millie Small Ian Fleming Dr No 007 James Bond • The Harder They Come • The Wailers • Traffic • Trojan • U2 • U2 Amy Winehouse Fairport Convention Traffic Nick Drake Roxy Music Grace Jones • Universal Music • virgin
• ISBN-10: 1-78870-576-9 / 1788705769
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78870-576-9 / 9781788705769