(Book). Now it can be told! The true; behind-the-scenes story of Casablanca Records; from an eyewitness to the excess and insanity. Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s; it was the 1970s. From 1974 to 1980; the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence; and no person or company in that era was more emblematic of the times than Casablanca Records and its magnetic founder; Neil Bogart. From his daring first signing of KISS; through the discovery and superstardom of Donna Summer; the Village People; and funk master George Clinton and his circus of freaks; Parliament Funkadelic; to the descent into the manic world of disco; this book charts Bogarts meteoric success and eventual collapse under the weight of uncontrolled ego and hype. It is a compelling tale of ambition; greed; excess; and some of the eras biggest music acts.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A learning fake book for me.By SheilaIm a lifelong beginner guitar player (self-taught; been playing for 25 years or so)... Ive owned a Christmas song fake book for many years; but I only break that out one month a year. I bought another couple of fake books in hopes that I would use them year round. So far so good. There are no finger diagrams in this fake book; as in my other fake book; but I have a printout of all the chords on the wall nearby so I can easily glace over at a chord if I dont remember how to finger it.Great set of songs. Its bit challenging for me. But I have I have learned a few more chords using this book since I bought i a month or so ago.16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. This is how a fake book should be organizedBy Chef Laura Gardener in SeattleIm a professional musician. I play a wide range of types of music; including alot of standards from the 40s and 50s. However; I was wanting to get more hits from the 70s. After searching extensively online and in stores; I settled on this book and; so far; am happy that I did. I like that no song is more than two pages long. Most are only a page length. As a musician; this means I dont have to turn pages; especially when sight-reading a tune. The tablulature is clear and fairly easily readable though Id prefer that most tunes would spread across two pages so that the print could be larger (especially as I grow older and now need reading glasses). Im 50 years old and most of these tunes are very familiar to me. The arrangements are quite good (often including little riffs or fills that help define the tune). My copy has a plastic comb which makes it open and stay open easily. I recommend this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. So FunBy CCI enjoy using this book so much. I use it to play with my violin. Also would work well for guitar players.