Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More

Hart, Mickey; Bresnick, Paul

ISBN 10: 0306813807 / ISBN 13: 9780306813801

Published by Da Capo Press (edition Revised), 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (edition Revised)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306813807
• ISBN 13: 9780306813801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Now in its landmark fifth year, Da Capo Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals of them all. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of music from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz and more, it is essential reading for anyone who loves great music and accomplished writing. Scribes of every imaginable sort-novelists, poets, journalists, musicians-are gathered to create a multi-voiced snapshot of the year in music writing.Past contributors have included: Lynn Hirschberg * Chuck Klosterman * Elizabeth Gilbert * Jay McInerney * Elvis Costello * Susan Orlean * Jonathan Lethem * Lorraine Ali * Greil Marcus * Richard Meltzer * Robert Gordon * Sarah Vowell * Nick Tosches * Anthony DeCurtis * William Gay * Whitney Balliett * Lester Bangs * Rosanne Cash * Eddie Dean * Selwyn Seyfu Hinds * Alec Wilkinson * David Hadju * Lenny Kaye * The Onion * Gary Giddins * Luc Sante * Monica Kendrick * Kalefa Sanneh

About the Author

Mickey Hart is known for three decades of drumming with the Grateful Dead, and as the acclaimed author of Songcatchers, Planet Drum, and Drumming at the Edge of Magic. Hart sits on the board of trustees of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. He lives in the Bay area. Paul Bresnick is a literary agent and editor who has edited many award-winning music books. He lives in New York City and East Hampton.