{"product_id":"the-greatest-music-stories-never-told-100-tales-from-music-history-to-astonish-bewilder-and-stupefy-isbn-9780061626982","title":"The Greatest Music Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Full of tasty morsels. A delightful book to arm one for the next dull cocktail party.” —\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Beyer, author of the highly successful History Channel series The Greatest Stories Never Told returns with new historic tales from the world of music—ennobling, entrancing and inevitably surprising stories of soaring genius, tantalizing scandal, nefarious intrigue, and, above all, unbridled passion for music. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Mental Floss History of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e or Bill Bryson’s \u003cem\u003eMade in America\u003c\/em\u003e, Beyer’s \u003cem\u003eGreatest Music Stories Never Told\u003c\/em\u003e is “history like you've never read it before.\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Tennessean\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eDid you know about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The ballet that sparked a riot?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The rock star who became an astrophysicist?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The song that saved Wheaties?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The man killed by his own conducting?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  The controversy behind \"Mary Had a Little Lamb\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare to be astonished, bewildered, and stupefied by the tantalizing tidbits of music history collected here: amazing stories about jazz, classical, country, rock 'n' roll, hip-hop, show tunes, composers, band names, song lyrics, instruments, technology, controversies, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn how the FBI spent years trying to decode the lyrics of one rock song. Discover how Watergate provided the inspiration for \u003cem\u003eA Chorus Line\u003c\/em\u003e. Find out how one megahit was born in a history class, while another was dashed off in a fit of anger at actor Robert De Niro. Meet the monk behind solfège, the aviation pioneer who created Muzak, and the prisoner who literally sang himself out of jail. Then there's the most important person in rock 'n' roll history—chances are you've never heard of him!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing the successful Greatest Stories Never Told series, Rick Beyer has delivered another classic volume for history and music buffs alike.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Surprising…the essentials of fascinating stories are here.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“History like you’ve never read it before…Amusing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tennessean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full of tasty morsels…A delightful book to arm one for the next dull cocktail party.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“100 stories you haven’t heard will delight in knowing.…Lively, offbeat and surprising in quick-hit snippets.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Rocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full of tasty morsels…A delightful book to arm one for the next dull cocktail party.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We picked up the book expecting to inflate our egos, reinforcing the myth that we know everything there is to know about music history. Short answer- we were wrong, very wrong.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A little book you won’t be able to put down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida Times-Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“History doesn’t have to be boring and author Rick Beyer proves it with this fun look at music.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRock Book Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An effortless summer read for the music lover.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887857889509,"sku":"NP9780061626982","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061626982.jpg?v=1730227608","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-greatest-music-stories-never-told-100-tales-from-music-history-to-astonish-bewilder-and-stupefy-isbn-9780061626982","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}