David Lonergan

David Lonergan a beaucoup crit sur le milieu culturel acadien au cours de sa carri re de journaliste et de chroniqueur. Dans «Regard sur la litt rature acadienne (1972-2012) , il propose un regard clair sur les principales oeuvres publi es dans les quarante ans qui ont suivi la fondation des ditions d'Acadie. Au r cit centr sur les oeuvres s'ajoutent quelques indications biographiques et des mises en contexte pertinentes. Cet ouvrage, crit dans le style direct et facile d'acc s qui caract rise la plume de l'auteur, saura int resser les passionn s de litt rature acadienne tout comme ceux qui d sirent s'y initier. Formant un diptyque avec Paroles d'Acadie Anthologie de la litt rature acadienne (1958-2009), il t moigne de la grande vitalit de la production acadienne contemporaine.

Survol de la production litt raire acadienne contemporaine, cette anthologie est la premi re tude de son genre publi e depuis l'«Anthologie de textes litt raires acadiens 1606-1975 de Marguerite Maillet, G rard LeBlanc et Bernard mond parue en 1979, si l'on excepte les anthologies consacr es la po sie acadienne. L'Anthologie de Maillet se termine au moment de l' mergence de la litt rature acadienne contemporaine alors que «Paroles d'Acadie en fait sont point de d part. L'ouvrage pr sente les auteurs acadiens les plus importants de la p riode 1958-2009 qui crivent des nouvelles, de la po sie, des romans et du th tre, que ce soit pour les adultes ou la jeunesse. La pr face offre une synth se de l'histoire de la litt rature acadienne. Une notice biographique, une photo de l'auteur et une courte pr sentation de l'OEuvre pr c dent les textes choisis. Cette anthologie t moigne de la grande vitalit de la litt rature acadienne contemporaine.

With entries for almost 6000 popular songs that were featured on the Top 40 charts during the fifties, sixties, and early seventies, this reference volume will whisk you back to the early days of rock and roll. Every song is listed, title and variants are given, and there are two long indexes that allow the user to find every song written by a given composer or recorded by a given artist. This resource greatly simplifies the process of discovering which composers provided songs for a particular artist, and which composers assisted one another, as well as indicating the peak Top 40 chart position of each song. This meticulously-researched resource will be of great value to both the serious researcher, record collector, and the nostalgic browser.

The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s is chock full of entertaining essays to inform and delight you about an era that shaped our culture and future musical trends. This unique book will surprise and enchant even the most zealous music buff with facts and information on the songs that reflected America’s spirit and captured a nation’s attention. The Classic Rock and Roll Reader is offbeat, somewhat irreverent, ironic, and ancedotal as it discusses hundreds of rock and non-rock compositions included in rock history era. The songs offer you information on:Rock’s Not So Dull Predecessors (for example, “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered” and “The Cry of the Wild Goose”) The Pioneering Rock Songs (such as “Rock Around the Clock” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” ) Older Style Songs Amidst the Rocks (for example, “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “Rocky Mountain High” ) The Megastars and Megagroups (such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Respect,” and “Surfin’USA” ) The Best Songs that Never Made No. 1 (for example,“ I Feel Good” and “ Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” )The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s also examines the music which preceded early rock, the music which followed early rock, and the numerous non-rock songs which flourished during the classic rock period. A wide spectrum of music is discussed in well over 100 essays on various songs. Musicians, librarians, and the general audience will be taken back to the birth of rock and roll and the various contributing influences. Analyzing each song’s place in rock history and giving some background about the artists, The Classic Rock and Roll Reader offers even the most avid music enthusiast new and unique information in this thorough and interesting guide.

The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s is chock full of entertaining essays to inform and delight you about an era that shaped our culture and future musical trends. This unique book will surprise and enchant even the most zealous music buff with facts and information on the songs that reflected America’s spirit and captured a nation’s attention. The Classic Rock and Roll Reader is offbeat, somewhat irreverent, ironic, and ancedotal as it discusses hundreds of rock and non-rock compositions included in rock history era. The songs offer you information on:Rock’s Not So Dull Predecessors (for example, “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered” and “The Cry of the Wild Goose”) The Pioneering Rock Songs (such as “Rock Around the Clock” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” ) Older Style Songs Amidst the Rocks (for example, “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “Rocky Mountain High” ) The Megastars and Megagroups (such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Respect,” and “Surfin’USA” ) The Best Songs that Never Made No. 1 (for example,“ I Feel Good” and “ Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” )The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from Its Beginnings to the Mid-1970s also examines the music which preceded early rock, the music which followed early rock, and the numerous non-rock songs which flourished during the classic rock period. A wide spectrum of music is discussed in well over 100 essays on various songs. Musicians, librarians, and the general audience will be taken back to the birth of rock and roll and the various contributing influences. Analyzing each song’s place in rock history and giving some background about the artists, The Classic Rock and Roll Reader offers even the most avid music enthusiast new and unique information in this thorough and interesting guide.