Böcker av Peter Checksfield

There has never been a group as influential as The Beatles - that much is beyond dispute. What is rarely mentioned however, is how that influence continued with the four individual's post-Beatles careers. In 'REAL LOVE: 500 Beatles 'Solo' Cover Versions That You Must Hear!', music historian and author Peter Checksfield profiles cover versions of songs by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - famous and obscure, good and bad, new and old - as well as the artists behind them, along with nearly 50 exclusive interviews.

Famously signed to Decca instead of The Beatles, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes spent four years topping the charts, touring the world, and appearing in movies. Incredibly, when they split from their former lead vocalist, The Tremeloes went on to even greater success, with the 4 members - Alan, Dave, Rick & Chip - becoming one of those few bands (The Beatles & The Monkees among them) to be recognisable just by their first names. With exclusive interviews with band members and dozens of previously unseen photos, acclaimed music historian Peter Checksfield tells The Tremeloes' story - via their many record releases - in this remarkable book.

In the summer of 1952, a 16 year-old Jerry Lee Lewis traveled from Ferriday, Louisiana, to New Orleans, and cut a Demo record. In April 2022, a frail 86 year-old Jerry Lee Lewis, suffering from the debilitating effects of a stroke 3 years earlier, taped a Gospel album with his cousin Jimmy Lee Swaggart in Baton Rouge. It was his final recording. When he passed away a few months later, almost inevitably, the obituaries focused on his often controversial personal life. Peter Checksfield met Jerry Lee Lewis several times, and befriended family members and musicians associated with him. He draws on these experiences, as well as nearly half a century of collecting and concerts, to create the definitive guide to The Music. Encompassing Rock 'n' Roll, Country, Blues, Pop Standards, Gospel and just about everything in between, this book will leave you BREATHLESS!!!

Mick and Keith learned fast. Initially Rhythm 'n' Blues purists who believed that only ageing black Americans could write decent songs, they released their first original song 'Stoned' (a group-composed near-instrumental) as the UK B-side of their version of Lennon-McCartney's 'I Wanna Be Your Man' in November 1963; within 18 months they had written and recorded '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', and had become The Beatles' biggest musical rivals. Now that is fast! In the 60 years since they started, there have been thousands of Rolling Stones cover versions. Music historian Peter Checksfield listened to most of them (so you don't have to), and came up with the best 500, in a staggering variety of genres: Rock, Blues, Soul, Garage, Psych, Prog, Beat, Reggae, Ska, Pop, Funk, Disco, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Glam, Metal, Punk, New Wave, Indie, Gothic, Grunge, Rock 'n' Roll, Bossa Nova, World, Gospel, Electronica, Boogie Woogie, Jazz, even Cabaret, Polka and Classical. Also included are a mammoth 130 exclusive interviews with many of the musicians involved. Which former Rolling Stone recorded 'Play With Fire' in the 90s? Who's favourite album is 'Jamming with Edward'? What legendary Punk group wanted to cover the entire 'Their Satanic Majesties Request' but ran out of time after 1 song? Read on...