{"product_id":"paul-mccartney-the-stories-behind-the-classic-songs-9781787397378","title":"Paul McCartney: The Stories Behind the Classic Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul McCartney's songwriting output as a member of the Beatles, mainly with his co-writer John Lennon, has been exhaustively documented over the years. Now, taking 50 key songs from his five-decade career since the break-up of the Fab Four, Paul McCartney: The Stories Behind 50 Classic Songs takes an in-depth look at the post-Sixties work of one of popular music's most versatile and prolific composers and performers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul McCartney has been a genuine pop idol, a cutting-edge experimenter, and in later years recognized as an international musical treasure. The 50 selections from his vast songwriting catalogue highlighted in Paul McCartney: The Stories Behind 50 Classic Songs mark half a century of musical creativity by a true icon of popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach song includes full session details, personnel lists and chart data and is described in detail, from original inspiration to the final release. Quotes from session musicians and studio personnel - and star guests such as Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello and Kanye West - bring the making of every song to life, alongside a wealth of related photographs in and out of the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvans, Mike:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA musician on the Sixties rock scene, \u003cb\u003eMike Evans\u003c\/b\u003e began writing about popular music in the 1970s while a broadcaster in local radio, his work appearing in a variety of publications including \u003ci\u003eSounds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCream\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e and as a regular contributor to the UK's top music weekly newspaper \u003ci\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the much-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Beatles\u003ci\u003e in 1984, and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eElvis: A Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e, which he researched and wrote in collaboration with the Elvis Presley Estate in Memphis and The Art of British Rock in 2010. \u003ci\u003eFleetwood Mac: The Definitive History\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2011, and in 2012 \u003ci\u003eNeil Young\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUkulele Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Hastings, on England's south coast.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Welbeck Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726869926162,"sku":"9781787397378","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c50518b4-69d5-480c-8e3f-6917bcc3f672.jpg?v=1734887225","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paul-mccartney-the-stories-behind-the-classic-songs-9781787397378","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}