Don't Stop the Music : A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time

by Justin Lewis

ISBN: 9781783967162

Published: 2023-11-02

'The deliciously simple conceit -- pop facts from every day of the year -- lets Lewis roam wide and free, to fascinating effect.' Daily Mail, 2023's best history books With entries for every day of the year, ranging from mini-essays to pithy and engaging sentences, Don't Stop the Musicis a novel musical companion - a way of charting your year through the major events and tiny incidents in the lives and careers of pop stars and recording artists. Whether it be when pop became newsworthy; when future stars attended notable gigs; when that K-Pop act issued their first single; or when Elvis Presley found himself on TV singing 'Hound Dog' to a basset hound, there are surprising and enlightening events from the history of popular music for every single day of the year. And esteemed music writer Justin Lewis has compiled them all for you, informatively and divertingly. *** 'A wonderful ride through our pop universe amongst thousands of bright stars, gnarled debris and twinkling nuggets of...