MusicLinks
As I was working on The Greatest Music Stories Never Told I thought about how great it would be if readers had a chance to hear songs and watch the performers they were reading about. That's how this page was born. In essence, it is a multi-media internet companion to the book.
I searched through Youtube and various other websites to find links to songs and videos connected to most of the stories in the book. I cannot begin to tell you how fun that turned out be, and I hope it will prove to be just as rewarding for you! I found some really wonderful (and sometimes very rare) clips that I hope will truly enhance your reading experience.
The links are in chronological order, just find the title of the story you are interested in, and click on it. If you have any feedback on this page, or suggestions for different links, please post something here.
Now if you just happen to have come across this page, and wonder what kind of book could possibly bring together musical stories spanning nearly 3500 years, well, you better click below buy a copy to find out!
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Enjoy!
-Rick Beyer
The Mother of All Golden Oldies 1400 BC
The D’Arezzo Code 1020
The Beat Goes On 1687
But for a Button 1704
Give the Devil His Due 1713
On Stage at the Coffeehouse 1732
Shear Madness 1734
Salvation Serenade 1738
Yankee Doodle 1754
Magical Mystery Tour 1761
Playing it By Ear 1770
National Treasure 1770
The Queen and the Ditty 1781
Those Were The Days 1788
I Will Survive 1797
The Star Spangled Banner 1814
An American Army of Two 1814
Measure For Measure 1824
Something About Mary 1830
Twist and Shout 1842
Hail to the Wives 1844
Strauss vs. Strauss 1844
Whatever Lola wants 1851
Daring Young Man 1859
Not Whistling Dixie 1859
• A 1904 Recording
One Hit Wonder 1860
The Other John Brown 1861
Watching the Clock 1876
The Patroness 1876
The Song Ship 1879
Wanna Make a Record? 1890
•Note that this century-old recording contains lyrics rightly offensive to modern ears.
The First Music Video 1892
Chartbuster 1894
The First Man of Jazz? 1907
Katie's Lament 1908
Anybody Out There? 1910
Riot of Spring 1913
Dance Fever 1913
You Say You Want a Revolution 1915
Musical Merry Go Round 1917
Sold For a Song 1920
I Read the News Today, Oh Boy! 1924
I Beg Your Pardon 1924
The Drums of War 1925
Look Ma, No Hands! 1927
Bristol Bang 1927
The Song that Saved Wheaties 1929
One Night Stand 1930
An American Tune 1931
A Class Act 1836
Re-writing Rollo 1939
Cutting Room Floor 1939
A soldier's song 1941
Gadzooks! 1942
Angry Angus 1949
The Kingston Trio Version
This IS Your Father's Oldsmobile 1941
Legacy of Lincoln 1957
Just Blown' His Horn 1957
If I Needed Someone 1957
What's that Fuzz? 1960
The Anniversary Waltz 1960
Listen to the Music 1964
Dream On 1965
Still my favorite song of all time.
Thanks, Coach 1967
Adventure Capital 1969
A Bronx Tale 1971
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 1971
Last Call 1972
The Long and Winding Road 1972
The Truth Will Set You Free 1973
New York State of Mind 1976
The Lullabye of Broadway 1980
They just don't make 'em like Jerry Orbach any more.
What Can Brown Do for You? 1982
The Singing Revolution 1988
The Amazing Bone 1995
Lost and Found 1997
Come Tumblin' Down 2005
Rocking the Cosmos 2007