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Author GABLE, CHRISTOPHER

Title The Words and Music of Sting
Published Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (170 pages)
Contents Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Police; 2. Synchronicity to Superstardom; 3. Going Solo; 4. Mother and Father; 5. Return; 6. Hope and Terror; Conclusion; Selected Discography; Filmography; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary Sting has successfully established himself as one of the most important singer-songwriters in Western popular music over the past twenty years. His affinity for collaborative work and disparate musical styles has pushed his music into an astonishing array of contexts, but no matter what the style or who the collaborator, Sting's voice always remains distinct, and this fact has earned him success amongst a correspondingly broad audience. The Words and Music of Sting subdivides Sting's life and works into rough periods of creative activity and offers a fantastic opportunity to view Sting's many
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Subject Sting (Musician) -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Sting (Musician) fast
Subject Rock music -- History and criticism
Rock music
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780275993603
0275993604
1282416057
9781282416055