That Was Me

Paul McCartney’s Career and the Legacy of the Beatles

AvRichard D. Driver

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This book explores the phenomena of Paul McCartney's career and his legacy in popular music and culture.Paul McCartney has lived an extraordinary life in popular music and popular culture. His careers as a Beatle, as a solo musician and band leader in Wings, and in areas outside music have varied tremendously and are well-documented. That Was Me: Paul McCartney’s Career and the Legacy of the Beatles explores the impact of Paul McCartney as a musician outside the Beatles, identifying the continued excitement in generations of fans and listeners, and his perennial efforts to perform and record music. Richard Driver argues that his solo career is multi-faceted and extremely diverse, ranging from breaking sharply with the style and output of the Beatles to experimenting in orchestral and operatic music and returning to music designed to emulate and reproduce the style, success, and popularity of the Beatles. Through McCartney we can literally and symbolically view and revisit the popular music phenomenon that was the Beatles, and popular music from the 1950s to today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-19
Mått:148 x 226 x 18 mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:For the Record: Studies in Rock and Popular Music
Antal sidor:298
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793632098

Utforska kategorier

Populärmusik inom Kultur
Tonsättare och låtskrivare inom Kultur
Musiker, sångare och grupper inom Kultur

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Richard D. Driver is Professor of History at McLennan Community College, USA.

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A generous admirer of McCartney’s work, Driver surveys McCartney’s entire career to early 2023, commenting on songs, albums, concerts, and the public and critical reception of that work. Discussion of McCartney as part of the Beatles takes up almost a third of the book; the rest is devoted to the musician’s solo projects and his work with Wings and, to a lesser extent, other collaborators. Such an enduring and successful career calls for serious discussion. The legacy of the Beatles is inescapable, and Driver shows how McCartney, who initially tried to steer away from that legacy has come to embrace it and to reshape the Beatles’ narrative (the Anthology project being one example). Driver speaks glowingly even about less successful work. [McCartney’s] phenomenal talent as a writer and musician and his prodigious work ethic are obvious. Live performance and updated marketing are shown to be especially important in recent decades. Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; general readers.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: That Was Me: Paul McCartney’s Career and the Legacy of the Beatles1. The Beatles and Paul McCartney: A Historical and Cultural Legacy2. McCartney in the Wake of Let It Be: The Legacy of the Beatles3. McCartney on the Run with Wings: The Career of Paul McCartney4. Tragedy and Reunion for McCartney: “I Still Remember How It Was Before”5. Re-Meet the Beatles: McCartney and the Anthology6. McCartney and the Beatles Legacy: “The Same Me That Stands Here Now”7. McCartney at Egypt Station: Anniversaries, Experimentation, and Rejuvenation8. Made in Rockdown: McCartney III and Paul McCartney’s LegacyConclusion: McCartney Live: His Legacy in Concert, 2002-2022Appendix: Selected DiscographyBibliographyAbout the Author