Seventeen years in the making, the Beach Music Guides Vol's 1 & 2 (500 pages each) are the first encyclopedic compilation of Beach music hits and near-hits from the entire spectrum of Beach Music history from 1945-2006. There are 26,000 songs and 5,000 artists listed. The artists are alphabetical, and split, A-L in Vol. 1 and M-Z in Vol. 2. There is an index in which the titles of all 26,000 songs are listed alphabetically, A-L in Vol. 1 and M-Z in Vol. 2.
In addition, Volume 1 contains
* An extensive history answering the question, "What is Beach Music."
* The Myths and Near-Myths of Beach Music History (dividing Beach History into Six Waves.
* An essay on the differences and similarities between Radio songs, Club songs and Chart development * A short History of S.C.'s premier Beach Music record label, Ripete Records * The legend of the Saturday Night Fish Fry * The simultaneous Origin of Beach Music in two different places in North Carolina in 1945 (with pictures, story, music lists and interviews) * The 1945-1975 Beach Music Top 40 Charts (15 years in the making, with the help of dozens of Beach Music radio and entertainment veterans) * 35 pages of All Time Beach Music Top 40 charts by fans throughout the Southeast * The Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs yearly Top 50 charts * The Association of Beach and Shag Club DJs yearly Throwdowns at Ducks in North Myrtle Beach * Master Artist Discography A-L with hundreds of bios on even the most obscure artists * Master Title Index A-L * Every song ever recorded by any Beach or Top 40 related group in the Southeast and deep South (even those songs that weren't considered to be Beach Music) In addition, Volume 2 contains * The evolution of Beach Music lyrics, a 36-page look at the era in which Beach Music became aware of itself (as a comparison, when did Rock and Roll begin to 'sing' about itself? From the very beginning. Not Beach Music....it was nearly 30 years before Beach Music demonstrated any self-awareness in its lyrics). * The 1976-2006 Beach Music Top 40 Charts (15 years in the making, with the help of dozens of Beach Music radio and entertainment veterans) * 83 pages of All Time Beach Music Top 40 charts by fans throughout the Southeast * Master Artist Discography M-Z with hundreds of bios on even the most obscure artists * Master Title Index M-Z * Every song ever recorded by any Beach or Top 40 related group in the Southeast and deep South (even those songs that weren't considered to be Beach Music) * The National Association of Rhythm and Blues DJs Yearly Charts * The CAMMY's, Beach Music Top 40, and Carolina beach Music Awards winners lists 1995-2006 * Fat Harold's Beach Music DJ Hall of Fame * Christmas Beach Music All-Time Top 40 An invaluable addition to any library with room for the history of the state music of South Carolina (and North Carolina when they finally get around to voting on it).
Combo for Both Guides - $44.00 w/ Priority S&H |
Beach Music Guide Vol. 1 - $25.00 w Priority S&H |
Beach Music Guide Vol. 2 - $25.00 w Priority S&H |