Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970

from pennsylady

David Browne chose 1970 as a pivotal year. 4 music icons are detailed as they both affect and reflect on musical, political and cultural changes in 1970. CSNY, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles were chosen because their journeys were representative of one era ending and another begin...

from Sullywriter

An engrossing and insightful chronicle of a tumultuous and transitional year in music history.

from bontley

Fun to read, and perfectly suited for me.

from ralphz

The collapse of the Swinging Sixties and the beginning of the chilled-out Seventies drives “Fire and Rain,” a chronicle of a musical year in the same vein as the overview of 1971, “Never A Dull Moment.” The tale is told through the stories of four acts, the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, CSNY and Ja...

from Darcia

If you are a fan of any of the bands and/or singers listed in the title, then this is a book for you. Readers follow the descent of the Beatles, the quick rise and fall of CSNY, Simon and Garfunkel's fall and Simon's singular rise, and James Taylor's ascent into the singer/songwriter world of mus...