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The (Dodgy) Business of Popular Music
In 'Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay', Simon Napier-Bell shares his journey as a music manager, his role in shaping pop culture, and the highs and lows of the industry. It's a window into the lives of music legends and an exploration of the power of music in society.
Music has been around in one form or another for millennia. And yet, in the grand scheme of things, it was only recently that songs began to be seen as individual, rather than common, property.
This distinction emerged with the first copyright laws, which not only created a new branch of the legal system, but also a new publishing market for songs.
It began in 1710 when the British court of law first recognized authors as having rights over what they wrote. Suddenly, authors now owned their work and got royalties from each sale.
This led to the first music publishing house, Chappell & Co., which was founded in the early nineteenth century after the owner of a piano shop, Samuel Chappell, joined forces with the famous pianist Johann Baptist Cramer. Soon they were collecting, publishing and selling Cramer’s sheet music to the public.
Naturally, it wasn’t long before others noticed that publishing sheet music was an easier and more profitable way for artists to make money than playing concerts. And the general public loved it because they could buy the sheet music, play the songs in their homes and hear music that they would never have access to otherwise.
But the world of music publishing really exploded at the end of the nineteenth century, when an innovation known as the phonograph opened up the doors for a whole new revenue stream.
In 1877, Thomas Edison produced the first commercial record player, making it possible for people to play recorded music in their homes.
For publishing companies, this meant they could now turn their attention away from sheet music and to the much more profitable world of records.
Sheet music could last years before it became worn down and tattered enough for a family to buy another copy, whereas a record would get played and replayed at such a rate that buying another one was practically inevitable.
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay (2014) takes its title from a late nineteenth-century vaudeville song and explores how the music industry has evolved and adapted to various changes and inventions that have continuously revolutionized what we listen to and how we listen to it.
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay (2015) by Simon Napier-Bell is a fascinating exploration of the history of popular music and its role in shaping society. Here's why this book is definitely worth reading:
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The main message of Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay is a fascinating exploration of how popular music shaped society and vice versa.
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Who is the author of Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay?
The author of Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay is Simon Napier-Bell.