Overview

Cult Musicians handpicks 50 notable figures from the modern world of music and explores the creative genius that earned them the cult label, while celebrating the works that made their names. What makes a cult musician? Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably unique or critically divisive, cult musicians come in all shapes and guises. Some gain instant fame, others instant notoriety, and more still remain anonymous until a chance change in fashion sees their work propelled into the limelight. In Cult Musicians Robert Dimery introduces 50 musicians deserving of a cult status. The book will cover a plethora of genres and boundary-breakers, from afrobeat and art pop to glam rock and proto punk - Bjork and PJ Harvey to Aphex Twin and Wiley. Discover little knowns with small, devout followings and superstars gracing the covers of magazines: each musician is special in their individuality and their ability to inspire, antagonise and delight. Following Cult Artists, Cult Filmmakers and Cult Writers, Cult Musicians is an essential addition to any music lovers library, as well as an entertaining introduction to our weird and wonderful world of music. The Musicians: Alex Chilton, Alice Coltrane, Aphex Twin, Arthur Lee, Arthur Russell, Betty Davis, Bjork, Bobbie Gentry, Brian Eno, Brigitte Fontaine, Captain Beefheart, Delia Derbyshire, Edith Piaf, Fela Kuti, Frank Zappa, Gil Scott-Heron, Iggy Pop, J Dilla, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kat Bjelland, Kool Keith, Laurie Anderson, Lee Scratch Perry, Lili Boulanger, Lydia Lunch, Manu Chao, Marianne Faithfull, Mark E. Smith, Mark Hollis, Moondog, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Nico, Patti Smith, Peaches, PJ Harvey, Robert Wyatt, Roky Erickson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sandy Denny, Scott Walker, Serge Gainsbourg, Sixto Rodriguez, Sun Ra, Syd Barrett, The Slits, Tom Waits, Wiley, Yoko Ono.

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Author:   Robert Dimery ,  Kristelle Rodeia
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Frances Lincoln
ISBN:  

9780711250628

ISBN 10:   0711250626
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   09 June 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION LAURIE ANDERSON (1947) APHEX TWIN (1971) SYD BARRETT (1946–2006) KAT BJELLAND (1963) BJÖRK (1965) LILI BOULANGER (1893–1918) JOHN CAGE (1912–1992) CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (1941–2010) NICK CAVE (1957) MANU CHAO (1961) ALEX CHILTON (1950–2010) ALICE COLTRANE (1937–2007) BETTY DAVIS (1945) SANDY DENNY (1947–1978) DELIA DERBYSHIRE (1937–2001) NICK DRAKE (1948–1974) BRIAN ENO (1948) ROKY ERICKSON (1947–2019) MARIANNE FAITHFULL (1946) BRIGITTE FONTAINE (1939) SERGE GAINSBOURG (1928–1991) BOBBIE GENTRY (1942) PJ HARVEY (1969) MARK HOLLIS (1955–2019) J DILLA (1974–2006) KOOL KEITH (1963) FELA KUTI (1938–1997) ARTHUR LEE (1945–2006) LYDIA LUNCH (1959) MOONDOG (1916–1999) NICO (1938–1988) YOKO ONO (1933) PEACHES (1966) LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY (1936) ÉDITH PIAF (1915–1963) IGGY POP (1947) SIXTO ‘SUGAR MAN’ RODRIGUEZ (1942) ARTHUR RUSSELL (1951–1992) RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (1952) GIL SCOTT-HERON (1949–2011) THE SLITS (1976–1982; 2005–2010) MARK E SMITH (1957–2018) PATTI SMITH (1946) KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN (1928–2007) SUN RA (1914–1993) TOM WAITS (1949) SCOTT WALKER (1943–2019) WILEY (1979) ROBERT WYATT (1945) FRANK ZAPPA (1940–1993) KEY WORKS  

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Robert Dimery is a writer, editor and music expert who has worked on Tony Wilson's 24 Hour Party People and Breaking Into Heaven: The Rise and Fall of the Stone Roses, plus countless other popular music publications. He was general editor of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die and has worked for a variety of magazines, including Time Out London and Vogue. Kristelle Rodeia is a freelance illustrator based in Paris. After studying Plastic Arts and Graphic Design, she is now a full time illustrator working in a mixture of pen, ink and digital drawings. Previous clients include Stylist, Veneta Bottega and Erratum. Kristelle is the illustrator for White Lion Publishings Cult Artists, Cult Filmmakers, Cult Musicians and Cult Writers.

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