1000 Years of Popular Music

Name: 1000 Years of Popular Music
Genre: Music
Released: 2006-06-27
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Richard Thompson, Judith Owen, Debra Dobkin

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20062006
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1h 47m

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Music

This recording of a live concert performed at a folk club in San Francisco featuring popular songs European and American songs from past centuries to the present time. The album was original... Read allThis recording of a live concert performed at a folk club in San Francisco featuring popular songs European and American songs from past centuries to the present time. The album was originally conceived when British folk singer Richard Thompson was asked by "Playboy" magazine to ... Read allThis recording of a live concert performed at a folk club in San Francisco featuring popular songs European and American songs from past centuries to the present time. The album was originally conceived when British folk singer Richard Thompson was asked by "Playboy" magazine to provide a list of the top ten songs from the previous millennium. Thompson's list, which i... Read all

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Director
- Erik Nelson
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Soundtracks
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Transcribed by John Farnsette
Performed by Richard Thompson, Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin

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A music lesson

Imagine really enjoying the popular music your parents listen to... then the music their parents listen to ...then the music 40 generations before them... Richard Thopmpson makes it possible in 1000 Years of Popular Music.

Discover how varied, yet similar past pop music is to what you are listening to today.

There is little to say, other than, LISTEN! With just three bandmates, the musicianship is masterful, he vocals are terrific, the entire show is entertaining. Wanna know how to make an acoustic guitar sound like a 16th century Italian harpsichord? Listen to 'So Ben Mi Con Tempo'. Wanna hear how 'Oops... I Did It Again' is related to it? Listen on...

Richard Thompson may well be the only musician alive today who is capable of doing a show like this.

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