The Beatles As Musicians

Walter Everett is Associate Professor of Music in Music Theory at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology (OUP, 1999).

• 1. Maps ; 2. PRELUDE: Thinking of Living ; 3. ONE: And the Band Begins to Play (1956-1960) ; 4. TWO: Someone to Love, Somebody New (1960-1963) ; 5. INTERLUDE: I Want to Hold Your Hand ; 6. THREE: I'm Not What I Appear to Be (1964) ; 7. FOUR: I'm Here to Show Everybody the Light (1965) ; 8. POSTLUDE: The Act You've Known for All These Years (1957-2000) ; 9. Appendix: Instruments Played by the Early Period Beatles ; 10. Table of Chord Functions ; 11. Glossary of Terms; Notes; References; Index of Names, Songs, Albums, Videos, and Artworks

Walter Everett's recent contribution to the extensive literature on the Beatles is a welcome addition to the serious musicological study of the most influential rock musicians in history.