What Goes On

Walter Everett is Professor of Music in Music Theory at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the two-volume study, The Beatles as Musicians, and of The Foundations of Rock. In addition to editing or co-editing three other books of analytical essays on popular music, he has published more than thirty book chapters and articles on rock music from Elvis to Missy Elliott, as well as other analytical papers on music of the common-practice period.Tim Riley is NPR Critic and Emerson College associate professor. He reviews pop and classical music for NPR's Here & Now and On Point, and contributes to The New York Times, Radio Silence, and truthdig. He is the author of Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary, Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary, Madonna: Illustrated, Fever: How Rock 'n' Roll Transformed Gender, and Lennon: Man, Myth, Music. In 2016, he won the LA Press/NAEJA Best Cultural Critic Award for his truthdig book reviews. Visit timrileyauthor.com.

• PrefaceContents of Beatle videos Prologue: Who Were the Beatles? Introduction - Revolt Into Sound: Race, Class, Generation Divide and Gender Dominate Pre-Beatles Rock 'n' RollJohn Lennon Discovers Rock 'n' RollElvis Presley and Other First-generation RockersThe Beatles on the BBCFrom Performance to Production and Poetic Concept Chapter 1 - The Quarry Men (1940-1960)A Pre-historyThe Quarry MenBecoming the Beatles: "In Spite of All the Danger"Early Paying Gigs Chapter 2 - The Pete Best Era (1961-1962)1961-62 Original ReleasesThe Cavern, "My Bonnie" and Brian EpsteinRecording for EMI: George Martin"Please Please Me" Chapter 3 - Runaway Train: British Beatlemania (1963)1963 British ReleasesThe Rise to National Prominence: Please Please Me"I Saw Her Standing There""There's A Place"Growth as Musicians"She Loves You"With the Beatles and "I Want to Hold Your Hand""All I've Got to Do""Not a Second Time""I Want to Hold Your Hand"Beatlemania Officially Recognized Chapter 4 - Instant Combustion: World Embrace (1964)Storming the States1964 Original ReleasesA Hard Day's Night"I Should Have Known Better""If I Fell""Things We Said Today""I'll Be Back""I Call Your Name"World Tour and Further Recording: Beatles for Sale Chapter 5 - Repeat with a Twist (1965)1965 Original ReleasesThe Beatles and the Changing Global Culture of 1965"Ticket to Ride"Help!"The Night Before," "Another Girl""Yesterday"The Beatles as Live Performers"We Can Work It Out""Day Tripper"Rubber Soul"You Won't See Me""Michelle" Chapter 6 - From the Stage to the Studio (1966)The Final ToursRevolver"Here, There and Everywhere""And Your Bird Can Sing""Doctor Robert""Paperback Writer""Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" Chapter 7 - Celebrity Psychedelia (1967)1967 British ReleasesThe Summer of LoveSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds""A Day in the Life"Magical Mystery Tour"The Fool on the Hill""I Am the Walrus" Chapter 8 - Listening Through a Glass Onion (1968)1968 British ReleasesThe Summer of Love, Inverted Early-1968 Recording Projects and RishikeshApple and Solo ExcursionsThe White Album"Dear Prudence""While My Guitar Gently Weeps""Martha My Dear""I'm So Tired""Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey""Sexy Sadie""Revolution 9" Chapter 9 - They May Be Parted (1969-1970)1969-1970 British ReleasesThe "Get Back" Project"Two of Us""Dig a Pony""I've Got a Feeling""One After 909""Don't Let Me Down"The Spring of 1969"The Ballad of John and Yoko"Abbey Road"Oh! Darling"The Ex-BeatlesThe Beatles' Legacy Appendix 1: Recordings That Influenced the BeatlesAppendix 2: 1960s TimelineAppendix 3: Guide to Multimedia Materials Selected BibliographyIndex of Song Titles, Artists' and Others' Names, Musical Terms and Concepts

The value and use of these artifacts in the traditional or virtual classroom cannot be overstated; they help contemporary students understand the lasting importance of the Beatles, their history, their music, and their historical value moving into the 21st century.