{"product_id":"fandom-and-the-beatles-the-act-youve-known-for-all-these-years-paperback","title":"Fandom and the Beatles: The ACT You've Known for All These Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Womack\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKit O'Toole\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 50 years after their breakup, the Beatles are still attracting fans from various generations, all while retaining their original fan base from the 1960s. Why have those first-generation fans continued following the Beatles and are now introducing their grandchildren to the group? Why are current teens affected by the band's music? And perhaps most importantly, how and why do the Beatles continue to resonate with successive generations? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike other bands of their era, the Beatles seem permanently frozen in time, having never descended into \"nostalgia act\" territory. Instead, even after the announcement of the band's breakup in 1970, the group has maintained its cultural and musical relevance. Their timeless quality appeals to younger generations while maintaining the loyalty of older fans. While the Beatles indeed represent a specific time period, their music and words address issues as meaningful today as they were during the Summer of Love: politics, war, sex, drugs, art, and creative liberation. As the first anthology to assess the nature of fan response and the band's enduring appeal, \u003cem\u003eFandom and the Beatles: The Act You've Known for All These Years\u003c\/em\u003e defines and explores these unique qualities and the key ways in which this particular pop fusion has inspired such loyalty and multigenerational popularity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Womack \u003c\/strong\u003eis one of the world's foremost writers and thinkers about the Beatles. In addition to such titles as \u003cem\u003eLong and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and \u003cem\u003eThe Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four \u003c\/em\u003e(2014), he is the author of a two-volume biography of the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin, including \u003cem\u003eMaximum Volume\u003c\/em\u003e (2017) and \u003cem\u003eSound Pictures \u003c\/em\u003e(2018). His latest work, \u003cem\u003e Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), was feted as the go-to book by the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e for readers interested in learning about the band's swan song. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit O'Toole\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Chicago-based independent scholar who has written about rock, jazz, and R\u0026amp;B for over 25 years. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eMichael Jackson FAQ\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eSongs We Were Singing: Guided Tours through the Beatles' Lesser-Known Tracks\u003c\/em\u003e (2015). O'Toole is a contributor to the anthologies \u003cem\u003eInterdisciplinary Essays on Environment and Culture: One Planet, One Humanity, and the Media\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), \u003cem\u003eNew Critical Perspectives on the Beatles: Things We Said Today \u003c\/em\u003e(2016), and \u003cem\u003eThe Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love \u003c\/em\u003e(2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787327766816,"sku":"9780190917869","price":68.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa18c43efe26e6e366ed578a35207093.webp?v=1780648541","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fandom-and-the-beatles-the-act-youve-known-for-all-these-years-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}