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The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown. ""In his On Record series, G. Brown makes stories of recorded music come alive by digging into the experiences of the artists and through his writing, he reveals their humanity. What a gift these books are to music lovers."" Jesse Colin Young, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Youngbloods In Volume 12 1996 of G. Brown's extraordinary On Record series, G. chronicles the biggest artists in pop music (Celine Dion, Kenny G, the Artist Formerly Known as Prince), legacy-defining records from alternative rockers (Beck, Weezer, Sublime, Rage Against the Machine) and a wealth of up-and comers (Dave Matthews Band, the Roots, Wilco), in addition to the year's top releases in hip-hop, classic rock, country, jazz and new age genres. Interview-based profiles of more than 100 artists and bands include: Beck Weezer Fiona Apple The Roots The Cardigans Marilyn Manson Jamiroquai Eels Wilco Social Distortion Tool Rage Against the Machine Kula Shaker Cibo Matto Stone Temple Pilots Tori Amos Tony Toni Tone New Edition Counting Crows Celine Dion About the Series: Colorado Music Experience founding director and author G. Brown covered popular music at The Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 3,200 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Kurt Cobain, all of whom recounted their escapades and reminisced about what their time on the charts meant to them personally and musically. Over the decades, G. also amassed an archive of close to 15,000 rare promotional photos. Each volume of the On Record series presents nearly 200 rare archival images and 100 interviews with an array of performers from that year. To date, Colorado Music Experience has released 10 volumes in this year-by-year, comprehensive look at the evolution of popular music from 1978 to 1998. Proceeds from book sales benefit Colorado Music Experience.

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""In his On Record series, G. Brown makes stories of recorded music come alive by digging into the experiences of the artists--and through his writing, he reveals their humanity. What a gift these books are to music lovers."" -JESSE COLIN YOUNG, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Youngbloods

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G. Brown has navigated the Rocky Mountain musical landscape for decades, both as a journalist and as a radio personality. He covered popular music at the Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 2,500 musicians, from Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Bono and Kurt Cobain. Published in numerous national magazines, including Rolling Stone and National Lampoon, Brown also covered music news and hosted and programmed for a myriad of Denver-based radio stations. He is the author of four other books, including the award-winning Red Rocks: The Concert Years, Colorado Rock Chronicles, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival: The First Forty Years. And he is the founding director of Colorado Music Experience, a nonprofit cultural and educational organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music. G. currenty lives in Colorado. FB: @colomusic.org IG: @onrecordbooks

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