Long And Winding Roads

In Long And Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry Of The Beatles, Kenneth Womack Brings The Band's Story Vividly To Life-from Their Salad Days As A Liverpool Skiffle Group And Their Apprenticeship In The Nightclubs And Mean Streets Of Hamburg Through Their Early Triumphs At The Legendary Cavern Club And The Massive Onslaught Of Beatlemania Itself. By Mapping The Group's Development As An Artistic Fusion, Womack Traces The Beatles' Creative Arc From Their First, Primitive Recordings Through Abbey Road And The Twilight Of Their Order To Communicate The Nature And Power Of The Band's Remarkable Achievement, Womack Examines The Beatles' Body Of Work As An Evolving Art Object. He Investigates The Origins And Creation Of The Group's Compositions, As Well As The Songwriting And Recording Practices That Brought Them To Fruition.