Don't Stop the Music : A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time - From 1894 to the Present

Notable events, surprising nuggets and entertaining coincidences from music history – the perfect companion for any fan of popular music

‘ The deliciously simple conceit ? pop facts from every day of the year ? lets Lewis roam wide and free, to fascinating effect.’ Daily Mail, 2023’ s best history booksWith entries for every day of the year, ranging from mini-essays to pithy and engaging sentences, Don’ t Stop the Music is a novel musical companion – a way of charting your year through the major events and tiny incidents in the lives and careers of pop stars and recording artists.Whether it be when pop became newsworthy; when future stars attended notable gigs; when that K-Pop act issued their first single; or when Elvis Presley found himself on TV singing ‘ Hound Dog’ to a basset hound, there are surprising and enlightening events from the history of popular music for every single day of the year. And esteemed music writer Justin Lewis has compiled them all for you, informatively and divertingly.