Pandora’s Jukebox features fifty-two recording artists to send you on a journey of musical discovery. For each artist you’ll find a brief history, three songs singled out, a highlighted album and a list of similar artists. There’s also space for you to add your own opinions, as we all have an opinion on music, right?
Which band found their most well-known sample in a Lake District bargain bucket for 50p?
Which singer was the first American to hear about the death of Joseph Stalin?
Who has had more Number 1 hits in Jamaica than Bob Marley?
The list is far from definitive and deliberately leaves out the biggest names – if you haven’t brought your kids up without at least a glimpse of Bowie, the Beatles and Prince then no book in the world is going to help you! Some have been influential in the development of music, such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Missy Elliott, while others, such as Sinéad O’Connor and Nina Simone, have used their platform to raise awareness of important issues.
Now it’s over to you.
Grab your kids or nudge your adults and use this book as a signpost to the bands and musicians within, embarking on your own journey of appreciation and love (or otherwise) of the music that has been created.
Featured artists:
808 State, Aaliyah, Air, Alabama Shakes, Tori Amos, the Avalanches, BABYMETAL, Bee Gees, Björk, Blondie, Kate Bush, Johnny Cash, Tracy Chapman, Chic, Norman Cook, Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Delia Derbyshire, the Doors, Billie Eilish, Elastica, the Fall, Florence + the Machine, Fugees, John Grant, Groove Armada, PJ Harvey, Housemartins/Beautiful South, Hüsker Dü, the Jam, Joy Division, the Kinks, Kraftwerk, Lady Gaga, Little Richard, Lizzo, Mazzy Star, Missy Elliott, Nirvana, Sinéad O’Connor, Dolly Parton, Portishead, the Prodigy, Minnie Riperton, Robyn, Sigur Rós, Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield, the Strokes, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Toots and the Maytals and Amy Winehouse.
The Fat Angel Sings 