Background
Whitcomb, Ian Timothy was born on July 10, 1941 in Woking, Surrey, England. Came to the United States, 1965. Son of Patrick and Eileen (Burningham) Whitcomb.
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Irving Berlin and Ragtime America
(Ian Whitcomb's theme is the creation of American popular ...)
Ian Whitcomb's theme is the creation of American popular music in the early years of this century, the music which in its many guises -- from ragtime to foxtrot, to boogie-woogie to rock 'n' roll, from swing to rhythm and blues -- has provided the pulse and beat of Western civilization. At the center of that creative turmoil that gave rise to this music was Irving Berlin. This is partly the story of Berlin's early years and rapid rise to Ragtime King, and partly an account of the policies that the Russian Czarist court contributed, unwittingly, to the creation of the popular music of the 20th century. "Fast-paced, deeply researched, and packed with information, IRVING BERLIN AND RAGTIME AMERICA is surprising, original and highly entertaining." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)
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Rock Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties (1960's)
((Limelight). In 1965, Ian Whitcomb's novelty rocker "You ...)
(Limelight). In 1965, Ian Whitcomb's novelty rocker "You Turn Me On" was number eight on the national charts, along with entries from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys. In 1966 he was nowheresville a certified rock 'n' roll flash in the pan. It is, then, with a survivor's humor that he tells both his and rock's story from its beginnings in the late fifties to 1969, the year of Woodstock and psychedelic dreams of universal peace and love. Here is the saga of the British Invasion, the genesis of folk rock, the blooming of Flower Power, the Summer of Love and the inner workings of the pop music biz, brought to life by a true insider who is also an uninhibitedly acute observer.
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Rock Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties ROCK ODYSSEY: A CHRONICLE OF THE SIXTIES By Whitcomb, Ian ( Author )Jul-01-2004 Paperback
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After the Ball
( First published in 1972, Ian Whitcomb's After the Ball ...)
First published in 1972, Ian Whitcomb's After the Ball is an exuberant account of the origins and explosion of popular music, informed by the author's store of experience in the field as a pop sensation of The Sixties. 'Brash, learned, funny and perspicacious.... The author of this free-wheeling, diverting history was a student at Trinity College, Dublin, when he created a rock hit 'You Turn Me On,' and experienced a brief, bewildering season as a touring rock celebrity. This book... is his effort to explain that experience to himself, and, well-educated man that he is, he goes all the way back to the first pop bestseller (in sheet music, of course), 'After The Ball,' and all the way forward to the 1960s.' New Yorker 'One of the best books on popular music to come along in the last few years.... Whitcomb's own involvement with music constantly surfaces to make the book both revealing and highly enjoyable.' Seattle Times
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Irving Berlin and Ragtime America New edition by Whitcomb, Ian (1988) Hardcover
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Treasures of Tin Pan Alley: Songbook
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Rock Odyssey: A Musician's Chronicle of the Sixties
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After the Ball
("Brash, learned, funny and perspicacious.... The author o...)
"Brash, learned, funny and perspicacious.... The author of this free-wheeling diverting history was a student at Trinity College, Dublin, when he created a rock hit 'You Turn Me On,' and experienced a brief, bewildering season as a touring rock celebrity. This book is his effort to explain that experience to himself, and, well-educated man that he is, he goes all the way back to the first pop bestseller, 'After The Ball,' and all the way forward to the 1960s." (The New Yorker) "One of the best books on popular music to come along in the last few years.... Whitcomb's own involvement with music constantly surfaces to make the book both revealing and highly enjoyable." (The Seattle Times)
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The Beckoning Fairground: Notes of a British Exile in Lotus Land
(Book by Whitcomb, Ian)
Book by Whitcomb, Ian
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Resident Alien the Hilarious Adventures
(Written by the author of "Rock Odyssey", "Irving Berlin &...)
Written by the author of "Rock Odyssey", "Irving Berlin & Ragtime America", "After the Ball" and "Lotus Land", this travelogue tells of the adventures of a public school man in wildest America.
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- Tin Pan Alley: A Pictorial History (1919-1939) with complete words and music of forty songs. Selected and edited by Ian Whitcomb. With a portrait.
- Treasures of Tin Pan Alley: Songbook by Ian Whitcomb (1995-01-05)
- Treasures of Tin Pan Alley: Songbook by Ian Whitcomb (1995-01-05)
- AFTER THE BALL SOFTCOVER ((Limelight). An irreverent and engaging chronicle of popu...)
- Irving Berlin and Ragtime America by Ian Whitcomb (1988-12-03)
Ian Timothy Whitcomb
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor in History with honors, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1965.
Career
Lecturer University of Southern California, 1979-1982.
Works
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Irving Berlin and Ragtime America
(Ian Whitcomb's theme is the creation of American popular ...)
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Treasures of Tin Pan Alley: Songbook
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After the Ball
( First published in 1972, Ian Whitcomb's After the Ball ...)
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Resident Alien the Hilarious Adventures
(Written by the author of "Rock Odyssey", "Irving Berlin &...)
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After the Ball
("Brash, learned, funny and perspicacious.... The author o...)
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The Beckoning Fairground: Notes of a British Exile in Lotus Land
(Book by Whitcomb, Ian)
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Rock Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties (1960's)
((Limelight). In 1965, Ian Whitcomb's novelty rocker "You ...)
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AFTER THE BALL SOFTCOVER
((Limelight). An irreverent and engaging chronicle of popu...)
- Tin Pan Alley: A Pictorial History (1919-1939) with complete words and music of forty songs. Selected and edited by Ian Whitcomb. With a portrait.
- Rock Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties ROCK ODYSSEY: A CHRONICLE OF THE SIXTIES By Whitcomb, Ian ( Author )Jul-01-2004 Paperback
- Treasures of Tin Pan Alley: Songbook by Ian Whitcomb (1995-01-05)
- Treasures of Tin Pan Alley: Songbook by Ian Whitcomb (1995-01-05)
- Irving Berlin and Ragtime America New edition by Whitcomb, Ian (1988) Hardcover
- Irving Berlin and Ragtime America by Ian Whitcomb (1988-12-03)
- Rock Odyssey: A Musician's Chronicle of the Sixties
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Irving Berlin and Ragtime America
