1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER and as seen on Apple TV's 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, David Hepworth's 1971: Never a Dull Moment - Rock's Golden Year makes a compelling case for the year the Sixties truly bowed out. With Paul McCartney's move to dissolve The Beatles on New Year's Eve 1970, the musical landscape was irrevocably altered, paving the way for a new era that dawned the very next day.

Hepworth argues persuasively that 1971 witnessed the release of an unparalleled number of monumental albums, establishing a pantheon of stars – Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, and the solo Beatles among them – who would dominate the airwaves and concert halls for the next four decades. January of that year, Hepworth contends, fired the starting gun on an unrepeatable surge of creativity, technological innovation, blissful ignorance, naked ambition, and sheer good fortune. By the time December rolled around, rock music had exploded into the mainstream, its influence permeating popular culture like never before.

The central question Hepworth poses, and expertly answers, is: how did this happen? 1971: Never a Dull Moment meticulously unravels the confluence of factors that made this particular year such a pivotal moment in music history. It's a story of artistic evolution, industry shifts, and the sheer force of talent colliding at precisely the right time. For anyone who lived through it, or for those curious about the roots of modern rock, Hepworth's engaging narrative provides a vivid and insightful journey through rock's undisputed golden year.