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Talk about Pop Culture! The newest book in the wild and wacky Beatles genre is "Beatles Novelty Songs (1964-1966)." Songwriters wrote about 500 Beatles novelty songs between 1964 and 1966.  Every subject, every situation, every holiday, every heartfelt longing, and every social issue seemed to be covered by these wonderful songs. Even though they weren't dotting the charts, their power was unquestionable.  Fact-filled and graphically rich, the 650+-page, 2"-thick, 5-pound book chronicles each song with added information about who recorded them, who the musicians were, and other fun facts. Since The Beatles were rock and roll, you'd think all the novelty songs were in that music genre.  But you would be wrong. There were Beatle novelty records in the genres of American folk, British folk, foxtrot, jive, samba, bluegrass, doo-wop, country, rock & roll, big band, blues, jazz, orchestral, spoken-word, surf, ska, and polka! The roots and branches of the Beatles Novelty Songs family tree are amazing, so enjoy Terry Crain's latest book! It's a festive confetti of great Beatles Novelty songs!