The Taylor Swift Fan Guide

By Daniel Wheway

Taylor Swift is inarguably one of the most successful artists of this generation. She scored her 70th US Hot 100 entry in 2016, and has sold over 130-million singles worldwide, including US#1's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Blank Space and Bad Blood.Taylor has also sold over 40-million albums, including four consecutive Billboard 200 #1's - Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989 - and has already won a whopping ten Grammy Awards.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Daniel Wheway
• Release date: Jun 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463980415

Daniel Wheway

Daniel Wheway was born in England, 1991, and grew up with a keen interest in music much older than himself, especially that of legendary American artists such as Elvis Presley, Cher, Michael Jackson, Meat Loaf, Deborah Harry and Tina Turner. THE CHER BIBLE He created several blogs and websites dedicated to music, with the most popular being 'Cher News', for which he wrote over 500 original articles, attracting 2,000,000 views. He produced 'The Cher Bible', a small series of books consisting of a collection of interesting ideas about Cher. 'Vol. 1: Essentials' and 'Vol. 2: Timeline' have been released. "I have been a Cher fan since the mid-1990's, when I was about six years old. My father was watching 'Extravaganza — Live At The Mirage'. As soon as I saw Cher performing 'We All Sleep Alone', I was hooked." — The Cher bible, Vol. 1: Essentials 2018 sees the release of The Cher Bible 2018 Edition series. MUSIC GUIDES Daniel has already released music guides on Blondie & Deborah Harry, Wham!, Dead Or Alive & Pete Burns and Sonny & Cher — primarily consisting of biographies, discographies and filmographies. His most recent one is of Meat Loaf. "My major fandom came when Atomic was used on the soundtrack of 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City', the video game. I must have only been around thirteen years old. But to me, that song was, and is, phenomenal." — The Essential Guide To Blondie & Deborah Harry Follow Daniel on Twitter @D_Wheway to find out about his latest releases and to put forward any suggestions. Find Daniel's bibliography on Kobo, iTunes, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Scribd, Smashwords, Thalia, !ndigo, Angus & Robertson, Mandatori, Bol.de and more. SELECT REVIEWS The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials: "★★★★★ I have always considered myself a super fan of the Goddess of Pop, Cher. Not until I picked up this e-book did I realize I still had so much more to learn." — Caleb W., Amazon The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials: "★★★★★ It's like a Cher Bible, a lot of info about Cher and family in it!" — Patty A. Powell, Amazon The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials: "★★★★★ I was really surprised how much I learned about Cher! And I thought I knew just about everything!" — Pete H., Kobo The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials: "★★★★ Great little read for vacation!" — Michael C. Moser, Amazon The Cher Bible, Vol. 2: Timeline: "★★★★ It's always great to catch up and remember a great American story. Cher is that story." — Michael C. Moser, Amazon The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials & Vol. 2: Timeline "Essentials is a concise biography, discography, filmography, television, tours, awards, relationships and a Cher Q&A. Very well done. Timeline is an incredibly detailed list of facts and occurrences, month by month from 1963 to 2016." — Cher Scholar The Essential Guide To Blondie & Deborah Harry: "★★★★★ Very accurate and detailed." — Lester C. Christianson, Amazon The Essential Guide To Blondie & Deborah Harry: "★★★★ As a longtime Blondie fan, I was really looking forward to reading this book -- I don't think there are any other books available about the music of Blondie and it's members. It is very factual and provides much information about releases, very thorough and detailed, in chronological order. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I learned, and Debbie Harry's filmography being included -- a definite plus." — RonnieLava, Amazon The Wham! Guide: "★★★★ Book letting us know what songs they made, and when, and after Wham! broke up, it talks about George's career. and the songs he wrote and sang." — lyndajean23, Amazon The Cher Bible, Vol. 1: Essentials 2018 Edition: "★★★★★ ...Everything you could possibly want from a Cher book. I have been a Cher fan since the sixties, and this book covers everything from then until now! Everything is mentioned! Absolutely recommend it. Brilliant work." — OGCherFan, Kobo The Taylor Swift Fan Guide: "★★★★★ I do not know lots about Taylor Swift but this book taught me lots about this starlet." — Pete Haddie, Goodreads

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Introduction

Taylor Swift is inarguably one of the most successful artists of this generation. She scored her 70th US Hot 100 entry in 2016, and has sold over 130-million singles worldwide, including US#1's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Blank Space and Bad Blood.

Taylor has also sold over 40-million albums, including four consecutive Billboard 200 #1's – Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989 – and has already won a whopping ten Grammy Awards.

The Taylor Swift Story: 1989-2009

On December 13, 1989, Taylor Alison Swift was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, to parents Scott Kingsley Swift, a financial advisor, and Andrea Gardner Swift (née Finlay), a homemaker who worked previously as a mutual fund marketing executive.

A young Taylor spent the early years of her life on a Christmas tree farm in Cumru Township in Pennsylvania, before the Swift family moved to a rented house in the suburban town of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

At just nine years old, Taylor became interested in musical theater and performed in four Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions. She also travelled regularly to New York City for vocal and acting lessons.

Taylor later saw inspiration in Shania Twain and thus shifted her focus toward country music. She was further inspired by Faith  Hill. After watching watching a documentary about Hill, Swift desired to travel to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a music career.

At just eleven years of age, Taylor and her mother travelled to visit Nashville record labels and submitted a demo tape of Dolly Parton and Dixie Chicks covers, but Taylor was rejected for not standing out enough. The following year, Taylor learned how to play three chords on a guitar, leading to her first effort as a songwriter, with the composition Lucky You.

In 2003, Taylor and her parents started working with New York-based music manager Dan