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Kevin Young
[Hardcover 2003]
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Born in African American work songs, field hollers, and the powerful legacy of the spirituals, the blues traveled the country from the Mississippi delta to “Sweet Home Chicago,” forming the backbone of American music. In this anthology–the first devoted exclusively to blues poems–a wide array of poets pay tribute to... more
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Cliff Richard
[Paperback 2010]
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Sir Cliff Richard has sold more than 250 million records around the world since he burst onto the music scene in 1958. But how has he kept his appeal all these years? In a world fuelled by drink, sex, and drugs, he is perennially attractive without any of those things... more
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Bob Brunning ,
James Pickering
[Hardcover 2009]
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Adam Sweeting
[Paperback 2004]
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In pop's early days, Sinatra and Elvis Presley were famous for interpreting other people's songs. Cover Versions gives us the lowdown on the worst, most popular, most frequently recorded, most successful, stupidest, tasteless etc., and the ones nobody has got around to yet.... more
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
[Paperback 2003]
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Nearly 100 love songs chosen for their emotion by the production and music programming teams at VH1. Features the complete list in order, an intro outlining the selection process by VH1 Executive Producer Michelle Mahoney, and hits in a range of styles, by artists as diverse as Barry White, Frank... more
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Inge Van Rij
[Paperback 2010]
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Brahms once complained that singers never performed his songs in the groups in which he had published them, which he likened to 'song bouquets'. Over a century later, many singers and musicologists continue to ignore Brahms's wishes and focus on the individual songs rather than the bouquet groups. This is... more
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Marjorie Wing Hirsch ,
Hirsch Marjorie Wing
[Paperback 2009]
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This book explores the way in which Schubert revolutionised the Lied, transforming folk song into art song through the mixture of dramatic and lyrical vocal genres.... more
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Joe Klein
[Paperback 1999]
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A biography of the influential American folk singer, Woody Guthrie, who lived a life on the edge of tragedy but inspired a generation of songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.... more
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David Hajdu
[Paperback 2011, 10th Edition]
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In 1966 when Bob Dylan, age twenty-five, disappeared from public view, he closed a chapter on one of the most fascinating stories in post-war cultural history. In just five years Dylan had become a spokesman for the counterculture; Greenwich Village the epicentre of youth style; and folk music - once... more
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Georges Hebert Germain ,
Gorges Hebert Germain
[Paperback]
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The authoritative biography that tells the rags to riches story of a young girl from Charlemagne, Quebec, who became the #1-selling recording artist in the world.... more
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Wade Hall
[Hardcover 1996]
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Pee Wee King's birth on February 18, 1914, into a Milwaukee working-class Polish family named Kuczynski was hardly an indicator that he would grow up to become a pioneer and superstar of country and western music. Pee Wee King is probably best remembered... more
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Mike Marqusee
[Hardcover 2003]
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As Marqusee's compelling new book makes clear, behind the anarchy and playfulness of Dylan's imagery lie meanings that are charged with political and social concerns. Following his acclaimed study of Muhammad Ali, "Redemption Song, " Marqusee demonstrates... more
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Lionel Richie ,
Hal Leonard Corporation
[Paperback 2004]
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Jerry Langley ,
Arnold Rogers
[Paperback 2005]
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The life story of colorful Jenny Lou Carson, one of country music's finest pioneering female songwriters, whose career began as one of The Three Little Maids, a 1930s' sister act on WLS-Chicago's National Barn Dance program. She went on to become a solo r... more
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William Studwell ,
Frank Hoffmann ,
Beulah B Ramirez
[Paperback 1994]
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Randy Owen ,
Allen Rucker
[Paperback 2009]
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An Inspirational Memoir of Faith, Family, and Music from the Songwriter and Lead Singer of the Biggest Country Group of All Time--Alabama From the front man and lead singer/songwriter of Alabama--the biggest country music group of all time--comes an inspiring memoir of faith, family, and living the American dream.... more
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Vincent Dehoux ,
Dehoux Av
[Paperback 1986]
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Milton Okun ,
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
[Paperback 1993]
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This newly revised edition features 50 songs in rock, pop and country styles, plus hits from Broadway and the movies! Songs: Almost Paradise * Angel of the Morning * Do You Really Want to Hurt Me * Endless Love * Flashdance...What a Feeling * Guilty * Hun... more
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Cherry Lane Music
[Paperback 2007]
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28 songs from the man's perspective, including: Available * The Best of Everything * Boys' Night Out * Call Me Irresponsible * Come Fly with Me * I Like to Lead When I Dance * I'll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her * If It's the Last Thing... more
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Jeffrey Buckner Ford
[Hardcover 2008]
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In 1942 Ernest Jennings Ford married nineteen-year-old Betty Jean Heminger, whom he had met at Victorville Army Air Base in California. 'River of No Return: Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Woman He Loved' is the recounting of their life together, of Ernie's... more
