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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original
by Robin D. G. Kelley
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The piano ain't got no wrong notes So ranted Thelonious Sphere Monk, who proved his point every time he sat down at the keyboard. His angular melodies and dissonant harmonies shook the jazz world to its foundations, ushering in the birth of bebop and... (read more)

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Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet
Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet
by Seth Rogovoy
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Bob Dylan and his artistic accomplishments have been explored, examined, and dissected year in and year out for decades, and through almost every lens. Yet rarely has anyone delved extensively into Dylan's Jewish heritage and the influence of Judaism in... (read more)

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Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon
Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon
by Harvey Kubernik
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A lavishly illustrated insider's look at 80 years of music and culture in Laurel Canyon. Laurel Canyon is a zip code with its own play list: to name just a few, Sonny & Cher, The Doors, The Turtles, Canned Heat, Monkees, Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Joni... (read more)

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When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin
When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin
by Mick Wall
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Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of the band that pushed the envelope on both creativity and excess, even by rock 'n' roll standards. Led Zeppelin was the last great band of the 1960s and the first great band of the 1970s... (read more)

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Grunge
Grunge
by Thurston Moore
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More than a decade after his death, alienated, awkward, heavily eye-lined Kurt Cobain continues to sit front and center in the arena of popular culture, as the subject of books, music, fashion, gossip, and inspiration for major motion pictures and... (read more)

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Paul McCartney: A Life
Paul McCartney: A Life
by Peter Ames Carlin
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More than a rock star, more than a celebrity, Paul McCartney is a cultural touchstone. As one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo, he helped transform popular music, moving from the simplistic pop of "Love Me Do" to the avant-garde... (read more)

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Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times
by Ralph Stanley
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A giant of American music opens the book on his wrenching professional and personal journeys, paying tribute to the vanishing Appalachian culture that gave him his voice. He was there at the beginning of bluegrass. Yet his music, forged in the remote... (read more)

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Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present
by Gail Buckland
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More than two hundred spectacular photographs, sensual, luminous, frenzied, true, from 1955 to the present, that catch and define the energy, intoxication, rebellion, and magic of rock and roll; the first book to explore the photographs and the... (read more)

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Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, the List, and the Spirit of Southern Music
Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, the List, and the Spirit of Southern Music
by Michael Streissguth
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In 1973, Rosanne Cash's father gave her a list of 100 songs, many from the Southern tradition, that he felt a young musician had to know. Always Been There tells the inside story of the album that, more than thirty-five years later, resulted from the... (read more)

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Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved
Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved
by Chris Odell
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CHRIS O'DELL WASN'T FAMOUS. SHE WASN'T EVEN ALMOST FAMOUS. BUT SHE WAS THERE. She was in the studio when the Beatles recorded The White Album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be, and when Paul recorded Hey Jude, she sang in the chorus. She was at Ringo's kitchen... (read more)

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Woodstock Paper Dolls: 40th Anniversary Flashback Edition
Woodstock Paper Dolls: 40th Anniversary Flashback Edition
by Tom Tierney
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Travel back to Yasgur's farm for the festival that changed the world Recapture the mood of peace and love with dolls of 8 festival performers: Joan Baez, Roger Daltrey, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Grace Slick, and Sly Stone.... (read more)

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The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from LP to iPod and Back Again
The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from LP to iPod and Back Again
by Travis Elborough
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Vinyl may be final nail in CD's Coffin ran the headline in a Wired magazine article in October 2007. Ever since the arrival of the long-playing record in 1948, the album has acted as the soundtrack to our lives. Record collections--even on a CD or iPod... (read more)

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Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock
Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock
by Chris Campion
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An unflinching look at the rise of one of the most recognizable names in pop music -The Police The Police have sold more than 50 million albums, made Rolling Stone's Greatest Artists of All Time list, and finished a triumphant world reunion tour in 2008.... (read more)

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A Venetian Concert: Grand Italian Architecture and Renaissance Music
A Venetian Concert: Grand Italian Architecture and Renaissance Music
by Edel Classics
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Ein illustriertes Portrait der Werke Andrea Palladios, einer der größten Architekten der Rennaissance, das mit brillante Photographien die zeitlose Schönheit dieser Architektur einfängt. Musik: Klassishe Musik... (read more)

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Local Heroes: The Asbury Park Music Scene
Local Heroes: The Asbury Park Music Scene
by Anders Martensson
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Original interviews where readers will hear first-hand from the people who wrote, performed, and lived the music. Readers will revisit the myths, legends, and romantic visions of the music scene in a town that is striving to make a comeback. Accompanied... (read more)

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The Rock Bible: Holy Scriptures for Fans & Bands
The Rock Bible: Holy Scriptures for Fans & Bands
by Henry Owings
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Like Moses delivering forth the Ten Commandments, Henry Owings brings music fans The Rock Bible — an insider's guide to living the rock 'n' roll dream. This hilarious rulebook is full of dos and don'ts for musicians, wannabe musicians, and rock... (read more)

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The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
by Nikki Sixx
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In one of the most unique memoirs of addiction ever published, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx shares mesmerizing diary entries from the year he spiraled out of control in a haze of heroin and cocaine, presented alongside riveting commentary... (read more)

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Madonna: Sacred Art and Holy Music with CD (Audio)
Madonna: Sacred Art and Holy Music with CD (Audio)
by Ear Books
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The Virgin Mary is revered around the world. This book presents a selection of the most beautiful painted depictions of the Mother of God out of the wealth of sacred imagery. The result is a fascinating collection of artistic masterpieces in praise of... (read more)

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Gospel Journey with CD (Audio)
Gospel Journey with CD (Audio)
by Ear Books
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Gospel kommt mitten aus dem Herzen. Die mitreißenden Gesänge und das rythmische Klatschen sind Ausdruck frappierender Lebenslust und inbrünstiger Hingabe. Unter dem Einfluss afrikanischer Rhythmen ist im Laufe des 20. Jahrhunderts eine... (read more)

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