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The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing about the Godfather of Soul
by Nelson George  Publisher Comments Nelson George and Alan Leeds have assembled the first comprehensive collection of writings about the late, great Godfather of Soul, creating a fascinating mosaic of the man and the musician. Known as the hardest-working man in show business, James Brown...
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James Brown: Live at the Apollo (33 1/3 Series)
by Douglas Wolk Publisher Comments 33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike....
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Mingering Mike
by Dori Hadar Synopsis One cold December morning, Dori Hadar DJ by night, criminal investigator by day was digging through crates of records at a flea market in Washington, D.C. There he stumbled into the elaborate world of Mingering Mike a soul superstar of the 1960s and '70s...
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Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
by Quincy Jones Publisher Comments Prodigiously talented and stunningly protean, Quincy Jones has led one of the most musically influential American lives of this century. In Q, he finally tells it all, from the glamour and string of glittering achievements to the private pain, aided by...
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Sly and the Family Stone: There's a Riot Goin' On (33 1/3 Series)
by Miles Marshall Lewis Publisher Comments 33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike....
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Marvin Gaye: What's Going on and the Last Days of the Motown Sound
by Ben Edmonds Publisher Comments Arguably the most important soul album ever made, What's Going On established Motown star MARVIN GAYE as a unique and maverick musical talent and simultaneously helped to re-define the Motown sound....
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A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul
by John A Jackson Publisher Comments "If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost," "The Soul Train Theme," "Then Came You," "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"--the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire, John A. Jackson...
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Father of the Blues: An Autobiography (Da Capo Paperback)
by W. C. Handy Publisher Comments }W. C. Handy's bluesMemphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now vanished. W. C. Handy (18731958) was a sensitive child...
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The Art and Craft of Making Classical Guitars
by Manuel Rodriquez Publisher Comments Rich in beauty, sound and history, Manuel Rodriguez and Sons' classical and flamenco guitars have been lovingly hand-crafted in Madrid since 1905. The company's remarkable creations are just as acclaimed today, capturing the 2000 Player's Choice Award...
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Brother Ray
by Ray Charles Publisher Comments Ray Charles (1930-2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he tells his story in an inimitable and unsparing voice, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled...
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Boogaloo: The Quintessence of American Popular Music
by Arthur Kempton Publisher Comments Boogaloo—the synonym of choice among the cognoscenti for rhythm and blues—is a stylish and profound meditation on the art, influence, and commerce of black American popular music. At once deeply knowing and keenly observant, Arthur Kempton...
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Presence and Pleasure: The Funk Grooves of James Brown and Parliament (Music Culture)
by Anne Danielsen Publisher Comments In this exploration of the funk groove and its unique sounds, author Anne Danielsen takes an in-depth look at this under-explored genre. Danielsen concentrates on the golden age of funk in the late 1960s and the 1970s, focusing on two of the era's...
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That's the Joint! : Hip-hop Studies Reader (04 Edition)
by Murray Forman Publisher Comments That's the Joint brings together the best-known and most influential writings on rap and hip-hop from its beginnings to today. Spanning nearly 25 years of scholarship, criticism, and journalism, this unprecedented anthology showcases the evolution and...
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All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul
by Vladimir Bogdanov Publisher Comments This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm and blues. The latest in the definitive All Music Guide series, the All Music Guide to Soul offers nearly 8,500...
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Soul Covers: Rhythm and Blues Remakes and the Struggle for Artistic Identity (Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Phoebe Snow)
by Michael Awkward Synopsis Soul Covers is an engaging look at how three very different rhythm and blues performers--Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and Phoebe Snow--used cover songs to negotiate questions of artistic, racial, and personal authenticity. Through close readings of song...
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The Legacy of the Blues: A Glimpse Into the Art and the Lives of Twelve Great Bluesmen: An Informal Study (Da Capo Paperback)
by Samuel Bar Charters Publisher Comments Blues is a language—one which has evolved its own rules and which is the sole property of a culture always forced to the periphery of white society. As such it is a political language. Whether it is passed as a legacy from African village to...
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I will survive :the book
by Gloria Gaynor Publisher Comments I Will Survive is the story of America's "Queen of Disco." It is the story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. Her meteoric rise to stardom in the mid-1970s was nothing short of phenomenal, and hits poured forth that pushed her to...
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Marvin Gaye, My Brother
by Frankie Gaye Publisher Comments Marvin Gaye's life and brilliant career were cut tragically short on April 1, 1984 - one day before his 45th birthday - when he was shot and killed by his own father. Now, for the first time ever, Marvin Gaye's story is told in intimate detail by a...
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Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues
by Chip Deffaa Publisher Comments "Somebody has to pay the dues", says La Vern Baker. Here are the remarkable stories of six dazzlingly talented performers who blazed the R & B trail -- the story of the performers' music and also of their struggle against racism and financial...
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Dancing in the Street : Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit (99 Edition)
by Suzanne E. Smith Publisher Comments Detroit in the 1960s was a city with a pulse: people were marching in step with Martin Luther King, Jr., dancing in the street with Martha and the Vandellas, and facing off with city police. Through it all, Motown provided the beat. This book tells the...
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