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  • Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words by Marom, Malka
    Malka Marom

    Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words

    When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four...
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  • The Nobel Lecture by Dylan, Bob
    Bob Dylan

    The Nobel Lecture

    Published for the first time in a beautiful collectible edition, the essential lecture delivered by the 2016 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan. On October 13, 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognizing his countless contributions to...
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  • Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost by Osmon, Erin
    Erin Osmon

    Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost

    Erin Osmon presents a detailed, human account of the Rust Belt-born musician Jason Molina-a visionary, prolific, and at times cantankerous singer-songwriter with an autodidactic style that captivated his devoted fans. The songwriting giant behind the bands Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. had a...
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  • Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia by Ritchie, Fiona
    Fiona Ritchie

    Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia

    From the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries, a steady stream of Scots migrated to Ulster and eventually onward across the Atlantic to resettle in the United States. Many of these Scots-Irish immigrants made their way into the mountains of the southern Appalachian region. They...
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  • Woody Guthrie: An Intimate Life by Stadler, Gustavus
    Gustavus Stadler

    Woody Guthrie: An Intimate Life

    Dismantles the Woody Guthrie we have been taught--the rough-and-ready rambling' man--to reveal an artist who discovered how intimacy is crucial for political struggle Woody Guthrie is often mythologized as the classic American "rambling' man," a real-life Steinbeckian folk hero who fought for working-class interests...
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  • I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Simmons, Sylvie
    Sylvie Simmons

    I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen

    The New York Times-bestselling, definitive biography of legendary artist Leonard Cohen, now with new afterword by the author "There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." -- Leonard CohenThe genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, Bird on a Wire,...
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  • Fiddle Tab Traditional Collection by Robitaille, Brent C.
    Brent C. Robitaille

    Fiddle Tab Traditional Collection

    Can't read music? Try Fiddle Tab. Fiddle Tab is a fun and easy way to learn traditional fiddle tunes with large, easy-to-read big notes with letters inside. Use the fiddle fingerboard tab charts or just read the big letter notes to learn tunes fast....
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  • The Book of Sea Shanties: Wellerman and Other Songs from the Seven Seas by Evans, Nathan
    Nathan Evans

    The Book of Sea Shanties: Wellerman and Other Songs from the Seven Seas

    An epic journey through sea shanties, high tides and seven seas. From the international bestselling singer comes The Book of Sea Shanties. The world sang in harmony with Nathan Evans, the Glaswegian postie turned singer of sea shanties. Join him as he takes you...
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  • Slave Songs of the United States: 136 Songs Complete with Sheet Music and Notes on Slavery and African-American History by Allen, William Francis
    William Francis Allen

    Slave Songs of the United States: 136 Songs Complete with Sheet Music and Notes on Slavery and African-American History

    136 songs of African-American slaves, collected and compiled a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, are presented here complete with their musical notation in this superb edition.In the introduction, the chief compiler of this music, William Francis Allen, expresses his admiration for the musical...
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  • Musics Lost and Found: Song Collectors and the Life and Death of Folk Tradition by Church, Michael
    Michael Church

    Musics Lost and Found: Song Collectors and the Life and Death of Folk Tradition

    This ground-breaking book is the first-ever study of the role played in musical history by song collectors. This is the first-ever book about song collectors, music's unsung heroes. They include the Armenian priest who sacrificed his life to preserve the folk music which the...
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  • Music in My Life: Notes From a Longtime Fan by Wightman, Alec
    Alec Wightman

    Music in My Life: Notes From a Longtime Fan

    Rock & roll first spoke to Alec Wightman as a ten-year-old boy when he heard Dion sing "The Wanderer" on his transistor radio. Over the next sixty years, Wightman would listen to countless records, chase live shows from coast to coast, promote singer-songwriter acts...
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  • The First 100 Picking Patterns for Guitar: The Beginner's Guide to Perfect Fingerpicking on Guitar by Alexander, Joseph
    Joseph Alexander

    The First 100 Picking Patterns for Guitar: The Beginner's Guide to Perfect Fingerpicking on Guitar

    Master Perfect Fingerpicking on Guitar and Establish a Lifetime of Good HabitsAre you struggling to master fingerpicking on guitar?Are you finding it difficult to coordinate your fingers and keep your picking smooth while you change chords?Do you want to confidently fingerpick chord sequences on...
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  • Joni Mitchell: Lady of the Canyon by O'Neill, Michael A.
    Michael A. O'Neill

    Joni Mitchell: Lady of the Canyon

    This is the story of one of the most important female recording artist of the last 50 years. Joni Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan before busking in the streets and nightclubs of Toronto, Ontario. In 1965, she...
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  • Music in My Life: Notes From a Longtime Fan by Wightman, Alec
    Alec Wightman

    Music in My Life: Notes From a Longtime Fan

    Rock & roll first spoke to Alec Wightman as a ten-year-old boy when he heard Dion sing "The Wanderer" on his transistor radio. Over the next sixty years, Wightman would listen to countless records, chase live shows from coast to coast, promote singer-songwriter acts...
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  • Songs of Ships & Sailors by Lane, Julia
    Julia Lane

    Songs of Ships & Sailors

    Songs and stories about seafaring have a timeless and universal appeal. These songs, drawn from recordings and archives of Maine singers and collectors, tell powerful stories of sailing, fishing, storms, shipwreck, piracy, sea battles, and loved ones left at home. An invaluable resource for...
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  • The Ancient Music of Ireland Arranged for Piano by Bunting, Edward
    Edward Bunting

    The Ancient Music of Ireland Arranged for Piano

    Edward Bunting (1773-1843), the first systematic collector of Irish folksongs, was educated as an organ and piano player in Belfast. His life's work fell upon him at nineteen years old, when he was commissioned as a scribe to notate performances at a gathering of...
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  • The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music by Piazza, Tom
    Tom Piazza

    The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music

    More than fifty years ago, on a trip dubbed "the Southern Journey," Alan Lomax visited Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, uncovering the little-known southern backcountry and blues music that we now consider uniquely American. Lomax's camera was a constant companion, and his...
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  • Music and Dance Traditions of Ghana: History, Performance and Teaching by Younge, Paschal Yao
    Paschal Yao Younge

    Music and Dance Traditions of Ghana: History, Performance and Teaching

    The music and dance traditions of Ghana's four main ethnic groups are covered comprehensively in this book. It discusses concepts of music, dance and performance in general, and also goes into cultural perspectives, performance practices and the form and structure of 22 musical types...
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  • The Celtic Fake Book: C Edition by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    The Celtic Fake Book: C Edition

    (Fake Book). The popularity of Celtic music has soared over the last decade due to the resurgence of folk instruments, Celtic dancing, and Irish culture overall. This amazing collection assembles over 400 songs from Ireland, Scotland and Wales complete with Gaelic lyrics where applicable...
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  • Surviving in a Ruthless World: Bob Dylan's Voyage to Infidels by Gans, Terry
    Terry Gans

    Surviving in a Ruthless World: Bob Dylan's Voyage to Infidels

    Bob Dylan's 1983 album Infidels was a departure from his previous works in so many ways - lyrics, music, production and spirit. It is unique amongst Dylan albums, and while songs like 'Jokerman' and 'I and I' are well known, the album is less...
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  • Joan Baez: The Last Leaf by Thomson, Elizabeth
    Elizabeth Thomson

    Joan Baez: The Last Leaf

    Since she stepped onstage unannounced at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has occupied a singular place in popular music.Within three years, she had recorded three best-selling albums and had embarked on a tour of southern US campuses, playing to integrated audiences in...
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  • South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous 2nd Edition by Broven, John
    John Broven

    South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous 2nd Edition

    A history of the unique sounds of the Cajun Bayous. Extensive research, fieldwork, and personal interviews combine to provide a fascinating look into the sounds of South Louisiana from early Cajun and Cajun-Country through Zydeco and Blues to the Cajun revival as the first...
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  • Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change by Schreiber, Brad
    Brad Schreiber

    Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change

    Honorable Mention, 2019 Foreword INDIES Awards - Performing Arts & Music Honorable Mention, Graphis 2021 Design Annual Competition​ Popular music has long been a powerful force for social change. Protest songs have served as anthems regarding war, racism, sexism, ecological destruction, and so many...
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  • Songs of Ships & Sailors by Lane, Julia
    Julia Lane

    Songs of Ships & Sailors

    Songs and stories about seafaring have a timeless and universal appeal. These songs, drawn from recordings and archives of Maine singers and collectors, tell powerful stories of sailing, fishing, storms, shipwreck, piracy, sea battles, and loved ones left at home. An invaluable resource for...
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  • Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People by Lomax, Alan
    Alan Lomax

    Hard Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People

    Twenty-seven years in the making (1940-67), this tapestry of nearly two hundred American popular and protest songs was created by three giants of performance and musical research: Alan Lomax, indefatigable collector and preserver; Woody Guthrie, performer and prolific balladeer; and Pete Seeger, entertainer and...
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  • The Mayor of Macdougal Street: A Memoir by Van Ronk, Dave
    Dave Van Ronk

    The Mayor of Macdougal Street: A Memoir

    Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that. A pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of...
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  • John Duffey's Bluegrass Life: FEATURING THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, SELDOM SCENE, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. - Second Edition by Moore, Stephen
    Stephen Moore

    John Duffey's Bluegrass Life: FEATURING THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN, SELDOM SCENE, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. - Second Edition

    John Duffey's Bluegrass Life: Featuring The Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene and Washington, D.C. with a Foreword by Tom Gray is the definitive biography of one of bluegrass music's most important artists of the genre. Through his work as a founding member of these two...
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  • Rhythm and Movement: Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics by Findlay, Elsa
    Elsa Findlay

    Rhythm and Movement: Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics

    Of the three elements of music---rhythm, melody, and harmony---rhythm has received the least attention from the theorists, yet it is indisputably the basic element without which there is no musical art." Such is the first sentence of this book on use of the body...
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  • Our Singing Country: Folk Songs and Ballads by Lomax, John a.
    John a. Lomax

    Our Singing Country: Folk Songs and Ballads

    In the 1930s and 40s, a father-and-son team of folklorists hit the highways, byways and rural routes of the United States, traveling in a battered pickup truck laden with primitive recording equipment. John A. Lomax and his son, Alan, covered thousands of miles, stopping...
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  • Iz: The Ukulele Songbook by Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel Iz
    Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole

    Iz: The Ukulele Songbook

    The current worldwide appreciation of ukulele music can easily be traced to one man, Israel Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole. Israel's music conveys joy and hope and is loved the world over. When writing the book From the Corner of His Eye, author Dean Koontz found inspiration...
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  • We Never Knew Just What It Was ... The Story of the Chad Mitchell Trio by Murphey, Mike
    Mike Murphey

    We Never Knew Just What It Was ... The Story of the Chad Mitchell Trio

    Of all the groups to emerge during the folk era of the 1960's, first the Chad Mitchell Trio and later The Mitchell Trio were unequivocally the best. Their complex harmonies, sense of comedic timing and stage presence were unique to the folk movement. They...
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  • Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records by Russell, Tony
    Tony Russell

    Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records

    There are many biographies and histories of early country music and its creators, but surprisingly little attention has been given to the actual songs at the heart of these narratives. In this groundbreaking book, music historian Tony Russell turns the spotlight on seventy-eight original...
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  • I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt by Atkinson, Brian T.
    Brian T. Atkinson

    I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt

    The writer of such influential songs as "Pancho and Lefty," "To Live's to Fly," "If I Needed You," and "For the Sake of the Song," Townes Van Zandt exerted an influence on at least two generations of Texas musicians that belies his relatively brief,...
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  • John Denver by Denver, John
    John Denver

    John Denver

    (Guitar Chord Songbook). A little book featuring a big selection of 50 Denver favorites, presented with just the lyrics and chords: all you need to strum and sing away Songs include: Annie's Song * Autograph * Back Home Again * Calypso * Fly Away...
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  • Old Jewish Folk Music: The Collections and Writings of Moshe Beregovski by Slobin, Mark
    Mark Slobin

    Old Jewish Folk Music: The Collections and Writings of Moshe Beregovski

    Here, translated into English for the first time, is a cultur-al record of the folk music of Eastern Europe. This volume consists of some of Ethnomusicologist Moshe Beregovski's responses to Jewish folk music in its living context during the 1930s, including essays on Ukrainian...
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  • Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad by Marcus, Greil
    Greil Marcus

    Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad

    Praised by Robbie Robertson of The Band as "a classic & a ticket to ride," The Rose & the Briar assembles an astonishing group of writers and artists: Paul Muldoon, Stanley Crouch, R. Crumb, Jon Langford of the Mekons, Sharyn McCrumb, Luc Sante, Joyce...
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  • Tommy Emmanuel's Fingerstyle Guitar Milestones by Emmanuel, Tommy
    Tommy Emmanuel

    Tommy Emmanuel's Fingerstyle Guitar Milestones

    Master Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar Technique - Tommy Emmanuel Style In his new book Fingerstyle Guitar Milestones, he breaks down his acoustic guitar technique and teaches it to you, pick by pick It is perfect for the early intermediate player who wants to develop thumb...
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  • The Shanty Book: Lyrics and Music by Terry, Richard Runciman
    Richard Runciman Terry

    The Shanty Book: Lyrics and Music

    The Shanty BookLyrics and MusicSea ShantiesBy Richard Runciman TerryA sea shanty, chantey, or chanty is a type of work song that was once commonly sung to accompany labor on board large merchant sailing vessels. The term shanty most accurately refers to a specific style...
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  • The Best Dulcimer Method Yet by Gamse, Albert
    Albert Gamse

    The Best Dulcimer Method Yet

    (Ashley Publications). Easy instructions plus 139 selections by Albert Gamse for all 3 and 4 string dulcimers.Author: Albert GamseISBN-10: 082565369XISBN-13: 9780825653698Publisher: Ashley PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1996Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 12.00h x 8.94w x 0.30d
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  • The Dylan Tapes: Friends, Players, and Lovers Talkin' Early Bob Dylan by Scaduto, Anthony
    Anthony Scaduto

    The Dylan Tapes: Friends, Players, and Lovers Talkin' Early Bob Dylan

    The raw material and interviews behind Anthony Scaduto's iconic biography of Bob Dylan draw an intimate and multifaceted portrait of the singer-songwriter who defined his era When Anthony Scaduto's Bob Dylan: An Intimate Biography was first published in 1971, the Nobel Prize-winning songwriter, at...
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  • Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment by Sedley, Stephen
    Stephen Sedley

    Who Killed Cock Robin?: British Folk Songs of Crime and Punishment

    Now in paperback, an entertaining and enlightening compendium at the intersection of two great British folk traditions: song and encounters with the law. At the heart of traditional songs rest the concerns of ordinary people. And folk throughout the centuries have found themselves entangled...
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  • I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like: Mostly True Tall Tales by Snider, Todd
    Todd Snider

    I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like: Mostly True Tall Tales

    For years, Todd Snider has been one of the most beloved country-folk singers in the United States, compared to Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, John Prine, and dozens of others. He's become not only a new-century Dylan but a modern-day Will Rogers, an everyman whose...
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  • Wilcopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Music of America's Best Band by Cook Johnson, Daniel
    Daniel Cook Johnson

    Wilcopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Music of America's Best Band

    Wilcopedia is a comprehensive guide to the music of the preeminent US rock band of the twenty-first century. It offers a thorough appraisal of the entire Wilco canon, with detailed insights into every album and song the band have released, as well as side...
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  • The Irish Songbook: 75 Songs from the Clancy Brothers by The Clancy Brothers
    The Clancy Brothers

    The Irish Songbook: 75 Songs from the Clancy Brothers

    (Music Sales America). 75 songs collected, adapted, written and sung by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Piano/vocal plus chords. Illustrated.Author: The Clancy BrothersISBN-10: 0825602378ISBN-13: 9780825602375Publisher: Music SalesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1992Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 12.09h x 9.09w x 0.55d
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  • Squeeze This!: A Cultural History of the Accordion in America by Jacobson, Marion
    Marion Jacobson

    Squeeze This!: A Cultural History of the Accordion in America

    No other instrument has witnessed such a dramatic rise to popularity--and precipitous decline--as the accordion. Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon. Ethnomusicologist and accordion...
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  • Sea Shanties: The Lyrics and History of Sailor Songs by Dolby, Karen
    Karen Dolby

    Sea Shanties: The Lyrics and History of Sailor Songs

    Pull up anchor, set sail, and hit the open water with this wonderful collection of sea shanties and their fascinating history. Over four centuries since the first folk song was sung, sea shanties still fascinate and entertain. Composed and performed by sailors on sailing...
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  • The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition by Feierabend, John
    John Feierabend

    The Book of Fingerplays & Action Songs: Revised Edition

    From "The Wheels on the Bus" to "Eensy Weensy Spider," these classic songs combine movement and music to create a high-energy, fun experience for children. At the same time, children learn coordination skills and the musical concepts of form and expression. Easy to learn...
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  • Minstrel of the Appalachians: The Story of BASCOM Lamar Lunsford by Jones, Loyal
    Loyal Jones

    Minstrel of the Appalachians: The Story of BASCOM Lamar Lunsford

    It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would "cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song" -- his Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress -- but he did...
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  • The Martin Ukulele: The Little Instrument That Helped Create a Guitar Giant by King, John
    John King

    The Martin Ukulele: The Little Instrument That Helped Create a Guitar Giant

    (Book). The Martin Ukulele is a detailed look at the ukuleles built by the C. F. Martin Co. of Nazareth, PA, and at how the instruments' success forever changed the company that made them. Martin's ukulele-making led the small, respected builder of fine guitars...
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  • The Professional Pianist -- Solos for Weddings: 50 Advanced Arrangements by Coates, Dan
    Dan Coates

    The Professional Pianist -- Solos for Weddings: 50 Advanced Arrangements

    This collection has been crafted to provide professional-sounding, easily prepared arrangements for busy pianists. It contains 25 selections appropriate for wedding ceremonies, including favorites such as Pachelbel's Canon in D" and Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" as well as timeless selections by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Schubert,...
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