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Author:Barney Hoskyns
Say It One Time for the Brokenhearted: Country Soul in the American South
Say It One Time for the Brokenhearted was the first of many titles by renowned UK music journalist Barney Hoskyns. Thirty years after its publication he revisited the modern-day classic for this revised and expanded anniversary edition that marks the book's first publication in...- $19.99
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Author:Shea Serrano
The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song from Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated, and Deconstructed
From Sugarhill Gang to NWA to Biggie to Kanye, The Rap Year Book takes readers on a journey that begins in 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and works its way right up...- $25.99
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Author:Suzanne E. Smith
Dancing in the Street: Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit
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...- $30.00
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Author:Charles Kassell Harris
Charles K. Harris' Complete Songster: Containing One Hundred And Fifty Latest Popular Songs (1903)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...- $25.95
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Author:Clinton Scollard
Chords Of The Zither (1910)
Chords of the Zither is a book written by Clinton Scollard in the year 1910. The book is a collection of poems that explore various themes such as love, nature, and spirituality. The title of the book is derived from the zither, a musical...- $18.95
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Author:Samuel W. Beazley
Victory Songs (1910)
Victory Songs is a book of hymns and religious songs compiled by Samuel W. Beazley and first published in 1910. The collection includes over 100 songs, many of which were popular in Christian churches and revivals during the early 20th century. The hymns cover...- $28.95
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Author:Jonathan Gould
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life
The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic...- $20.00
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Author:William Attaway
Calypso Song Book: Authentic Folk Music Of The Caribbean
The Calypso Song Book: Authentic Folk Music of the Caribbean is a collection of traditional songs and lyrics from the Caribbean region, compiled by William Attaway. The book features a range of calypso music, a genre that originated in Trinidad and Tobago and has...- $34.95
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Author:Gerrick Kennedy
Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
Didn't We Almost Have It All is a candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston. Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . . . SO FAR by The New Yorker Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by the...- $18.00
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Author:Dwight E. Brooks
Earth, Wind & Fire's That's the Way of the World
Understanding That's the Way of the World requires appreciating Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White's multifaceted vision for his band. White created a band that performed various styles of music that sought to uplift humanity. His musicians personified a new form of Black...- $14.95
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Author:John Hiles
A Catechism For The Harmonium: Containing Theoretical And Practical Information Relative To The Various Species, And Different Sizes Of Harmoniums, A
""A Catechism For The Harmonium"" is a comprehensive guide to the theoretical and practical aspects of playing and maintaining harmoniums. Written by John Hiles in 1877, the book covers a range of topics related to the instrument, including the different species and sizes of...- $24.95
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Author:Gerrick Kennedy
Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston
Didn't We Almost Have It All is a candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston. Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . . . SO FAR by The New Yorker Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by the...- $28.00
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Author:Kent Hartman
The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller "It makes good music sound better."-Janet Maslin in The New York Times "A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of...- $20.00
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Author:Kent Hartman
Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller "It makes good music sound better."-Janet Maslin in The New York Times "A fascinating look into the West Coast recording studio scene of the '60s and the inside story of...- $35.99
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Author:Keith DeWitt Snyder
School Music Administration And Supervision
""School Music Administration and Supervision"" is a comprehensive guidebook written by Keith Dewitt Snyder for music educators and administrators who are responsible for managing and supervising music programs in schools. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the role of the music...- $50.95
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Songs Of Kiwanis: With Words And Music Of Songs For All Occasions
""Songs of Kiwanis: With Words and Music of Songs for All Occasions"" is a comprehensive collection of songs compiled by the International Committee on Music. This book contains a wide variety of songs that can be used for different occasions, including meetings, conferences, celebrations,...- $22.95
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Author:John Paul Meyers
Same Old Song: The Enduring Past in Popular Music
Popular music and its listeners are strongly associated with newness and youth. Young people can stay up late dancing to the latest hits and use cutting-edge technology for listening to and sharing fresh music. Many young people incorporate their devotion to new artists and...- $30.00
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Author:John Paul Meyers
Same Old Song: The Enduring Past in Popular Music
Popular music and its listeners are strongly associated with newness and youth. Young people can stay up late dancing to the latest hits and use cutting-edge technology for listening to and sharing fresh music. Many young people incorporate their devotion to new artists and...- $99.00
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Author:Anonymous
The Union Song Book
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...- $24.95
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Author:Jeff Todd Titon
Early Downhome Blues: A Musical and Cultural Analysis
Early Downhome Blues: A Musical and Cultural AnalysisAuthor: Jeff Todd TitonISBN-10: 0807844829ISBN-13: 9780807844823Publisher: University of North Carolina PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/1995Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.64lbsSize: 10.01h x 7.03w x 1.03d- $47.50
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Author:Nelson George
The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
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 embodied rhythm and blues,...- $24.00
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Author:Ousseina D. Alidou
Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change: Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society Across Borders
Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change: Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society across Borders by Ousseina Alidou examines how a new generation of novelists, popular songwriters, and musical performers in contemporary Hausa society are using their creative works to effect social...- $34.95
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Author:Mark Ribowsky
Black Moses: The Hot-Buttered Life and Soul of Isaac Hayes
The first biography of soul pioneer Isaac Hayes, whose groundbreaking music provided the foundation for hip-hop and a new racial paradigm.Within the stoned soul picnic of Black music icons in the '60s and '70s, only one could bill himself without a blush as Moses,...- $41.95
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Author:Ousseina D. Alidou
Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change: Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society Across Borders
Protest Arts, Gender, and Social Change: Fiction, Popular Songs, and the Media in Hausa Society across Borders by Ousseina Alidou examines how a new generation of novelists, popular songwriters, and musical performers in contemporary Hausa society are using their creative works to effect social...- $80.00
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Author:Morgan P. Browning
Britney Spears: Britney's Journey to Self-Discovery
"Have you ever felt the weight of the world on your shoulders, only to rise stronger? Can you imagine the journey of transforming personal struggles into global triumphs? Dive into the electrifying biography of Britney Spears, a narrative that does more than just recount...- $12.99
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Author:Jd Jackson
Move on Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power
In Move On Up, Aaron Cohen tells the remarkable story of the explosion of soul music in Chicago. Together, soul music and black-owned businesses thrived. Record producers and song-writers broadcast optimism for black America's future through their sophisticated, jazz-inspired productions for the Dells and...- $41.99
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Author:Darrell M. McNeill
The Isley Brothers' 3+3
The Isley Brothers' 3+3, dissects The Isleys' 50-year-old undisputed masterwork, an album that firmly established their music dynasty on a global scale, as well as heralding the boldest run of genre-defiant albums of their 67-year career. The 1973 watershed was their first multiplatinum release...- $14.95
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Author:William Bearden
Memphis Blues:: Birthplace of a Music Tradition
The blues was born in the Mississippi Delta, and since that fateful night in 1903 when W. C. Handy heard the mournful sound of a pocketknife sliding over the strings of an acoustic guitar and the plaintive song of a long-forgotten musician in the...- $24.99
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Author:Martin E. Horn
Innervisions: The Music of Stevie Wonder
Author: Martin E. HornISBN-10: 1587216493ISBN-13: 9781587216497Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2000Pages: 372Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.08h x 5.07w x 0.92d- $21.79
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Author:Otis Redding
Otis Redding - Greatest Hits
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This fantastic collection provides a retrospective of 18 classics from '60s soul superstar Otis Redding. Includes: Amen * Chained and Bound * Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) * The Happy Song * Hard to Handle * I've Been Loving You Too Long *...- $22.99
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Author:Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke -- Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964: Piano/Vocal/Chords
Sam Cooke was the most important soul singer in history and the inventor of soul music. Even today, his music endures with cover recordings by artists from all genres of the recording industry. His legacy continues with this album-matching folio containing songs spanning more...- $24.95
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Author:Albert Pike
Lyrics and Love Songs
Lyrics and Love Songs is a book written by Albert Pike that is a collection of various love poems and lyrics. The book is filled with romantic and sentimental verses that express the various emotions and feelings that come with love. The poems are...- $28.95
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Author:Clinton Scollard
Chords Of The Zither (1910)
Chords of the Zither is a book written by Clinton Scollard and published in 1910. The book is a collection of poems that explore the themes of love, nature, and spirituality. The title of the book is a reference to the zither, a musical...- $18.95
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Author:Ashawnta Jackson
Soul-Folk
Folk music of the 1960s and 1970s was a genre that was always shifting and expanding, yet somehow never found room for so many. In the sounds of soul-folk, Black artists like Terry Callier and Linda Lewis began to reclaim their space in the...- $19.95
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Author:Reiland Rabaka
Black Women's Liberation Movement Music: Soul Sisters, Black Feminist Funksters, and Afro-Disco Divas
Black Women's Liberation Movement Music argues that the Black Women's Liberation Movement of the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s was a unique combination of Black political feminism, Black literary feminism, and Black musical feminism, among other forms of Black feminism. This book critically explores the...- $170.00
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Author:John Henry Hopkins
Carols, Hymns, And Songs (1872)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...- $22.95
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Author:Steven Vass
Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths
Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths is the overlooked story of how R&B, disco and funk were transformed by the explosion of synths and other music tech in the era of ghetto blasters, shoulder pads and Ronald Reagan....- $20.00
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Author:Mezz Mezzrow
Really the Blues
Hailed as an "American counter-culture classic, " this "funny" and candid musical memoir offers a delicious glimpse into the 1930s jazz scene (The Wall Street Journal) Mezz Mezzrow was a boy from Chicago who learned to play the sax in reform school and pursued...- $22.95
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Author:Alexander Ghedi Weheliye
Feenin: R&B Music and the Materiality of Blackfem Voices and Technology
In Feenin, Alexander Ghedi Weheliye traces R&B music's continuing centrality in Black life since the late 1970s. Focusing on various musical production and reproduction technologies such as auto-tune and the materiality of the BlackFem singing voice, Weheliye counteracts the widespread popular and scholarly narratives...- $28.95
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Author:Laura Flam
But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups
Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like...- $45.00
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Author:Reiland Rabaka
Black Women's Liberation Movement Music: Soul Sisters, Black Feminist Funksters, and Afro-Disco Divas
Black Women's Liberation Movement Music argues that the Black Women's Liberation Movement of the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s was a unique combination of Black political feminism, Black literary feminism, and Black musical feminism, among other forms of Black feminism. This book critically explores the...- $48.95
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Author:Andrew Flory
I Hear a Symphony: Motown and Crossover R&B
I Hear a Symphony opens new territory in the study of Motown's legacy, arguing that the music of Motown was indelibly shaped by the ideals of Detroit's postwar black middle class; that Motown's creative personnel participated in an African-American tradition of dialogism in rhythm...- $39.95
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Author:A. J. Tavares
That 90's Vibe: Stories Behind The Songs From The Last Great Decade of R&B.
Whether introduced via cassette, CD's or digital download, for most of us 90's R&B provided the soundtrack to our lives, from childhood and young adult life, good times and hard times, falling in love, heartbreak, weddings, vacations, losing loved ones, and of so much...- $26.99
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Author:Daniel de Visé
The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture"They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother...- $28.00
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Author:Otis Williams
Temptations: Revised and Updated
Author: Otis WilliamsISBN-10: 1665201886ISBN-13: 9781665201889Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/24/2020Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.10lbs- $41.99
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Author:P. P. Arnold
Soul Survivor: The Autobiography
P.P. Arnold's story is that of a rich and varied life. From her early musical origins in powerhouse church gospel, the talented singer's career began when she joined the Ike & Tina Turner Revue at the age of just seventeen. But little did the...- $17.99
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Author:Alfred Music
The Commandments of R&B Drumming: A Comprehensive Guide to Soul, Funk & Hip Hop, Book & Online Audio
The Commandments of R&B Drumming is a historical and in-depth study of R&B drumming, from soul to funk to hip-hop, written by world-renowned session & live drummer Zoro (Lenny Kravitz, Bobby Brown, Sean Lennon). Topics include practice tips, developing the funky bass drum and...- $25.99
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Author:Anne Danielsen
Presence and Pleasure: The Funk Grooves of James Brown and Parliament
What does it mean to be in the groove?Winner of the 2007 Irving Lowens Book Award from the Society for American MusicWinner of IASPM's 2007 International Book AwardIn this exploration of the funk groove and its unique sounds, author Anne Danielsen takes an in-depth...- $26.95
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Author:Laura Flam
But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups
Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like...- $31.00
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Author:Anissa Boudjaoui
Pump it up Magazine - INGRAM STREET - Brotherly Love And A Perfect Blend Of R&B!
Greeting Readers!We're thrilled to announce that Ingram Street is this month's cover star on Pump it up magazine! You need to know about Minquel and Woody, a popular R&B duo, if you want to be hip to the latest music! Pump it up magazine...- $14.99
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