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Whitney Houston: The Greatest Love of All
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The Confessions of Rick James: "Memoirs of a Super Freak"
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Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations
The first and only definitive biography of legendary Motown group, the TemptationsThe Temptations are an incomparable soul group, with dozens of chart-topping hits such as My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin Stone. From the sharp suits, stylish choreography, and distinctive vocals that epitomized...- $29.99
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Janelle Monáe's the Archandroid
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Bruce W. Talamon. Soul. R&b. Funk. Photographs 1972-1982
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
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Funk & Soul Covers
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I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom's Highway
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Donna Summer's Once Upon a Time
Contradicting assumptions that disco albums are shallow and packed with filler, Donna Summer's double album Once Upon A Time stands out as a piece that delivers on its promise of an immaculately crafted journey from start to finish. A new interpretation of the Cinderella...- $14.95
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The Funkmasters: The Great James Brown Rhythm Sections 1960-1973 [With 2 CD's]
In this unique rhythm section workbook, 23 James Brown classics have been transcribed, broken down into individual lessons, and meticulously recreated on two hours of recordings. Featuring legendary grooves from the guitarists, bassists, and drummers who ignited the Godfather of Soul for over three...- $29.95
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The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience Since the 1960s
In The Meaning of Soul, Emily J. Lordi proposes a new understanding of this famously elusive concept. In the 1960s, Lordi argues, soul came to signify a cultural belief in black resilience, which was enacted through musical practices--inventive cover versions, falsetto vocals, ad-libs, and...- $102.95
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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. "Black men could finally stand up and be men because here's Black Moses; he's the epitome of Black masculinity. Chains that once represented...- $28.00
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Sam Cooke's Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
Shelved for over 20 years, Sam Cooke's Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, stands alongside Otis Redding's Live in Europe and James Brown's Live at the Apollo as one of the finest live soul albums ever made. It also reveals a musical, spiritual,...- $14.95
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Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few
Much has happened with Delbert McClinton since the first edition of Delbert McClinton: One Of The Fortunate Few was released in 2017. That year, Rolling Stone called him "The Godfather of Americana Music," and in 2019, he received the Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement...- $19.95
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Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers' Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music
Connecting the black music tradition with the black activist tradition, Party Music brings both into greater focus than ever before and reveals just how strongly the black power movement was felt on the streets of black America. Interviews reveal the never-before-heard story of the...- $19.95
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Janet Jackson's the Velvet Rope
The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson's career can be summed up in her desire for control. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control...- $14.95
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Women of Motown: An Oral History (Second Edition)
The second edition of Women of Motown by author Susan Whitall contains new chapters and information, updating this critically-acclaimed oral history of the ladies who made Motown a sound heard round the world. Originally published to glowing reviews in 1998, the first edition has...- $24.95
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Motown: The Sound of Young America
The music of Motown defined an era. From the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy and his right-hand man, Barney Ales, built the most successful independent record label in the world. Not only did Motown represent the...- $45.00
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Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
Nelson George's chronicle of Motown Records' rise and fall remains a classic account of an essential American music company and its dynamic founder Berry Gordy Jr. Gordy's uncanny instinct for finding extraordinary talent--from performers and musicians to songwriters and producers--packed the label's roster with...- $26.95
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The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues
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The Neo-Soul Guitar Book
The Neo-Soul Guitar Book is a one-stop shop for the multi-faceted style of Neo-Soul guitar playing. In recent times Neo-Soul has emerged as a driving force in modern music, with notable players such as Mark Lettieri (three-time Grammy award winner) and Tom Misch reinventing...- $19.99
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Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul
WINNER OF THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 2018In the 1950s and 1960s, Memphis, Tennessee, was the launch pad of musical pioneers such as Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Isaac Hayes, and by 1968 was a city synonymous with soul music....- $14.95
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Jackie Wilson: The Black King of Rock 'n Roll
Known as Mr. Excitement, he was the greatest combination of a singer and a showman the music world has ever known. He was the eleventh artist elected into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Jackie Wilson had one of the largest fan clubs...- $28.95
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Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios
Memphis Boys chronicles the story of the rhythm section at Chips Moman's American Studios from 1964, when the group began working together, until 1972, when Moman shut down the studio and moved the entire operation to Atlanta. Utilizing extensive interviews with Moman and the...- $35.00
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Funk Bass Fills: For Funk, R&b, Soul & Hip-Hop [With CD (Audio)]
(Berklee Guide). This book by Berklee bass prof Anthony Vitti will help you make your bass lines more creative, unique and memorable. Tap into the groove and evolve your bass lines by using fills. This book brings you beyond the basics and helps you...- $24.99
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James Brown's Live at the Apollo
In this remarkable book, Douglas Wolk brings to life an October evening in 1962, at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem - an evening at the height of Cold War tensions. In great detail, Wolk pieces together what took place (and what was recorded) that...- $14.95
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Wax Poetics Issue 18 [Parliament-Funkadelic] (Paperback Reprint)
Parliament-Funkadelic can hardly be summed up in a few sentences. Wax Poetics digs deep to trace the sprawling history of this supergroup, from its doo-wop roots to its freaked-out, drug-laden rock sessions, and finally onto the best-known (and best-selling) period of space boogie. re:...- $29.99
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Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music
An estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those are thanks to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, dubbed "the Swampers."Some of the greatest names in rockAuthor: Carla Jean WhitleyISBN-10: 1626192391ISBN-13: 9781626192393Publisher:...- $23.99
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Come and Get These Memories: The Story of Holland-Dozier-Holland
Brian Holland, Edward Holland, and Lamont Dozier, known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or H-D-H, were the greatest songwriting team in American pop music history. Seventy of the songs they wrote reached the Billboard Top 40, with 15 of these reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot...- $28.99
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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a monument to racial harmony in blighted south Memphis during the civil rights movement. Their success soon pits the siblings against each other, and the brother abandons his...- $21.00
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R&B Bass - A Guide to the Essential Styles and Techniques Book/Online Audio [With CD (Audio)]
(Bass Method). The Hal Leonard R&B Bass Method is your complete guide to learning the styles and techniques of rhythm and blues bass. This book and Online Audio pack uses actual classic R&B, Motown, soul, and funk songs to teach you how to groove...- $19.99
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Vendor: 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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Father of the Blues: An Autobiography
W. C. Handy's blues-"Memphis 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 (1873-1958) was a sensitive child who loved nature and...- $21.99
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Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound
Beginning in the year of Prince's birth, 1958, with the recording of Minnesota's first R&B record by a North Minneapolis band called the Big Ms, Got to Be Something Here traces the rise of that distinctive sound through two generations of political upheaval, rebellion,...- $17.95
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A First Book of Blues: For the Beginning Pianist
With these easy-to-play renditions, beginning pianists of all ages can enjoy one of America's most celebrated art forms. Sixteen popular blues melodies include traditional songs such as "St. James Infirmary" and "Careless Love" as well as several numbers by blues giants Jelly Roll Morton...- $9.95
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The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard
In the months before she died, Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history--the Supremes--told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape, Flo shed light on all areas of her life, including the surprising identity...- $16.99
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Wax Poetics Issue 17 (Paperback Reissue)
Some fans say that Jay Dee was the greatest hip-hop producer ever. Wax Poetics speaks in-depth with Jay's peers and delves deep into his magical, musical life. With our first split-cover, we also honor hip-hop production masters, Public Enemy's Bomb Squad. Hank Shocklee &...- $30.00
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Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' on
The story behind the making of the album that signaled the descent of Sylvester Sly Stone Stewart into a haze of drug addiction and delirium is captivating enough for the cinema. In the spacious attic of a Beverly Hills mansion belonging to John and...- $14.95
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The Country Blues
From the field cries and work chants of Southern Negroes emerged a rich and vital music called the country blues, an intensely personal expression of the pains and pleasures of black life. This music--recorded during the twenties by men like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big...- $21.99
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Chapel of Love: The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups
In 1963, sisters Barbara Ann and Rosa Hawkins and their cousin Joan Marie Johnson traveled from the segregated South to New York City under the auspices of their manager, former pop singer Joe Jones. With their wonderful harmonies, they were an immediate success. To...- $25.00
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D'Angelo's Voodoo
Voodoo, D'Angelo's much-anticipated 2000 release, set the standard for the musical cycle ordained as "neo-soul," a label the singer and songwriter would reject more than a decade later. The album is a product of heightened emotions and fused sensibilities; an amalgam of soul, rock,...- $14.95
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I Am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story
These are just a few of Willie Dixon's contributions to blues, R&B, and rock'n'roll--songs performed by artists as varied as the Rolling Stones, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, ZZ Top, the Doors, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Megadeth, Eric Clapton, Let Zepplin,...- $21.99
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On Time: A Princely Life in Funk
A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince"A vital, illuminating, and wildly entertaining autobiography." -Billboard"Great book! Great storytelling!" -LENNY KRAVITZ"Lean, slick, cooler than Santa Claus, and surprisingly tender, this book not only traces Day's history...- $16.99
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Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross
"Seymour's brilliant book is like a great Luther song: elegantly written, effortlessly executed and eloquently delivered." - Michael Eric Dyson"Craig Seymour paints an intimate portrait of the man behind some of the most beautiful love songs of our time...Full of juicy anecdotes, fast-paced writing,...- $12.99
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Chicago Blues: The City and the Music
Chicago has always had a reputation as a "wide open town" with a high tolerance for gangsters, illegal liquor, and crooked politicians. It has also been the home for countless black musicians and the birthplace of a distinctly urban blues-more sophisticated, cynical, and street-smart...- $19.99
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100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass: Learn 100 Bass Guitar Riffs & Licks in the Style of the Funk Legends
Ready to Master the Grooves of The World's Greatest Funk Bass Players?Get inside the grooves and techniques of the funkiest bass players on the planet 100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass is your complete guide to mastering the essential skills of funk bass groove....- $19.99
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There Was a Time: James Brown, the Chitlin' Circuit, and Me
As seen in the Wall Street Journal "Alan Leeds was a proteg of James Brown and a true historian of the world that nurtured the great entertainer. Alan was a witness to the vibrant black music scene of the '60s and '70s--whose book is...- $26.00
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The Story of Motown
In 2018, ITV Studios and Reelz will release a documentary about the Supremes on which Peter Benjaminson will appearAlso in 2018, CNN will broadcast a four-part series about Detroit in 1963. Benjaminson will appear on the episode devoted to MotownMotown records will release its...- $17.95
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On Time: A Princely Life in Funk
A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince.Brilliant composer, smooth soul singer, killer drummer, and charismatic band leader, Morris Day, has been a force in American music for the past four decades. In On Time,...- $34.00
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Rock n' Roll'n - The 50's and 60's
The 50's ushered in a period of major change. Crime was low, children played freely outside, Elvis was Rock n' Roll'n, a home cost $14,500, a car about $2,000. Teenagers were discovering the Rock n' Roll lifestyle spreading across the country including Motown and...- $14.99
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