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Black in Blues

How a Color Tells the Story of My People

de Imani Perry ...

A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, from National Book Award winner Imani Perry, “the most important interpreter of Black life in our time” (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, from National Book Award winner Imani Perry, “the most important interpreter of Black life in our time” (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color: blue. In daily life, it is
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The Last Dekrepitzer

de Howard Langer ...

WINNER NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDThe fiddler busking in the Columbus Circle subway station in 1965 is the Dekrepitzer Rebbe, the sole survivor of the obscure Dekrepitzer Hasidic sect known before the war for its rebbes' fiddling. The Last Dekrepitzer follows the life and spiritual quest of Shmuel Meir Lichtbencher a/k/a Sam Lightup, from his isolated shtetl in the mountains of southern Poland, ... Leer más

$9.44 USD

WINNER NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDThe fiddler busking in the Columbus Circle subway station in 1965 is the Dekrepitzer Rebbe, the sole survivor of the obscure Dekrepitzer Hasidic sect known before the war for its rebbes' fiddling. The Last Dekrepitzer follows the life and spiritual quest of Shmuel Meir Lichtbencher a/k/a Sam Lightup, from his isolated shtetl in the mountains of southern Poland,
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What Do You Do When You're Lonesome

The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle

de Jonathan Bernstein ...

**"A superb biography of a singular life."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle.**When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve Earle had long struggled with ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

**"A superb biography of a singular life."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle.**When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve Earle had long struggled with
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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism

Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday

de Angela Y. Davis ...

From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret the performances and lyrics of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday as powerful ... Leer más

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From one of this country's most important intellectuals comes a brilliant analysis of the blues tradition that examines the careers of three crucial black women blues singers through a feminist lens. Angela Davis provides the historical, social, and political contexts with which to reinterpret the performances and lyrics of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday as powerful
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Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

de Ted Gioia ...

“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From the field hollers of nineteenth-century ... Leer más

$12.32 USD

“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From the field hollers of nineteenth-century
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The McCartney Legacy

Volume 1: 1969 – 73

de Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair ...

In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, ... Leer más

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In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY,
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers

An Oral/Visual History

de The Red Hot Chili Peppers ...

This is the book fans have been waiting for since Mother’s Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik first hit the charts: The first (and only!) official Red Hot Chili Peppers story—an oral and visual autobiography from one of the world’s greatest rock groups. Together, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea, and Chad Smith tell the 61-million-album selling band’s rollercoaster story, with anecdotes of their ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

This is the book fans have been waiting for since Mother’s Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik first hit the charts: The first (and only!) official Red Hot Chili Peppers story—an oral and visual autobiography from one of the world’s greatest rock groups. Together, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Flea, and Chad Smith tell the 61-million-album selling band’s rollercoaster story, with anecdotes of their
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The Lives of Brian

A Memoir

de Brian Johnson ...

One of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII ... Leer más

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One of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII
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Bessie

de Chris Albertson ...

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: "A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rate" ( The Washington Post).Known as the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith was a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African American performer of the Roaring Twenties. This revised and expanded biography debunks many of the myths that have circulated since ... Leer más

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The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: "A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rate" ( The Washington Post).Known as the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith was a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African American performer of the Roaring Twenties. This revised and expanded biography debunks many of the myths that have circulated since
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The Jazz Standards

A Guide to the Repertoire

de Ted Gioia ...

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz ... Leer más

$25.64 USD

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz
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When I Left Home

My Story

de Buddy Guy, David Ritz ...

"A colorful account of [Guy's] 50-year-long tenure as perhaps the most influential guitar slinger in Chicago blues." — Los Angeles TimesAccording to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues ... Leer más

$11.69 USD

"A colorful account of [Guy's] 50-year-long tenure as perhaps the most influential guitar slinger in Chicago blues." — Los Angeles TimesAccording to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues
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Blues Piano Lessons for Beginners

Teach Yourself How to Play Piano (Free Audio Available)

de LearnToPlayMusic.com, Peter Gelling ...

Series series Progressive
Teach yourself how to play piano with our easy blues piano lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band.***"I knew the basics of keyboard, but I wanted to diversify my playing. This book is great for finding that blues sound you’ve been searching for." - ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Teach yourself how to play piano with our easy blues piano lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band.***"I knew the basics of keyboard, but I wanted to diversify my playing. This book is great for finding that blues sound you’ve been searching for." -
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The Tin Tap Step Blues

de Tyler G. Warne ...

Songs derived from The Mad Cats in the City Police, a book published in 2018.Without songs everything is disorderly in the city; lyrics bring order to life. ... Leer más

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Songs derived from The Mad Cats in the City Police, a book published in 2018.Without songs everything is disorderly in the city; lyrics bring order to life.
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Escaping the Delta

Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues

de Elijah Wald ...

The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the greatest figure in blues history.Trying to separate myth from reality, biographer Elijah Wald studies ... Leer más

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The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the greatest figure in blues history.Trying to separate myth from reality, biographer Elijah Wald studies
... Leer más
Heavy Rotation

Twenty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives

de Peter Terzian ...

Colm Tóibín on Joni Mitchell • James Wood on The Who • Stacey D'Erasmo on Kate Bush • Daniel Handler on Eurythmics • Lisa Dierbeck on the Pretenders • Clifford Chase on the B-52s . . . and other writers on the soundtracks of their livesIn Heavy Rotation, twenty of our most acclaimed contemporary writers pay homage to the record albums that inspired them. Benjamin Kunkel remembers how the Smiths' ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Colm Tóibín on Joni Mitchell • James Wood on The Who • Stacey D'Erasmo on Kate Bush • Daniel Handler on Eurythmics • Lisa Dierbeck on the Pretenders • Clifford Chase on the B-52s . . . and other writers on the soundtracks of their livesIn Heavy Rotation, twenty of our most acclaimed contemporary writers pay homage to the record albums that inspired them. Benjamin Kunkel remembers how the Smiths'
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Best Seat in the House

My Life in the Jeff Healey Band

de Tom Stephen ...

For 15 years, Tom Stephen had the unique distinction of being both drummer and manager of the Jeff Healey Band. The dual role was fraught with conflicts of interest. One minute, he was leading the debauched life of a rock musician; the next, he was disciplining the band for the havoc they caused.But few knew or understood Jeff Healey — a national icon and one of the world’s best blues guitarists — ... Leer más

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For 15 years, Tom Stephen had the unique distinction of being both drummer and manager of the Jeff Healey Band. The dual role was fraught with conflicts of interest. One minute, he was leading the debauched life of a rock musician; the next, he was disciplining the band for the havoc they caused.But few knew or understood Jeff Healey — a national icon and one of the world’s best blues guitarists —
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Living the Blues

de Fito de la Parra, T. W., Marlane McGarry ...

Fito de la Parra's unfiltered memoir pulls you inside the wild rise and unraveling of Canned Heat, a band that lived as hard as it played. Living the Blues is a firsthand account of the music, the chaos, and the price of survival--from breakthrough tours and legendary recording sessions to addiction, arrests, broken friendships, and the constant pressure to keep the show going. With vivid detail ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Fito de la Parra's unfiltered memoir pulls you inside the wild rise and unraveling of Canned Heat, a band that lived as hard as it played. Living the Blues is a firsthand account of the music, the chaos, and the price of survival--from breakthrough tours and legendary recording sessions to addiction, arrests, broken friendships, and the constant pressure to keep the show going. With vivid detail
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Rhythm And The Blues

A Life in American Music

de Jerry Wexler ...

Atlantic Records partner and producer, Wexler presided over the evolution of the modern music business and made prodigious contributions through to our cultural history. Wexler has worked with the entire range of American genius: Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and others. 75 photographs. ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Atlantic Records partner and producer, Wexler presided over the evolution of the modern music business and made prodigious contributions through to our cultural history. Wexler has worked with the entire range of American genius: Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and others. 75 photographs.
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Exploring Chicago Blues

Inside the Scene, Past and Present

de Rosalind Cummings-Yeates ...

Discover the living legacy of Chicago Blues in this guide to the iconic clubs and musicians who made—and keep making—music history.During the Great Migration, African Americans left Mississippi for Chicago, and they brought their music traditions with them. The music took root in the city and developed its own distinctive sound. Today, Chicago Blues is heard all over the world, but there's no ... Leer más

$11.15 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Discover the living legacy of Chicago Blues in this guide to the iconic clubs and musicians who made—and keep making—music history.During the Great Migration, African Americans left Mississippi for Chicago, and they brought their music traditions with them. The music took root in the city and developed its own distinctive sound. Today, Chicago Blues is heard all over the world, but there's no
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Complete Blues Guitar Book

de Mike Christiansen ...

This book and video will take you from basic concepts in blues guitar through performance level blues solos and techniques. Chapters include: Notation and Tablature, Time Values, Strumming, Blues Techniques, The Blues Progression, Open String Power Chords, Barre Chords, Blues Turnarounds, Blues Fill-Ins, The Blues Scale/Improvising, Double Stops and Fingerpicking Blues Solos. This text is ... Leer más

$16.19 USD

This book and video will take you from basic concepts in blues guitar through performance level blues solos and techniques. Chapters include: Notation and Tablature, Time Values, Strumming, Blues Techniques, The Blues Progression, Open String Power Chords, Barre Chords, Blues Turnarounds, Blues Fill-Ins, The Blues Scale/Improvising, Double Stops and Fingerpicking Blues Solos. This text is
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The Power of Black Music

Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States

de Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. ...

When Jimi Hendrix transfixed the crowds of Woodstock with his gripping version of "The Star Spangled Banner," he was building on a foundation reaching back, in part, to the revolutionary guitar playing of Howlin' Wolf and the other great Chicago bluesmen, and to the Delta blues tradition before him. But in its unforgettable introduction, followed by his unaccompanied "talking" guitar passage and ... Leer más

$25.64 USD

When Jimi Hendrix transfixed the crowds of Woodstock with his gripping version of "The Star Spangled Banner," he was building on a foundation reaching back, in part, to the revolutionary guitar playing of Howlin' Wolf and the other great Chicago bluesmen, and to the Delta blues tradition before him. But in its unforgettable introduction, followed by his unaccompanied "talking" guitar passage and
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Delbert McClinton

One of the Fortunate Few

de Diana Finlay Hendricks ...

Series series John and Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music, sponsored by the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to some of the most significant moments in American cultural and music history. From his birth on the high plains of West Texas during World War II to headlining sold-out cruises on chartered luxury ships well into his ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to some of the most significant moments in American cultural and music history. From his birth on the high plains of West Texas during World War II to headlining sold-out cruises on chartered luxury ships well into his
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King of the Blues

The Rise and Reign of B. B. King

de Daniel de Vise ...

The first full and authoritative biography of an American—indeed a world-wide—musical and cultural legend.“No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.”—President Barack Obama“He is without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced.”—Eric ClaptonRiley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep ... Leer más

$12.95 USD

The first full and authoritative biography of an American—indeed a world-wide—musical and cultural legend.“No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.”—President Barack Obama“He is without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced.”—Eric ClaptonRiley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep
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Led Zeppelin

All the Albums, All the Songs, Expanded Edition

de Martin Popoff ...

Just in time for their 50th anniversary, Led Zeppelin breaks down one of the world’s most prolific bands—track by track, album by album—in this expanded edition, revised to include rarities, outtakes, and B-sides from their storied catalog.Formed by the unlikely alliance of two ace London studio musicians and two bar-band bumpkins from the north, Led Zeppelin went on to create the template for the ... Leer más

$19.43 USD

Just in time for their 50th anniversary, Led Zeppelin breaks down one of the world’s most prolific bands—track by track, album by album—in this expanded edition, revised to include rarities, outtakes, and B-sides from their storied catalog.Formed by the unlikely alliance of two ace London studio musicians and two bar-band bumpkins from the north, Led Zeppelin went on to create the template for the
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