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A discography of jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong's groundbreaking musical career, with detailed information about all his works, from professionally made commercial releases to amateur and unissued recordings.

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A distinguished New York Times editor explores the history of the pipe organ in America in a book that will intrigue and delight anyone interested in classical music and popular culture. Hear the sounds of some of the pipe organs featured in ALL THE STOPS

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An invaluable resource, a trove of lore for anyone interested in The Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy.

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Allen Sapp's multifaceted career as a gifted composer, influential teacher, and innovative administrator is presented in this first book-length study of his life and works.

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Blair Miller tells the story of the motion picture industry as it developed in Jacksonville after the turn of the twentieth century. Almost Hollywood reveals the meteoric rise and fall of Jacksonville in early silent films.

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Along the Way, A Photographic Journey is a visual journey through the lens of photographer Larry Clowdus. The book carries you to iconic landscape scenes and wildlife throughout the United States and Canada.

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For more than 50 years, science fiction films have been among the most important and successful products of American cinema, and are worthy of study for that reason alone.

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This bibliography documents the prolific output of the Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott, artistic director of the Cardiff Festival of Twentieth- Century Music. 278 musical works are catalogued, along with derived pieces composed between 1946 and 1991. An introductory biography is included.

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Based on firsthand interviews with directly involved sources, as well as on original research, this volume is a commentary on the personalities and the politics of a federal regulatory agency during a period of philosophical upheaval.

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The book documents the significant people and events that have shaped my life. Each chapter gives interesting details of these people. Among some of the people I have met are John F. Kennedy, All the Beach Boys, and Billy Graham. More detailed interesting information is in the Resor Book.

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States that rock art is often one of the strongest lines of evidence available to scholars in understanding ritual practices, gender roles, and ideological constructs of prehistoric peoples. This book argues that art is both a product of its physical and social environment and a tool of influence in shaping behavior and ideas within a society.

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This book curates a project in which Dr. Bannister spent at least one night in each of the 50 states (and the District of Columbia). Dr. Bannister shares one image from each of the locations visited and his insights on this four-year journey.

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A guide to the newest 50 films, chosen by the National Film Registry, from 2009/10. It is suitable for those who love American movies and who wants to learn more about them.

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These essays document the American experience as recorded in popular sound, relating topics concerning 20th century music to issues of politics, society and culture. The focus is to place music in societal perspective and encourage investigation of the issues behind popular tunes.

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These essays document the American experience as recorded in popular sound, relating topics concerning 20th century music to issues of politics, society and culture. The focus is to place music in societal perspective and encourage investigation of the issues behind popular tunes.

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[This book is] a comprehensive illustrated history of the U.S. musical from its colonial origins to the present, tracing the connections and influences of the minstrel show, operetta, burlesque, melodrama, revues, circus, dance, musical comedy, the Broadway opera, the book musical and other forms.

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This comprehensive collection of 492 songs constitutes a body of work surprisingly large in proportion and revealing in scope. Compiled from songs originally printed with music, lyrics with designated tunes, and lyrics otherwise indicating that they were actually, sung, the book follows a chronology that is historically meaningful.

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Some of America's most influential artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are featured in this guide, along with a concise overview of the colonies in which they worked.

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While other authors have generally focused on European manifestations of the carnival, McGowan identifies and analyzes a particularly American form of the carnival, which systematically operates to codify race and space within the United States.