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By: Tiffany Potter

ISBN: 9780826438041
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A collection of essays on a show that has taken the art of television drama to different heights.


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By: Thomas S. Hischak

ISBN: 9781538110669
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This reference work consists of entries on every film, television, stage, and literary work by Woody Allen. The volume also includes entries on people (actors, producers, writers, etc.) who have worked with Allen as well as various topics (acting roles, awards, themes, film locations, etc.).


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By: Ken Bielen

ISBN: 9780313380167
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This detailed exploration looks at the musical works of recording artist Billy Joel and his impact on popular culture.

Billy Joel skyrocketed to popularity in 1977 with his fifth album, The Stranger, and he has been a major American artist ever since.


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By: David V. Moskowitz

ISBN: 9780275989354
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Throughout his life and perhaps even more since his death in 1981 at the age of 36, Bob Marley's music has demonstrated a unique ability to combine with almost any cultural setting, no matter how different the elements might at first appear.


(Hardback)

By: James E. Perone

ISBN: 9780275990275
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This long overdue examination of Carole King offers her legions of fans the chance to see how her work has developed over time, understand what her music means to other contemporary performers, and grasp its significance in American music at large.

Name a Carole King song.


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By: James E. Perone

ISBN: 9780275992453
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Born David Jones in a London suburb in 1947, David Bowie changed his name in the late 60s to avoid confusion with the singer David Jones of The Monkees. This name change, however, would turn out to be a highly prescient act: in incorporating an exceptionally wide variety of styles, Bowie would become the most notorious chameleon of the rock era.


(Hardback)

By: Nancy Cardwell

ISBN: 9780313378034
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This insightful biography provides a closer look at one of the entertainment world's biggest stars, with a focus on what got her to the top-and what has kept her there.


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By: James E. Perone

ISBN: 9781440832154
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book provides in-depth analysis of the words, music, and recordings of Elvis Costello, one of the most enigmatic, eclectic, and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters of the rock era.


(Hardback)

Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Begins with a discussion of Zappa's role as a satirist and a discussion of his musical style, and then proceeds to an examination of his albums. This book deals with his treatment of topics, such as the falsified notion of love in popular culture, the influence of money on popular music, and the concept of freedom in a systematised society.


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By: Ian Inglis

ISBN: 9781440836428
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the music of George Harrison, revealing him as one of the most gifted and authentic singer-songwriters of his generation.


(Hardback)

By: Ian Inglis

ISBN: 9780313375323
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the music of George Harrison, revealing him as one of the most gifted and authentic singer-songwriters of his generation.


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By: Gail Hilson Woldu

ISBN: 9780275990435
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Ice Cube is one of the most influential figures in the history of rap and hip hop. Best known for the vitriol of his 'angry black man' recordings of the late 1980s and mid 1990s, he epitomizes the genre often referred to as gangsta rap. This book examines the entirety of Ice Cube's recorded catalog.


(Hardback)

By: Ben Urish

ISBN: 9780275991807
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles (and what the Beatles experience gave to him), but also constitutes a significant contribution to popular music in general.


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By: James Bennighof

ISBN: 9780313355943
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In this book, the work of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is explored, emphasizing the way text and music work together to create an artistic statement in her recorded songs.

Few singer-songwriters have been as influential as Joni Mitchell.


(Paperback)

By: Ken Bielen

ISBN: 9781440836435
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Ken Bielen

ISBN: 9780275999025
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Neil Young is an icon, plain and simple. This book follows the evolution of Young's musical work, focusing on the enduring elements that have made his music successful. It covers Young's musical output album by album, and song by song - from his debut work with Buffalo Springfield, to his time with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.


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By: Joe Tarr

ISBN: 9780275994112
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Smith's 1975 album, Horses, was the first album released from the scene and established Smith as a major artist. Smith's impact on rock musicher rebellion against gender roles, her charismatic performances, her merging of poetry and music, and the way she's aged as a rock starhas been vast.


(Hardback)

By: Vincent P. Benitez Jr.

ISBN: 9780313349690
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This examination of the solo music of Paul McCartney, from 1970-2007, offers an analysis of his songs, recordings, and his impact on popular music.


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By: James Bennighof

ISBN: 9780275991630
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Paul Simon is commonly acknowledged to be one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the pop-rock era. After a brief biographical overview, this title examines Simon's songwriting work, providing a critical discussion of each song. It also discusses the variety of musical elements that contribute significantly to the value of Simon's work.


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By: Christopher R. Gabel

ISBN: 9780275993603
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Words and Music of Sting subdivides Sting's life and works into rough periods of creative activity and offers a fantastic opportunity to view Sting's many stylistic changes within a coherent general framework.


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By: James E. Perone

ISBN: 9781440852947
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This scholarly analysis of the music of Taylor Swift identifies how and why she is one of the early 21st century's most recognizable and most popular stars.

By the age of 13, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift had already inked a development deal with a major record label.


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By: Corinne Kessel

ISBN: 9780313349065
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Here, author Corinne Kessel pursues Waits into this distinctly murky and unsettled atmosphere to address in particular Waits's enduring questions of reality, landscape, and identity.


Also included are appendices listing Internet resources, tribute albums and covers, and Waits's own extensive contributions to film and theatre.


(Hardback)

By: Erik Hage

ISBN: 9780313358623
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Van Morrison is primal but sophisticated; he's accessible but inscrutable; he's a complex songwriter and a raw blues shouter; he's a steady influence on the musical scene but wildly unpredictable as well. This book provides a useful guide to Van Morrison's incredibly fluid musical identity.


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By: Alan McPherson

ISBN: 9781442249332
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In The World and U2: One Bands Remaking of Global Activism, Alan McPherson trains a historians eye on the evolution and influence of the bands activism from its formation in 1976 to its most recent album and concert tour.

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