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New, expanded and updated edition of the best comprehensive survey of who's who of British jazz musicians. Over 900 biographies detail the work of musicians from every era of British jazz, ranging from those who played professionally before 1920 at the dawn of jazz in Britain, through to today's young stars.

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Presenting an insiders view of the music industry and music making in 13 countries, this work looks at the interactions between transnational communication and national cultures.

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Presenting the life and professional career of "The Dean of Afro-American Composers", this book deals with the writings by and about William Still, the compositions of manuscript sources, the performances of Still's works and the reviews of those performances.

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The first full-length volume on the life work of one of the most well-known and prolific masters of our time, William Thomas McKinley: A Bio-Bibliography provides both musicologists and performers with a guide toward further exploration of the composer and his music.

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This book addresses a highly complex and elusive matter: why the Christian Church was able to contribute so generously to music from its earliest days through the 18th century and why it has suffered since that time from a creeping artistic paralysis.

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This discography is successful in its attempt to `present a complete picture of women instrumentalists' recording activity from 1913 to 1968.' Jan Leder also shows the significant contributions made by women in jazz and their involvement playing jazz since its beginnings.

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An unforgettable time, documented in this exhaustively researched reference work.

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Cohan, the American theatre's first important lyricist, and continuing up into the 1980s, the book presents an overall history of the musical theatre during this century.

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The diverse essays gathered in Working for the clampdown cast a critical light on both the cultural legacy and contemporary resonance of one of the most influential bands ever to have graced a stage. -- .

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The diverse essays gathered in Working for the clampdown cast a critical light on both the cultural legacy and contemporary resonance of one of the most influential bands ever to have graced a stage. -- .

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Working On a Dream is a powerful and engaging study of this songwriter and performer's art. Springsteen has consistently summoned his creative power and artistic vision to indict political developments and demand the cultivation of a more compassionate and progressive society.

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Now available for a new generation of swing enthusiasts, reissued to coincide with the release of "The World of Swing" CD from Columbia/Legacy, this monumental history of big band jazz, documented through interviews with forty leading musicians, has been updated with a new introduction and discography by Dan Morgenstern.

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Offers the definitive study of the work of Bob Dylan, examining his creative persona and philosophy. In this comprehensive study, the author explores the convergence of biography, artistic philosophy, and musical style in Bob Dylan's oeuvre. It tackles each period of its subject's five-decade career and traces the entire history of Dylan's career.

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"This chronological account of the rock era and its evolution will appeal to many researchers interested in the period. This book will also appeal to trivia buffs with its inordinate amount of little-known information." Reference Books Bulletin

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Sam Cutler was the personal tour manager for the Rolling Stones at some of their major gigs. After the Altamont CA concert descended into hell, he was left to make peace with, among others, the Hell's Angels. He went on to manage The Grateful dead, Janis Joplin, he now lives in Australia with his Aussie wife.

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Of all the great pop-music books written, it is worth savouring You Don't Have To Say You Love Me for its brilliant sideways insight into one of the most exciting cultural periods Britain has ever seen.

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A companion volume to "You Just Fight for Your Life", this discography details 251 recording sessions. A song index, a name index that keys items to numbered sessions and an index of solos are included.

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Young Hearts Run Free is an antidote to I Love the 1970s; it is the real story of the 1970s from the critically acclaimed author of Manchester, England.

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