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An index to the contents of 621 song books published between 1854 and 1992 and acquired by the State Library of Louisiana, Song Finder provides access to 32,000 songs, with emphasis on collections of theater songs, folk songs, children's songs, religious music, rock, country, and pop music standards.

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Focuses on the profound impact that the author's Midwestern roots have had on his songs, politics, and prophetic character.

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Focuses on the profound impact that the author's Midwestern roots have had on his songs, politics, and prophetic character.

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Offering the widest scope of any study of one of popular music's most important eras, Songs of the Vietnam Conflict treats both anti-war and pro-government songs of the 1960s and early 1970s, from widely known selections such as Give Peace a Chance and Blowin' in the Wind to a variety of more obscure works.

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A study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music. It focuses on the skilled performance of the crewmembers responsible for this signature of Jamaican music: the audio engineers designing, building and fine-tuning the "set" of equipment; the selectors choosing the music tracks played; and, MCs (DJs) on the mic hyping up the crowd.

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Breaking new ground in the field of Sound Studies, this book provides an in-depth study of the culture and physicality of dancehall reggae music.

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One of the world's great tenor saxophonists, Sonny Rollins has always been committed to the fundamental truths of jazz, especially swing. He has managed to be consistently experimental and forward-looking, and he has recorded at least a dozen essential albums. Here, Richard Palmer charts Rollins's career in full.

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This anthology provides a survey of this cultural phenomenon and analyses the cultural politics of various forms of music and the media contexts in which they circulate.

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"Investigates the circulation of musical culture via broadcast media in the Asia Pacific"--

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Witherfall (Featuring members of Sanctuary and Ex-members of Demons and Wizards/Iced Earth) present their 4th LP and the corresponding TAB Book.

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A major new contribution to the study of African music, Soweto Blues tells the remarkable story of how jazz became a key part of South Africa's struggle in the 20th century, and provides a fascinating overview of the ongoing links between African and American styles of music.

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Among the latter are entries on British Imports, Dance in Musicals, Flop Musicals, Locations of Musicals, Operetta, Pastiche Musicals, and Tony Awards.

As fascinating as its subject, Stage It with Music will serve the researcher seeking a specific fact, but he or she may find it hard to stop there.

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Encompassing six decades of performances, personalities, and shows, an illustrated history of the relationship between television and rock music draws on dozens of in-depth interviews to describe such key events as Elvis Presley's performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, American Bandstand, the influen

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Steve Reich was considered a fringe experimentalist. Hoek's bio-bibliography serves as an essential guide to this literature, comprehensively surveying Reich's life and work.

Included are details of all of Reich's compositions: dates, instrumentation, premiere performances, and publishers;

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Protest songs are united by the fact they all have something to say, something to dispute, or something to rile against. This book covers 50 of the most influential musical protests and statements recorded.

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A new edition of this classic of rock journalism that first asked the question: What one album would you bring to a desert island, and why