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This Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World volume is on Europe

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First time in paperback: A leading critic asks the provocative question, Is jazz dying

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"William Ferris, director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has written a book as deep as the blues: rich in conversation, reference, history, and firsth"

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Examines how Black female blues singers expressed a working class, feminist perspective.

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Examining the blues genre by region, and describing the differences unique to each, make this a must-have for music scholars and lay readers alike.

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A study which offers a summary of Dylan's life and an analysis of his pivotal role in popular music. His songs, writings, recordings, concerts and film and television appearances are all documented, together with a number of facts and myths, and an assessment of writings about him.

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A fascinating biography that provides a detailed portrait of a man who is much more than just a rock star.

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Examines Eno's work as a musician, theoretician, and collaborator.

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Examines Eno's work as a musician, theoretician, and collaborator.

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The author draws together a comprehensive reconstruction of Thelonious Monk's performances and recordings. Woven through the chronological listing of Monk's work is the story of his rise as one of the key pianists and composers of jazz, and his decline in health and popularity to his death in 1982.

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"Considers the often overlooked significance of early 1970s British pop-rock as a period during which the boundaries between pop and rock uniquely overlapped"--

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Britney Spears the princess of pop is making a comeback, and there isn't a person out there who hasn't heard about it. In this fully up-to-date and authoritative biography, Steve Dennis reveals all there is to know about the much-loved star.

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Is there a recording of the songs from Smile Each song is listed in the order it was recorded on the album or CD, and the performer of the song is given. The recording is identified by composer, lyricist, and musical director, as well as the date of original production and date of this particular recording.

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Focusing on special moments that resonated powerfully, the singer explores the early part of his life from childhood to adolescence.

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This is a selection of jazz guitarist, banjoist, singer and composer, Danny Barker's writings (beginning with a long portrait of Buddy Bolden, the "first man of jazz") drawn from conversations and interviews with the generation of jazzmen that invented the music.

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The bestselling book that set the record straight about the most famous woman singer in rock history is back. This updated edition puts Joplin's life and music into perspective for a new generation of fans. "One of the best books about a rock figure. . . ".--Rolling Stone. 16-page photo insert.

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Reggae music is more than just steel drum bands on white sand beaches. Ideal for reggae lovers and college students studying music, this encyclopedia is comprehensive for high school students and non-music students as well.

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Celebrating the Duke offers readers a perceptive, panoramic survey of jazz as revealed, in illuminating detail, through the lives and music of its heroes and heroines, including Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Lunceford, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Albert Ayler, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and a rich cache of writings on "America's greatest composer," the Duke himself.

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"Chicago has always had a reputation as a "wide open town" with a high tolerance for gangsters, illegal liquor, and crooked politicians. It has also been the home for countless black musicians and the"

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A tribute to the transgressive women of the underground music scene, who not only rocked as hard as the boys, but also tested the limits of what is culturally acceptable"even in the anarchic world of punk rock.

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