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This Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World volume is on the Caribbean and Latin America.

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This Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World focuses on North America.

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This Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World volume is on Africa and the Middle East

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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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Brave Punk World explores the evolution of punk scenes in countries outside of North American and the UK. It immerses the reader in foreign scenes, describing the lifestyles and art of passionate, hard-charging groups such as Ulster, Slime, Carte de Sjour, and many more.

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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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In The British Invasion, Simon Philo illustrates how this remarkable event in cultural history disrupted and even reversed pop cultures default flow of influence, goods, and ideasorchestrating a dramatic turn-around in the commercial fortunes of British pop in North America that turned the 1960s into The Sixties.

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In The British Invasion, Simon Philo illustrates how this remarkable event in cultural history disrupted and even reversed pop cultures default flow of influence, goods, and ideasorchestrating a dramatic turn-around in the commercial fortunes of British pop in North America that turned the 1960s into The Sixties.

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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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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.