Reflects upon the personalities, styles, organisations, philosophy and politics of a musical form to which too little prior attention has been devoted.

Among the featured: -Ray Charles -Little Richard -Fats Domino & New Orleans R&B -Ruth Brown -Sam Cooke -Etta James -James Brown -Aretha Franklin -The Supremes -Otis Redding -Ike & Tina Turner -Curtis Mayfield -Berry Gordy -Stevie Wonder -Marvin Gaye -Smokey Robinson -The Temptations -Prince

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A larger-than-life personality herself, photographer Lynn Goldsmith highlights the bombast, sexiness, and spectacle of countless rock stars in the 1980s in Musicians in the 1980s, showcases more than 150 beloved and popular musicians from a beloved and iconic decade.

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Documents the wildly successful Leonard Cohen World Tour through the eyes of his friend and long-time collaborator, Sharon Robinson.

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Published to accompany the V&A's major summer exhibition, Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time.

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Rush: Album by Album, from rock journalist and Rush authority Martin Popoff, pays tribute to the band's discography by moderating frank, entertaining conversations about all 20 of Rush's studio albums.

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This is the story of women as creators and innovators, aiming to provide a history of women in rock, pop and soul - on stage, on camera and working behind the scenes in a male-dominated industry. This edition contains an extra chapter and interviews covering trends such as Girlpower.

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The definitive book on the world's most beloved musical, The Sound of Music Companion charts the incredible and enduring story of Maria von Trapp and her story over the last hundred years from Maria's birth in Vienna in 1905 to the 50th anniversary of the film's release in 2015.

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Featuring an introduction Bill Curbishley and further contributions from friends, colleagues and family, this book celebrates 50 years of anthemic, era-defining music and an extraordinary career.

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Genuinely popular theatre at its best.--The Sunday Times

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Former "Rolling Stone" journalist, rock critic, and "New York Times"-bestselling author Bozza pens a fan's tribute to one of the bestselling--and underrated--rock acts of all time: AC/DC.

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The most complete book on Depeche Mode. Ever.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer captures four electrifying punk shows in Washington, DC, in 1979; narrative by Alec MacKaye.

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Jim Keays, the lead singer of the Masters Apprentices, tells of life in a top rock band in Australia in the sixties.

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A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of music history going just that little bit differently.

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In Jersey Metal Volume One Frank and Alan team up to offer a unique, autobiographical perspective on NJ's Heavy Metal music history from 1969-1986 through photos, ads interviews and band bios.

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A tale of loving, living and surviving rock music.

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An oral and photographic history of the Washington, DC punk rock scene, including Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi, and more.

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For over forty years Bruce Springsteen has stood astride the rock 'n' roll stage like a musical colossus, his 18 studio albums - from the 1973 debut Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ to 2014's High Hopes - the testament of a life dedicated to music-making and committed songwriting. This book examines every stage of his musical career.

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Washington, D.C.-based rock 'n' roll antihero Ian F. Svenonius provides an unparalleled and exquisitely provocative how-to guide for rock bands.

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A completely revised and updated edition of the global hit Echoes.

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