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Author:Bonnie Greer
Obama Music
'Potentially... one of the best; or at least one of the most intriguing Obama books to be published'. Robaroundbooks.com A mixture of anecdotes about the author's own growing up in one of America's most formidable Black communities, mixed in with observations on the origins...- $13.95
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Author:Lanelda Hughes
Mama Said, 'This Boy's Gonna Be Somebody!': The Untold Story of Oklahoma Blues Legend D.C. Minner
Written by a close friend using recorded interviews with Minner, the assistance of Selby Minner, bandmate and wife, with family, band, and festival photos, this biography of D.C. Minner offers a candid look inside the man and gives a whirlwind tour of his life...- $18.00
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Author:Paul Scott
Motherless Child: The Definitive Biography of Eric Clapton
From the Yardbirds to Cream, Blind Faith to Derek and the Dominos, and a hugely-successful solo career, Eric Clapton's fifty years in the music business can look like an uninterrupted rise to become one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived. But his...- $14.99
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Author:Bob Leszczak
Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists
"Everybody has to start somewhere. Businessmen start on the ground floor and try to work their way up the corporate ladder. Baseball players bide their time in the minor leagues wishing for an opportunity to move up and play in the majors. Musical compositions...- $49.00
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Author:Alissa Deeter
The Mélodies of Francis Poulenc: A Study Guide
An acknowledged master of mélodie, Francis Poulenc's prolific song oeuvre exceeds the collections of all other French composers who wrote in this genre. Yet despite Poulenc's prolific output and its significance to art song repertoire, few volumes dedicated to study of Poulenc's works have...- $112.00
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Author:Paul Oliver
Yonder Come the Blues: The Evolution of a Genre
This book combines three influential and much-quoted books Savannah Syncopators; Blacks, Whites and Blues and Recording the Blues, updated with additional new essays, which collectively confront the problem of how, when and from where the blues emerged and developed. It emphasizes the significance of...- $89.00
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Author:Adam Gussow
Seems Like Murder Here: Southern Violence and the Blues Tradition
Winner of the 2004 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. Seems Like Murder Here offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and hard times, the blues emerge in...- $40.00
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Author:Debbie Cavalier
Ultimate Beginner Blues Keyboard Basics: Steps One & Two, Book & CD [With CD]
Take the first step towards experiencing the fun of playing blues keyboards. This book & CD will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing blues keyboards. Lessons include the 12-bar progression, shuffle patterns, triplet feels, inversions, turnarounds, blues endings, the...- $12.95
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Author:Scott Bihlman
The Total Blues Drummer: A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Blues Drumming, Book & CD [With CD (Audio)]
The Total Blues Drummer is an exciting journey through the diverse world of blues drumming. It covers many of the styles that make blues drumming so rewarding---from the blues sounds of Chicago, Memphis, and Texas to funky blues, jazz blues, and blues-rock. You'll learn...- $20.99
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Author:Scott Blackwood
The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records: A Great Migration Story, 1917-1932
Founded in 1917, Paramount Records incongruously was one of several homegrown record labels of a Wisconsin chair-making company. The company pinned no outsized hopes on Paramount. Its founders knew nothing of the music business, and they had arrived at the scheme of producing records...- $34.95
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Author:Jay S. Jacobs
Wild Years: The Music and Myth of Tom Waits
Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things.Waits is the lifeline between the great Beat poets and today's rock & roll heroes. He's old enough to be your dad and cool...- $21.95
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Author:David Evans
Ramblin' on My Mind: New Perspectives on the Blues
This compilation of essays takes the study of the blues to a welcome new level. Distinguished scholars and well-established writers from such diverse backgrounds as musicology, anthropology, musicianship, and folklore join together to examine blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. Ramblin'...- $30.00
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Author:Alan B. Govenar
Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound
Texas Blues allows artists to speak in their own words, revealing the dynamics of blues, from its beginnings in cotton fields and shotgun shacks to its migration across boundaries of age and race to seize the musical imagination of the entire world. Fully illustrated...- $40.00
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Author:Daphne A. Brooks
Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound
Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Rock & Roll Hall of FameWinner of the American Book Award, Before Columbus FoundationWinner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles AwardWinner of the MAAH Stone Book AwardA Pitchfork Best Music Book of the YearA Rolling Stone...- $24.95
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Author:John Broven
Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans
A chronicle of the rise and development of a unique musical form. Inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame under its original title Walking to New Orleans, this fascinating history focuses on the music of major R&B artists and the crucial contributions...- $24.95
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Author:Steve Cushing
Pioneers of the Blues Revival
Steve Cushing, the award-winning host of the nationally syndicated public radio staple Blues Before Sunrise, has spent more than thirty years observing and participating in the Chicago blues scene. In the expanded second edition of Pioneers of the Blues Revival, Cushing adds new interviewees...- $34.95
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Author:Peter C. Muir
Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850-1920
Mamie Smith's 1920 recording of ""Crazy Blues"" is commonly thought to signify the beginning of commercial attention to blues music and culture, but by that year more than 450 other blues titles had already appeared in sheet music and on recordings. In this examination...- $37.00
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Author:Robben Ford
Robben Ford -- The Blues and Beyond: Book & Online Audio [With CD]
This book begins with basic blues concepts such as the pentatonic, mixolydian and blues scales and builds on them, progressively incorporating more sophisticated scales and chord voicings. With lots of transcriptions and music examples, the book moves from basic 12-bar blues through gospel, jazz...- $25.99
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Author:Norman Beaker
Manchester Evening Blues
In January 2017, Norman Beaker became only one of eight 21-st century British artists to be officially recognised and inducted as a Legend in the American Heritage Society's Blues Hall of Fame(R), alongside Jack Bruce, Peter Green, John Mayall, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Mick...- $10.99
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Author:Loren Gold
Sitting in -- Blues Piano: Backing Tracks and Improv Lessons, Book & Online Audio/Software
Sit in with the band and bring your playing to life Soloing is an important part of your playing, but practicing on your own doesn't always get the creative juices flowing---there is nothing like the experience of sitting in with a full band. Though...- $19.99
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Author:Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed [With CD (Audio)]
(Blues Play-Along). For use with all B-flat, E-flat, Bass Clef, and C instruments, the Hal Leonard Blues Play-Along series is the ultimate jamming tool for all blues musicians. With easy-to-read lead sheets and other split-track choices on the included CD, these first-of-a-kind packages will...- $12.99
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Author:Amy Appleby
The Library of Ragtime and Early Blues Piano
(Music Sales America). A spiral bound collection of the world's finest ragtime and blues piano classics. This expansive volume contains the best of Scott Joplin's piano rags, as well as his masterful collaborations with Scott Hayden, Louis Chauvin and Arthur Marshall, as well as...- $29.99
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Author:Christopher Small
The Christopher Small Reader
A rich representation of the transformative work of an influential scholar of music studiesThe Christopher Small Reader is the fourth and final book in Christopher Small's legacy as a composer, pianist, teacher, friend, provocateur, and influential outsider in classical music studies. It is at...- $22.95
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Author:Dave Rubin
Power Trio Blues Guitar - Updated & Expanded Edition: Blues Guitar Styles from the West Side of Chicago to Texas and Beyond [With Music]
(Guitar Educational). This book/CD pack details how to play electric guitar in a trio with bass and drums. Boogie, shuffle and slow blues rhythms, licks, double stops, chords and bass patterns are presented for full and exciting blues. A CD with the music examples...- $19.99
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Author:S. J. Tyler
Piano Blues Scales
The ultimate guide to learning the blues scales for the piano. The scales are clearly shown and explained in all keys for both major and minor scales along with fingering suggestions. But it doesn't stop there, here we go further and include ideas like...- $12.99
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Author:Mark Wood
String Thang: Sheet
String Thang by Mark Wood is based on the twelve-bar blues. The blues has deep roots in American history, developed out of the work songs and chants of African-American slaves. The Great Migration of the first half of the 20th century saw freed slaves...- $9.99
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Author:Coretta M. Pittman
Literacy in a Long Blues Note: Black Women's Literature and Music in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Literacy in a Long Blues Note: Black Women's Literature and Music in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries traces the evolution of Black women's literacy practices from 1892 to 1934. A dynamic chronological study, the book explores how Black women public intellectuals, creative...- $25.00
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Author:Coretta M. Pittman
Literacy in a Long Blues Note: Black Women's Literature and Music in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Literacy in a Long Blues Note: Black Women's Literature and Music in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries traces the evolution of Black women's literacy practices from 1892 to 1934. A dynamic chronological study, the book explores how Black women public intellectuals, creative...- $99.00
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Author:Don Nix
Memphis Man: Living High, Laying Low
Memphis Man: Living High, Laying Low by Don Nix is a memoir of a Memphis music legend who played sax in an instrumental band, the Mar-Keys, that scored one of Stax Records first Top 10 hits, and then went on to become a prolific...- $19.95
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Author:Robert Calva
Texas Blues Guitar: Private Lessons Series [With CD]
(Musicians Institute Press). Musicians Institute instructor Robert Calva covers rhythm and lead guitar in the styles of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King and Albert Collins. He teaches: 24 common blues licks; common blues box positions; shuffle blues, slow blues, Latin...- $19.99
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Author:Jim Dawson
What Was The First Rock 'N' Roll Record
"The blues had a baby and they called it rock 'n' roll," said the great Muddy Waters.But what was the firstborn? What was the first rock 'n' roll record?Using this question as their starting point, writers Jim Dawson and Steve Propes nominate 50 recordings...- $24.95
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Author:Jim Dawson
What Was The First Rock 'N' Roll Record
"The blues had a baby and they called it rock 'n' roll," said the great Muddy Waters.But what was the firstborn? What was the first rock 'n' roll record?Using this question as their starting point, writers Jim Dawson and Steve Propes nominate 50 recordings...- $18.95
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Author:Josh Smith
Modern Blues Guitar Soloing: Master The Art of Modern Blues-Rock Guitar in 100 Killer Licks
Revolutionize Your Blues Guitar Playing with Josh Smith "Josh Smith is one of my favorite musicians on the planet. His musical depth and guitar playing transcend the boundaries of the blues genre into a genre of his own." Joe BonamassaJosh Smith has taken the...- $19.99
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Author:Mitsutoshi Inaba
Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues
One of the greats of blues music, Willie Dixon was a recording artist whose abilities extended beyond that of bass player. A singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer, Dixon's work influenced countless artists across the music spectrum. In Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues, Mitsutoshi...- $46.00
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Author:Helmut Staubmann
The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives
The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Helmut Staubmann, draws from a broad spectrum of sociological perspectives to contribute both to the understanding of the phenomenon Rolling Stones and to an in-depth analysis of contemporary society and culture that takes The Stones a starting...- $48.99
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Author:Daniel de Vise
King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King
The first full and authoritative biography of an American--indeed a world-wide--musical and cultural legend. "No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues."--President Barack Obama "He is without a doubt...- $20.00
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Author:Bruce Conforth
Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age 27. But the actual story of his life...- $24.99
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Author:Julia Simon
The Inconvenient Lonnie Johnson: Blues, Race, Identity
Lonnie Johnson is a blues legend. His virtuosity on the blues guitar is second to none, and his influence on artists from T-Bone Walker and B. B. King to Eric Clapton is well established. Yet Johnson mastered multiple instruments. He recorded with jazz icons...- $109.95
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Author:Marc Rice
Missouri Folklore Society Journal: Special Issue: Black Music in the Black Press: an Anthology of Essays from the Heartland
Ethnomusicologist Marc Rice immersed himself in African American newspapers published between 1879 and 1935, sifting through hundreds of articles and editorials by Black writers about Black music and musicians. In eight chapters, his Special Issue of the Missouri Folklore Society Journal traces the stars.Author:...- $20.95
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Author:Randy Poe
Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection of Classic Blues Lyrics
They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad/Wednesday's worse, and Thursday's also sad. There's a lot more to the blues than three chords played on an old beat-up guitar. Squeeze My Lemon is a collection of some of the best blues lines...- $16.00
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Author:Paul Garon
Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues
Universally recognized as one of the greatest blues artists, Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) wrote and recorded hundreds of songs. Blues people as diverse as Muddy Waters, Johnny Shines, Big Mama Thornton, and Chuck Berry have acknowledged her as a major influence. At a time when...- $30.00
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Author:Chris Colaneri
Modern Etudes and Studies for the Total Percussionist
In Modern Etudes and Studies for the Total Percussionist, band director and percussionist Chris Colaneri lays out a comprehensive system of total percussion education. The lessons are gleaned from interviews, research, and the nearly two decades he has spent directing middle school band and...- $37.95
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Author:Josh Alan Friedman
Tell the Truth Until They Bleed
"Josh Alan Friedman has chops like a wolf... This book deserves wide attention." --Jerry Wexler, Atlantic Records co-founder "A can't-put-it-down rock 'n' roll read ... a must for any fan of good music writing and great storytelling." --William Michael Smith, Houston Press "He dances...- $19.95
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Author:Josh Alan Friedman
Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'N' Roll
A wild insider's ride with one of music's most notorious journalists. Here are 15 music profiles, guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat: - Leiber & Stoller, the white fathers of R&B and rock and roll, who possess what is perhaps...- $19.95
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Author:Bill Crawford
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire
Hailed as the greatest guitarist since Hendrix, virtuoso Stevie Ray Vaughan forged a distinctive style out of blues, rock and roll and R&B roots. A genuine guitar hero who crafted his attack in countless pass-the-hat jams in Austin bars and ended his career performing...- $17.99
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Author:Daniel de Vise
King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King
The first full and authoritative biography of an American--indeed a world-wide--musical and cultural legend. "No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues."--President Barack Obama "He is without a doubt...- $30.00
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Author:R. Crumb
R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country [With CD Audio]
Anyone who knows R. Crumb's work as an illustrator knows of his passion for music. And all those who collect his work prize the trading card sets he created in the early-to-mid 1980s. Now they are packaged together for the first time in book...- $21.95
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Author:James Segrest
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
The definitive biography of the musical giant who became a titan in the blues pantheon One of the greatest artists the blues ever produced, Howlin' Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six foot three, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore...- $19.99
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Author:Chris Thomas King
The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture
"A fresh new perspective that will be a true revolution to readers and will open new lines of discussion on . . . the importance of the city of New Orleans for generations to come." --Dr. Michael White, jazz clarinetist, composer, and Keller Endowed...- $30.00
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Author:David A. Less
Memphis Mayhem: A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World
Memphis gave birth to music that changed the world -- Memphis Mayhem is a fascinating history of how music and culture collided to change the state of music forever "David Less has captured the essence of the Memphis music experience on these pages in...- $21.95
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