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Author:Syleecia Thompson
Rhythm Without Blues: The Dichotomy of a Music Genre
If you've ever felt the blues, sang the blues, or simply love rhythm and blues, Dr. Syleecia Thompson's tell-all book will make you appreciate this nearly 70-year-old music genre even more. This insider's narration reveals the dark side of the industry and what an...- $13.95
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Author:Diana Finlay Hendricks
Delbert McClinton: One of the Fortunate Few
Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to some of the most significant moments in American cultural and music history. From his birth...- $29.95
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Author:Jimmi Mayes
Amazing Jimmi Mayes: Sideman to the Stars
For more than fifty years, Chicago drummer Jimmi Mayes served as a sideman behind some of the greatest musicians and musical groups in history. He began his career playing the blues in the juke joints of Mississippi, sharpened his trade under the mentorship of...- $30.00
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Author:Maceo Parker
98% Funky Stuff: My Life in Music
Maceo Parker's signature style became the lynchpin of James Brown's band when he and his brother Melvin joined the Hardest Working Man in Show Business in 1964. That style helped define Brown's brand of funk, and the phrase "Maceo, I want you to blow...- $15.99
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Author:Kevin Le Gendre
Soul Unsung: Reflections on the Band in Black Popular Music
The history of soul music has been defined, first and foremost, by a succession of exceptional vocalists. It is impossible to conceive of the genre without them. This does not mean, however, that those who back singers, those who play instruments--bassists, drummers, guitarists, keyboardists...- $29.95
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Author:Rj Smith
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty Billboard...- $18.00
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Author:Stephen C. Kelly
Behind The Curtains: with "The VOLCANOS" "Storm Warning" And The Grammy Award Winning "TRAMMPS" "Disco Inferno"
Do you remember when certain songs connected you to that special someone and related to a certain time and location as if the recording artist knew what you were going through? Those were the days of doo-wop, better known as the good old days.The...- $25.99
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Author:Tom Rubython
White Music: The Barry White Story
White Music is the first full length biography of the maestro, Barry White. White was born in Galveston in 1944. Melvin White, Barry's father, was already married with two children of his own; something of which his mother Sadie Carter had no knowledge. Sadie...- $29.95
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Author:Thomas J. Saunders
Recollections The Detroit Years: The Motown Sound By The People Who Made It
The Motown story involved many people including writers, singers, musicians, disc jockeys and professionals who built the foundations of "The Sound Of Young America". Coming from Detroit and spreading to the entire world, Motown and its unique sound won the hearts and the love...- $26.95
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Author:Paul Garon
Blues and the Poetic Spirit
While much has been written about the sociological significance of the blues, this is a unique inquiry into the blues and the mind, a study of the blues as thought. Here, the subconscious power of the blues is examined from a poetic and psychological...- $20.00
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Author:Susan Whitall
Fever: Little Willie John: A Fast Life, Mysterious Death, and the Birth of Soul
Little Willie John lived for a fleeting 30 years, but his dynamic and daring sound left an indelible mark on the history of music. His deep blues, rollicking rock 'n' roll and swinging ballads inspired a generation of musicians, forming the basis for what...- $25.99
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Author:Brian Gilmore
Come See about Me, Marvin
An imagined personal exchange with Marvin Gaye, in verse, on life in Michigan. come see about me, marvin is accessible, honest poetry about and for real people. In the collection, brian g. gilmore seeks to invite the reader into a fantastical dialogue between himself...- $17.99
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Author:Daphne Harrison
Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920's
Throughout the 1920s, in tents, theaters, dance halls and cabarets, and on "race" records, black American women captivated large audiences with their singing of the blues. University of Maryland professor Harrison examines the subjects and texts of their songs, the toll these performers paid...- $44.95
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Author:John Capouya
Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to Kc and the Sunshine Band
"The story of a state long denied its place in soul capitals. Capouya tells quite a tale, taking us from the legends RC to KC; from Jackie Moore to Sam Moore; to many more."--Jeffrey M. Lemlich, author of Savage Lost: Florida Garage Bands, the...- $24.95
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Author:Stuart L. Goosman
Group Harmony: The Black Urban Roots of Rhythm and Blues
In 1948, the Orioles, a Baltimore-based vocal group, recorded "It's Too Soon to Know." Combining the sound of Tin Pan Alley with gospel and blues sensibilities, the Orioles saw their first hit reach #13 on the pop charts, thus introducing the nation to vocal...- $34.95
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Author:Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack -- The Poet / The Poet II: Piano/Vocal/Chords
The consecutive release in the 1980s of The Poet and The Poet II propelled Bobby Womack to the top ranks of soul music majesty. Now, in celebration of Womack's ongoing career and his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, this songbook makes sheet...- $19.95
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Author:Ashanti
Foolish/Unfoolish: Reflections on Love
In this humorous and honest poetry collection, 'Princess of Hip Hop' Ashanti shares her unique perspective on life and love. Foolish/Unfoolish is a collection of vibrant and honest "reflections on love" by R&B singer Ashanti. Ever since she was thirteen years old, Ashanti has...- $29.00
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Author:Cornell Dupree
Rhythm & Blues Guitar Book/Online Audio [With CD]
(Guitar Educational). Renowned R&B, blues and funk ace Cornell Dupree was a guitarist of legendary proportion, with more than 2,500 albums as a sideman to his credit! In this authoritative book/audio pack, he reveals his playing secrets, covering: R&B, blues and funk styles; double-stops,...- $22.99
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Author:John a. Jackson
A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul
"If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost," "The Soul Train Theme," "Then Came You," "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"--the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire,...- $65.00
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Author:Tony Fletcher
In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett
He was the Wicked Wilson Pickett, the legendary soul man whose forty-plus hits included "In the Midnight Hour," "634-5789," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You." Remarkably handsome and with the charisma to match, Wilson Pickett was...- $23.99
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Author:Chip Deffaa
Blue Rhythms
"Somebody has to pay the dues," says LaVern Baker. Here are the remarkable stories of six dazzlingly talented performers who blazed the R & B trail--the story of the performers' music and also of their struggle against racism and financial exploitation: Ruth Brown and...- $21.99
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Author:Michael T. Bertrand
Race, Rock, and Elvis
Did Elvis Presley's brand of rock 'n' roll help revise racial attitudes in postwar America? Michael T. Bertrand delves into this question and many others to investigate popular music's revolutionary influence on black-white relations in the South. Youthful fans of rhythm and blues, rock...- $20.95
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Author:Charles Keil
Urban Blues
Charles Keil examines the expressive role of blues bands and performers and stresses the intense interaction between performer and audience. Profiling bluesmen Bobby Bland and B. B. King, Keil argues that they are symbols for the black community, embodying important attitudes and roles--success, strong...- $30.00
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Author:Nelson George
The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style
An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" (Washington Post Book World).When it debuted in October 1971, seven...- $18.99
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