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  • Life of Chopin by Liszt, Franz
    Franz Liszt

    Life of Chopin

    Discover the intimate and insightful "Life of Chopin" by Franz Liszt, a captivating biography of the legendary composer Frédéric Chopin. Written by a contemporary and fellow musical giant, this book offers a unique perspective on Chopin's life, artistry, and the romantic era in which...
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  • Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music by Caps, John
    John Caps

    Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music

    Through film composer Henry Mancini, mere background music in movies became part of pop culture--an expression of sophistication and wit with a modern sense of cool and a lasting lyricism that has not dated. The first comprehensive study of Mancini's music, Henry Mancini: Reinventing...
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  • Mazzy Star's So Tonight That I Might See by III, Anthony Gomez
    Anthony Gomez III

    Mazzy Star's So Tonight That I Might See

    Anthony Gomez III explores how out of the commercial failure of the 1980s Paisley Underground genre, a Los Angeles that suffered one of the highest crime rates in the country, the rise of Chicano/a art in the public eye, and record label disputes, singer...
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  • Be More Dua Lipa: New Rules to Dance the Night Away and Fill You with Radical Optimism by Steele, Arielle
    Arielle Steele

    Be More Dua Lipa: New Rules to Dance the Night Away and Fill You with Radical Optimism

    Dance-floor-filling bangers, complete and radical optimism, killer style - we'd all love to be a bit more Dua Lipa. Since her breakout smash-hit 'New Rules', Dua Lipa has been churning out zeitgeisty dance tracks that have swept the world. From her mermaid cameo in...
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  • David Bowie by Denis O'Regan by O'Regan, Denis
    Denis O'Regan

    David Bowie by Denis O'Regan

    Official photographer to David Bowie, Denis O'Regan presents his superb collection of photographs of the music legend, from the 1970s through to the 1990s at over 200 concerts worldwide. Official photographer to music legend David Bowie, Denis O'Regan presents a personal edit from his...
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  • Beethoven in the Age of Schiller, Goethe, and Kant: Music for Modern Times by Hinrichsen, Hans-Joachim
    Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen

    Beethoven in the Age of Schiller, Goethe, and Kant: Music for Modern Times

    This book explores twelve themes that reflect Beethoven's compositional development and thought. The result is a fascinating new portrait of the composer and his music, and a panorama of the world of thought, norms, and values that he navigated.Author: Hans-Joachim HinrichsenISBN-10: 1666975982ISBN-13: 9781666975987Publisher: Lexington...
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  • The Best of Dwight Yoakam by Yoakam, Dwight
    Dwight Yoakam

    The Best of Dwight Yoakam

    (Guitar Recorded Versions). This singer/songwriter-cum-actor has charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country charts. Here are notes & tab for 11 of his very best: Ain't That Lonely Yet * Bury Me * Fast as You * Guitars, Cadillacs * Honky...
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  • The Bill Monroe Reader by Ewing, Tom
    Tom Ewing

    The Bill Monroe Reader

    "Tell 'em I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice," Bill Monroe said. Known as the Father of Bluegrass Music, Monroe pioneered a whole new category of music and inspired generations of musicians and fans. Yet from his founding of the...
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  • Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema by Smith, Steven C.
    Steven C. Smith

    Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema

    Author: Steven C. SmithISBN-10: 019768128XISBN-13: 9780197681282Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2025Pages: 312Format: HardcoverReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2025
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  • Eldorado: A journey through the musical dream worlds of Jeff Lynne. Volume 1. by Sutter, Peter
    Peter Sutter

    Eldorado: A journey through the musical dream worlds of Jeff Lynne. Volume 1.

    Author: Peter SutterISBN-10: 3819244212ISBN-13: 9783819244216Publisher: Bod - Books on DemandLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/16/2025Pages: 442Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.90d
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  • Beethoven by Walker, Ernest
    Ernest Walker

    Beethoven

    This biography of Beethoven by Ernest Walker offers a detailed look into the life and works of one of history's most influential composers. Exploring his early years, struggles, and triumphs, Walker provides readers with valuable insights into Beethoven's creative process and personal life. From...
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  • Deadheads and Christians: You Will Know Them by Their Love by Coogan, Thomas A.
    Thomas A. Coogan

    Deadheads and Christians: You Will Know Them by Their Love

    A peace-and-love movement that began with itinerants living hand to mouth at the fringes of society and referring to one another as brother and sister continues to flourish decades after the death of its leader. This book explores the ways in which that description...
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  • George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door by Thomson, Graeme
    Graeme Thomson

    George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door

    'A magisterial biography... Thomson's book adds something new to this conversation...' - Chicago TribuneBehind The Locked Door is Graeme Thomson's rich, insightful account of George Harrison's extraordinary life and career.As a Beatle, Harrison underwent a bewilderingly compressed early adulthood, buffeted by unprecedented levels of...
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  • Journey to the Center of the Cramps by Porter, Dick
    Dick Porter

    Journey to the Center of the Cramps

    More than a band, the Cramps are a uniquely special rock'n'roll phenomenon that has endured for over 35 years. Formed in the creative maelstrom of late 1970's New York by Ohio natives Lux Interior (Erick Purkhiser) and Poison Ivy Rorschach (Kirsty Wallace), the Cramps...
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  • The Music of Louis Andriessen by Everett, Yayoi Uno
    Yayoi Uno Everett

    The Music of Louis Andriessen

    For much of his career, the internationally known and still active Dutch composer Louis Andriessen has been understood as an iconoclast who challenged and resisted the musical establishment. This book explores his compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications...
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  • A History of Women in Music from Antiquity to Present Day by Debakcsy, Dale
    Dale Debakcsy

    A History of Women in Music from Antiquity to Present Day

    In 2024, women swept the Grammy awards, prompting headlines about their arrival in music. However, women have been shaping pivotal musical developments over the past 3,000 years. A History of Women in Music from Antiquity to the Present Day is a magisterial survey of...
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  • Oceans of Time: The Musical Autobiography of Billy Hart by Hart, Billy
    Billy Hart

    Oceans of Time: The Musical Autobiography of Billy Hart

    Author: Billy HartISBN-10: 1955604258ISBN-13: 9781955604253Publisher: Cymbal PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2025Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
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  • Michel Legrand: A Life in Music and Film by Legrand, Michel
    Michel Legrand

    Michel Legrand: A Life in Music and Film

    A towering figure in music and film, Michel Legrand created some of the most creative and innovative film scores of the second half of the 20th century. The music of his most most successful collaborations -- masterpieces for films such as The Umbrellas of...
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  • An Original Voice in Twentieth-century Music by Crawford, Caroline
    Caroline Crawford

    An Original Voice in Twentieth-century Music

    Explore the life and work of a significant yet often overlooked figure in 20th-century music through "An Original Voice in Twentieth-century Music." This oral history transcript offers unique insights into the composer's creative process, influences, and legacy. Featuring contributions from Caroline Crawford, David Sheinfeld,...
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  • Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights by Shulman, Derek
    Derek Shulman

    Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights

    In Giant Steps, Derek Shulman chronicles a truly incredible life and career in music--first as the leader of the progressive-rock pioneers Gentle Giant, then as the record-label executive responsible for cultivating and signing the likes of Bon Jovi, Dream Theater, and Slipknot and orchestrating...
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  • The Pocket Kendrick Lamar by Gemini
    Gemini

    The Pocket Kendrick Lamar

    Dive into the world of Kendrick Lamar, and celebrate the artist's rise from Compton rapper to hip-hop royalty.This book is your backstage pass to everything K-Dot - tracing Kendrick Lamar's Californian roots through his hip-hop rise, to that unforgettable 2025 Super Bowl halftime performance....
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  • The Pocket Chappell Roan by Gemini
    Gemini

    The Pocket Chappell Roan

    A deep dive into the career, creativity, and influence of Chappell Roan, exploring her groundbreaking music and cultural impact.Pop visionary, trendsetter, and boundary-pushing artist, Chappell has redefined modern music with her genre-blurring sound and fearless creativity. From gorgeous hits Good Luck, Babe! and Pink...
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  • The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey: Delirium and Form by Brown, Jeffrey Arlo
    Jeffrey Arlo Brown

    The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey: Delirium and Form

    The first biography of the composer Gérard Grisey shows how the artist's sensuality and rigor came together to form the musical genre known as spectralism. The French composer Gérard Grisey (1946-98) changed the course of music history with his small but potent output. Labeled...
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  • Joachim Andersen: Flutist, Conductor, and Composer of More Than the Etudes by Dzapo, Kyle
    Kyle Dzapo

    Joachim Andersen: Flutist, Conductor, and Composer of More Than the Etudes

    A fascinating, influential musician of the late nineteenth century, Joachim Andersen was the founding principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, a renowned virtuoso and composer of flute music, and a leader in Scandinavian musical life. Every flutist plays his etudes, but few know...
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  • Oceans of Time: The Musical Autobiography of Billy Hart by Hart, Billy
    Billy Hart

    Oceans of Time: The Musical Autobiography of Billy Hart

    Oceans of Time Charts the Rhythmic Course of Jazz Master Billy HartFew drummers have traversed more stylistic terrain or logged more miles behind the world's greatest jazz musicians than Billy Hart. From Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock to McCoy Tyner and Wes Montgomery, Hart...
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  • Smile: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson by Leaf, David
    David Leaf

    Smile: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson

    "Brian Wilson. SMiLE: Excellent! The man is my hero. I love him. I weep when I hear his band, I hear him sing. I love him." --Paul McCartneyThis is the story of the Brian Wilson's legendary SMiLE album from Beach Boys authority David Leaf....
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  • Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes Album Listening Guide by Mulryne, Kevin
    Kevin Mulryne

    Tales from Topographic Oceans - Yes Album Listening Guide

    Tales from Topographic Oceans has been described as progressive rock's biggest and most difficult work. The story that surrounds its creation, challenging reception and troublesome but ground-breaking tour deserves careful and painstaking attention. In this book, Kevin Mulryne delves more deeply than ever before...
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  • Laughing Hyenas by Miller, Steve
    Steve Miller

    Laughing Hyenas

    Laughing Hyenas is the saga of one of the most uncompromising quartets in post-punk's artistically dubious history. It's a legacy of hell-bent self-destruction in the name of making an unholy racket, a sound both original and traditional, fueled by a love of punk rock,...
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  • Nofx: Forty Years of "Problematic" Punk Provocations by Pearson, David
    David Pearson

    Nofx: Forty Years of "Problematic" Punk Provocations

    This collection of scholarly essays analyzes how NOFX's aesthetics of punk provocation and discomfort provokes the band's listeners to confront contradictions and conflicts in society concerning politics, identity, authenticity, and decorum. This collection of scholarly essays analyzes how NOFX's aesthetics of punk provocation and...
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  • Shostakovich's Ballets and the Search for Soviet Dance by Kennedy, Laura E.
    Laura E. Kennedy

    Shostakovich's Ballets and the Search for Soviet Dance

    The late 1920s and early 1930s were a pivotal moment in Russian cultural development: a time of uncertainty but also of openness and experimentation in the arts and especially in dance. During this period in Leningrad, Dmitri Shostakovich composed three ballets--The Golden Age, The...
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  • Martinu and His World by Brezina, Ales
    Ales Brezina

    Martinu and His World

    A collection of essays and documents illuminating the work of Bohuslav Martinů, published in collaboration with the Bard Music Festival. Bohuslav Martinů was one of the most extraordinary and prolific composers of the twentieth century. Martinů and His World offers a portrait of the...
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  • J.J. Cale - Remembering his unique laidback music: Analysis of a life's work, the book about the legendary songwriter and founder of the Tulsa sound by Koechli, Richard
    Richard Koechli

    J.J. Cale - Remembering his unique laidback music: Analysis of a life's work, the book about the legendary songwriter and founder of the Tulsa sound

    He is considered one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, founder of the Tulsa sound, forerunner of the Americana concept, pioneer of the "laid-back" brand. Admired by stars such as Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana and...
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  • Quicksilver Messenger Service & the End of an Era by Greenland, David R.
    David R. Greenland

    Quicksilver Messenger Service & the End of an Era

    Best known for such timeless anthems as "Fresh Air," "What About Me," and the classic album Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service, along with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, was one of the most renowned and influential bands to emerge from San Francisco during...
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  • Rock of Pages: The Literary Tradition of 1980s Heavy Metal by Kavadlo, Jesse
    Jesse Kavadlo

    Rock of Pages: The Literary Tradition of 1980s Heavy Metal

    Rock of Pages provides contexts and close readings of 1980s heavy metal with forty years of hindsight, drawing upon analytical frameworks usually associated with literature and literary studies. Based on decades of work as a professor of literature and as a musician, Jesse Kavadlo...
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  • Rock of Pages: The Literary Tradition of 1980s Heavy Metal by Kavadlo, Jesse
    Jesse Kavadlo

    Rock of Pages: The Literary Tradition of 1980s Heavy Metal

    Rock of Pages provides contexts and close readings of 1980s heavy metal with forty years of hindsight, drawing upon analytical frameworks usually associated with literature and literary studies. Based on decades of work as a professor of literature and as a musician, Jesse Kavadlo...
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  • A Dream Come True: The Collaboration of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti by Eicke, Stephan
    Stephan Eicke

    A Dream Come True: The Collaboration of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti

    A Dream Come True is an extensive investigation of the working relationship between two revered artists, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti, as an insightful collage that bridges the gap between academic analysis and investigative journalism. The working-relationship between director David Lynch and composer Angelo...
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  • Robert Forster's Danger in the Past by Chapman, Patrick
    Patrick Chapman

    Robert Forster's Danger in the Past

    Here is an in-depth exploration of Robert Forster's debut solo album, Danger in the Past (1990). Dublin, Ireland. That World Cup summer of 1990. A 21-year-old poet listens entranced when his friend puts on an LP, The Go-Betweens: 1978-1990. As the city outside goes...
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  • Various Artists' Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David McComb Vol. 1 by D'Cruz, Glenn
    Glenn D'Cruz

    Various Artists' Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David McComb Vol. 1

    David McComb, the driving force behind The Triffids, shaped one of Australia's most revered albums, Born Sandy Devotional ( 1986). But after the band's breakup, illness curtailed his solo career. He died in 1999, age 36. Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David...
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  • Various Artists' Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David McComb Vol. 1 by D'Cruz, Glenn
    Glenn D'Cruz

    Various Artists' Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David McComb Vol. 1

    David McComb, the driving force behind The Triffids, shaped one of Australia's most revered albums, Born Sandy Devotional ( 1986). But after the band's breakup, illness curtailed his solo career. He died in 1999, age 36. Truckload of Sky: The Lost Songs of David...
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  • Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Sorrow Tears and Blood by Shonekan, Stephanie
    Stephanie Shonekan

    Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Sorrow Tears and Blood

    Sorrow Tears and Blood offers a glimpse into the complicated social, cultural, and political phenomenon that is Nigeria. Though Nigeria is the most populous African country, and sometimes called the "Giant of Africa," Fela's album sheds a sharp light on the reasons why Nigeria...
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  • silverchair's Frogstomp by Thompson, Jay Daniel
    Jay Daniel Thompson

    silverchair's Frogstomp

    Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge nor an emblem of Gen X angst. Frogstomp transformed Australian rockers silverchair from an(other) unknown teen garage band to an internationally...
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  • Café Tacvba's Re by Esterrich, Carmelo
    Carmelo Esterrich

    Café Tacvba's Re

    This book is about unveiling and exploring the many layered gestures of Re. Re, the 1994 album by the Mexican group Café Tacvba, is a spectacularly unique musical object that adopts and adapts myriad musical genres with the pulse, the attitude, and the energy...
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  • Crowded House's Together Alone by Smith, Barnaby
    Barnaby Smith

    Crowded House's Together Alone

    Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded House's Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasia's most successful and adored bands. Fusing pop music with place and landscape, Crowded House's Together Alone (1993) was unprecedented in...
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  • Crowded House's Together Alone by Smith, Barnaby
    Barnaby Smith

    Crowded House's Together Alone

    Intertextual, passionate and personal, combining poetics, psychogeography, music theory, lyric analysis and biography, Crowded House's Together Alone is a key addition to scholarship on this cherished band. Fusing pop music with place and landscape, Crowded House's Together Alone was unprecedented in its Australasian context,...
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  • Disruptive Frequencies in Experimental Sound: Black and South Asian Artists in Their Own Words by Patel, Amit Dinesh
    Amit Dinesh Patel

    Disruptive Frequencies in Experimental Sound: Black and South Asian Artists in Their Own Words

    This volume presents the voices of diverse and often marginalized practitioners, celebrating Black and South Asian experimental sound musicians and their underrepresented music practices. Black and South Asian artists are some of the least represented within the field of experimental sound. Ethnically diverse artists...
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  • The Cure: A Perfect Dream by Gittins, Ian
    Ian Gittins

    The Cure: A Perfect Dream

    The story of The Cure: a tall tale of a truly unique British band. The Cure's story is a fantastical pop fable, but their trajectory has not been one of unbroken success. Along the way, their uneven, uneasy pop odyssey has taken in fierce...
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  • The Operas of Sergei Prokofiev by Guillaumier, Christina
    Christina Guillaumier

    The Operas of Sergei Prokofiev

    The first book in the English language to engage with Prokofiev's operatic output in its entirety. The operas of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) mark a significant contribution to twentieth-century music and theatre. Opera was Prokofiev's preferred genre; not counting juvenile and unfinished works, he wrote...
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  • Dolly Parton 2026 Weekly Desk Pad Calendar by Andrews McMeel Publishing
    Andrews McMeel Publishing

    Dolly Parton 2026 Weekly Desk Pad Calendar

    Adding just the right touch of Dolly to any home or office, the Dolly Parton 2026 Weekly Desk Pad keeps organization light and breezy. Like the lady says, sometimes the grass is blue. The Dolly Parton 2026 Weekly Desk Pad's cool cornflower and teal...
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  • Dolly Parton 2026 Monthly Pocket Planner Calendar by Andrews McMeel Publishing
    Andrews McMeel Publishing

    Dolly Parton 2026 Monthly Pocket Planner Calendar

    Cute as a button and just as handy, this portable, practical monthly pocket planner adds a touch of Dolly to every day. Perfect for tucking into a jacket pocket, backpack, purse, or tote and offering easy to read monthly spreads plus perforated pages for...
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  • Dolly Parton: A Musical Legend 2026 Mini Wall Calendar by Andrews McMeel Publishing
    Andrews McMeel Publishing

    Dolly Parton: A Musical Legend 2026 Mini Wall Calendar

    You know the words and hum the tunes, now spend an inspirational year with quotes from Dolly Parton's most beloved songs. Actress, humanitarian, songwriter, and icon--but before it all came the music. Raised in the traditions of the Great Smoky Mountains, Dolly Parton has...
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