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Vendor: Shoestring Sue
Blues Man Mack: How I Conquered The Stage And The Streets
In his memoir, O. G. Fillmore Slim breaks down how he went from being the most prolific pimp in America, the legendary gentleman Mack, to an eminent blues musician later in life. Known as The Godfather and Pope of the Game, Slim leads his...- $19.99
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From American Idol To British Rock Royalty - The Amazing Story Of Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert is a true Hollywood success story. Despite coming second in season eight of American Idol, losing out to Kris Allen, Lambert has become one of the most successful and admired American pop artists of the 21st century. With just two solo albums...- $15.02
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas' the Wild Tchoupitoulas
The Wild Tchoupitoulas is a definitive expression of the modern New Orleans sound. From "Hey Pocky A-Way" to "Big Chief Got a Golden Crown," the album draws on carnival traditions stretching back a century, adapting songs from the Mardi Gras Indians. Music chanted in...- $14.95
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Ship Without a Sail: The Life of Lorenz Hart
"A deeply sympathetic biography of Lorenz Hart, the talented, troubled lyricist of film and Broadway fame. Marmorstein has done an enormous service for fans of stage and movie musicals" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). "Blue Moon," "WheAuthor: Gary MarmorsteinISBN-10: 1416594264ISBN-13: 9781416594260Publisher: Simon & SchusterLanguage: EnglishPublished:...- $19.00
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Vendor: Philip Clark
Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time
THE DEFINITIVE, INVESTIGATIVE BIOGRAPHY OFJAZZ LEGENDDAVE BRUBECK("TAKE FIVE") In 2003, music journalist Philip Clark was granted unparalleled access to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Over the course of ten days, he shadowed the Dave Brubeck Quartet during their extended British tour, recording an epic interview...- $30.00
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Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon
Biography of legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, spanning his nomadic youth and early recording career to his substance abuse, final album, and posthumous Grammy Awards As is the case with so many musicians, the life of Warren Zevon was blessed with talent and opportunity yet...- $29.00
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Chasin' the Trane
Always elusive, constantly moving, incessantly changing, John Coltrane stood astride the jazz world of the late '50s and '60s. He was a giant of the saxophone and a major composer. His music influenced both rock stars and classical musicians. There was a mystical quality,...- $21.99
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George Michael's Faith
On Saturday, June 28, 1986, George Michael picked up his tasselled leather jacket, walked out of London's Wembley Stadium and cheerfully tore up five years of glittering pop history. He'd just disposed of Wham!, the band he'd formed with school friend Andrew Ridgeley when...- $14.95
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Prince and Popular Music: Critical Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Life
Prince's position in popular culture has undergone only limited academic scrutiny. This book provides an academic examination of Prince, encompassing the many layers of his cultural and creative impact. It assesses Prince's life and legacy holistically, exploring his multiple identities and the ways in...- $40.95
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From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys
"Blanco seeks out a point of unity between the primitive energy of mystical rite, the raw vitality of youth and the relationship between pop and urban culture." -VogueFrom the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys is the first book of poetry by...- $20.00
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Elvis Presley: Love Me Tender
Packed with rare photographs and stunning on-the-page facsimile memorabilia, this book provides an insight into the unique journey of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century - Elvis Presley. Follow the incredible story of the man they call the "King...- $39.95
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Weird Al: Seriously
From his love of accordions and Hawaiian print shirts to his popular puns and trademark dance moves, "Weird Al" Yankovic has made a career out of making us laugh. Funny music is often dismissed as light and irrelevant, but Yankovic's fourteen successful studio albums...- $32.00
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Keep Music Evil: The Brian Jonestown Massacre Story
The Brian Jonestown Massacre are probably best known for their leader Anton Newcombe's incendiary persona, as captured in the controversial 2004 rockumentary Dig! - which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance - but what isn't known is the truth behind the making of...- $22.95
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Hotter Than a Match Head: Life on the Run with the Lovin' Spoonful
On October 15, 1967, bass player Steve Boone took the Ed Sullivan Show stage for the final time, with his band The Lovin' Spoonful. Since forming in a Greenwich Village hotel in early 1965, Boone and his bandmates had released an astounding nine Top...- $18.95
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The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash
There have been many books written about Johnny Cash, but The Man in Song is the first to examine Cash's incredible life through the lens of the songs he wrote and recorded. Music journalist and historian John Alexander has drawn on decades of studying...- $24.95
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Patti Smith: American Artist
A stunning collection of photographs from Frank Stefanko featuring the Godmother of Punk herself, iconic musician and author Patti Smith. "There I was sitting in a booth at the co-op of Glassboro State College, a bucolic school in the farmlands of South Jersey. ....- $19.99
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Vendor: Hank Bordowitz
Led Zeppelin on Led Zeppelin: Interviews and Encounters
In a series of more than 50 interviews that span seven decades, many never before seen in print, this is the story of Led Zeppelin told by the people who knew it best--the members of the band. This book shoots down the folklore and...- $18.99
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Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon
As Earl Scruggs picked his banjo with machine gun precision at his 1945 debut at the Ryman Auditorium, he set in motion a successful career and enduring legacy that would eclipse anything the humble farm boy from North Carolina could have imagined. Scruggs's revolutionary...- $33.00
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Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
The surprising rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of how Michael Jackson grew a billion-dollar business. Michael Jackson is known by many as the greatest entertainer of all time, but he was also a revolutionary when it came to business. In addition to famously buying the Beatles' publishing...- $19.99
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Reflections on Liszt
In a series of lively essays that tell us much not only about the phenomenon that was Franz Liszt but also about the musical and cultural life of nineteenth-century Europe, Alan Walker muses on aspects of Liszt's life and work that he was unable...- $25.95
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Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon
Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began, weaving his "solo" turns...- $29.95
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J. S. Bach, Volume Two: Volume 2
Independent of his international renown as a humanitarian, Albert Schweitzer is well known as a great musicologist; a reputation that rests largely upon this book. Schweitzer's J. S. Bach is one of the great full-length studies of the composer, his life, and his work....- $18.95
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U2
John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography of U2 to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics, and childhood...- $25.99
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Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-Reality of Creative Music: Interviews and Tour Notes, England 1985
A #1 New Release in Jazz Music on Amazon! "Absolutely essential reading." -- The Wire One of modern music's towering figures, composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton has redefined critical concepts of jazz and the wider world of creative music. The Chicago native's works range...- $34.95
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Paris Symphonies Nos. 82-87 in Full Score
Commissioned in 1786 by the Paris-based orchestra Le Concert de la Loge Olympique, these six symphonies were created for an extraordinarily large ensemble of both professional and amateur players, including reinforced woodwind parts and a large string section. The symphonies are: Symphony No. 82...- $29.95
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Beethoven's Letters
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the protagonist of freedom for music, disentangled music from the control of the ruling class. In publishing his music and writing for the rising classes, Beethoven claimed freedom and expressed the emotions of the new rulers, the artists. The Eroica,...- $18.95
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Vendor: Paul Zollo
More Songwriters on Songwriting
The long-awaited sequel to Songwriters on Songwriting, often called "the songwriter's bible," More Songwriters on Songwriting goes to the heart of the creative process with in-depth interviews with many of the world's greatest songwriters. Covering every genre of popular music from folk, rock 'n'...- $28.99
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Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein
The intimate memoir of Leonard Bernstein and his family, that helped inspire the new movie Maestro"Unique among classical-music memoirs for its physical intimacy, its humor and tenderness, its ambivalence toward an irrepressible family genius. . . . The existence of this well-written book, with...- $18.99
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Hidden Man: My Many Musical Lives
Everybody knows John Altman's music, but not so many people know his name. Yet he is one of the most prolific composers, conductors and arrangers in history and his saxophone playing has been heard live and on record with many great names. In this...- $60.00
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Scored to Death 2: More Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers
Following in the spirit and style of Scored to Death (2016), his popular first book of interviews with horror music greats, J. Blake Fichera's Scored to Death 2 collects 16 brand-new, info-packed, terrifyingly entertaining interviews with renowned composers who have provided the music for...- $24.95
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Piano Music Theory: Swiftly Learn The Piano & Music Theory Essentials and Save Big on Months of Private Lessons! Chords, Intervals, Scales
If you want to learn the exact theory and techniques you need to play the piano without boring or complicated lessons then keep on reading.Traditionally, piano lessons can be very boring and require a fixed time. Then many books are either too complex or...- $19.99
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Best of Billy Preston
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This Grammy-winning soulster is the only non-Beatle to receive artist billing on a Beatles song ("Get Back"). This collection features that tune and 13 more of his best, including: Fancy Lady * Let It Be * Outa-Space * Struttin' * Will...- $16.95
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Vendor: Sonia &. Perry Publishing
Christmas Songs for Ukulele: 27 Easy Arrangements of Favorite Holiday Songs For Xmas Time I Cute Songbook Gift For Kids and Adults
The Ukulele Christmas Songbook has 26 of the most loved holiday favorite songs for beginner to intermediate ukulelists. Each song includes lyrics, chord diagrams showing the finger placement.Get yours today Songs include: Away In A Manger * Blue Christmas * Deck the Halls *...- $5.99
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Vendor: Susan Hurley-Glowa
Songs for Cabo Verde: Norberto Tavares's Musical Visions for a New Republic
Chronicles the work of Norberto Tavares, a Cabo Verdean musician and humanitarian who served as the conscience of his island nation during the transition from Portuguese colony to democratic republic. Based on twenty years of collaborative fieldwork, Songs for Cabo Verde: Norberto Tavares's Musical...- $125.00
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Friday on My Mind: The Life of George Young
George Young wasn't so much on the charts for the best part of three decades: he and his musical partner Harry Vanda were the charts. George's journey began with the trailblazing Easybeats and continued, alongside Harry, as producer/songwriter for hire with John Paul Young,...- $22.95
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John Zorn The Book Of Heads
This book talks about John Zorn's methods of composition and improvisation and about one of his most famous composition for guitar, The Book Of Heads. In this book you will find not only aesthetic and musical analyzes but also historical, economic and social studies...- $10.88
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Berg
Alban Berg (1885-1935), a student of Arnold Schoenberg and one of the most prominent composers of the Second Viennese School, is counted among the pioneers of twelve-tone serialism. His circle included not only the musicians of the Wiener modern but also prominent literary and...- $60.00
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The Selected Letters of John Cage
Letters of an avant-garde iconThis selection of over five hundred letters gives us the life of John Cage with all the intelligence, wit, and inventiveness that made him such an important and groundbreaking composer and performer. The missives range from lengthy reports of his...- $28.00
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British Progressive Pop 1970-1980
Positioned between the psychedelic and counter-cultural music of the late 1960s and the punk and new wave styles of the late 1970s, early 1970s British popular music is often overlooked in pop music studies of the late 20th century, but it was, in fact,...- $40.95
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Chopin's Piano: In Search of the Instrument That Transformed Music
Chopin's Piano traces the history of Fr馘駻ic Chopin's twenty-four Preludes through the instruments on which they were played, the pianists who interpreted them, and the traditions they came to represent. Yet it begins and ends with Chopin's Mallorquin pianino, which the great keyboard player...- $16.95
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Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music
In the tradition of Alex Ross and Greil Marcus, the "effortlessly versatile" Williams (The Times) "connects these seemingly disparate phenomena with purpose, finesse and journalistic flair" (Financial Times), making masterly connections to painting, literature, philosophy, and poetry while identifying the qualities that make the...- $49.95
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So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley
Roger Steffens is one of the world's leading Bob Marley experts. He toured with the Wailers in the 1970s and was closely acquainted with Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh and the rest of the band members. Over several decades he has interviewed more than seventy-five...- $29.95
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Dead to the Core: An Almanack of the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead have left us a musical bounty of thirty years and thousands of shows. Now Dead to the Core: An Almanack of the Grateful Dead takes Deadheads through the seasons and years of the Dead's dazzling array of music, with lavish treatment...- $19.00
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Carrie Underwood: A Biography
In this book, follow the career of Carrie Underwood as she goes from the American Idol competition to worldwide celebrity. Carrie Underwood: A Biography follows the singer from a small town in Oklahoma to the stages of the most prestigious concert halls in the...- $43.00
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So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead
Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands -- a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of...- $25.99
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Vendor: Paul Brannigan
Birth School Metallica Death: The Inside Story of Metallica (1981-1991) Volume 1
Birth School Metallica Death is the definitive story of the most significant rock band since Led Zeppelin, covering the band's formation up to their breakthrough eponymous fifth album, aka "The Black Album." The intense and sometimes fraught relationship between aloof-yet-simmering singer, chief lyricist, and...- $19.99
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Vendor: Rob Sheffield
On Bowie
From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, a thoughtful and loving meditation on the life of the late David Bowie that explores his creative legacy and the enduring and mutual connection he enjoyed with his fansInnovative. Pioneering. Brave....- $19.99
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Diary of a Madman: The Geto Boys, Life, Death, and the Roots of Southern Rap
One of Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2015From Geto Boys legend and renowned storyteller Scarface, comes a passionate memoir about how hip-hop changed the life of a kid from the south side of Houston, and how he rose to the top-and ushered in...- $19.99
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Prince: Chaos, Disorder and Revolution
Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s - including 1999, Purple Rain and Sign of the Times - he turned his attention to...- $19.99
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The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison
Back in print, The Lizard King chronicles the life and death of one of the most irresistibly enigmatic figures in the history of rock: The Doors' infamous frontman Jim Morrison. Poet, shaman, Dionysian drunk, and druggie, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison quickly achieved cult...- $19.95
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