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  • Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work by Girdlestone, Cuthbert
    Cuthbert Girdlestone

    Jean-Philippe Rameau: His Life and Work

    The definitive biography and critical study of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), this volume deals at length not only with the composer's musical achievements but also with aspects of his life and work that made him one of the most important cultural figures in eighteenth-century France....
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  • Mozart and the Enlightenment: Truth, Virtue, and Beauty in Mozart's Operas by Till, Nicholas
    Nicholas Till

    Mozart and the Enlightenment: Truth, Virtue, and Beauty in Mozart's Operas

    In this fascinating study of Mozart's operas, Nicholas Till shows that the composer was not a divine idiot but an artist whose work was informed by the ideas and discoveries of the Enlightenment. Examining the dramatic emergence of a modern society in eighteenth-century Austria,...
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  • Reinventing Bach by Elie, Paul
    Paul Elie

    Reinventing Bach

    The story of a revolution in classical music and technology, told through a century of recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach In Reinventing Bach, his remarkable second book, Paul Elie tells the electrifying story of how musicians of genius have made Bach's...
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  • Sassy PB by Gourse, Leslie
    Leslie Gourse

    Sassy PB

    "A deeply felt portrait of an artist whose influence on a generation of vocalists was profound." -- New York Times Book Review Sarah Vaughan possessed the most spectacular voice in jazz history. In Sassy, Leslie Gourse, the acclaimed biographer of Nat King Cole and...
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  • No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33 by Gann, Kyle
    Kyle Gann

    No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33

    A vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, and impact of John Cage's iconic piece 4'33" by a leading modern music critic First performed at the midpoint of the twentieth century, John Cage's 4'33", a composition conceived of without a single musical note, is among...
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  • Rivington Was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives by Sullivan, Brendan Jay
    Brendan Jay Sullivan

    Rivington Was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives

    Lady Gaga's old friend and former DJ Brendan Jay Sullivan paints a vivid picture of the downtown scene from which she emerged.Brendan Jay Sullivan was an up-and-coming DJ in New York City when he met Stefani Germanotta, then a struggling artist, in 2006. She...
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  • Making Music: 25 Motivational Creativity Tips for Electronic Music Production by Wilkenfeld, Roy
    Roy Wilkenfeld

    Making Music: 25 Motivational Creativity Tips for Electronic Music Production

    Maximize your musical creativity NOW by taking advantage of hand-picked music production, sound design, motivation, songwriting and arrangement tips Become the best you can be in music production Find out about inspirational methods to take your music production game to the next level. Gain...
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  • The Scores of Scott Joplin - The Entertainer - Sheet Music for Piano by Joplin, Scott
    Scott Joplin

    The Scores of Scott Joplin - The Entertainer - Sheet Music for Piano

    Featuring the piano sheet music for Scott Joplin's classic ragtime score 'The Entertainer'. Originally composed in 1902, 'The Entertainer' helped Scott Joplin to achieve fame for his ragtime compositions and eventually led to him becoming known as the king of ragtime. The famous song...
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  • Electronic Music: 25 Mixing Tips for Modern Electronic Music Production by Wilkenfeld, Roy
    Roy Wilkenfeld

    Electronic Music: 25 Mixing Tips for Modern Electronic Music Production

    Discover 25 hand-picked mixing tricks that you can use to gain a cutting edge in your electronic music productions and mixes Take your mixes to a whole new level Take advantage of road-tested mixing techniques used by electronic music professionals and inject them into...
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  • Son of a Beach Boy by Powell, Karen Lesley
    Karen Lesley Powell

    Son of a Beach Boy

    REVISED EDITION It never occurred to me that my life growing up with my dad, Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys, would be of any interest to anyone. That is until I built The Beach Boys Historical Landmark on the site where my dad,...
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  • Morton Feldman: Friendship and Mourning in the New York Avant-Garde by Dohoney, Ryan
    Ryan Dohoney

    Morton Feldman: Friendship and Mourning in the New York Avant-Garde

    Morton Feldman: Friendship and Mourning in the New York Avant-Garde documents the collaborations and conflicts essential to the history of the post-war avant-garde. It offers a study of composer Morton Feldman's associations and friendships with artists like John Cage, Jackson Pollock, Philip Guston, Frank...
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  • Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suites No's 1-6 - A Score for the Cello by Bach, Johann Sebastian
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suites No's 1-6 - A Score for the Cello

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Johann Sebastian BachISBN-10: 1447440242ISBN-13: 9781447440246Publisher:...
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  • Waking the Spirit: A Musician's Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul by Schulman, Andrew
    Andrew Schulman

    Waking the Spirit: A Musician's Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul

    An Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year Selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life Best First Book" Award, and a People Magazine Pick in Nonfiction. The astounding story of a critically ill musician who is saved by music and returns...
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  • Elvis, March 1956 by Belard, Paul F.
    Paul F. Belard

    Elvis, March 1956

    Author: Paul F. BelardISBN-10: 0997272643ISBN-13: 9780997272642Publisher: Linden PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2018Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.47lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.53d
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  • Understanding Gary Numan: The Machine Quartet (1978-1981) by Sutton, Paul
    Paul Sutton

    Understanding Gary Numan: The Machine Quartet (1978-1981)

    The first analytical study of the pioneering English musician. The historian, Paul Sutton begins by taking the reader through an entertaining potted history of rock music pioneers, tracing them all back to "a delta of Mississippi mud from where howled the first harmonica, and...
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  • Eddy Arnold: His Life and Times by Cusic, Don
    Don Cusic

    Eddy Arnold: His Life and Times

    Eddy Arnold dominated country music during the late 1940s and early 1950s, outselling every other country artist and, during one period, had the number one record on Billboard's country chart for 60 consecutive weeks. During the 1960s he had an international hit, "Make the...
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  • Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs by Cusic, Don
    Don Cusic

    Hank Williams: The Singer and The Songs

    Many consider Hank Williams to be the greatest singer and songwriter in the history of country music; he set the standard for every country music singer/songwriter who followed him. In Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs, Don Cusic tells the story of Hank's...
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  • Joni on Joni: Interviews and Encounters with Joni Mitchell by Whitall, Susan
    Susan Whitall

    Joni on Joni: Interviews and Encounters with Joni Mitchell

    Few artists are as intriguing as Joni Mitchell. She was a solidly middle-class, buttoned-up bohemian; an anti-feminist who loved men but scorned free love; a female warrior taking on the male music establishment. She was both the party girl with torn stockings and the...
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  • Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years: 1970-1980 by Rodriguez, Robert
    Robert Rodriguez

    Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years: 1970-1980

    FAB FOUR FAQ 2.0: THE BEATLES' SOLO YEARS 1970--1980Author: Robert RodriguezISBN-10: 0879309687ISBN-13: 9780879309688Publisher: Backbeat BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2010Pages: 496Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.12w x 0.98d
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  • Henry Leutwyler: Hi There! by Leutwyler, Henry
    Henry Leutwyler

    Henry Leutwyler: Hi There!

    "Henry Leutwyler photographs every page in an address book said to be Sinatra's, which includes presidents, mogus, showbiz legends and many of the musicians and confidantes who were close to him." -Will Friedwald, Wall Street JournalAs with his past photographic portrayals of celebrity relics,...
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  • William Eggleston: Flowers by Eggleston, William
    William Eggleston

    William Eggleston: Flowers

    A facsimile of the third of William Eggleston's rare artist's booksFlowers is a facsimile of the third of William Eggleston's (born 1939) rare artist's books, which was first published in an edition of only 15 by Caldecott Chubb in New York in 1978. The...
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  • Toscanini: Musician of Conscience by Sachs, Harvey
    Harvey Sachs

    Toscanini: Musician of Conscience

    It may be difficult to imagine today, but Arturo Toscanini--recognized widely as the most celebrated conductor of the twentieth century--was once one of the most famous people in the world. Like Einstein in science or Picasso in art, Toscanini (1867-1957) transcended his own field,...
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  • He Stopped Loving Her Today: George Jones, Billy Sherrill, and the Pretty-Much Totally True Story of the Making of the Greatest Country Record of A by Isenhour, Jack
    Jack Isenhour

    He Stopped Loving Her Today: George Jones, Billy Sherrill, and the Pretty-Much Totally True Story of the Making of the Greatest Country Record of A

    When George Jones recorded "He Stopped Loving Her Today" more than thirty years ago, he was a walking disaster. Twin addictions to drugs and alcohol had him drinking Jim Beam by the case and snorting cocaine as long as he was awake. Before it...
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  • In Search of Alberto Guerrero by Beckwith, John
    John Beckwith

    In Search of Alberto Guerrero

    In Search of Alberto Guerrero is the first full biography of the influential Chilean-Canadian pianist and teacher (1886-1959), describing Guerrero's long career as virtuoso recitalist, chamber music collaborator, concerto soloist, and teacher. Written by composer John Beckwith, who was a student of Guerrero, the...
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  • Sting and Religion by Marienberg, Evyatar
    Evyatar Marienberg

    Sting and Religion

    On the back cover of one of his most groundbreaking solo albums, . . . Nothing like the Sun of 1987, Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner, b. 1951 in Wallsend, UK) somberly stands close to a statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The album...
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  • Famous for Fifteen People: The Songs of Momus 1982 - 1995 by Robinson, John William Daniel
    John William Daniel Robinson

    Famous for Fifteen People: The Songs of Momus 1982 - 1995

    The life and songs of singer-songwriter Momus during his time at Creation records and beyond. Momus - the stage name of musician Nicholas Currie - is one of the most prolific and talented indie songwriters of the last forty years. His work is controversial,...
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  • Rhapsody in Blue: For Piano and Full Orchestra by Gershwin, George
    George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue: For Piano and Full Orchestra

    One of Gershwin's most popular compositions, Rhapsody in Blue was commissioned in 1924 for solo piano and jazz band, combining elements of classical music with jazz from the era. The piece premiered in the concert "An Experiment in Modern Music" and established Gershwin's reputation...
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  • Magician of Sound: Ravel and the Aesthetics of Illusionvolume 29 by Fillerup, Jessie
    Jessie Fillerup

    Magician of Sound: Ravel and the Aesthetics of Illusion Volume 29

    French composer Maurice Ravel was described by critics as a magician, conjurer, and illusionist. Scholars have been aware of this historical curiosity, but none so far have explained why Ravel attracted such critiques or what they might tell us about how to interpret his...
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  • The Annotated Ring Cycle: The Rhine Gold (Das Rheingold) by Walter, Frederick Paul
    Frederick Paul Walter

    The Annotated Ring Cycle: The Rhine Gold (Das Rheingold)

    Richard Wagner's magnum opus meets the celebrated translator of Jules Verne novels in this colorful and original work.Frederick Paul Walter makes The Rhine Gold accessible not only to scholars and opera buffs but also to fans of Tolkien, Star Wars, and Hogwarts through a...
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  • Paderewski by Zamoyski, Adam
    Adam Zamoyski

    Paderewski

    'Adam Zamoyski's book on Paderewski.. is a shrewd and lively account, the first solidly informed and reliable one, of a life that almost constitutes the last gasp of 1848 and its Romantic revolution... Paderewski brought off the very difficult feat of starting as Wunderkind...
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  • Robert de Reims: Songs and Motets by de Reims, Robert
    Robert de Reims

    Robert de Reims: Songs and Motets

    Robert de Reims, also known as "La Chievre de Rains," was among the earliest trouvères--poet-composers who were contemporaries of the troubadours but who wrote in the dialects of northern France. This critical edition provides new translations into English and modern French of all the...
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  • Marty Grosz: It's a Sin to Tell a Lie: My Life in Jazz by Grosz, Marty
    Marty Grosz

    Marty Grosz: It's a Sin to Tell a Lie: My Life in Jazz

    It's a Sin to Tell a Lie: My Life in Jazz is the autobiography of Marty Grosz, today's foremost jazz rhythm guitarist and chord soloist. Part memoir, part transcribed oral history, it serves up Marty's story raconteur style - full of sardonic wit with...
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  • The Beatles from A to Zed: An Alphabetical Mystery Tour by Asher, Peter
    Peter Asher

    The Beatles from A to Zed: An Alphabetical Mystery Tour

    A legendary record producer and performer takes readers on an alphabetical journey of insights into the music of the Beatles and individual reminiscences of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Peter Asher met the Beatles in the spring of 1963, the start of a lifelong...
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  • Unaccompanied Bach: Performing the Solo Works by Ledbetter, David
    David Ledbetter

    Unaccompanied Bach: Performing the Solo Works

    This pioneering book by an acclaimed expert is the first to discuss all of Bach's unaccompanied pieces in one volume, including an examination of crucial issues of style and composition type and the options open to interpretation and performance. David Ledbetter, a leading expert...
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  • The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68 by Waters, Keith
    Keith Waters

    The Studio Recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68

    The "Second Quintet" -- the Miles Davis Quintet of the mid-1960s -- was one of the most innovative and influential groups in the history of the genre. Each of the musicians who performed with Davis--saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and...
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  • Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic Enterprise by Shadle, Douglas
    Douglas Shadle

    Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic Enterprise

    During the nineteenth century, nearly one hundred symphonies were written by over fifty composers living in the United States. With few exceptions, this repertoire is virtually forgotten today. In Orchestrating the Nation: The Nineteenth-Century American Symphonic Enterprise, author Douglas W. Shadle explores the stunning...
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  • Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music by Skaggs, Ricky
    Ricky Skaggs

    Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music

    In Kentucky Traveler, Ricky Skaggs, the music legend who revived modern bluegrass music, gives a warm, honest, one-of-a-kind memoir of forty years in music--along with the Ten Commandments of Bluegrass, as handed down by Ricky's mentor Bill Monroe; the Essential Guide to Bedrock Country...
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  • Pop Masculinities: The Politics of Gender in Twenty-First Century Popular Music by Hansen, Kai Arne
    Kai Arne Hansen

    Pop Masculinities: The Politics of Gender in Twenty-First Century Popular Music

    In Pop Masculinities, author Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early twenty-first century. Drawing together perspectives from critical musicology, gender studies,...
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  • Solo Acoustic Musician: A Practical How-To Guide by Nichols, Michael
    Michael Nichols

    Solo Acoustic Musician: A Practical How-To Guide

    In Solo Acoustic Musician (SAM), Michael Nichols shares his personal experiences and technical know-how gathered from over 30 years as a live performer. In a straightforward conversational voice, he lays out a dynamic vision for how to make a living and have fun being...
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  • Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis: A Twentieth-Century Transnational Biography by Lefkovitz, Aaron
    Aaron Lefkovitz

    Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis: A Twentieth-Century Transnational Biography

    This book examines Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis as distinctively global symbols of threatening and nonthreatening black masculinity. It centers them in debates over U.S. cultural exceptionalism, noting how they have been part of the definition of jazz as a jingoistic and...
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  • Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance by Snyder, Jean E.
    Jean E. Snyder

    Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance

    Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) played a leading role in American music and culture in the twentieth century. Celebrated for his arrangements of spirituals, Burleigh was also the first African American composer to create a significant body of art song. An international roster of opera...
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  • Elvis, December 1956 by Belard, Paul F.
    Paul F. Belard

    Elvis, December 1956

    Author: Paul F. BelardISBN-10: 0997272627ISBN-13: 9780997272628Publisher: Linden PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2018Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.47d
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  • Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs by Cusic, Don
    Don Cusic

    Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs

    Many consider Hank Williams to be the greatest singer and songwriter in the history of country music; he set the standard for every country music singer/songwriter for those who followed. In Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs, Don Cusic tells the story of...
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  • The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of the Beatles by Niezgoda, Joseph
    Joseph Niezgoda

    The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of the Beatles

    Offering a new interpretation of the hidden messages and symbols that have ornamented Beatles mythology for years, this examination of the Beatles' recordings and album artwork theorizes that John Lennon's murder was eerily foretold. Following a fascinating and unique trail of sorcery, mysticism, numerology,...
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  • John Cage: Zen Ox-Herding Pictures by Addiss, Stephen
    Stephen Addiss

    John Cage: Zen Ox-Herding Pictures

    This book brings together fifty never-before-seen watercolor images from the brush of renowned artist and composer John Cage. These pieces were initially considered a by-product of a 1988 Mountain Lake Workshop, test sheets used to experiment with the flow of color from Cage's brush...
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  • Moments: Remembering Prince by Badeaux, Marylou
    Marylou Badeaux

    Moments: Remembering Prince

    Working closely with Prince and those in his organization for over 20 years while at Warner Bros. Records, Marylou Badeaux has created a book filled with a unique perspective on the shy and enigmatic musician, all from her personal observations and interactions."While his talent...
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  • Moments: Remembering Prince by Badeaux, Marylou
    Marylou Badeaux

    Moments: Remembering Prince

    Working closely with Prince and those in his organization for over 20 years while at Warner Bros. Records, Marylou Badeaux has created a book filled with a unique perspective on the shy and enigmatic musician, all from her personal observations and interactions."While his talent...
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  • Schnabel's Interpretation of Piano Music by Wolff, Konard
    Konard Wolff

    Schnabel's Interpretation of Piano Music

    Artur Schnabel's reputation as a pianist and teacher has grown steadily, and his innovative approach to the pianist's art has attracted increasing interest. This book--originally prepared while its author was studying with Schnabel, and supervised by the master himself--is unique for two reasons: it...
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  • Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways by McDonnell, Evelyn
    Evelyn McDonnell

    Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways

    In four years the teenage members of the Runaways did what no other group of female rock musicians before them could: they released four albums for a major label and toured the world. The Runaways busted down doors for every girl band that followed....
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  • Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Biography by Zimmer, Dave
    Dave Zimmer

    Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Biography (-40th Anniversary, Updated)

    Crosby, Stills & Nash created some of the most indelible songs and beautiful harmonies of the late 1960s and early 1970s: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Woodstock," "Teach Your Children." This copiously illustrated account of the trio's personal and musical history tells the story behind...
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