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Lipscomb (1895-1976), the son of a slave, lived almost his whole life in Navasota, Texas, supporting his family by tenant farming cotton. Here Mance relates the hard times working for the bossman and good times playing the blues all over his patch of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578466774Author Gregory WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Switch Entertainment LLCPublisher Switch Entertainment LLCWeight(grams)...

Lou Reed made it his mission to rub people the wrong way, whether it was with the noise rock he produced with the Velvet Underground in the late 1960s or his polarizing work with Metallica that would prove to be his swan song. On a personal level, too,...

Discover the untold stories and unbreakable bond between country music icon Willie Nelson and his longtime drummer, Paul English.Immortalized in Willie Nelson's road song "Me and Paul," Paul English was the towering figure who for 70 years acted as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812981193Author Galadrielle AllmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780835609159Author Gary TilleryFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Quest Books,U.S.Publisher Quest Books,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932551511Author Robert RosenFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint Quick American a division of Quick Trading Co ,U.S.Publisher Quick American a division...

In this comprehensive life-and-works study, Hugh Macdonald draws on Berlioz's numerous writings - his Memoires, his critical articles, and his extensive correspondence, including many unpublished documents. Berlioz's provincial upbringing, his enthusiasm...

George Szell was the Cleveland Orchestra's towering presence for over a quarter of a century. From the boardroom to the stage, Szell's powerful personality affected every aspect of a musical institution he reshaped in his own perfectionist image. Marcia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476751665Author Phil CollenFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm * 20mm

This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmet Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his first real...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306834950Author Richard Morton JackFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

B&W photo insertAbout the AuthorDaryl Easlea (UK) is a music journalist and author. He has written four acclaimed books: Everybody Dance: Chic and the Politics of Disco; The Story of the Supremes; Talent Is an Asset: The Story of Sparks; and Crazy in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781450783095Author Dr Larry SchweikartFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Future Vision InternationalPublisher Future Vision InternationalWeight(grams)...

Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are widely acknowledged as the great pop poets of the 1960s, transforming the popular song into a medium for questioning the personal, social and political norms of their times. They emerge at a time when the music industry...

Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen are widely acknowledged as the great pop poets of the 1960s, transforming the popular song into a medium for questioning the personal, social and political norms of their times. They emerge at a time when the music industry...

How does creativity thrive in the face of fascism? How can a highly artistic individual function professionally in so threatening a climate? Composers of the Nazi Era is the final book in a critically acclaimed trilogy that includes Different Drummers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576878644Author Keith RoweFormat HardbackPage Count 500Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

Enrique Granados (1867-1916) is one of the most compelling figures of the late-Romantic period in music. During his return voyage to Spain after the premiere of his opera Goyescas in New York, a German submarine torpedoed the ship on which he and his...

This is the authoritative biography of legendary writer, poet, and Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generation to come. Here,...

In this analytical study of eighteen important works by Brahms, Walter Frisch makes skillful use of Schoenberg's provocative concept of 'developing variation'. Frisch traces a genuine evolution through Brahms' compositions; he considers their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634244138Author Robin Bragg-MarcelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Trineday StarPublisher Trineday StarWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620403327Author Jimi HendrixFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury USAWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945579851Author Chaitanya PadukoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm)...

EBilly Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young ManE is a look at the superstar's entire career including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit Captain Jack ; his legal problems; his storied marriage with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954452889Author John BlaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Paper JukeboxPublisher Paper JukeboxWeight(grams) 1002g

ERobert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the ZeppelinE follows the iconic singer through his heights of fame with classic rock giant Led Zeppelin his second life as a multimillion-selling solo artist and his more idiosyncratic pursuits. A wealth of former...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681342719Author Peter JespersonFormat HardbackPage Count 310Imprint Minnesota Historical Society PressPublisher Minnesota Historical Society...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574243222Author Lin FlanaganPage Count 256Imprint Centerstream PublishingPublisher Centerstream Publishing

Guitarist Michael Bloomfield shot to stardom in the '60s with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band Bob Dylan the Electric Flag and on Al Kooper's Super Session. His story is told in the words of his brother musicians such as B.B. King producer Paul...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250797131Author Chris FrantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Pierre Monteux became famous at the age of 38 for conducting the riotous world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's ERite of SpringE in Paris on May 29 1913. The composer fearing bodily harm escaped through a backstage window while the imperturbable...

Fela was the pioneer of Afrobeat, an infectious mix of American funk and jazz with traditional Yoruba and Highlife music. He used it to rail against the corrupt, hypocritical Nigerian government. Repeatedly targeted by police and military for his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574672039Author Victor LedererPage Count 192Imprint Amadeus PressPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm * 14mm

Before Elvis Presley and rock-'n'-roll, another King ruled the roost of American popular music. His name was Benny Goodman and his domain, the gilded age of Swing. Benny's concerts, records, and radio shows catapulted the hot and controversial sounds of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998121925Author Hugh WyattFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Kamama BooksPublisher Kamama BooksWeight(grams) 472g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550226645Author Neil PeartFormat HardbackPage Count 380Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 754g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592405848Author Ralph StanleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Gotham BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553572384Author Reba McEntireFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553572384Author Reba McEntireFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...