The full story of one of country music s most influential record labels The St...The full story of one of country music s most influential record labels The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built is the first book entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to...more
Thestory of a resolute African American composer and educator who flourished ...The story of a resolute African American composer and educator who flourished during the oppressive Jim Crow Era William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) overcame adversity and Jim Crow racism to become a nationally recognized composer choral arranger conductor...more
In the 1940s and 1950s Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) was among the best know...In the 1940s and 1950s Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) was among the best known and most respected folk singers in America. Paul O. Jenkins tells for the first time the story of Dyer-Bennet often referred to as the Twentieth-Century Minstrel....more
Bobby Blue Bland s silky smooth vocal style and captivating live performances ...Bobby Blue Bland s silky smooth vocal style and captivating live performances helped propel the blues out of Delta juke joints and into urban clubs and upscale theaters. Until now his story has never been told in a book-length biography. Soul of the...more
In October 2001 an unlikely gathering of musicians calling itself the MuzikMaf...In October 2001 an unlikely gathering of musicians calling itself the MuzikMafia took place at the Pub of Love in Nashville Tennessee. We had all been beat up pretty good by the industry and we told ourselves if nothing else we might as well be playing...more
In All I Want Is Loving You: Popular Female Singers of the 1950s author Steve ...In All I Want Is Loving You: Popular Female Singers of the 1950s author Steve Bergsman focuses on the white female artists of the 1950s a time that predated the chart-topping girl groups of the early 1960s. These popular performers many of whom...more
This volume honors and extends the contributions of educator and scholar Dr. M...This volume honors and extends the contributions of educator and scholar Dr. Michael J. Budds to the field of musicology particularly the study of American music. As the longtime editor of two book series for the College Music Society Budds nurtured a...more
In Rethinking AmericanMusic Tara Browner and Thomas L. Riis curate essays tha...In Rethinking American Music Tara Browner and Thomas L. Riis curate essays that offer an eclectic survey of current music scholarship. Ranging from Tin Pan Alley to Thelonious Monk to hip hop the contributors go beyond repertory and biography to...more
9781580460958. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Soft Cover ed. Annotated...9781580460958. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Soft Cover ed. Annotated. Language: English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Eastman Studies in Music 17. This is the first complete...more
A landmark study based on thousands of music-related references mined by the a...A landmark study based on thousands of music-related references mined by the authors from a variety of contemporaneous sources especially African American community newspapers Out of Sight examines musical personalities issues and events in context. It...more
Celebrated American conductor Gerard Schwarz began his career in music as a tr...Celebrated American conductor Gerard Schwarz began his career in music as a trumpet prodigy who made his first recordings as a teenager. Having played in the orchestras of Bernstein Boulez Stokowski and Leinsdorf he was hailed as the new Bernstein when...more
Red Hot Chili Peppers Goo Goo Dolls Nirvana Green Day Mariah Carey Notorious B...Red Hot Chili Peppers Goo Goo Dolls Nirvana Green Day Mariah Carey Notorious B.I.G. Billy Ray Cyrus Backstreet Boys... the list goes on. Meet all the 1990s essential musical artists in one insightful volume. During the 1990s musical genres became more...more
This handbook provides biographies of American musicians and histories of the ...This handbook provides biographies of American musicians and histories of the principal musical institutions firms and societies in the United States. It serves as an important reference for those interested in the history of American music and the...more