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  • This book is about American jazz history and a very special place in San Francisco that was called Earthquake McGoon's, which was one of the longest running jazz clubs in America. Included in Meet Me…
    Meet Me at McGoon's

    Meet Me at McGoon's

    By Jim Goggin and Clute Trafford, August 2004 ISBN: 9781412223454 Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • “The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins…
    Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music

    Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized…

    By Ted Gioia rating of short cover   ( 134 customer ratings) W. W. Norton & Company, November 2009 ISBN: 9780393069990 Jazz & Blues, Blues Language:  English
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  • This Bible of the Beatles” captures the iconic band’s magical and mysterious journey from adorable teenagers to revered cultural emissaries. In this fully updated version, each of their 241 tracks is…
    Revolution in the Head

    Revolution in the Head - The Beatles' Records and the Sixties

    By Ian MacDonald rating of short cover   ( 1222 customer ratings) Chicago Review Press, September 2007 ISBN: 9781883052843 Pop & Rock, Rock Language:  English
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  • Music was everywhere during the Civil War. Tunes could be heard ringing out from parlor pianos, thundering at political rallies, and setting the rhythms of military and domestic life. With literacy…
    Battle Hymns

    Battle Hymns - The Power and Popularity of Music in the Civil War

    By Christian McWhirter rating of short cover   ( 6 customer ratings) The University of North Carolina Press, March 2012 ISBN: 9780807882627 United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877) Language:  English
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  • The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time, Richard Taruskin. Now in hardcover, the set has been…
    Oxford History of Western Music: 5-vol. set: 5-vol. set

    Oxford History of Western Music: 5-vol. set: 5-vol. set

    By Richard Taruskin Oxford University Press, USA, July 2009 ISBN: 9780199813698 Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • The birth of rock 'n roll ignited a firestorm of controversy--one critic called it "musical riots put to a switchblade beat"--but if it generated much sound and fury, what, if anything, did it…
    All Shook Up:How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America

    All Shook Up:How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America

    By Glenn C. Altschuler Oxford University Press, USA, August 2003 ISBN: 9780199839575 Pop & Rock, Rock Language:  English
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  • Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the…
    The History of Jazz

    The History of Jazz

    By Ted Gioia rating of short cover   ( 661 customer ratings) Oxford University Press, USA, April 2011 ISBN: 9780199831876 Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism Language:  English
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  • Empirically proving that -- no matter where you are -- kids wanna rock, this is Chuck Klosterman's hilrious memoir of growing up as a shameless metalhead in Wyndmere, North Dakotoa (population: 498…
    Fargo Rock City

    Fargo Rock City - A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota

    By Chuck Klosterman rating of short cover   ( 7266 customer ratings) Scribner, November 2007 ISBN: 9781416589525 Language:  English
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  • Everyone knows the hits: “Hanky Panky,” “Mony Mony,” “I Think We’re Alone Now,” “Crimson and Clover,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” All of these songs, which epitomize great pop music of the late 1960s…
    Me, the Mob, and the Music

    Me, the Mob, and the Music - One Helluva Ride with Tommy James & The Shondells

    By Tommy James rating of short cover   ( 3 customer ratings) Scribner, February 2010 ISBN: 9781439142646 Language:  English
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  • MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSICWho are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each…
    Classical Music

    Classical Music - The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works

    By Phil G. Goulding rating of short cover   ( 76 customer ratings) Random House Publishing Group, March 2011 ISBN: 9780307760463 Classical & Opera, Classical Language:  English
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