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The Ultimate Guitar Book
Written by Tony Bacon
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 15, 1997
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70090-3 (0-375-70090-0)
The Definitive Reference Work on the Guitar, and the Most Beautiful Book on the Subject Ever Produced
A stunning visual guide to the history and development of this instrument—featuring specially commissioned photographs of famous, rare, and vintage guitars, from the earliest acoustics to the latest electrics. Packed with construction and design information... Read more >
Written by Tony Bacon
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 15, 1997
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70090-3 (0-375-70090-0)
The Definitive Reference Work on the Guitar, and the Most Beautiful Book on the Subject Ever Produced
A stunning visual guide to the history and development of this instrument—featuring specially commissioned photographs of famous, rare, and vintage guitars, from the earliest acoustics to the latest electrics. Packed with construction and design information... Read more >
If Beale Street Could Talk
Written by James Baldwin
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-27593-6 (0-307-27593-0)
In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the... Read more >
Written by James Baldwin
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-27593-6 (0-307-27593-0)
In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the... Read more >
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste
A Lester Bangs Reader
Written by Lester Bangs
Edited by John Morthland
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-71367-5 (0-375-71367-0)
Before his untimely death in 1982, Lester Bangs was inarguably the most influential critic of rock and roll. Writing in hyper-intelligent Benzedrine prose that calls to mind Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, he eschewed all conventional thinking as he discussed everything from Black Sabbath being the first truly Catholic band... Read more >
A Lester Bangs Reader
Written by Lester Bangs
Edited by John Morthland
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-71367-5 (0-375-71367-0)
Before his untimely death in 1982, Lester Bangs was inarguably the most influential critic of rock and roll. Writing in hyper-intelligent Benzedrine prose that calls to mind Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, he eschewed all conventional thinking as he discussed everything from Black Sabbath being the first truly Catholic band... Read more >
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll
Written by Lester Bangs
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 12, 1988
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-72045-4 (0-679-72045-6)
The paperback edition of the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs—the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s—edited and with an introduction by the reigning dean of rock critics, Greil Marcus. Read more >
The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll
Written by Lester Bangs
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 12, 1988
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-72045-4 (0-679-72045-6)
The paperback edition of the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs—the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s—edited and with an introduction by the reigning dean of rock critics, Greil Marcus. Read more >
Guide to Sonatas
Music for One or Two Instruments
Edited by Melvin Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: December 1, 1990
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-41302-2 (0-385-41302-5)
An indispensable guide to the sonata form. Includes descriptions in nontechnical language of over two hundred of the best-known sonatas. Designed to help all music lovers deepen their understanding and enjoyment of the classical repertoire Read more >
Music for One or Two Instruments
Edited by Melvin Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: December 1, 1990
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-41302-2 (0-385-41302-5)
An indispensable guide to the sonata form. Includes descriptions in nontechnical language of over two hundred of the best-known sonatas. Designed to help all music lovers deepen their understanding and enjoyment of the classical repertoire Read more >
Puccini Without Excuses
A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7778-6 (1-4000-7778-8)
Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as... Read more >
A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7778-6 (1-4000-7778-8)
Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as... Read more >
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Verdi With a Vengeance
An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-70518-2 (0-375-70518-X)
Discover the world of the most popular opera composer of all time: entombed lovers (Aida), tragic courtesans (La Traviata), Shakespearean heroes (Otello and Macbeth), and even Attila the Hun (Attila) populate Verdi's operas, and this introductory guide shows us why Verdi's music is coming back--"with a vengeance."
From the composer's intense... Read more >
An Energetic Guide to the Life and Complete Works of the King of Opera
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $16.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-70518-2 (0-375-70518-X)
Discover the world of the most popular opera composer of all time: entombed lovers (Aida), tragic courtesans (La Traviata), Shakespearean heroes (Otello and Macbeth), and even Attila the Hun (Attila) populate Verdi's operas, and this introductory guide shows us why Verdi's music is coming back--"with a vengeance."
From the composer's intense... Read more >
Wagner Without Fear
Learning to Love--and Even Enjoy--Opera's Most Demanding Genius
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 29, 1998
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70054-5 (0-375-70054-4)
William Berger is the most helpful guide one could hope to find for navigating the strange and beautiful world of the most controversial artist who ever lived. He tells you all you need to know—from story lines to historical background;from the Jewish legend that possibly inspired Lohengrin to the tragic death... Read more >
Learning to Love--and Even Enjoy--Opera's Most Demanding Genius
Written by William Berger
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 29, 1998
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70054-5 (0-375-70054-4)
William Berger is the most helpful guide one could hope to find for navigating the strange and beautiful world of the most controversial artist who ever lived. He tells you all you need to know—from story lines to historical background;from the Jewish legend that possibly inspired Lohengrin to the tragic death... Read more >
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz
Written by Hector Berlioz
Format: Hardcover, 720 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: March 19, 2002
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-41391-9 (0-375-41391-X)
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz has long been considered to be among the best of musical autobiographies.
Like his massive compositions, Berlioz (1803-69) was colorful, eloquent, larger than life. His book is both an account of his important place in the rise of the Romantic movement and a personal testament. He tells... Read more >
Written by Hector Berlioz
Format: Hardcover, 720 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: March 19, 2002
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-41391-9 (0-375-41391-X)
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz has long been considered to be among the best of musical autobiographies.
Like his massive compositions, Berlioz (1803-69) was colorful, eloquent, larger than life. His book is both an account of his important place in the rise of the Romantic movement and a personal testament. He tells... Read more >
With Billie
Written by Julia Blackburn
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-40610-2 (0-375-40610-7)
From Julia Blackburn, an author whose ability to conjure lives from other times and places is so vivid that one suspects she sees ghosts, here is a portrait of a woman whose voice continues to haunt anyone who hears it.
Billie Holiday’s life is inseparable from an account of her troubles, her... Read more >
Written by Julia Blackburn
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: April 19, 2005
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-40610-2 (0-375-40610-7)
From Julia Blackburn, an author whose ability to conjure lives from other times and places is so vivid that one suspects she sees ghosts, here is a portrait of a woman whose voice continues to haunt anyone who hears it.
Billie Holiday’s life is inseparable from an account of her troubles, her... Read more >
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Whatever You Say I Am
The Life and Times of Eminem
Written by Anthony Bozza
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-5380-3 (1-4000-5380-3)
"...the first bona fide biography of the bad-boy rapper....Bozza links the melding of black and white cultures so evident throughout rock history to the intricate confluence of race in Eminem...." —Library Journal
On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone magazine, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony... Read more >
The Life and Times of Eminem
Written by Anthony Bozza
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-5380-3 (1-4000-5380-3)
"...the first bona fide biography of the bad-boy rapper....Bozza links the melding of black and white cultures so evident throughout rock history to the intricate confluence of race in Eminem...." —Library Journal
On assignment for his first cover story for Rolling Stone magazine, the very first national cover story on Eminem, Anthony... Read more >
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Chance and Circumstance
Twenty Years with Cage and Cunningham
Written by Carolyn Brown
Format: Hardcover, 656 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-394-40191-1 (0-394-40191-3)
The long-awaited memoir from one of the most celebrated modern dancers of the past fifty years: the story of her own remarkable career, of the formative years of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and of the two brilliant, iconoclastic, and forward-thinking artists at its center—Merce Cunningham and John Cage.
From its... Read more >
Twenty Years with Cage and Cunningham
Written by Carolyn Brown
Format: Hardcover, 656 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: March 20, 2007
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-394-40191-1 (0-394-40191-3)
The long-awaited memoir from one of the most celebrated modern dancers of the past fifty years: the story of her own remarkable career, of the formative years of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and of the two brilliant, iconoclastic, and forward-thinking artists at its center—Merce Cunningham and John Cage.
From its... Read more >
Queens Reigns Supreme
Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler
Written by Ethan Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: November 22, 2005
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-9523-0 (1-4000-9523-9)
Based on police wiretaps and exclusive interviews with drug kingpins and hip-hop insiders, this is the untold story of how the streets and housing projects of southeast Queens took over the rap industry.
For years, rappers from Nas to Ja Rule have hero-worshipped the legendary drug dealers who dominated Queens in the... Read more >
Fat Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Hop Hustler
Written by Ethan Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: November 22, 2005
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-9523-0 (1-4000-9523-9)
Based on police wiretaps and exclusive interviews with drug kingpins and hip-hop insiders, this is the untold story of how the streets and housing projects of southeast Queens took over the rap industry.
For years, rappers from Nas to Ja Rule have hero-worshipped the legendary drug dealers who dominated Queens in the... Read more >
Tearing Down the Wall of Sound
The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
Written by Mick Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7661-1 (1-4000-7661-7)
He had a number one hit at eighteen. He was a millionaire with his own record label at twenty-two. He was, according to Tom Wolfe, “the first tycoon of teen.” Phil Spector owned pop music. From the Crystals, the Ronettes (whose lead singer, Ronnie, would become his second wife), and the... Read more >
The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
Written by Mick Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7661-1 (1-4000-7661-7)
He had a number one hit at eighteen. He was a millionaire with his own record label at twenty-two. He was, according to Tom Wolfe, “the first tycoon of teen.” Phil Spector owned pop music. From the Crystals, the Ronettes (whose lead singer, Ronnie, would become his second wife), and the... Read more >
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Who Shot Rock and Roll
A Photographic History, 1955-Present
Written by Gail Buckland
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-27016-0 (0-307-27016-5)
More than two hundred spectacular photographs, sensual, luminous, frenzied, true, from 1955 to the present, that catch and define the energy, intoxication, rebellion, and magic of rock and roll; the first book to explore the photographs and the photographers who captured rock’s message of freedom and personal reinvention—and to examine the... Read more >
A Photographic History, 1955-Present
Written by Gail Buckland
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-27016-0 (0-307-27016-5)
More than two hundred spectacular photographs, sensual, luminous, frenzied, true, from 1955 to the present, that catch and define the energy, intoxication, rebellion, and magic of rock and roll; the first book to explore the photographs and the photographers who captured rock’s message of freedom and personal reinvention—and to examine the... Read more >
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank
Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Written by Thad Carhart
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75862-1 (0-375-75862-3)
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a... Read more >
Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Written by Thad Carhart
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75862-1 (0-375-75862-3)
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner. Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a... Read more >
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Such Sweet Thunder
A Novel
Written by Vincent O. Carter
Format: Trade Paperback, 440 pages
Publisher: Zoland Books
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-58195-217-9 (1-58195-217-1)
This unique and compelling novel deserves a place of prominence in American literature. Completed in 1963, read and widely admired in manuscript by a network of expatriate American artists strung across Europe, it was never published during Vincent Carter’s lifetime. In 2003, Steerforth Press published the text in its entirety, knowing... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Vincent O. Carter
Format: Trade Paperback, 440 pages
Publisher: Zoland Books
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-58195-217-9 (1-58195-217-1)
This unique and compelling novel deserves a place of prominence in American literature. Completed in 1963, read and widely admired in manuscript by a network of expatriate American artists strung across Europe, it was never published during Vincent Carter’s lifetime. In 2003, Steerforth Press published the text in its entirety, knowing... Read more >
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Triksta
Life and Death and New Orleans Rap
Written by Nik Cohn
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7706-9 (1-4000-7706-0)
In Triksta, a masterful observer of movements that emerge from dark corners to become worldwide phenomena—early rock ’n’ roll and “Saturday Night Fever,” to name but two—gives us a mesmerizing account of a city, its music, and a way of life that often embraces death.
Nik Cohn’s love of hip-hop goes back... Read more >
Life and Death and New Orleans Rap
Written by Nik Cohn
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7706-9 (1-4000-7706-0)
In Triksta, a masterful observer of movements that emerge from dark corners to become worldwide phenomena—early rock ’n’ roll and “Saturday Night Fever,” to name but two—gives us a mesmerizing account of a city, its music, and a way of life that often embraces death.
Nik Cohn’s love of hip-hop goes back... Read more >
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Queen
The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
Written by Nadine Cohodas
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: August 24, 2004
Price: $28.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-42148-8 (0-375-42148-3)
Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great Dinah Washington.
A gospel star at fifteen, she was discovered by jazz great Lionel Hampton at eighteen, and for the rest of her life was on the road, playing clubs, or singing in the studio—making... Read more >
The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
Written by Nadine Cohodas
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: August 24, 2004
Price: $28.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-42148-8 (0-375-42148-3)
Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great Dinah Washington.
A gospel star at fifteen, she was discovered by jazz great Lionel Hampton at eighteen, and for the rest of her life was on the road, playing clubs, or singing in the studio—making... Read more >
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Check the Technique
Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Written by Brian Coleman
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
Publisher: Villard
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-8129-7775-2 (0-8129-7775-0)
A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop immortals
It’s a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have... Read more >
Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Written by Brian Coleman
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
Publisher: Villard
On Sale: June 12, 2007
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-8129-7775-2 (0-8129-7775-0)
A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop immortals
It’s a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have... Read more >
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Always in Pursuit
Fresh American Perspectives
Written by Stanley Crouch
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 16, 1999
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70168-9 (0-375-70168-0)
Here is a brilliant new collection of essays on the sublime and the ridiculous in contemporary American culture and society, by one of the most important and compelling social commentators at work today.
"Fearless and engaging, a virtuoso at bringing the drive of natural speech into social criticism, Stanley Crouch transcends our... Read more >
Fresh American Perspectives
Written by Stanley Crouch
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 16, 1999
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70168-9 (0-375-70168-0)
Here is a brilliant new collection of essays on the sublime and the ridiculous in contemporary American culture and society, by one of the most important and compelling social commentators at work today.
"Fearless and engaging, a virtuoso at bringing the drive of natural speech into social criticism, Stanley Crouch transcends our... Read more >
Don't the Moon Look Lonesome
A Novel in Blues and Swing
Written by Stanley Crouch
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 10, 2004
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-72447-3 (0-375-72447-8)
Stanley Crouch's gloriously bold first novel provides an intimate and epic portrait of America that breaks all the rules in crossing the boundaries of race, sex, and class.
Blonde Carla from South Dakota is a jazz singer who has been around the block. Almost suddenly, she finds herself fighting to hold... Read more >
A Novel in Blues and Swing
Written by Stanley Crouch
Format: Trade Paperback, 576 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 10, 2004
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-72447-3 (0-375-72447-8)
Stanley Crouch's gloriously bold first novel provides an intimate and epic portrait of America that breaks all the rules in crossing the boundaries of race, sex, and class.
Blonde Carla from South Dakota is a jazz singer who has been around the block. Almost suddenly, she finds herself fighting to hold... Read more >
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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Written by Angela Y. Davis
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: January 26, 1999
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-77126-5 (0-679-77126-3)
Angela Davis gives us a new, radically transforming interpretation of the lives and music of three of the greatest singers of the 20th century. She uses the biographies, careers, and performances of recorded songs by Bessie Smith, "Ma" Rainey, and Billie Holiday--the African-American women who dominated American popular music between 1910... Read more >
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Written by Angela Y. Davis
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: January 26, 1999
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-77126-5 (0-679-77126-3)
Angela Davis gives us a new, radically transforming interpretation of the lives and music of three of the greatest singers of the 20th century. She uses the biographies, careers, and performances of recorded songs by Bessie Smith, "Ma" Rainey, and Billie Holiday--the African-American women who dominated American popular music between 1910... Read more >
The American Opera Singer
The lives & adventures of America's great singers in opera & concert from 1825 to the present
Edited by Peter G. Davis
Format: Trade Paperback, 640 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 16, 1999
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-42174-4 (0-385-42174-5)
In America today, opera has never been more popular, and one reason for this is, no doubt, that American opera singers are fixtures on every leading opera stage throughout the world. In this lively and engrossing account, Peter G. Davis, music critic for New York magazine and a leading opera authority... Read more >
The lives & adventures of America's great singers in opera & concert from 1825 to the present
Edited by Peter G. Davis
Format: Trade Paperback, 640 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 16, 1999
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-42174-4 (0-385-42174-5)
In America today, opera has never been more popular, and one reason for this is, no doubt, that American opera singers are fixtures on every leading opera stage throughout the world. In this lively and engrossing account, Peter G. Davis, music critic for New York magazine and a leading opera authority... Read more >
In the Country of Country
A Journey to the Roots of American Music
Written by Nicholas Dawidoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 28, 1998
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70082-8 (0-375-70082-X)
From the author of the bestselling The Catcher Was a Spy comes an exhilarating exploration of the performers, places, and experiences which form country music—a genre which is uniquely and authentically American.
In this evocative book, Dawidoff pays tribute to the music that sprang from places like Maces Springs, Viriginia, home of... Read more >
A Journey to the Roots of American Music
Written by Nicholas Dawidoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 28, 1998
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70082-8 (0-375-70082-X)
From the author of the bestselling The Catcher Was a Spy comes an exhilarating exploration of the performers, places, and experiences which form country music—a genre which is uniquely and authentically American.
In this evocative book, Dawidoff pays tribute to the music that sprang from places like Maces Springs, Viriginia, home of... Read more >
