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I Love You a Thousand Ways is the story of one of the most loved, respected, and imitated singer/songwriters in the history of country music, a man whose songs touched the lives of millions of people.

The first major rock music festival and the precursor to Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival was an unprecedented gathering of pop, soul, jazz, and folk artists who took the stage one luminous weekend during the Summer of Love.

In Playin' Possum, readers get an intimate look at country music legend George Jones through the eyes of his wife of thirty years.

Este es el primer libro en décadas consagrado a la discusión de las teorías existentes en una disciplina que ha sido puesta en cuestión por el advenimiento de la globalización, la fusión incontrolada de los géneros, la pérdida de las identidades y el surgimiento de las músicas del mundo.

This "e;crisp, absorbing"e; fully illustrated tribute to fifty iconic female musicians and bands is "e;a must for rock and roll and women's studies enthusiasts.

This is the story Bardot's Belinda Chapple has wanted to tell for twenty years a cautionary tale of exploitation and heartbreak.

Tika the Iggy is the fashion model of the 21st century with millions of fans on social media.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING MEMOIR, NOW UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL Readers LOVE Everything is Everything:'Clive Myrie is one heck of an author' 'Well written and thought provoking.

From an award-winning journalist, an illustrated retrospective of Aretha Franklin, celebrating her life, music and legacy.

The serene, delicate songs on Another Green World sound practically meditative, but the album itself was an experiment fueled by adrenaline, panic, and pure faith.

This title offers a superb investigation of what is arguably Johnny Cash's greatest album, focusing on his enduring mythology.

Ween now seems like a permanent fixture on the pop-cultural landscape, but when the band first hit MTV in the early '90s, their longevity wasn't so secure.

When Bruce Springsteen went back on the road in 1984, he opened every show by shouting out, "e;one, two, one, two, three, four,"e; followed by the droning synth chords of "e;Born in the U.

One of the most-streamed female artists of all time, Ariana Grande is the voice of her generation.

Even at four in the morning, the strip clubs and watering holes surrounding the Honolulu studio were still hopping.

When the Motor City 5 stormed the stage, the band combined the kinetic flash of James Brown on acid with the raw musical dynamics of the Who gone berserk.

Zaireeka is the anti-headphone and the anti-mp3.

After Rumours became the best-selling single album of all-time, Fleetwood Mac asked Warner Brothers Records to buy them a studio (the label refused, costing both Warner Brothers and the band significant cash in the long run) and then handed the reins to their guitarist and resident perfectionist Lindsey Buckingham.

Get inside the head of one of the most influential musicians of our time with this collection of her most inspiring and revealing quotes.

An astonishingly rich, almost encyclopedic biography of the American singer-songwriter, Prince Rogers Nelson.

George Crumb is a composer at the forefront of post-World War II American music, and never before has one volume combined a portrait of his life with a catalogue of his extensive work.

A fascinating look at the history of the Beatles, from their formative years through the present day, as detailed in hundreds of entries chock-full of information never before shared with the public.

Bob Marley was the first, and possibly the only, superstar to emerge from the Third World.

Dive into the worlds of Philip K.

Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music's greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.

The peak of the British Blues Boom - and Savage Cabbage the band who could have rivalled Cream.

In a novel look at rock 'n' roll lyrics, psychologist Barry Farber highlights those that rise above the rest because they are not only clever, but also wise in their psychological themes and conclusions.

From male bisexuality to religion in pop, Little Richard spent the 1950s pioneering ideas that are still too challenging for the mainstream.

From male bisexuality to religion in pop, Little Richard spent the 1950s pioneering ideas that are still too challenging for the mainstream.

The Grateful Dead, one of the most meticulously documented rock bands, significantly influenced American music and popular culture.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERScenic Wye Valley isn't the typical place for a rock story to begin, but when Echo & the Bunnymen hit the studio to record their ground-breaking debut album, Crocodiles, it was anything but ordinary.

For more than six decades, reggae legend Glen DaCosta has worked as a musician, songwriter and producer.

This four-volume work provides provocative critical analyses of 160 of the best popular music albums of the past 50 years, from the well-known and mainstream to the quirky and offbeat.

Paul Simon is commonly acknowledged to be one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the pop-rock era.

Today's Retro Swing bands, like the Squirrel Nut Zippers and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, all owe their inspiration to the original masters of Swing.

This set covers all aspects of international hip hop as expressed through music, art, fashion, dance, and political activity.

A fascinating look at the history of the Beatles, from their formative years through the present day, as detailed in hundreds of entries chock-full of information never before shared with the public.

In the World War II era, big bands and swing music reached the heights of popularity with soldiers as well as friends and loved ones back home.

Thirty years of collecting and 15 years of research have resulted in this discography that features all known recordings, transcriptions, and films made by Cole until 1950, when his jazz style faded away, and a selection of his later jazz-related trio sides.

Many listeners first heard "e;Hound Dog"e; when Elvis Presley's single topped the pop, country, and R&B charts in 1956.

2012's X Factor was the first time there have been two prominent competing boy bands, Union J and District3.

Over ten years since his death, Biggie Smalls, also known as The Notorious B.

Now for the first time ever an uninterrupted, no-holds-barred account of life with Jordan is presented by the man closest to her.

Polish estrada music dominated Polish popular music throughout the state socialist period but gained little attention from popular music scholars because it was regarded as being of low quality and politically conformist.

Polish estrada music dominated Polish popular music throughout the state socialist period but gained little attention from popular music scholars because it was regarded as being of low quality and politically conformist.

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