Most often associated with modern artists such as Bob Dylan, Elton John, Don McLean, Neil Diamond, and Carole King, the singer-songwriter tradition in fact has a long and complex history dating back……続きを見る
Country music has exploded across the U.S. and undergone a sweeping revolution, transforming the once ridiculed world of Nashville into an unlikely focal point of American pop culture. Bruce Feiler ……続きを見る
You've seen the movie, now get the rest of the story.
This book is about the music.
James Brown has had more of an influence on the music we listen to today than almost anyone else. He grew up in ab……続きを見る
Welcome to Volume 2 in the Legends of Soul series.
If you have read any of The Legends of Rock & Roll series, this is similar, except I am spotlighting artists who perform primarily in the genre of ……続きを見る
In Doo-Wop Acappella: A Story of Street Corners, Echoes, and Three-Part Harmonies, scholar and musician Lawrence Pitilli details this too-little-explored area of 1950’s - early 60’s American culture……続きを見る
In January of 1979, the great soul artist Donny Hathaway fell fifteen stories from a window of Manhattan's Essex House Hotel in an alleged suicide. He was 33 years old and everyone he worked with ca……続きを見る
著者:Chuck Eddy
出版社: Duke University Press
発売日: 2016年08月25日
In Terminated for Reasons of Taste, veteran rock critic Chuck Eddy writes that "rock'n'roll history is written by the winners. Which stinks, because the losers have always played a big role in keepi……続きを見る
The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
Otis Redding remains an imm……続きを見る
著者:Charles L. Hughes
出版社: The University of North Carolina Press
発売日: 2016年08月26日
In the sound of the 1960s and 1970s, nothing symbolized the rift between black and white America better than the seemingly divided genres of country and soul. Yet the music emerged from the same son……続きを見る
著者:Tony Fletcher
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年12月06日
He was the Wicked Wilson Pickett, the legendary soul man whose forty-plus hits included "In the Midnight Hour," "634-5789," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Mustang Sally," and "Don't Let the Green Grass Foo……続きを見る
著者:Ben Greenman
出版社: Henry Holt and Co.
発売日: 2017年04月11日
Named one of the best music books of 2017 by The Wall Street Journal
A unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and his wideranging impact on our……続きを見る
THE ULTIMATE FUNKLOPEDIK GROOVE DATABASE 3 : THE ULTIMATE FUNKLOPEDIK GROOVE DATABASE Volume "A", Artists Last Name
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著者:Eric Morrison
出版社: Eric Morrison
発売日: 2017年03月25日
Ever wondered what drop C (also known as dropped C) tuning for your guitar is all about?
Wouldn't it be great if it could be your go-to tuning of choice without having to have multiple guitars for d……続きを見る
著者:Andrew Flory
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2017年05月30日
I Hear a Symphony opens new territory in the study of Motown’s legacy, arguing that the music of Motown was indelibly shaped by the ideals of Detroit’s postwar black middle class; that Motown’s crea……続きを見る
Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four ho……続きを見る
著者:John Capouya
出版社: University Press of Florida
発売日: 2017年08月20日
Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Award
University of Tampa College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Scholarship or Creative Work Award
When recalling the roots of soul music, most people ar……続きを見る
著者:Chris Dicker
出版社: Digital Publishing Group
発売日: 2017年09月13日
Whitney Houston, the revolutionary pop icon who changed the face of the entertainment industry and paved the way to many black singers and musicians in the 1990s and early 2000s. Before Whitney, the……続きを見る
著者:Andrea Swensson
出版社: University of Minnesota Press
発売日: 2017年10月10日
Beginning in the year of Prince’s birth, 1958, with the recording of Minnesota’s first R&B record by a North Minneapolis band called the Big Ms, Got to Be Something Here traces the rise of that dist……続きを見る
The second edition of Women of Motown by author Susan Whitall contains new chapters and information, updating this critically-acclaimed oral history of the ladies who made Motown a sound heard round……続きを見る
Featuring groundbreaking, never-before-heard stories, Duane Tudahl pulls back the paisley curtain to reveal the untold story of Prince’s rise from cult favorite to the biggest rock star on the plane……続きを見る
A young, long-haired rock guitarist finds the funk on stage with the Godfather of Soul
In this unvarnished account of toiling under one of popular music’s most notorious bosses, Damon Wood details h……続きを見る
Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to some of the most sign……続きを見る
Volumes 3 and 4 of the The Encyclopedia of More Great Popular Song Recordings provides the stories behind approximately 1,700 more of the greatest song recordings in the history of the music industr……続きを見る
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLING AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
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'Astonishing, soul-baring - the must-read memoir by rock's greatest survivor' DAILY MAIL
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An intimate portrait of Destiny's Child and the girl who would be Queen.
The Real Destiny's Child is one exclusive interview, 66 links to rare music and singles, 8 exclusive photos, and 22 director ……続きを見る
OK, break out your microphones (or hair brushes) and start singing to these test and quizzes. For this second level of the test we have included 100 main questions, over twenty smaller quizzes, that……続きを見る
Questa breve storia del Blues intende presentare in maniera organica quelli che furono gli eventi, gli stili, i protagonisti della prima espressione artistica originale della comunità nera degli Sta……続きを見る
The book reviews the blues structures and how these have evolved from the beginning of the last century to present day.
The book first analyzes the standard progression. This progression, as defined……続きを見る
Il libro prende in rassegna le varie tecniche che vengono utilizzate nell’ambito della chitarra Blues, sia acustica che elettrica , e che ogni aspirante Bluesman dovrebbe conoscere e padroneggiare.
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Il libro prende in rassegna le strutture del blues e come queste si sono evolute a partire dagli inizi del secolo scorso fino ai giorni nostri.
Viene prima analizzata la progressione standard, così ……続きを見る