wyszukanych pozycji: 96
James Weldon Johnson: Songwriter
ISBN: 9780985556174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As a songwriter, James Weldon Johnson is best known for "Life Every Voice," which he wrote with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. However, during the early 1900s he was part of one of the most popular and successful songwriting teams in America. Johnson, along with his brother, Rosamond, and Bob Cole wrote hit songs for musicals during the ragtime era, 1895-1910. Later, he became one of the most prominent African-Americans in the United States before World War II. He was a diplomat, the author of a novel (The Autobiography of a Colored Man), poet ("God's Trombones"), Civil Rights leader (the...
As a songwriter, James Weldon Johnson is best known for "Life Every Voice," which he wrote with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. However, during the ...
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129,24 zł |
Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs
ISBN: 9780990311188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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86,23 zł |
The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel Music
ISBN: 9780879724986 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Don Cusic presents gospel music as part of the history of contemporary Christianity. From the psalms of the early Puritans through the hymns of Isaac Watts and the social activism of the Wesleys, gospel music was established in eighteenth-century America. With the camp meetings songs of the Kentucky Revival and the spirituals and hymns that stemmed from the Civil War and beyond, gospel music grew through the nineteenth century and expanded through new technologies in the twentieth century.
Don Cusic presents gospel music as part of the history of contemporary Christianity. From the psalms of the early Puritans through the hymns of Isaac ...
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86,09 zł |
Roger Miller: Dang Him!
ISBN: 9780985556167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cusic traces the personal life and career of Roger Miller, from Erick, Oklahoma, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and shows why he was an American genius.
Cusic traces the personal life and career of Roger Miller, from Erick, Oklahoma, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and shows why he was an American ge...
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64,51 zł |
It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders in the Sky
ISBN: 9780813129747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It's the Cowboy Way tells the full story of the amazing true adventures of group members Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, Too Slim, and Joey "The CowPolka King" for the first time, from their first gigs at "Herr Harry's Phranks 'N' Steins," in Nashville, to their rise to the top of the Grammy heap. Since 1977, Riders In The Sky has faithfully tended a musical tradition kindled by singing cowboy legends, such as Gene Autry and the Sons Of The Pioneers. Throughout its long career, the group has branded the genre with its own mark, crafting a well-balanced mix of both classic and original... It's the Cowboy Way tells the full story of the amazing true adventures of group members Ranger Doug, Woody Paul, Too Slim, and Joey "The ... |
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172,19 zł |
Eddy Arnold: His Life and Times
ISBN: 9780990311164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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86,23 zł |
Elvis and Nashville
ISBN: 9780985556143 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Elvis was connected to Nashville throughout his career. He recorded approximately 260 songs at RCA Studio B in Nashville and performed in several concerts in the area. During his early years, he often visited his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who lived in Nashville.
Elvis was connected to Nashville throughout his career. He recorded approximately 260 songs at RCA Studio B in Nashville and performed in several conc...
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64,51 zł |
Sharecropper's Son
ISBN: 9780615558219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sharecropper's Son is a coming of age story of a Southern boy who wants to be a country singer. Compton Gregory is an unforgettable character, both naive and wise, who will capture your heart as he discovers his life calling in country music.
Sharecropper's Son is a coming of age story of a Southern boy who wants to be a country singer. Compton Gregory is an unforgettable character, both na...
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45,09 zł |
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship
ISBN: 9780313344251 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 505 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (dostawa w 2025) The "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship" is the first comprehensive reference work on a form of American music that is far more popular than nonfans may realize. It fills a major gap in the literature on American music and Christian culture, looking at this increasingly popular genre in the context of the overall history of religious music in the United States. With over 200 entries, "The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music" covers important performers and industry figures, songs and albums, concerts and festivals, the rise of Christian radio... The "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship" is the first comprehensive reference work on a form of American music th... |
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435,96 zł |
James Weldon Johnson: Songwriter
ISBN: 9780985556181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As a songwriter, James Weldon Johnson is best known for "Life Every Voice," which he wrote with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. However, during the early 1900s he was part of one of the most popular and successful songwriting teams in America. Johnson, along with his brother, Rosamond, and Bob Cole wrote hit songs for musicals during the ragtime era, 1895-1910. Later, he became one of the most prominent African-Americans in the United States before World War II. He was a diplomat, the author of a novel (The Autobiography of a Colored Man), poet ("God's Trombones"), Civil Rights leader (the...
As a songwriter, James Weldon Johnson is best known for "Life Every Voice," which he wrote with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson. However, during the ...
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64,51 zł |
Hank Williams: The Singer and the Songs
ISBN: 9780990311171 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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163,91 zł |
Gene Autry: His Life and Career
ISBN: 9780786459780 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Gene Autry was the first of the wildly popular singing cowboys of the thirties and forties and the man who carried the flag for western in country and western, popularizing the genre's marriage of seemingly disparate western and hillbilly influences. Beyond his highly successful recording career, his on-screen persona influenced an entire generation of American boys. Autry, an accomplished investor and businessman, was a longtime owner of Major League Baseball's Angels franchise. This meticulously researched biography takes the reader from Gene Autry's childhood in Oklahoma through his...
Gene Autry was the first of the wildly popular singing cowboys of the thirties and forties and the man who carried the flag for western in country and...
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187,25 zł |
Baseball and Country Music
ISBN: 9780879728588 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America s sport and America s music moved from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity."
The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America s sport and America s music moved fr...
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64,51 zł |
Eddy Arnold: His Life and Times
ISBN: 9780990311157 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Eddy Arnold dominated country music during the late 1940s and early 1950s, outselling every other country artist and, during one period, had the number one record on Billboard's country chart for 60 consecutive weeks. During the 1960s he had an international hit, "Make the World Go Away," was the first "Entertainer of the Year" for the Country Music Association and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Eddy Arnold: His Life and Times looks at Eddy Arnold in terms of the history of country music as well as the changes in the United States after World War II. Don Cusic is the Curb...
Eddy Arnold dominated country music during the late 1940s and early 1950s, outselling every other country artist and, during one period, had the numbe...
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155,27 zł |
Sharecropper's Son
ISBN: 9780985556105 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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42,93 zł |
The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles
ISBN: 9780786463145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This series of biographical profiles shines a spotlight on that special place "Where the West meets the Guitar." From Gene Autry and Roy Rogers to contemporary artists like Michael Murphy, Red Steagall, Don Edwards and Riders in the Sky, many entertainers have performed music of the West, a genre separate from mainstream country music and yet an important part of the country music heritage. Once called "Country and Western," it is now described as "Country or Western." Though much has been written about "Country," very little has been written about "Western"--until now.
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This series of biographical profiles shines a spotlight on that special place "Where the West meets the Guitar." From Gene Autry and Roy Rogers to con...
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247,66 zł |
The Trials of Henry Flipper, First Black Graduate of West Point
ISBN: 9780786439690 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Born in 1856 in Thomasville, Georgia, Henry Ossian Flipper was just nine years old at the end of the Civil War. His parents were part of the privileged upper class of slaves, one of few families allowed to operate an independent business under the protection of their owner. This placed Henry in an excellent position to take advantage of the new educational opportunities opening up to African Americans, culminating in his nomination to West Point by congressman J.C. Freeman in 1873 and his graduation in 1877.After graduation, Flipper served at Fort Sill in what is now Oklahoma; took part in...
Born in 1856 in Thomasville, Georgia, Henry Ossian Flipper was just nine years old at the end of the Civil War. His parents were part of the privilege...
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187,25 zł |
The Beatles and Country Music
ISBN: 9780990311133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Beatles and Country Music is a new, fresh, and insightful look at the Beatles through their connection to country music. Don Cusic, author of a number of books on country music and a long-time citizen of the country music community in Nashville, has unearthed previously unreported stories and facts about the Beatles as a group and as individuals that will cause long-time Beatles fans to look at the group a little differently as well inform a new generation of Beatles fans who don't know the group's history or roots.
The Beatles and Country Music is a new, fresh, and insightful look at the Beatles through their connection to country music. Don Cusic, author of a nu...
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64,51 zł |
Winston Churchill's Love of Music: Churchill Didn't Have a Tin Ear
ISBN: 9780999053713 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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116,30 zł |
Saved by Song: A History of Gospel and Christian Music
ISBN: 9781617036415 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Saved by Song returns to print with its sweeping overview of the history of gospel music. Powerful and incisive, the book traces contemporary Christianity and Christian music to the sixteenth century and the Protestant Reformation after examining music in the Bible and early church. In America, gospel music has been divided between white and black gospel. Within these divisions are further divisions: southern gospel, contemporary Christian music, spirituals, and hymns. Don Cusic has provided background and insight into the developments of all these rich facets of gospel... Saved by Song returns to print with its sweeping overview of the history of gospel music. Powerful and incisive, the book traces contemporar... |
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217,76 zł |