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Black British Music in America, 1967-2000: Atlantic Crossover
ISBN: 9781032836539 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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705,83 |
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The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups
ISBN: 9781734346626 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
124,78 |
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The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups
ISBN: 9781734346633 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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172,13 |
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Inside the Moment: Iconic Blues, Soul, Jazz, Rock, and R&B Images and History
ISBN: 9780764370113 / Angielski / 28-01-2026 Książka dostępna od: 28-01-2026 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 28-01-2026
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127,78 |
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It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy
ISBN: 9780306833632 / Angielski / 10-02-2026 Książka dostępna od: 10-02-2026 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 10-02-2026
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119,79 |
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A Little Bit of Bowie: An Unofficial Celebration of the Most Influential Musician of All Time
ISBN: 9781837998708 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
35,27 |
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Bruce W. Talamon. Soul. R&B. Funk. Photographs 1972-1982
ISBN: 9783836597067 / Angielski / Twarda / 06-05-2026 / 192 str. Książka dostępna od: 06-05-2026 |
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Termin ukazania się książki: 06-05-2026
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71,88 |
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
ISBN: 9780142004081 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society. In a fast-paced narrative, Nelson George's book chronicles the rise and fall of "race music" and its transformation into the R&B that eventually dominated the airwaves only to find itself diluted and submerged as crossover music.
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete...
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92,23 |
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Race, Rock, and Elvis
ISBN: 9780252072703 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Race, Rock, and Elvis, Michael T. Bertrand contends that popular music, specifically Elvis Presley's brand of rock 'n' roll, helped revise racial attitudes after World War II. Observing that youthful fans of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and other black-inspired music seemed more inclined than their segregationist elders to ignore the color line, Bertrand links popular music with a more general relaxation, led by white youths, of the historical denigration of blacks in the South. The tradition of southern racism, successfully communicated to previous generations, failed for the first...
In Race, Rock, and Elvis, Michael T. Bertrand contends that popular music, specifically Elvis Presley's brand of rock 'n' roll, helped revise racial a...
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82,71 |
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Only the Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor
ISBN: 9780253217042 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..". Butler s recollections of the racially segregated chitlin circuit, the early days of the civil rights movement and fellow performers like Dinah Washington, Little Willie John and Dionne Warwick are fascinating and insightful.... Only the Strong Survive makes one wish it came with a soundtrack." The New York Times Book Review " Only the Strong Survive] presents a portrait of a remarkable performer, as well as an up-close and personal look at the world of rhythm and blues from the perspective of an insider.... A moving chronicle of one of America s music pioneers." Chicago... ..". Butler s recollections of the racially segregated chitlin circuit, the early days of the civil rights movement and fellow performers like Dina... |
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102,18 |
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With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day
ISBN: 9780375705809 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few jazz singers have become icons like Billie Holiday. In With Billie, we hear the voices of those people who knew Billie best: piano players and dancers, pimps and junkies, lovers and narcs, producers and critics, each recalling intimate stories of the Billie they knew. What emerges is a portrait of a complex, contradictory, enthralling woman, a woman who contrary to myth knew what she wanted and what really mattered to her. Julia Blackburn has pieced together an oral history of this jazz great, creating a unique and fascinating view of an astonishing woman."
Few jazz singers have become icons like Billie Holiday. In With Billie, we hear the voices of those people who knew Billie best: piano players ...
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84,55 |
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Jackie Wilson: Lonely Teardrops
ISBN: 9780415974301 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tony Douglas draws on reminiscences of Jackie Wilson's former wives and lovers, fellow musicians, bodyguards, and others to produce a gripping account and a superbly crafted portrayal of this remarkable talent.
Tony Douglas draws on reminiscences of Jackie Wilson's former wives and lovers, fellow musicians, bodyguards, and others to produce a gripping account...
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155,73 |
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California Soul: Music of African Americans in the Westvolume 1
ISBN: 9780520206281 / Angielski / Miękka / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new series, co-sponsored with The Center for Black Music Research of Columbia College, seeks to increase our understanding of black music genres and their importance to the cultures of the Atlantic world, including their influence on African musical styles. Books in the series will examine the wide-ranging music of the African diaspora--including the folk-derived musical styles of the Americas as well as European-influenced concert hall music of the entire black Atlantic world--by analyzing issues critical to our interpretation of the music itself and exploring the relationships between...
This new series, co-sponsored with The Center for Black Music Research of Columbia College, seeks to increase our understanding of black music genres ...
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215,86 |
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Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez & Mya: Divas of the New Millennium
ISBN: 9780974977966 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Divas of the New Millennium is an intimate look into the lives of five beautiful soloists and one amazing trio who have become today's most influential female musicians by following the music within their hearts. Through the struggles they've faced in today's music industry, these women have continued to show that it is most rewarding to treasure their dignity and individuality above all else.... If you are a fan.
Divas of the New Millennium is an intimate look into the lives of five beautiful soloists and one amazing trio who have become today's most influentia...
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72,95 |
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The Confessions of Rick James: "Memoirs of a Super Freak"
ISBN: 9780979097638 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To fans of sassy and savvy urban music, the name Rick James will forever be associated with the mainstream emergence of funk--that bottom-heavy blend of rock and soul that sparked a multiracial musical revolution in the 1970s and 1980s and has since influenced everything from rap to raves, punk to progressive rock. Along with the fame, the Grammy Award, and superstardom came drug abuse and even felony convictions, all of which are chronicled in this gripping, posthumous tell-all of the funk revolution.
To fans of sassy and savvy urban music, the name Rick James will forever be associated with the mainstream emergence of funk--that bottom-heavy blend ...
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81,56 |
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The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999
ISBN: 9781578068623 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rhythm & blues emerged from the African American community in the late 1940s to become the driving force in American popular music over the next half-century. Although sometimes called -doo-wop, - -soul, - -funk, - -urban contemporary, - or -hip-hop, - R&B is actually an umbrella category that includes all of these styles and genres. It is in fact a modern-day incarnation of a musical tradition that stretches back to nineteenth-century America, and even further to African beginnings. The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999 traces the development of R&B from 1950... Rhythm & blues emerged from the African American community in the late 1940s to become the driving force in American popular music over the next ha... |
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136,25 |
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In Search of the Blues
ISBN: 9780465018123 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this extraordinary reconstruction of the origins of the blues, historian Marybeth Hamilton demonstrates that the story as we know it is largely a myth. Following the trail of characters like Howard Odum, who combed Mississippi's back roads with a cylinder phonograph to record vagrants, John and Alan Lomax, who prowled Southern penitentiaries and unearthed the rough, melancholy vocals of Leadbelly, and James McKune, a recluse whose record collection came to define the primal sounds of the Delta blues, Hamilton reveals this musical form to be the culmination of a longstanding white...
In this extraordinary reconstruction of the origins of the blues, historian Marybeth Hamilton demonstrates that the story as we know it is largely a m...
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124,61 |
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From Jubilee to Hip Hop: Readings in African American Music
ISBN: 9780136013228 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Jubilee to Hip Hop includes 36 reading selections that underscore the breadth and variety of African American musical culture. Each of these selections relates something notable and interesting about African American musical culture since the Emancipation, whether it is Marian Anderson's recollection of the legendary 1939 DAR Constitution Hall debacle, or John Chilton's story of the impact of Louis Jordan's song, "Caldonia."
From Jubilee to Hip Hop includes 36 reading selections that underscore the breadth and variety of African American musical culture. Each of these sele...
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321,23 |
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Rhythm Without Blues: The Dichotomy of a Music Genre
ISBN: 9781606930212 / Angielski / Twarda / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you've ever felt the blues, sang the blues, or simply love rhythm and blues, Dr. Syleecia Thompson's tell-all book will make you appreciate this nearly 70-year-old music genre even more. This insider's narration reveals the dark side of the industry and what an artist has to go through in order to bring his or her talent to the masses. Included are over 20 unedited interviews (several anonymous) from artists, producers, lawyers, managers, and industry insiders. You'll hear from such greats as R. Kelly and Syleena Johnson, industry giants Micky "MeMpHitz" Wright of Jive Records,...
If you've ever felt the blues, sang the blues, or simply love rhythm and blues, Dr. Syleecia Thompson's tell-all book will make you appreciate this ne...
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94,15 |
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Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
ISBN: 9780312619749 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller If you were a fan of... Winner of the Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction and Los Angeles Times bestseller |
cena:
138,35 |