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From Robert Johnson to Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson to John Lee Hooker, blues and gospel artists figure heavily in the mythology of twentieth-century culture. The styles in which they sang have proved hugely influential to generations of popular singers, from the wholesale adoptions of singers like Robert Cray or James Brown, to the subtler vocal appropriations of Mariah Carey. Their own music, and how it operates, is not, however, always seen as valid in its own right. This book provides an overview of both these genres, which worked together to provide an expression of twentieth-century black US experience. Their histories are unfolded and questioned; representative songs and lyrical imagery are analysed; perspectives are offered from the standpoint of the voice, the guitar, the piano, and also that of the working musician. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact the genres have had on mainstream musical culture.

Gary ValentineGary Valentine, the bassist for punk-rock band Blondie from their inception in 1975 until his acrimonious departure two years later, recounts his story against a prototypically seedy 1970s New York background in NEW YORK ROCKER, a memoir of his misspent youth and its aftermath. The evocatively rendered New York punk rock scene of Valentine's late teens actually consists of very little "scene" to speak of, and no punks--as he points out, when the first bands began to perform in mid-'70s downtown Manhattan dive bars, punk rock hadn't yet been invented. Valentine's recollections are full of the endearingly clumsy would-be erotic adventures of inexperienced but enthusiastic youth, including an abortive night spent with notorious bondage queen Anya Phillips and a makeout session with a transvestite. He later falls foul of the machinations of Blondie's Machiavellian manager Peter Leeds, quits the band (though not before having written their first hit, "X Offender," and another major song, "Presence, Dear"), and moves to Los Angeles, becoming temporarily enamored of black magic. This entertainingly gossipy memoir with its cast of creative and creatively damaged characters expertly conjures the prickly, drug-fueled atmosphere of 1970s Manhattan.

Las melodías que aprendimos de nuestros padres y que cantarán nuestros hijos. Un libro sin edad para disfrutar en compañía. Contiene, entre otras, las siguientes canciones: "Desde Santurce a Bilbao", "Adios con el corazon", "Cielito lindo", "Carrasclas", "Mi carro", "Las mañanitas", "Doce cascabeles", "Asturias, patria querida", etc.

The ever-controversial Shakur offers a great occasion for a close, passionate reading of rap and ghetto culture. Whites understanding of Tupacs art will uncork the bottled up rage and confusion that attends the way hip-hop culture is produced and received. Rebel details each step in Shakurs development, from his early exposure to racism and political activism to his move from New York to the West Coast and his innovative work with early hip hop culture and music. Through connections drawn between Shakur and Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Sister Souljah, White examines Shakurs life as a prism for the hip-hop world. Photographs, a useful chronology of important dates in the life of Shakur, and an updated discography and filmography of his career as a rapper and actor are included. Talk about diversity, talk about identity, talk about iconsWhites in-depth look at Tupac Shakur talks about all of em.Booklist White has written a nuanced, expansive and impassioned study of the life and art of Tupac Shakur.Tyrone Williams, Metro Times Literary Quarterly Rebel ... is a means of analyzing the rage, fatalism and rootlessness of the contemporary rap scene.Select Magazine Annotation

From the author of KYLIE CONFIDENTIAL, comes the first ever in-depth biography of one of Britain''s biggest pop icons This first full length major biography of one of pop''s biggest stars addresses the questions millions of fans have always wanted to ask. The answers will surprise and delight as ROBBIE CONFIDENTIAL chronicles the triumphs and disasters of an unlikely lad from Stoke on Trent on the rocky path to his unrivalled position as the nation''s number one entertainer Despite his celebrity profile, the real Robert Peter Williams has remained an enigma. Using exhaustive research and exclusive interviews, author Sean Smith examines the many stages in Robbie''s life and career and reveals how he became the superstar he is today. ROBBIE CONFIDENTIAL, fully illustrated, will be the must have music book of the year.

Más que una música, el flamenco es todo un modo de vida. Originario de los gitanos andaluces, se caracteriza por su asombrosa fuerza y capacidad para transmitir emociones, razón por la que goza de ad

This book tracks every move in this great band's career. With the help of band members, the author has reconstructed The Kinks' meteoric rise to fame in the early '60s through its dissolution and revival in the '70s, stadium success in the '80s, and an apparently final breakdown in the late '90s. From this chronicle emerges the story of a band often at odds with an industry going in the opposite direction. The book also profiles Ray Davies, one of the most gifted songwriters in popular music. The book's easy-to-browse, day-by-day format details the band's entire concert history, all known recording sessions, its broadcast history, and all records issued in the U.S. and the U.K. 160 color and black-and-white photos are also featured in this glorious portrait of one of the most influential bands of the British Invasion and beyond.

" Il était amoureux du jazz, ne vivait que pour le jazz, n'entendait, ne s'exprimait qu'en jazz... " Ainsi Henri Salvador évoque-t-il son ami Boris Vian. Dans ce recueil de plus de trois cents chroniques, parues dans Jazz Hot, Combat, Art, Jazz News, l'auteur de L'Ecume des jours temoigne de cette passion nee des l'adolescence, alors qu'il allait applaudir Benny Carter ou Duke Ellington, et qui le conduisit a devenir lui-meme trompettiste dans l'orchestre de Claude Abadie, puis au " Tabou ". Il explore au fil de ces ecrits tous les univers du jazz, inconditionnel des grands classiques en meme temps qu'attentif a l'innovation, pourfendant plagiaires ou suiveurs avec une verve inegalable. Aucune dimension ne lui est etrangere : technique musicale, coulisses du spectacle et de la production, signification d'une musique qui, apres avoir ete l'expression majeure des Noirs americains, porte les aspirations et la revolte de la jeunesse française. En meme temps qu'une clef essentielle de sa personnalite et de son oeuvre, ce livre demeure une somme irremplaçable pour tous les amateurs de jazz.