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563) The history of jazz
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Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of jazz.
565) Taylor Swift
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"Describes the life and career of Taylor Swift"--Provided by publisher.
572) The folk music revival, 1958-1970: biographies of fifty performers and other influential people
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"This is the second in a series of books focusing upon the history of folk music. This volume concentrates on the period that continues to fuel popular music to the present. Included are biographies and discographies of such noted personalities as Harry Belafonte, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel, and Peter, Paul and Mary. "--Provided by publisher.
574) PSY
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Presents the life of rapper Park Jae-sang, better known as PSY, the creator of Gangnam Style.
578) Looking for Lennon
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An honest retrospective on the early life of John Lennon and the tragedies that shaped his personality and later his music. The film includes rare and previously unseen memoirs along with interviews with some of his closest family, friends, and associates.
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From the Publisher: Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina at the tail-end of the Great Depression, Nina Simone was a precocious child with dreams of becoming the world's first black classical soloist. After a rejection from an elite New York conservatoire-a rejection she always believed stemmed from the color of her skin-she began performing jazz, blues, and classical songs in a bar to fund her music studies. In 1958 her rendition of the...
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