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Rock star : the making of musical icons from Elvis to Springsteen / by Shumway, David R.

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Red stars personality and the Soviet popular song, 1955-1991 / by MacFadyen, David, 1964-

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House of hits the story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios / by Bradley, Andy, 1951-

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Jazz mavericks of the Lone Star State by Oliphant, Dave

Table of Contents: “…Tuning up with a few introductory notes -- Jazz mavericks of the Lone Star State -- The roots of Texan jazz -- From bebop to hard bop and beyond : the Texas jazz connections -- Texas bebop messengers to the world : Kenny Dorham and Leo Wright -- British acolytes of jazz and its Texas contingent -- The Wisconsin-Texas jazz nexus -- Jazz in literature -- The alchemy of jazz -- Ornette Coleman's harmolodic life -- A jazz master's diamond jubilee -- A Texas take on Ken Burns's Jazz -- Swinging through Texas on a Scottish air -- The birth of western swing -- The inventor of jazz revisited : untangling the legacy of Jelly Roll Morton and Alan Lomax -- Discographies and Texan jazz -- San Marcos in jazz history.…”
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Early blues : the first stars of blues guitar / by Obrecht, Jas

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Louisiana hayride radio and roots music along the Red River / by Laird, Tracey E. W.

Table of Contents: “…A cradle of the stars -- The character of a region -- Shreveport music before modern media -- Hillbilly music and the phonograph -- Hillbilly music and KWKH radio -- Country music crossroads -- Beyond country music.…”
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The golden age of American musical theatre 1943-1965 / by Naden, Corinne J.

Table of Contents: “…The golden age musicals of Broadway -- 5. The golden age stars of Broadway -- 6. The theatres of Broadway -- 7. …”
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Chanteuse in the city the realist singer in French film / by Conway, Kelley, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Caf-conc' : the rise of the unruly woman -- Music hall Miss -- Voices from the past -- The revue star and the realist singer : the return of the unruly woman -- Violent spectatorship : mechanical reproduction, the female voice, and the imaginary of intimacy -- Conclusion.…”
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Shakin' all over : popular music and disability / by McKay, George, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…"Crippled with nerves" : polio survivors in popular music -- Vox crippus : voicing the disabled body -- Corpus crippus : performing disability in pop and rock -- Johnnie-be-deaf : one hearing-impaired star, and popular music as a disabling (deafening) culture -- Crippin' the light fandango : an industry that kills and maddens, and campaigns.…”
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Ragged but right black traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz / by Abbott, Lynn, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Coon songs, big shows, and black stage stars of the Ragtime era -- The spirit of the smart set -- Blues for the sideshow tent -- "Under canvas" : African American tented minstrelsy and the untold story of Allen's New Orleans Minstrels, the Rabbit's Foot Company, the Florida Blossoms, and Silas Green from New Orleans.…”
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Open up the doors music in the modern church / by Evans, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Contextualising contemporary congregational music -- "Nothing new under the sun" : learning from history -- Ending the corporate worship wars -- Resistance or accommodation : the "world" of quality -- The rise and rise of pentecostal music : history, hillsong, and star texts -- Theomusicological frameworks for congregational song analysis -- Corporate worship gets personal -- Conclusion : "When the music fades".…”
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Progressive country : how the 1970s transformed the Texan in popular culture / by Mellard, Jason

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : "Too much ain't enough," or, The Texan in the late twentieth century -- The empire of Texas : Lone Star regionalism sets the stage, 1936-1968 -- Home with the armadillo : Austin's progressive country music scene -- This new cross between Baba Ram Dass and Sam Bass : cosmic cowboydom and the 1970s -- The vanishing Texan : the party of the fathers realigns -- You a real cowboy? …”
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David Baker a legacy in music / by Herzig, Monika, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Indiana Avenue and Crispus Attucks High School / Lissa May -- A star is born / Monika Herzig -- New beginnings / Monika Herzig and Nathan Davis -- Defining jazz education / JB Dyas -- 21st century bebop / Monika Herzig and Brent Wallarab -- The composer / David Ward-Steinman -- David Baker and the Smithsonian : a personal perspective / John Edward Hasse -- Social engagement / Willard Jenkins -- Coda / Monika Herzig.…”
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One long tune the life and music of Lenny Breau / by Forbes-Roberts, Ron, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…On the trail of the lonesome pine : ca.1916-October 1948 -- Song of the prairie : December 1957-April 1960 -- Lullaby of birdland : April 1960-May 1962 -- Out of nowhere : November 1961-May 1963 -- Workin' man's blues : June 1963-December 1967 -- Days of wine and roses : January 1968-September 1972 -- Turn out the stars : December 1972-July 1976 -- Back in the saddle again : July 1976-May 1980 -- Cold, cold heart : May 1980-November 1983 -- Meanwhile back in LA : November 1983-August 1984.…”
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The man that got away / by Rimler, Walter

Table of Contents: “…Louis woman -- Descent into misery -- "She was sweet and adorable and then she went mad" -- A star is born -- House of flowers -- In search of fame -- An opera -- Two debacles -- The 1960s -- Waiting.…”
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The grand illusion love, lies, and my life with Styx / by Panozzo, Chuck

Table of Contents: “…The Wooden Nickel years ; Almost famous ; Hey now, you're a rock star -- Free-falling. Breaking up is hard to do ; And now for the bad news -- I've got a secret. …”
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Grit, noise, and revolution the birth of Detroit rock 'n' roll / by Carson, David, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Boogie and the beat -- Fame and fortune -- Freewheelin' in the motor city -- Motown and other sounds -- The village is on fire -- On to the hideout -- So you wanna be a rock 'n' roll star? -- A whole lotta soul, a whole lotta funk -- Birth of the noise -- A mythical figure -- Summer in the city -- Hippies and head shops -- Hits and misses -- Something in the air -- Seger on the rise -- A night at the Grande -- Enter the stooges -- On the front lines with the MC5 -- Total assault : kickin' out the jams -- Up against the wall and beyond -- The Detroit pop festival -- Voices of the counterculture -- I wanna be your dog -- "Uncle Russ" -- First train out of town -- 1970 -- The big bust.…”
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Lyrics and borrowed tunes of the American temperance movement

Table of Contents: “…America ; Yankee Doodle ; La Marseillaise ; The star-spangled banner ; Hail to the chief ; Columbia, the gem of the ocean ; Additional lyrics -- Hymns. …”
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Country music changed my life tales of tough times and triumph from country's legends / by Burke, Ken (Ken K.)

Table of Contents: “…Demento ; Brent Burns ; Little Jimmy Dickens -- Some big stars and an icon. Bobby Bare ; Mickey Gilley ; Hank Thompson ; Johnny Wright ; Kitty Wells -- Redemption. …”
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Princess Noire the tumultuous reign of Nina Simone / by Cohodas, Nadine

Table of Contents: “…: September 1947-May 1950 -- Prelude to a fugue : June 1950-May 1954 -- The arrival of Nina Simone : June 1954-June 1956 -- Little girl blue : July 1956-December 1958 -- A fast rising star : 1959 -- Simone-ized : 1960 -- You can't let them humiliate you : January 1961-December 13, 1961 -- Respect : December 14, 1961-December 1962 -- Mississippi goddam : 1963 -- Don't let me be misunderstood : 1964 -- My skin is black : 1965 -- Images : 1966 -- My only groove is moods : 1967 -- Black gold : 1968 -- To be young, gifted and black : 1969 -- I have become more militant : 1970 -- Definite vibrations of pride : 1971 -- This ain't no Geraldine up here : 1972 -- Where my soul has gone : 1973-1976 -- I am not of this planet : 1977-1978 -- Loving me is not enough : 1979-1981 -- Fodder on her wings : 1982-1988 -- Nina's back-- again : 1989-1992 -- A single woman : 1993-1999 -- The final curtain : 2000-2003.…”
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