Breihan, Tom
Summary: A narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of twenty pivotal hits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, which began in 1958, reveals a remarkably fluid and connected story of music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.4216 BRESummary: Aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to find a subject for their underground movie, one that will reflect the way it feels to be young and dissatisfied in postwar London. This unlikely partnership of two men from vastly different backgrounds was inspired by the burgeoning youth culture of the early 1960s. Lambert and Stamp searched for months and finally found in a band...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LAMSummary: Heaven Was Detroit: From Jazz to Hip Hop and Beyond is the first of its kind to capture the full spectrum of Detroit popular music from the early 1900s to the twenty-first century. Readers will find in this unique and stimulating anthology new essays, and a few classics, by widely known and respected music writers, critics, and recording artists who weigh in on their careers and experiences in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 HEAChang, Sophia.
Summary: "Sophia Chang is a badass of the music industry. As the daughter of Korean immigrants in predominantly white suburban Vancouver, she grew up shunning the "model minority" myth. Armed with a fierce sense of independence, she moved to New York City and infiltrated the world of hip-hop, yet remained mostly in the shadows of the artists she supported. With her debut memoir, Sophia Chang is finally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHANG, SOPHIA CHASummary: The life and times of the influential, brilliantly funny rock icon Danny Fields. Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture of the late twentieth century. This follows Fields from Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to punk pioneer and beyond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2017
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DANBranson, Richard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Business 1998