White, Adam.

Summary: "Motown: The Sound of Young America is the definitive, visual history of the Detroit-based independent record company which became a style unto itself, a prolific and hugely successful production line of suave, sassy and sophisticated music through the sixties, seventies and eighties. Featuring extensive, specially commissioned photography of treasures gathered from the archives, this landmark...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 WHI

Summary: 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 HEA

Crawford, Robyn

Summary: Whitney Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. One person was there by her side through it all -- her best friend, Robyn Crawford. Since Whitney's death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the limelight and held...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CRAWFORD, ROBYN CRA