Contents: My dad Johnny Cash / by Rosanne Cash -- The man in black / by Mikal Gilmore -- Growing up poor / by Johnny Cash -- The sun sessions / by David Fricke -- Jails, hospitals and car wrecks / by Johnny Cash -- Nothing can take the place of the human heart / by Robert Hilburn -- The ballad of Johnny and June -- Johnny Cash at San Quentin / by Ralph J. Gleason -- Johnny Cash meets Dick Nixon / by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.642 CASSummary: The Florence Hills High School seniors are having their last hurrah before graduation. It's the biggest event of the year-- and you're invited! The place: a megamansion in one of Chicago's wealthiest suburban enclaves. The host: DeAndre Dixon, FHHS's golden boy. Kisses will be swapped between old friends, new friends, and could've-sworn-they-were-enemies kind of friends. Relationships get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joy Revolution 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOUBockris, Victor
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnibus Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 BOCGuralnick, Peter.
Summary: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records is the official history of this legendary label, and looks at its story in a unique way: through the lens of 70 of its most iconic recordings. From the early days with primal blues artists like Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King to long nights in the studio with Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, you will see how the label was shaped and how it redefined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weldon Owen 2022
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.66 GURHopkins, Jerry.
Summary: A biography of the rock guitarist whose short but powerful career was highlighted by a legendary performance at Woodstock in 1969.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HENDRIX, JIMI HOPNeate, Patrick.
Summary: Covering five continents and cities as diverse as New York, Rio, Tokyo, and Johannesburg, the author explores hip-hop's international influence on and significance in popular music.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 NEARush, Bobby
Summary: "Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUSH, BOBBY RUSSummary: A visual history of the Jacksons combines exclusive interviews, anecdotes, quotes, and previously unseen family archive photographs to trace their meteoric rise and history-making tours.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 JACFriedwald, Will
Summary: "Each of the fifty-seven albums discussed here captures the artist at a high point, if not at the expected moment, of her or his career. The individual cuts are evaluated, the sequencing explicated, the songs and songwriters heralded; anecdotes abound of how songs were born and how artists and producers collaborated. And in appraising each album, Friedwald balances his own opinions with those...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 FRIGreen, Jeff.
Summary: The new 5th edition covers all genres of music, including popular standards, contemporary hits, oldies, rock, country, R&B, rap, hip hop, jazz, alternative, Broadway, folk, blues, bluegrass, reggae, new age, television themes, marching compositions, instrumentals, national anthems, children's songs, advertising jingles, and novelty records.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Professional Desk References 2002
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1 available in Sight & Sound Reference Material, Call number: SSR 016.7824 GREKernfeld, Barry Dean
Contents: Introduction -- Rhythm -- Forms -- Arrangement -- Composition -- Improvisation -- Sound -- Epilogue: an introduction to style -- Appendixes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1995
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.266 LIBMarshall, Ben
Summary: Blending memoir, history, and music, The Who explores the influences that shaped the band and its members, from Britain’s post-war austerity to Elvis, Lonnie Donegan, and American youth counter-culture. It follows them through the Mod and Pop years and the furiously fast sixties, and charts the hit singles—"My Generation," "I’m a Boy,, "The Kids Are Alright," and "Pinball Wizard." It revels in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperDesign, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 781.6 MARMcDermott, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.8716 MCDQuestlove
Summary: Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B QUESTLOVE QUESager, Carole Bayer.
Summary: "In this memoir, Carole Bayer Sager tells the surprisingly frank and darkly humorous story of a woman whose sometimes crippling fears and devastating relationships inspired many of the songs she would ultimately write. She gives a deeply personal account of how love and heartbreak made her the woman, and the writer, she is"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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Summary: "In January 2016, the unexpected death of David Bowie rocked the globe. For millions of people, he was an icon celebrated for his music, his film and theatrical roles, and his trendsetting influence on fashion and gender norms. But no one from his inner circle has told the story of how David Jones -- a young folksinger, dancer, and aspiring mime -- became one of the most influential artists of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOODMANSEY, WOODY WOOSummary: Members of the band offer an inside chronicle of their careers as musicians, songwriters, performers, and colleagues, discussing the evolution of their music and their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 ACCCash, Johnny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1997
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 CASGoldsmith, Joan Oliver.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2001