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Checkerboard biographies Freedom's promise Killing series 12 When the sun goes downBolden, Tonya
Summary: "Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAHarris, Duchess.
Summary: Aretha Franklin was a legendary singer and activist. Her music helped shape the civil rights movement and inspired many people. Aretha Franklin: Legendary Singer explores her life and legacy. Includes infographics and glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB FRANKLIN HARMcCormick, Mack
Summary: When blues master Robert Johnson's little-known recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. McCormick searched to uncover Johnson's life story, from the late 1960s until his own death in 2015. Here McCormick's manuscript is published for the first time, including...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOHNSON, ROBERT MCCPinkney Barlow, Charnelle
Summary: "A picture book biography of pioneering guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 THAEnglish, Charlie
Summary: The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 966.2 ENGLauterbach, Preston.
Summary: A definitive account of the birth of rock 'n' roll in black America...The Chitlin' Circuit brings us into the sweaty back rooms where such stars as James Brown, B. B. King, and Little Richard got their start.--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 LAUO'Reilly, Bill
Summary: "The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 O'REICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 O'REITinariwen (Musical group)
Contents: Kek algham (3:30) -- Tenere den (3:30) -- Arajghiyine (3:57) -- Imzad (interlude) (1:02) -- Tidjit (5:11) -- Jayche atarak (5:58) -- Imidiwan mahitinam (3:30) -- Imzad 2 (interlude) (1:35) -- Ezlan (5:26) -- Anemouhagh (3:43) -- Iket adjen (3:22) -- Nak idnizdjam (5:26) -- Tinde (outro) (2:12).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN TINSummary: At 83, Chicago legend Buddy Guy remains the standard-bearer for the blues, an icon determined to see the art form live on long after he's gone. Enter young guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan, who has been mentored by Guy since he was a kid. This stirring documentary, amplified by electrifying musical performances, charts the guidance Guy himself received from the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin'...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC TORSummary: Robert Palmer, author of Deep Blues, and Dave Stewart, a member of Eurythmics, pay tribute to the Mississippi blues and various blues artists. Special features include performance footage outtakes and 45 minutes of bonus audio tracks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MUSIC DEEBuettner, Dan
Summary: "This illustrated guide to the Blue Zones includes lessons, top longevity foods and behaviors, and a surprising new Blue Zone"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 BUECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health BuettnerSummary: This film profiles Chester Burnett, better known as the Howlin' Wolf. It includes an incredible compendium of never-before-seen footage of the Howlin' Wolf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Sea Productions 2003
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2 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HOWTinariwen (Musical group)
Contents: Kek algham (3:30) -- Tenere den (3:30) -- Arajghiyine (3:57) -- Imzad (interlude) (1:02) -- Tidjit (5:11) -- Jayche atarak (5:58) -- Imidiwan mahitinam (3:30) -- Imzad 2 (interlude) (1:35) -- Ezlan (5:26) -- Anemouhagh (3:43) -- Iket adjen (3:22) -- Nak idnizdjam (5:26) -- Tinde (outro) (2:12).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN TINIce-T
Summary: "Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling and astonishing memoir of his early life robbing jewelry stores until he found fame and fortune-while a handful of bad choices sent his former crime partner down an incredibly different path"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ICEOlson, Elsie
Summary: This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Taylor Swift. Readers learn about Swift's early life, her award-winning success in both country and pop music, and her philanthropic work. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing 2022
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Summary: "Before the legend, before the man, there was Django Reinhardt the child. In order to grow from a banjo prodigy living in the Romani 'Zone' outside Paris into the master of Gypsy Jazz guitar who would go on to play with Duke Ellington, Django would first have to endure the agonizing event that would change his life: the fire that burned his hand and almost destroyed his future. Django, Hand on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NBM 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REINHARDT, DJANGO RUBTinariwen (Musical group)
Contents: Toumast tincha (4:26) -- Chaghaybou (4:56) -- Arhegh danagh (4:09) -- Timadrit in Sahara (4:02) -- Imidiwan ahi sigdim (4:54) -- Tahalamot (5:13) -- Sendad eghlalan (5:04) -- Imdiwanin ahi tifhamam (4:42) -- Koud edhaz emin (4:36) -- Emajer (3:42) -- Aghregh medin (4:18).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN TINSummary: The documentary takes viewers on an eye-opening journey through the life and work of the great Salvador Dali and his longtime muse and collaborator, Gala. The film begins in 1929, a crucial year in Dali's life and career, as he joined the surrealist group and met Gala, and ends in 1989, the year of his passing. Using archival footage, images, and documents (many of them never before used in a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SALBooker T.
Summary: "The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music. From Booker T. Jones's earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, Jones, on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BOOKER T. BOOMahin, Michael James
Summary: Presents the life of blues legend Muddy Waters, describing how he persisted with his interest in music despite a lack of encouragement from his family and record producers, leading him to Chicago where he was able to record his unique country blues sound.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAHKelly, R.
Summary: The R&B performer and producer traces the story of his life and career, describing his battle with a learning disorder, his collaborations with such icons as Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin, and his difficulties with personal and legal challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KELLY, R. KELRush, 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 RUSTinariwen
Contents: Tinde (7:15) -- Tamiditin (4:29) -- Koudedazamin (4:33) -- Imidiwan ahi sigidam (4:38) -- Tamatant tiley (3:07) -- Tinde (3:26) -- Azawad (3:58) -- Chaghaybou (4:20) -- Toumast tincha (4:21) -- Tiwayyen (3:40) -- Emin assosam (4:49) -- Tinde final (4:49).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/AFRICAN TINTinariwen (Musical group)
Contents: Tenere maloulat (feat. Warren Ellis) -- Zawal (feat. Warren Ellis, Noura Mint Seymali, Jeiche Ould Chighaly) -- Amalouna (feat. Noura Mint Seymali, Stephen O'Malley) -- Taqkal tarha (feat. Micah Nelson) -- Anina -- Madjam mahilkamen -- Takount (feat. Noura Mint Seymali) -- Iklam dglour (feat. Warren Ellis, Rodolphe Burger) -- Kel tinawen (feat. Cass McCombs) -- Itous ohar (feat. Cass McCombs)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019