Summary: Fishbone rose to become one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk, they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and political order of the music industry and the nation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC EVESummary: "From rock's backpages, the online library of rock and roll. Comes this anthology of timeless rock writing from the good to the bad to the plain ugly. The sound and the fury spans four decades and comes at rock and roll from all angles, among the pieces ..."--BOOK JACKET.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2003
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Summary: "In this book, Mark Polizzotti examines just what makes the songs on Highway 61 Revisited so affecting, how they work together as a suite, and how lyrics, melody, and arrangements combine to create an unusually potent mix. He blends musical and literary analysis of the songs themselves, biography (where appropriate) and recording information (where helpful). And he focuses on Dylan's mythic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.33 POLPaul, Alan
Summary: "New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history. The Allman Brothers Band's Brothers and Sisters was not only the band's best-selling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: "A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, a defining year for David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Eagles, Elvis Presley, and the former members of The Beatles. 1973 was the year rock hit its peak while splintering-just like the rest of the world. Ziggy Stardust travelled to America in David Bowie's Aladdin Sane. The Dark Side of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 JACKopp, Bill
Summary: In celebration of the 45th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett's departure, but it went on to release landmark albums that continue to influence generations of musicians and fans. Reinventing Pink Floyd follows the path taken by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 KOPContents: Rock therapy / Johnny Burnett & The Rock & Roll Trio (2:14) -- Doctor, Doctor / Ben Joe Zeppa's Hot Notes (2:21) -- Call a doctor / The Crows (2:28) -- Achoo-cha-cha (Gesundheit) / The McGuire Sisters (2:24)-- Doctor Feelgood / Herbert Hunter (2:06) -- Quarantine / Dennis Bell (2:13) -- Asiatic flu / Ebe Sneezer & The Epidemics (2:22) -- Pills / Bo Diddley (2:48) -- Red cherries / Floyd Dixon...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DESSummary: This is the definitive history of AC/DC on video. DVD 1 starts with their breakthrough performance of "Baby please don't go" on Australian television, through early promo clips, their rare turn on '70s mainstay "The midnight special" and ends with the Spanish television performance taped just ten days before singer Bon Scott's death. DVD 2 traces the classic '80s and '90s videos and includes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Epic Music Video 2005
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC AC/DCContents: That makes it / Jayne Mansfield -- Charge it / The Playboys -- I want a lip / April Stevens -- Hey! Sister Lucy (what makes your lips so juicy?) / The Trenier Twins -- Crazy Vibrations / The Bikinis -- Teach me tiger / April Stevens -- Delicious / Jim Backus & Friend -- Christine / Miss X -- La Sorella di Cristine / Andrea Tosi -- Be not 'notty' / Elke Sommer -- Seperate the men from the boys /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DESContents: Chicksville U.S.A / Jimmy Gray -- Honey rock / Barney Kessel -- Shanty tramp / Bety Dickson -- I get a feeling / Debby Moore -- I wanna be loved by you / Marilyn Monroe -- Big long slidin' thing / Dinah Washington -- Man eater / Big Jay McNeely -- Sixty minute man / Bill Darnel -- Let's do it / Dorothy Collins -- Let's slip away / Cleo Laine -- Hey tiger / Felix & his Fabulous Cats -- Yes /...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2021
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK DESSummary: Profiles the group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew--featuring Tommy Tedesco, guitar, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, drums, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborne, bass--who played on many rock and pop hits during the sixties. Gifted, versatile, and possessing the knack for turning a simple tune into something memorable, the Wrecking Crew were the players who turned the Wall of Sound in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC WREDoonan, Simon
Summary: Paying homage to Lou Reed's groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary, this first-hand account of the album's impact on the LGBTQIA+ community captures a pivotal moment when those long silenced were finally given a voice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 DOOHendrix, Jimi
Summary: In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of the Jimi Hendrix Experience masterpiece Electric Ladyland, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings present a special Deluxe Edition box set. Spread across 3 CDs and 1 Blu-ray. CD1: the original album, now newly remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes. CD2: Electric Ladyland: The Early Takes, which presents 20 never...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Legacy 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK HENSummary: A cross section of metal music from the earliest days to the branching out into dozens of specialized forms across America and Europe. Includes interviews with more than 300 artists, producers and experts.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Metal Evolution Productions 2012
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC METContents: Blue Monday (Fats Domino) (2:15) -- Jim Dandy (LaVern Baker and the Gliders) (2:10) -- Love is strange (Mickey and Sylvia) (2:53) -- Ain't got no home (Clarence 'Frogman' Henry) (2:20) -- Since I met you baby (Ivory Joe Hunter) (2:43) -- Little darlin' (The Gladiolas) (2:20) -- Next time you see me (Little Junior Parker) (2:36) -- Come go with me (The Dell-Vikings) (2:37) -- Lucky lips (Ruth...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLOContents: Sincerely / The Moonglows -- Earth Angel / The Penguins -- Eddie my love; /The Teen Queens -- Over the mountain, across the sea / Johnnie & Joe -- Heaven and paradise / Don Julian & The Meadowlarks -- The Letter / The Medallions -- The way you look tonight / The Jaguars -- Sleepwalk / Santo & Johnny -- Put your head on my shoulder / Paul Anka -- Confidential / Sonny Knight -- Big boss man /...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Original Sound 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK OLDShaw, Philip.
Summary: Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll (the original concept was "rock and Rimbaud"), "Horses "belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While "Horses "pays homage to the record's origins in the nascent New York punk scene, the book's core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith's lyrics and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.33 SHABeviglia, Jim.
Summary: For 40 years, Bruce Springsteen has held center stage as the quintessential American rock and roll artist, expressing the hopes and dreams of the American everyman and every woman through his vast array of insightful and inspirational songs. In Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest Songs, rock writer Jim Beviglia dares to rank his finest songs in descending order from the 100th to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782 BEVContents: Speedo (The Cadillacs) (2:17) -- Pretty thing (Bo Diddley) (2:47) -- The great pretender (The Platters) (2:36) -- I want to do more (Ruth Brown and her Rhythmakers) (2:50) -- Why do fools fall in love (The Teenagers) (2:19) -- Jivin' around, part 1 (The Ernie Freeman Combo) (2:32) -- Eddie my love (The Teen Queens) (3:11) -- Smokestack lightnin' (Howlin' Wolf) (3:04) -- Try rock and roll (Bobby...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLOWilson, Joe.
Contents: The melt -- Big mon -- Green Street -- Spook's waltz -- Slam dunk -- Oh! darling -- Cluck old hen -- Going to California.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Earthwork Music 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL WILWilson, Joe.
Contents: Let the healing begin / Drew Howard -- 12th St. rag / Euday L. Bowman -- Surfin' gypsies / Joe Wilson -- Crazy arms / Chuck Seals, Ralph Mooney -- Smo-o-o-oth one / Benny Goodman -- End of the line / Bob Wills, Jack Gimble -- Closer walk with thee / traditional -- Midnight ramble / Speedy West -- Lost in the ozone / Billy Farlow -- Library swing / Drew Howard -- Fan it / Frankie Jason, Dan...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Earthwork Music 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL WILContents: Buzz, buzz, buzz (The Hollywood Flames) (2:16) -- You can make it if you try (Gene Allison) (2:07) -- Walkin' with Mr. Lee (Lee Allen) (2:25) -- Don't let go (Roy Hamilton) (2:32) -- Maybe (The Chantels) (2:48) -- I'll come running back to you (Sam Cooke) (2:12) -- Good golly, Miss Molly (Little Richard) (2:09) -- Get a job (The Silhouettes) (2:45) -- Talk to me, talk to me (Little Willie John)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Bear Family Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RHYTHM AND BLUES BLOReiff, Corbin
Summary: Music lovers know there's something magical about seeing the right band at the right time. Some phenomenal gigs showcase a key artist on the rise or a mega-star at the top of their game. Others capture the cultural zeitgeist or bring together multiple heavy-hitters. Lighters in the Sky features transcendent moments from music legends, from the King of Rock 'n' Roll and the King of Pop to Queen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lesser Gods 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 REIContents: Disc 1: (We're gonna) Rock around the clock (Bill Haley and the Comets) (2:10) -- Sixteen candles (The Crests) (2:50) -- Runaway (Del Shannon) (2:18) -- Why do fools fall in love (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers) (2:17) -- That'll be the day (Buddy Holly) (2:15) -- Fanny Mae (Buster Brown) (2:55) -- At the hop (2:26) ; She's so fine (2:21) (Flash Cadilllac & The Continental Kids) -- The stroll...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: MCA Records 1993