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"Eddie was a black man in a white man's body. No one I've ever worked with or heard had any more Soul than Eddie did. His guitar playing was always tasteful, strong and distinctive...his voice grabbed you and pulled you in so that you not only heard it, but you felt it...and were mesmerized by it. He had a beautiful smile... but behind it were some inner thoughts that had to do with some deep pain that he kept hidden inside. That was one of the things...
8) Flame Music: Rock and Roll is Life: Part II: The True Story of Resurgam Records by One Who Was There
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Ready to rock and roll through the tumultuous times of the music industry?
Our protagonist, Nick Du Pont, is a savvy manager navigating the highs and lows of the music scene in the 70s and 80s. He's a man on a mission, dealing with difficult artists, and battling to get his bands played on popular radio shows.
Can Nick sign the unpredictable band 'The Flame Throwers' and manage their wild ways? Will he be able to keep up with the rapidly changing...
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American popular music volume 10
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University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Documents the triumphs and missteps of the singer's fledgling record company, Rising Son Records, and traces the chronology of Guthrie's mid- to-late career. Also examines Guthrie's role in preserving and shaping his father's contributions to American culture and his long-lasting partnership with Pete Seeger" --
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W. W. Norton & Company
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[2024]
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English
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Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century--the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It's been featured in movies and television commercials and remains a staple of concert programs for orchestras around the world. Miles Davis said, "After listening to it for a couple of weeks...I couldn't get it out of my mind," and he used it as inspiration for his album...
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The University of Tennessee Press
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[2022]
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English
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"Charlie Patton (1891-1934) was born in central Mississippi. By 1908, he had begun his performing career, initially at small house parties, then at barrelhouses and other settings that could accommodate a hundred people or more. Until his death in 1934, Patton was a top draw for the numerous African Americans then living and working in the Delta. In 1929 and 1930, he recorded several hits for Paramount Records, on the basis of which he was sought...
14) In the Moonbeams
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Raised by a single dad working two jobs, the four Hollis siblings have been navigating life with little guidance from anyone other than their oldest sister. As a new school year begins, things quickly unravel for the four of them, causing their oblivious dad to wonder how he had missed so many things happening right under his nose. Growing up too fast, falling in love, battling a mind that works against you, clinging to the only thing you know, wondering...
15) One Dirty Table
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George Muirhill returns to his rural Georgia home for the first time in over twenty years in hopes of finding the love of his life when he was in high school, Liberty. He follows his best lead to Atlanta where he lands a job in a fine dining restaurant, Stem-the restaurant business having been the only constant in his life since he left college. He quickly gathers his footing at work, and through his eyes the true experience of a professional fine...
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2024.
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"Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the opposite of her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that...
18) Wonka
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
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[2024]
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English
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Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the best-selling children's books of all time, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas...
19) One sweet song
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2024.
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"With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song"--
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Auditorium Films
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Al Jarreau travels across a part of the American territory, looking for his past with emotion. We meet very closely a man, but also an artist, as Al Jarreau gives us new versions of his musical standards. A church, a basketball court, an old jazz club, a center for impoverished people… leads us to a memory and to a song important to Al Jarreau’s life and career.
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