Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal
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Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One
$28.00 Add to cartFunk: It’s the only musical genre ever to have transformed the nation into a throbbing army of bell-bottomed, hoop-earringed, rainbow-Afro’d warriors on the dance floor. Its rhythms and lyrics turned
- Author: Vincent, Rickey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 15 1996
- ISBN10: 0312134991
- Language: English
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Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock
$24.99 Add to cartBeginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time econo… [more below]
- Author: Harris, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 13 2004
- ISBN10: 030681367X
- Language: English
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Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll
$21.99 Add to cartThis vivid celebration of blues and early rock ‘n’ roll includes some of the first and most illuminating profiles of such blues masters as Muddy Waters, Skip James, and Howlin’ Wolf; excursions into t… [more below]
- Author: Guralnick, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0316332720
- Language: English
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The Beatles on Vinyl: The Must Have Records for Your Collection
$39.95 Read moreThe story of every album and single that the Beatles ever made and recorded on vinyl.
Take a step back in time, and celebrate the greatest band that ever recorded on vinyl – their brilliant records,- Author: Chrisp, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1912918579
- Language: English
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Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music
$18.95 Read moreOutsider musicians can be the product of damaged DNA, alien abduction, drug fry, demonic possession, or simply sheer obliviousness. This book profiles dozens of outsider musicians, both prominent and … [more below]
- Author: Chusid, Irwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1556523726
- Language: English
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Nirvana FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s
$37.48 Add to cartNIRVANA FAQ: ALL THAT’S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST IMPORTANT BAND OF THE 1990S
- Series: FAQ
- Author: Luerssen, John D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 450
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 1617134503
- Language: English
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Prince and the Parade and Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986
$40.43 Add to cart“[W]ill command the rapt attention of casual fans and scholars alike.” Booklist, Starred Review – This 2nd book in the Prince Studio Sessions series chronicles the years immediately following the Purp
- Series: Prince Studio Sessions
- Author: Tudahl, Duane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 740
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1538166348
- Language: English
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K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution
$15.95 Add to cart“This is the book on K-pop everybody has been waiting for….A must-read!” –Charlotte Naudin, PR Manager, Torpedo Productions
K-Pop Now! examines Korea’s high-energy pop music and is written for its- Author: Russell, Mark James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 29 2014
- ISBN10: 4805313005
- Language: English
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Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
$23.99 Add to cartA gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, Sweet Soul Music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performers–Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown… [more below]
- Author: Guralnick, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0316332739
- Language: English
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Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music
$18.99 Add to cartDerek Bailey’s Improvisation, originally published in 1980, and here updated and extended with new interviews and photographs, is the first book to deal with the nature of improvisation in all its for… [more below]
- Author: Bailey, Derek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 22 1993
- ISBN10: 306805286
- Language: English
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The Beatles: Album by Album: The Band and Their Music by Insiders, Experts & Eyewitnesses
$45.00 Add to cartA team of experts write about each era of the band’s existence, examining what they were doing for each of their original 12 UK-release albums.This informative work tells the story of the famous Liver
- Author: Southall, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1787393135
- Language: English
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Bts – Dynamite: The Story of the Superstars of K-Pop
$34.99 Read moreAn updated biography of the Korean superstars BTS.
After debuting in 2013 with their single album 2 Cool 4 Skool, BTS released their first Korean-language studio album, Dark & Wild, and Japanese-lan- Author: McHugh, Carolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1912918919
- Language: English
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New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary Celebration
$24.99 Add to cartA must-have for every New Kids fan, this beautifully designed volume traces 40 years of the groundbreaking boy band through photos, interviews, and all the fascinating facts.
Donnie, Danny, Jonathan,- Author: Fragassi, Selena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 0760389853
- Language: English
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How the Beatles Destroyed Rock ‘n’ Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music
$21.99 Add to cart“There are no definitive histories,” writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, “because the past keeps looking different as the present changes.” Earlier musical … [more below]
- Author: Wald, Elijah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 01 2011
- ISBN10: 019975697X
- Language: English
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Why Karen Carpenter Matters
$19.95 Read moreIn the ’60s and ’70s, America’s music scene was marked by raucous excess, reflected in the tragic overdoses of young superstars such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. At the same time, the uplifting h
- Series: Music Matters
- Author: Tongson, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1477318844
- Language: English
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All I Want Is Loving You: Popular Female Singers of the 1950s
$58.33 Add to cartIn All I Want Is Loving You: Popular Female Singers of the 1950s, author Steve Bergsman focuses on the white, female artists of the 1950s, a time that predated the chart-topping girl groups of the ear… [more below]
- Series: American Made Music
- Author: Bergsman, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: October 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1496848799
- Language: English
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What a Difference a Day Makes: Women Who Conquered 1950s Music
$58.33 Add to cartIn What a Difference a Day Makes: Women Who Conquered 1950s Music, Steve Bergsman highlights the Black female artists of the 1950s, a time that predated the chart-topping girl groups of the early 1960… [more below]
- Series: American Made Music
- Author: Bergsman, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1496848950
- Language: English
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The Complete Olivia Newton-John Illustrated Discography (hardback)
$75.00 Add to cartDame Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge, England on Sunday, September 26, 1948. Starting at an early age Olivia expressed an interest in music. By the time she was in her mid-teens she was singi
- Author: Selby, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 386
- Publish Date: August 23 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887712451
- Language: English
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Eagles: Up Ahead in the Distance
$29.99 Add to cartThe opening guitar chords of “Take It Easy” captured America’s attention in June 1972, and Eagles’ debut single became that summer’s national anthem. Blending musical and commercial excellence, the ba
- Author: Forgo, Rik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: November 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1734365331
- Language: English
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Switched on Pop: How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters
$29.99 Add to cartPop music surrounds us – in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the dentist – but how often do we really hear what’s playing? Switched on Pop is the book based on the epo… [more below]
- Author: Sloan, Nate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 13 2019
- ISBN10: 0190056657
- Language: English
