African American musicians
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It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him
$17.00 Read moreCulture journalist Justin Tinsley’s It Was All a Dream is “a deeply reported saga of the ephemeral, yet colorful, life of The Notorious B.I.G.” (USA Today).
The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most c- Author: Tinsley, Justin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 1419750321
- Language: English
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Still Hood: A Hoodrat Novel
$19.00 Add to cartOnly the strong survie on the streets of Brooklyn. And while Dena Jones definitely has what it takes not only to survive but to succeed, she wants out. And she’s determined to make it out of Crooklyn.
- Series: Hood Rat #2
- Author: K’Wan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 02 2007
- ISBN10: 031236010X
- Language: English
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My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire
$16.99 Add to cartForeword by Steve Harvey and afterword by David Foster
The Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincer
- Author: White, Maurice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 24 2018
- ISBN10: 0062329162
- Language: English
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Who Was Aretha Franklin?
$6.99 Add to cartThere is only one QUEEN OF SOUL! Discover why Aretha Franklin garners so much R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Aretha Franklin was a musical and cultural icon whose legacy spanned six decades! Born in Memphis, Tennesse- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Medina, Nico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0451532392
- Language: English
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My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance
$18.00 Add to cartAn eloquently told personal account of an era of enormous cultural and political change, which reveals Harry Belafonte as not only one of America’s greatest entertainers, but also one of our most prof
- Author: Belafonte, Harry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0307473422
- Language: English
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Too Hot: Kool & the Gang & Me
$28.99 Read moreGrowing up around music, young George was inspired to piece together a makeshift drum set and teach himself to play as he practiced in the dark, dank basement of his run-down New Jersey row house.
He- Author: Brown, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1641609184
- Language: English
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Who Is Stevie Wonder?
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Stevie Wonder is one of the most successful singer-songwriter-musician- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 0448488582
- Language: English
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Funkiest Man Alive: Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul
$63.33 Add to cartRufus Thomas may not be a household name, but he is widely regarded as the patriarch of Memphis R&B, and his music influenced three generations. His first singles in the early 1950s were recorded as b… [more below]
- Series: American Made Music
- Author: Ruddick, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1496838408
- Language: English
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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story
$27.95 Add to cartDespite the fact that most of jazz’s major innovators and performers have been African American, the overwhelming majority of jazz journalists, critics, and authors have been and continue to be white … [more below]
- Author: Jenkins, Willard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: December 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1478019034
- Language: English
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Spirit of the Century: Our Own Story
$30.00 Read moreAn insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.
The Blind Boys … [more below]
- Author: The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0306828219
- Language: English
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
$18.00 Add to cartBlues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginni… [more below]
- Author: Palmer, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 29 1982
- ISBN10: 0140062238
- Language: English
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As Serious as Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977
$18.95 Read moreIn this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established bl… [more below]
- Author: Wilmer, Val
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1788160711
- Language: English
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Hip Hop Family Tree Book 3: 1983-1984
$27.99 Add to cartEd Piskor’s acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC’s rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Bo… [more below]
- Series: Hip Hop Family Tree #0
- Author: Piskor, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 08 2015
- ISBN10: 160699848X
- Language: English
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Good Morning, Love
$16.99 Add to cartFor fans of My (Not So) Perfect Life and Jasmine Guillory’s While We Were Dating, a disarmingly fun debut novel follows Carlisa Henton as her life comes undone after a chance meeting with a rising pop… [more below]
- Author: Coleman, Ashley M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1982168625
- Language: English
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Changes: An Oral History of Tupac Shakur
$17.99 Add to cartA New Yorker writer’s intimate, revealing account of Tupac Shakur’s life and legacy, timed to the fiftieth anniversary of his birth and twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.
In the summer of 2020, Tu- Author: Pearce, Sheldon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1982170476
- Language: English
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Hip Hop Family Tree, Book 4: 1984-1985
$27.99 Add to cartBook 4 charts the rise of Dr. Dre and Def Jam records, and introduces new branches on the “tree” Will Smith, Salt-N-Pepa, Rakim, and Biz Markie. This volume is also jam-packed with films Hollywood rel… [more below]
- Series: Hip Hop Family Tree #0
- Author: Piskor, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 1606999400
- Language: English
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From Staircase to Stage: The Story of Raekwon and the Wu-Tang Clan
$19.99 Add to cartLegendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in Staten Island to sold-out stadiums around the world with Wu-Tang Clan in this revealing memoir–perf
- Author: Raekwon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 19, 2022
- ISBN10: 1982168730
- Language: English
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Leadbelly: Poems
$14.00 Read more“It is exhilarating to be invited into a world so large and muscular, so rooted in history, a world where so much is at stake.”–Brigit Pegeen Kelly, National Poetry Series judge
A biography in poems,
- Series: National Poetry
- Author: Jess, Tyehimba
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0974635332
- Language: English
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Hip Hop Family Tree Book 2: 1981-1983
$27.99 Add to cartCovering the early years of 1981-1983, Hip Hop has made a big transition from the parks and rec rooms to downtown clubs and vinyl records. The performers make moves to separate themselves from the pay
- Series: Hip Hop Family Tree #0
- Author: Piskor, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1606997564
- Language: English
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Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption
$27.99 Read moreGrammy Award-nominated artist Kem shares his life in this revealing and remarkable memoir tracing his transformative journey from homelessness to gold-selling artist.
Known for his smooth affecting c- Author: Kem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 1982191244
- Language: English
