Music in American Life
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By: Ege, Samantha
South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene
$24.95PaperbackAdd to cartBetween the world wars, Chicago Race women nurtured a local yet widely resonant Black classical music community entwined with Black civic life. Samantha Ege tells the stories of the Black women whose … [more below]
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Ege, Samantha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0252088336
- Language: English
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By: Diekman, Diane
Randy Travis: Storms of Life
$34.95HardcoverAdd to cartRandy Travis’s 1986 breakthrough put him at the forefront of Nashville’s new traditionalist sound and, in the words of Garth Brooks, saved country music. The singer’s warm baritone and all-time classi
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Diekman, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 0252046668
- Language: English
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By: Marshack, Rose
Play Like a Man: My Life in Poster Children
$19.95PaperbackRead moreAs a member of Poster Children, Rose Marshack took part in entwined revolutions. Marshack and other women seized a much-elevated profile in music during the indie rock breakthrough while the advent of… [more below]
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Marshack, Rose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0252086961
- Language: English
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By: Fishell, Steve
Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon
$22.95PaperbackRead moreA No Depression Most Memorable Music Book of 2022
The acknowledged maestro of the pedal steel guitar, Buddy Emmons lent his unparalleled virtuosity to over five decades of hit recordings and set stan- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Fishell, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0252086783
- Language: English
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By: Hagood, Taylor
Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Legend
$19.95PaperbackAdd to cartThe artist’s impact on country music and how his death changed the genre
A beloved member of the country music community, David “Stringbean” Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. T
- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Hagood, Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0252087119
- Language: English



