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Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
xi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The first definitive biography of music legend Stevie Wonder, "Signed, Sealed, and Delivered" takes an in-depth look at Stevie Wonder's life and his evolution from kid-soul pop star into a mature artist whose music helped lay the groundwork for the evolution of hip hop and rap.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After he died in the backseat of a Cadillac at the age of twenty-nine, Hank Williams, a frail, flawed man who had become country music's most compelling and popular star, instantly morphed into its first tragic martyr. Having hit the heights in the postwar era with simple songs of heartache and star-crossed love, he would, with that outlaw swagger, become in death a template for the rock generation to follow. Presenting the first fully realized biography...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Placing the music and personae of Skynyrd into a broad cultural context, this book gives a new perspective to a history of stage fights, motel-room destructions, cunning business deals, and brilliant studio productions. It also offers a greater appreciation for a band whose legacy, in the aftermath of their last plane ride, has since descended into self-caricature.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxix, 365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem. When he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind of soul music. The beating heart of Memphis-based Stax Records, he had risen to fame belting out gospel-flecked blues in stage performances that seemed to ignite not only a room but an entire generation. If Berry Gordy's black-owned...
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