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Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
From 1958 to 1963, Neil Sedaka sold 25 million records, more than anyone except Elvis Presley. He thought he could do no wrong, but a year later he was all but off the charts, swept away by The Beatles and the British Invasion, a blow he never saw coming. The deejays stopped playing his records, and the public stopped buying them.
For 12 agonizing years, Sedaka battled to get back on the charts, back to respectability. He tried everything: working...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From one of the preeminent cultural critics of her generation, a radiant weave of memoir, criticism, and biography that tells the story of black women in music--from the Dixie Cups to Gladys Knight to Janet, Whitney, and Mariah-- as the foundational story of American pop"--
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book "takes readers from 1979, widely regarded as the moment rap became recognized as part of the cultural and musical landscape, and comes right up to the present, with Shea Serrano ... discussing, debating, and deconstructing the most important rap song year by year. Serrano also examines the most important moments that surround the history and culture of rap music--from artists' backgrounds to issues of race, the rise of hip-hop, and the struggles...
79) Music
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the evolution of African-American music from its roots in the rhythms and instruments from Africa through the development of the blues, gospel, and soul to modern rock and rap.
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