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“michele kort”

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  • Soul Picnic

    The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro

    by Michele Kort ...
    The first biography of the enigmatic and influential singer-songwriter."Laura Nyro you can lump me in with, because Laura exerted an influence on me. I looked to her and took some direction from her." —Joni Mitchell"She wrote about the world I lived in but infused it with so much passion that ordinary things-the weather, the river, the streets, the kids-glowed with a spiritual energy. Though we ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Here Come the Brides!

    Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage

    Edited by Audrey Bilger, Michele Kort ...
    Marriage today isn't what it used to be: for better, not for worse. As same-sex weddings are becoming more common, the classic love-story happy ending is taking on a decidedly new twist, everyone has a fresh role to play, and supporters and opponents of gay marriage alike are finding themselves in the midst of a revolution that's redefining marriage—both as a personal choice and as an institution ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs

    by Greil Marcus ...
    The legendary critic and author of Mystery Train "ingeniously retells the tale of rock and roll" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Unlike previous versions of rock 'n' roll history, this book omits almost every iconic performer and ignores the storied events and turning points everyone knows. Instead, in a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs and dramatizes how each embodies rock 'n' ... Read more

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  • The Jazz Standards

    A Guide to the Repertoire

    by Ted Gioia ...
    An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Reckless Daughter

    A Portrait of Joni Mitchell

    by David Yaffe ...
    "She was like a storm." —Leonard CohenThe remarkable, heart-wrenching story of Joni Mitchell, the influential artist who left an indelible mark on American music.In Reckless Daughter, music critic David Yaffe tells the captivating tale of how a Canadian prairie girl became a superstar of folk music in the 1960s, a key figure in the Laurel Canyon scene of the 1970s, and a songwriter who spoke ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Seven Celebrated Women of the Blues

    Blues Music, #2

    by Paul Wolfle ...
    Series Book 2 - Blues Music
    The expression of innovative women in acoustic and electric blues music is both vital and far-reaching. From the beginning, remarkable female artists have helped shape popular music with important blues contributions. As a result, their legacy should be kept in mind.This book commemorates a select group of noteworthy women chosen for their compelling collective vibe along with an incredible music ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • More Songwriters on Songwriting

    by Paul Zollo ...
    The long-awaited sequel to Songwriters on Songwriting, often called "the songwriter's bible," More Songwriters on Songwriting goes to the heart of the creative process with in-depth interviews with many of the world's greatest songwriters. Covering every genre of popular music from folk, rock 'n' roll, Broadway, jazz, pop, and modern rock, this is a remarkable journey through some sixty years of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs Vol.1: From Savoy Stompers to Clock Rockers

    A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, #1

    by Andrew Hickey ...
    Series Book 1 - A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
    In this series of books, based on the hit podcast A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Andrew Hickey analyses the history of rock and roll music, from its origins in swing, Western swing, boogie woogie, and gospel, through to the 1990s, grunge, and Britpop.Looking at five hundred representative songs, he tells the story of the musicians who made those records, the society that produced them, and ... Read more

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  • Twenty Thousand Roads

    The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music

    by David Meyer ...
    **“A terrific biography of a rock innovator that hums with juicy detail and wincing truth. . . . Page after page groans with the folly of the ’60s drug culture, the tragedy of talent toasted before its time, the curse of wealth and the madness of wasted opportunity.”—The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES** • NAMED ONE OF THE FIVE BEST ROCK ... Read more

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  • The Blues

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Elijah Wald ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits) and "a meticulous researcher, a graceful writer, and a committed contrarian" (New York Times Book Review), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture. It is not an easy thing to pin down. As Howlin' Wolf once described it, "When you ain't got no ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Sound of the City

    The Rise of Rock and Roll

    by Charlie Gillett ...
    Charlie Gillett, a British journalist, loves the music, and his passion is evident throughout The Sound of the City. Yet the greatest strength of the book is the way Gillett tracks the resistance of the music industry to early rock-and-roll, which was followed (needless to say) by a frantic rush to engulf and devour it.When first published The Sound of the City was hailed as having 'never been ... Read more

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  • The History of Rock & Roll, Volume One: 1920–1963

    by Ed Ward ...
    Series series The History of Rock & Roll
    "Blends storytelling with a vibrant, organic chronicle of [rock's] birth." — Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNPR's rock 'n' roll historian Ed Ward covers the first half of this music's history in this sweeping and definitive narrative—from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and ... Read more

    $14.39 USD