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Book SynopsisIn Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness, author Kelsey Klotz considers how Dave Brubeck, a pivotal jazz musician and public figure, represents manifestations of whiteness in mid-century America.Trade ReviewInformative! * Benjamin Ivry, Catholic Herald *Kelsey Klotz's Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness offers the first sustained critical analysis of the role of whiteness in shaping jazz history. Klotz is at once insightful, nuanced, and brave in raising issues that illuminate how whiteness shaped multiple dimensions of Dave Brubeck's career in ways that can only be understood within a broader a social analysis including race, gender, class, and indigeneity. The book is deeply researched, well-argued and convincing. It is a must read for anyone interested in the history of jazz or music and social justice in the 20th century * Ingrid Monson, Harvard University *Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness presents a thoughtful and nuanced argument about the artist's music and career. It is timely - a book the jazz world needs to reflect on this pivotal musician. Highly recommended! * Gabriel Solis, Professor of Music, University of Washington *Klotz boldly invites us to reconsider the racial world within which Brubeck thrived. Meticulously focusing on Brubeck's music, persona, positionality, interventions, and his reception by audiences and critics, Klotz unpacks how the historical wages of whiteness endure into the future. Although Klotz insists that this is not an anti-racist project, this work urges us to be more aware of the complexities of race and its impact on how artists like Brubeck have been esteemed by audiences and critics. * Stephanie Shonekan, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland *Klotz adroitly fuses jazz studies and whiteness studies in this brilliant, deeply researched study of Dave Brubeck as a vital and contested figure in post-World War II American culture. This groundbreaking book will inform and enrich the discussion of jazz and race for years to come. * John Gennari, Chair and Professor of English, University of Vermont, and author of Blowin' Hot and Cool: Jazz and Its Critics (2006) *The book concludes with a discussion of Brubeck's emergence as a social activist in the US, particularly with regard to the Civil Rights Movement. This work is very detailed and nuanced and includes an extremely useful selective bibliography. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Buying the Myth Chapter 1: "Any Jackass Can Swing": Sounds in Black and White Chapter 2: Professors, Housewives, and Playboys: The Jazz Converts Chapter 3: (In)Visible Men: White Recognition and Trust Chapter 4: "We Want to Play in the South": Brubeck's Southern Strategy Chapter 5: Negotiating Jewish Identity in The Gates of Justice Conclusion: Evading Whiteness

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nava introduces an intervention into the excesses and shortcomings of two of the major theological movements of the 20th century: Latin American liberation theology and Hans Urs von Balthasar’s theology of beauty, the via pulchritudinis. He notes how liberation theology underdetermined beauty as a suspicious distraction from social justice, while the theology of beauty, in liturgy and beyond, overdetermined beauty through a fixed cultural lens. . . . This erudition and range make the book’s most compelling case for itself." * America Magazine *"Nava explores the connections between religion and hip-hop, revealing the overlooked theological roots of the genre and its potential to change the world." * US Catholic Magazine, "What We're Reading" *“Using examples from current hip-hop artists, as well as popular artists from the past, Nava passionately describes the blending of religion, politics, culture, and aesthetics in hip-hop music.” * Reading Religion *"A stylistically playful yet materially serious examination of public theologies done from and for the margins. Any courses focusing on the intersection of 'faith/theology' and 'culture' would benefit from Nava’s work." * Religious Studies Review *"With this majestic study, Nava reclaims ‘the streets’ as a living, breathing text, through which black and brown youth transmute everyday terror into spiritual beauty and hurl truth on the doorsteps of power. By placing academic theology and urban hip-hop culture side by side, Nava’s work has the potential to usher both into a more liberating future.” -- Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of 'Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball'“Nava’s writing pulses with passion—electric, vivid, joyful, and oh so readable. By immersing the reader in the music, Nava offers the most compelling lens available on exactly how hip-hop created a moral aesthetic that moves people to change the world. Street Scriptures is social criticism of the highest order.” -- Jonathon Kahn, author of 'Divine Discontent: The Religious Imagination of W. E. B. Du Bois'“In this compelling work, Nava reads the radically subversive ‘street scriptures’ of hip-hop as a distinctive form of urban liberation theology. This elegantly argued book by a scholar and activist is an important contribution to the study of urban religion and of ‘religion’ itself in one of its most powerful and challenging contemporary instantiations.” -- Robert Orsi, author of 'History and Presence'

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nava introduces an intervention into the excesses and shortcomings of two of the major theological movements of the 20th century: Latin American liberation theology and Hans Urs von Balthasar’s theology of beauty, the via pulchritudinis. He notes how liberation theology underdetermined beauty as a suspicious distraction from social justice, while the theology of beauty, in liturgy and beyond, overdetermined beauty through a fixed cultural lens. . . . This erudition and range make the book’s most compelling case for itself." * America Magazine *"Nava explores the connections between religion and hip-hop, revealing the overlooked theological roots of the genre and its potential to change the world." * US Catholic Magazine, "What We're Reading" *“Using examples from current hip-hop artists, as well as popular artists from the past, Nava passionately describes the blending of religion, politics, culture, and aesthetics in hip-hop music.” * Reading Religion *"A stylistically playful yet materially serious examination of public theologies done from and for the margins. Any courses focusing on the intersection of 'faith/theology' and 'culture' would benefit from Nava’s work." * Religious Studies Review *"With this majestic study, Nava reclaims ‘the streets’ as a living, breathing text, through which black and brown youth transmute everyday terror into spiritual beauty and hurl truth on the doorsteps of power. By placing academic theology and urban hip-hop culture side by side, Nava’s work has the potential to usher both into a more liberating future.” -- Onaje X. O. Woodbine, author of 'Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball'“Nava’s writing pulses with passion—electric, vivid, joyful, and oh so readable. By immersing the reader in the music, Nava offers the most compelling lens available on exactly how hip-hop created a moral aesthetic that moves people to change the world. Street Scriptures is social criticism of the highest order.” -- Jonathon Kahn, author of 'Divine Discontent: The Religious Imagination of W. E. B. Du Bois'“In this compelling work, Nava reads the radically subversive ‘street scriptures’ of hip-hop as a distinctive form of urban liberation theology. This elegantly argued book by a scholar and activist is an important contribution to the study of urban religion and of ‘religion’ itself in one of its most powerful and challenging contemporary instantiations.” -- Robert Orsi, author of 'History and Presence'

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Book SynopsisA close look at how Taiwanese musicians are using rap music as a creative way to explore and reconcile Taiwanese identity and history. Like many states emerging from oppressive political rule, Taiwan saw a cultural explosion in the late 1980s, when nearly four decades of martial law under the Chinese Nationalist Party ended. As members of a multicultural, multilingual society with a complex history of migration and colonization, Taiwanese people entered this moment of political transformation eager to tell their stories and grapple with their identities. In Renegade Rhymes, ethnomusicologist Meredith Schweig shows how rap music has become a powerful tool in the post-authoritarian period for both exploring and producing new knowledge about the ethnic, cultural, and political history of Taiwan. ? Schweig draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, taking readers to concert venues, music video sets, scenes of protest, and more to show how early MCs from marginalized ethnic groups infused rap with important aspects of their own local languages, music, and narrative traditions. Aiming their critiques at the educational system and a neoliberal economy, new generations of rappers have used the art form to nurture associational bonds and rehearse rituals of democratic citizenship, making a new kind of sense out of their complicated present.Trade Review“Renegade Rhymes theorizes rap’s role in post–martial law Taiwan. By focusing on the production and consumption of local rap music, Meredith Schweig’s finely written book illuminates how rap music offers ways to navigate, reconfigure, and reimagine the complex Taiwanese sociopolitical reality in the face of realpolitik and geopolitics. Schweig’s rich ethnography and insightful analysis are as powerful as the rap lyrics she discusses. This book is well researched, robustly conceptualized, and shines a new path in exploring the intersectionality of music, agency, power, and local knowledge.” -- Frederick Lau, Chinese University of Hong Kong“Renegade Rhymes draws the reader into the complex worlds of rap communities in Taiwan. Schweig demonstrates her commitments to the people and places she describes by providing finely researched accounts of the context while allowing the artists to speak for themselves. This persuasive, engaging, and well-written book gives readers a clear sense of what’s at stake and why rap music matters.” -- Nomi Dave, University of Virginia, author of The Revolution’s Echoes"Renegade Rhymes is a great book that fills in a knowledge gap for a lot of readers in the U.S. and beyond who are unaware of the hip hop scene in Taiwan. It covers the music and culture in great depth, but Schweig also manages to make the book pretty accessible to those who wish to learn this unique part of hip hop culture." * Scratched Vinyl *“Another excellent book published by the University of Chicago Press, written by Meredith Schweig on Taiwan rap culture. The author has spent a lot of time researching the Taiwan hip-hop community in the early 2010s. Schweig mostly analyzes overtly political artists as Dwagie, but the story is fascinating from beginning to end. A must-read for anyone interested in Taiwan and hip-hop!” -- Nathanel Amar"Meredith Schweig’s monograph, Renegade Rhymes, is the first detailed English-language account of rap music in Taiwan. Using interviews with Taiwan hip-hop key actors, observations, song lyrics and a plurality of archival materials, Schweig brilliantly fills a gap in the literature about popular music in Taiwan and in the Sinophone world in general." * The China Quarterly *"Deconstructing verses from some of Taiwan’s foremost wordsmiths, [Schweig] demonstrates how the properties of Mandarin and Hoklo (also known as Taiwanese) are used to accentuate what the late, trailblazing scholar of hip-hop Adam Krims calls a 'percussion-effusive flow.' . . . What follows is a fascinating exposition of how this achieved." * Taipei Times *"In Taiwanese hip-hop culture, as Meredith Schweig reveals in this captivating and original work, socio-political considerations continue to play a key role." -- James Baron * Global Asia *"Through Renegade Rhymes, Meredith Schweig offers a vivid and lucid ethnographic and historical account of coalescing hip-hop communities in Taiwan, which she bolsters with a detailed, relevant exploration of the island’s social, political, and military histories." -- Tom Peterson * Fontes Artis Musicae *Table of ContentsAbbreviations Notes on Romanization and Translation List of Figures and Musical Examples Prologue: First, the Rain Introduction: Tales of Taiwan Part One Polyphonic Histories Chapter One It Depends on How You Define “Rap” . . . Chapter Two . . . Because Others Might Define It Differently Part Two Narratives and Knowledge Chapter Three Masculinity Politics and Rap’s Fraternal Order Chapter Four Performing Musical Knowledge Work Chapter Five “We Are So Strong, We Are Writing History” Epilogue: Then, the Sunflowers Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the only jazz history written by a musician that is not strictly autobiographical. Rex Stewart, who played trumpet and cornet with Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington, knew personally all the giants of jazz in the 1930s and thus his judgments on their achievements come with unique authority and understanding. As a good friend, he never minimizes their foibles yet he writes of them with affection and generosity. Chapters on Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins, Red Norvo, Art Tatum, Big Sid Catlett, Benny Carter, and Louis Armstrong mix personal anecdotes with critical comments that only a fellow jazz musician could relate. A section on Ellington and the Ellington orchestra profiles Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, and Duke himself, with whom Rex Stewart was a barber, chef, poker opponent, and third trumpet. Finally, he recounts the stories of legendary jam sessions between Jelly Roll Morton, Willie the Lion Smith, and James P. Johnson, all vying forTable of Contents* The Jean Goldkette Band * Smack! Memories of Fletcher Henderson * The Business of Recording * Boy Meets King (Louis Armstrong) * The Father of Swing Trombone (Jimmy Harrison) * Coleman Hawkins, The Father of Tenor Saxophone * Red Norvo: A Tale of a Pioneer Ellingtonia * The Days with Duke * Sketches in a Ducal Vein * Duke Ellington: One of a Kind * Tribute to Tricky Sam * Illustrious Barney Bigard * The Frog and Me (Ben Webster) * Harry Carney: Boss Baritone * Getting to Europe--and Getting Out * The Cutting Sessions * Flow Gently, Sweet Rhythm (John Kirby) * My Man, Big Sid (Sidney Catlett) * The Benny Carter I Knew * Genius in Retrospect (Art Tatum) * Appendix I: Count Basie by Hsio Wen Shih * Appendix II: Rex William Stewart, Jr., by Francis Thorne

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Book SynopsisThis work on Charlie Bird Parker offers a picture of not only of the saxophonist-composer as an artist and as a human being, but also of zeitgeist and the musical/social setting that produced him. It shows his complex personality; his great appetites; the extent of his influence; and his work.Table of Contents* At Billy Bergs: An Obbligato Part I * Heavenly City * Getting Straight * Kansas City Mystique * Trials of Manhood * Modes * The Making of a Jazzman Part II * Woodshedding in the Ozarks * The Apple * Hootie * The Band That Played the Blues * The Bebop Laboratory * The Last of the Big Bands * The Street * A Dizzy Atmosphere Part III * The Independent Record Derby * Yardbird in Lotus Land * Sparrows Last Jump * Relaxin at Camarillo * Klactoveesedstene * Bird at Work * Birdland Part IV * Travels with a Genius * A Queer Night in Brussels * The Jazz Baroness * King Pleasure * Down and Out in New York * At the Hotel Stanhope * Coda: Six Pretty Horses Pullin Me

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Book SynopsisThere he is, drumming on Tutti Frutti, You''ve Lost That Lovin'' Feelin'', and thousands of other songs. As a studio player in New Orleans and Los Angeles from the 1940s through the 1970s, Earl Palmer co-created hundreds of hits and transformed the lope of rhythm and blues into full-tilt rock and roll. He was, as a result, one of the first session men to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Palmer''s distinctive voice alternates with the insights of music journalist and historian Tony Scherman in an unforgettable trip through the social and musical cultures of mid-century New Orleans and the feverish world of early rock.

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Book SynopsisBest known for his Oscar-nominated song Miss Misery from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, Elliott Smith was catapulted to the status of indie rock star after performing at the 1997 Academy Awards. Some of his albums, XO and Either/Or among them, would become''90s classics, helping to define an understated aesthetic that owed as much to the melodic emphasis of The Beatles as it did to punk. In the afterglow of the success of Miss Misery, Smith''s fame grew- alongside his struggles with depression and substance abuse. First relocating to Brooklyn, and then finally to L.A., he fell into a downward spiral evident to friends and fans alike, even as he continued to write such beautifully realized songs as Waltz #2 ( XO ). Drawing on new interviews with those who knew and loved Smith, and focusing on the crucial interplay between Smith''s life and music, Ben Nugent compellingly and sympathetically portrays an enormously gifted, yet troubled, artist.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of Creedence Clearwater Revival, exploring the band's legendary rise to fame and how their music embodied the cultural landscape of the late '60s and early '70sFrom 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of top-10 singles and LPs that doubled as an ubiquitous soundtrack to one of the most volatile periods in modern American history, and they remain a staple of classic rock radio and films about the era. Yet despite their enduring popularity, no book has ever sought to understand Creedence in conversation with their time. A Song for Everyone finally tells that story: the thirteen-year saga of an unassuming suburban quartet's journey through the wilds of 1960s pop, and their slow accrual of a sound and ethos that were almost mystically aligned with the concerns of decade's end. Starting in middle school, these Californian friends and brothers cut a working-class path through the most expansive decade in American music, playing R&B, country, and rock 'n' roll under a variety of names as each of those genres expanded and evolved. When they finally synthesized those styles under a new name in 1968, Creedence Clearwater Revival became instantly epochal, then fell apart under the weight of personal grievances that dated back to adolescence. As musicians and as men, they embodied the contradictions and difficulties of their time, and those dimensions of their career have never been explored until now.Drawing on wide-ranging research into the social and musical developments of 1959-1972, extensive original interviews with surviving Creedence members and associates, and unpublished memoirs from people who knew the group closely, A Song for Everyone is the definitive account of a legendary and still-beloved American band. At the same time, it is also a cultural history of those same years—from Elvis to Altamont, Eisenhower to Watergate—seen through the eyes of four men who encapsulated them in song for all time, told by one of the rising figures in contemporary music writing.

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Book SynopsisRaw, authoritative, and unflinching ... An elaborately detailed, darkly surprising, definitive history of the LA gangsta rap era. -- Kirkus, starred reviewA monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur. Amid rising gang violence, the crack epidemic, and police brutality, a group of unlikely voices cut through the chaos of late 1980s Los Angeles: N.W.A. Led by a drug dealer, a glammed-up producer, and a high school kid, N.W.A gave voice to disenfranchised African Americans across the country. And they quickly redefined pop culture across the world. Their names remain as popular as ever -- Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, and Ice Cube. Dre soon joined forces with Suge Knight to create the combustible Death Row Records, which in turn transformed Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur into superstars. Ben Westhoff explores how this group of artists shifted the balance of hip-hop from New York to Los Angeles. He shows how N.W.A.''s shocking success lead to rivalries between members, record labels, and eventually a war between East Coast and West Coast factions. In the process, hip-hop burst into mainstream America at a time of immense social change, and became the most dominant musical movement of the last thirty years. At gangsta rap''s peak, two of its biggest names -- Tupac and Biggie Smalls -- were murdered, leaving the surviving artists to forge peace before the genre annihilated itself. Featuring extensive investigative reporting, interviews with the principal players, and dozens of never-before-told stories, Original Gangstas is a groundbreaking addition to the history of popular music.Trade ReviewScrupulously researched with many incisive revelations, this may be the best book ever written about the hip hop world. * S. Leigh Savidge, Academy Award nominee and co-writer of Straight Outta Compton *[Adds] fresh detail to the oft-told stories ...[A] history that won't settle for easy heroes or villains. * Rolling Stone *[A] captivating chronicle... Central to Westhoff's research are original interviews with key figures balanced with the author's efforts to frame the music as a piece with the surrounding social and political upheaval... He doesn't flinch in providing a rounded picture of the history of the genre, in which the danger wasn't confined to the music * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisAn unorthodox musician from the start, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell''s style of composing, performing, and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this immediately begs the questions: are Mitchell''s songs specifically feminine and, if so, to what extent and why?Anne Karppinen addresses this question focusing on the kind of music and lyrics Mitchell writes, the representation of men and women in her lyrics, how her style changes and evolves over time, and how cultural context affects her writing. Linked to this are the concepts of subjectivity and authorship: when a singer-songwriter sings a song in the first person, about whom are they actually singing? Mitchell offers a fascinating study, for the songs she writes and sings are intricately woven from the strands of her own life. Using methods from critical discourse analysis, this book examines recorded performances of songs from MitcheTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 11. Sexual Difference, Texts and Discourses 2. Will you take me as I am? Subjectivity, Autobiography and Authorship3. Women in Rock and Other OxymoronsPart 24. The Early Period (1968-1970)5. The Self-Conscious Period (1971-1974)6. The Socially Conscious Period (1975-1977)Part 37. A Soprano Has No Credibility? Joni Mitchell and the Rock Press 8. The Singer-Songwriter and the Making of the Canon Conclusion Appendix: Tunings.BibliographyIndex

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Acting in Musical Theatre remains the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It covers fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft. Educators will find the clear structure ideal for use with multiple courses and programs. Updates in this expanded and revised third edition include: A comprehensive revision of the book's companion website into a fully online Resource Guide that includes abundant teaching materials and syllabi for a range of short- and long-form courses, PowerPoint slide decks and printable handouts for every chapter. Updated examples, illustrations, and exercises from more recent musical styles and productions such as Hamilton, Waitress, and Dear Evan Hansen. Revision of rehearsal and performance guidelines to help students and teachers at all levels thrive

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Book Synopsis  The International Who''s Who in Popular Music 2020 gives biographical information and contact details for some of the most talented and influential artists and individuals from the world of popular music. Now in its twentieth edition, there are over 7,000 biographies charting the careers and achievements of artists in pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world, country music and much more. Key Features:- each entry includes full biographical information: principal career details, recordings and compositions, honours and contact information where available- each entrant is given the opportunity to update his or her information - spans the full range of the popular music industry, from rock to jazz and dance to country- provides information on established names as well as up-and-coming artists- a directory section provides details of music festivals, awards, organizations within the industry, and digital musiTable of ContentsPart 1: Biographies Part 2: Directory Appendix A: Music Festivals. Appendix B: Music Organizations. Appendix C: Music Awards. Appendix D: Digital Music. Group Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Live Music Business: Management and Production of Concerts and Festivals, Third Edition, shines a light on the enigmatic live music business, offering a wealth of inside advice and trade secrets to artists and bands looking to make a living in the industry.Trade Review"Part business book, part career development plan, The Live Music Business is full of practical advice and information."—Adam Moujahid, Artist Manager, 285 Group (Maribou State, George FitzGerald)"I encourage anyone interested in getting into the live music business to read this book."—Geoff Meall, Booking Agent, Paradigm Agency (Muse, My Chemical Romance, Sum 41, Super Furry Animals) "The Live Music Business is a MUST READ for anyone wanting to enter the live industry. Andy Reynolds is one of very few qualified to give such an experienced and insightful description of such a complex industry."—Ben Bushell, Course Leader, London College of Music "There are few people who have combined industry experience with academic process. Andy is one of them. Any information he presents in a book should be taken seriously by students studying the live music business."—Steve Melhuish, CEO, Music Business School"Andy has years of experience of both working in the live music business and teaching. He has laid out his vast knowledge in a clear, concise way. Any student studying the wider music business should buy and read this book."—Jamie Johnston, Label Owner, Physical Education Recordings"The Live Music Business is an insightful new guide that simplifies and demystifies the business of concerts and music festivals. Read this book!"—Danny Hagan, Senior Lecturer and Head of Subject: Music Technology, Music Management and Popular Music Performance, University of West London Table of ContentsIntroduction / Part One: Live Music Management / 1. THE ARTISTS / 2. ARTIST MANAGEMENT / 3. BOOKING AGENTS / 4. CONCERT PROMOTERS / 5. CREATING THE DEALS / 6. THE CONTRACT / 7. THE CONTRACT RIDER / 8. REVENUE STREAMS FROM LIVE MUSIC – ARTISTS / 9. REVENUE STREAMS FROM LIVE MUSIC –PROMOTERS AND ORGANISERS / 10. MARKETING AND PROMOTION / 11. FESTIVALS / 12. STRATEGY / Part Two: Live Music Production / 13. PLANNING A TOUR / 14. BUDGET / 15. WAGES / 16. TRANSPORT / 17. ACCOMMODATION / 18. PRODUCTION / 19. OTHER PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS / Appendix 1: Concert Production Personnel / Appendix 2: A Performance Contract / Appendix 3: Contract Rider / Appendix 4: Tour Budget Sheet / Appendix 5: Day-to-Day Schedules

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Book SynopsisThis book bridges a gap in existing scholarship by foregrounding the contribution of women to the nineteenth-century Lied. Building on the pioneering work of scholars in recent years, it consolidates recent research on womenâs achievements in the genre, and develops an alternative narrative of the Lied that embraces an understanding of the contributions of women, and of the contexts of their engagement with German song and related genres. Lieder composers including Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, Pauline Viardot-Garcia and Josephine Lang are considered with a stimulating variety of analytical approaches. In addition to the focus on composers associated with history and theory of the Lied, the various chapters explore the cultural and sociological background to the Liedâs musical environment, as well as engaging with gender studies and discussing performance and pedagogical contexts. The range of subject matter reflects the interdisciplinary nature of current research in the field, and thTrade Review"This is an important book. (…) This rich collection assembled by Aisling Kenny and Susan Wollenberg is a ‘must-have’ for those interested in the history of lieder, the musical practices of women, and the social landscape of the nineteenth century." – Marcia J. Citron, Rice University."Women and the Nineteenth-Century Lied takes nineteenth-century music scholarship a considerable step closer toward a greater inclusiveness of repertoire, composers and methodologies, and for that it is profoundly welcome." – Laura K.T. Stokes, Brown University"… a fine volume for lieder scholars…" - Susan H. Borwick, Journal of the International Alliance for Women in MusicTable of ContentsPart 1 Contexts for Women's Lieder, I: Blurring the gendered dichotomies: issues of gender and creativity for the female Lied composer. Absence and dialogue: Pauline von Decker in a performing and cultural context. In pursuit of a single flame: Fanny Hensel's 'musical salon'. Part 2 Individual Composers and their Lieder, I: Early 19th Century: 'Der Jungling und Das Madchen': Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn and the Zwolf Lieder, op. 9. Functions of piano introductions in the Lieder of Josephine Lang. Clara Schumann's 'Liebst du um Schonheit' and the integrity of a composer's vision. Part 3 Individual Composers and their Lieder, II: Later 19th Century: Pauline Viardot-Garcia's 'Ne poj, krasavica, pri mne' and the genre of Russian romance. (Re)claiming space for Ingeborg von Bronsart's Wildenbruch Lieder, op. 16. Cyclic organization, narrative and self-construction in Ethel Smyth's Lieder und Balladen, op. 3 and Lieder, op. 4, Cornelia Bartsch; Contrasting concepts of love in two songs by Alma Schindler(-Mahler) and Gustav Mahler. Part 4 Contexts for Women's Lieder, II: 'Und das hat mit ihrem Singen, Die Lore-Ley gethan': subjectivity and objectification in two Heine settings. Echoes of the Lied: women's vocal repertoire in 19th-century Ireland. Women composers of Lieder: selected sources.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive account of Louis Armstrong—his life and legacy—during the most creative period of his career.Trade Review"Thomas Brothers has brought together startling new discoveries and insights, a fresh look at hallowed recordings, and an understanding of the multifold influences that helped shape Louis Armstrong. In so doing, he has written by far the most complete and original look at an American icon whose influence continues into its second century." -- Loren Schoenberg, artistic director, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem"Honest, uncompromising, and wholly sympathetic to its subject, Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism is the ideal for jazz biography and criticism." -- Scott DeVeaux, author of The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History"Brothers proves his thesis and then some…an encyclopedic authority." -- C.W. Mahoney - American Spectator

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding and Crafting the Mix, 3rd edition provides the framework to identify, evaluate, and shape your recordings with clear and systematic methods. Featuring numerous exercises, this third edition allows you to develop critical listening and analytical skills to gain greater control over the quality of your recordings. Sample production sequences and descriptions of the recording engineer's role as composer, conductor, and performer provide you with a clear view of the entire recording process. Dr. William Moylan takes an inside look into a range of iconic popular music, thus offering insights into making meaningful sound judgments during recording. His unique focus on the aesthetic of recording and mixing will allow you to immediately and artfully apply his expertise while at the mixing desk. A companion website features recorded tracks to use in exercises, reference materials, additional examples of mixes and sound qualities, and mixed tracks.Table of ContentsIntroduction- Overview of Organization and Materials Establishing an Accurate Playback of Recordings- Part One. Defining the Art of Recording: The Sound Characteristics and the Aesthetic Qualities of Audio Recordings Chapter 1. The Elements of Sound and Audio Recording Chapter 2. The Aesthetic and Artistic Elements of Sound in Audio Recordings Chapter 3. The Musical Message and the Listener Part Two. Learning to Listen, Beginning to Hear: Acquiring Fundamental Listening Skills and Establishing an Effective Approach to Listening Chapter 4. Listening and Evaluating Sound for the Aspiring Audio Professional Chapter 5. Fundamental Listening Skills Chapter 6. A System for Evaluating Sound Chapter 7. Evaluating Pitch in Audio and Music Recordings Chapter 8. Evaluating Loudness in Audio and Music Recordings Chapter 9. Evaluating Sound Quality Chapter 10. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Two Channel Sound Chapter 11. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Surround Sound Chapter 12. Complete Evaluations and Understanding Observations Chapter 13. The Roles of the Recordist and the Aesthetics of Recording Production Chapter 14. The Sounds of Recordings: Shaping Musical Ideas and Musical Expression Chapter 15. Preproduction and Preliminary Stages: Embracing Reality and Defining the Materials of the Project Chapter 16. Recording and Tracking: Capturing and Shaping the Performance Chapter 17. Crafting the Mix, and Finalizing the Production

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Book SynopsisIssues in African American Music: Power, Gender, Race, Representation is a collection of twenty-one essays by leading scholars, surveying vital themes in the history of African American music. Bringing together the viewpoints of ethnomusicologists, historians, and performers, these essays cover topics including the music industry, women and gender, and music as resistance, and explore the stories of music creators and their communities.Revised and expanded to reflect the latest scholarship, with six all-new essays, this book both complements the previously published volume African American Music: An Introduction and stands on its own. Each chapter features a discography of recommended listening for further study. From the antebellum period to the present, and from classical music to hip hop, this wide-ranging volume provides a nuanced introduction for students and anyone seeking to understand the history, social context, and cultural impact of African American music.Trade Review"With this latest edition of their landmark collection, Portia Maultsby and Mellonee Burnim have once again shown why they have been leading ethnomusicologists for decades. Deftly organized and updated with robust case studies, Issues in African American Music documents the fruit of the interpretive turn in African American music studies, joining historical inquiry with powerful, smartly argued opinion. This book will define the field for the next generation of scholars, activists, students, and fans."—Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., author of Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop "This indispensable anthology builds on the scholarship of Maultsby and Burnim's first volume, expanding its critical and theoretical scope and reach. By focusing on ways to approach reading multiple genres, as well as the intersecting politics of black music and mass culture, the impact of gender on black musicking, and the trajectories of black sonic activism, Issues in African American Music underscores the lasting influence, centrality, and historical depths of these expressive forms that sit at the heart of American culture."—Daphne Brooks, author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910Table of ContentsPART I: INTERPRETING MUSIC 1. Performing Blues and Navigating Race in Transcultural Contexts (Susan Oehler Herrick)2. New Bottle, Old Wine: Whither Jazz Studies? (Travis A. Jackson)3. The Politics of Race Erasure in Defining Black Popular Music Origins (Portia K. Maultsby)4. Negotiating Blackness in Western Art Music (Olly Wilson)PART II: MASS MEDIATION5. Crossing Musical Borders: Agency and Process in the Gospel Music Industry (Mellonee V. Burnim)6. Industrializing African American Popular Music (Reebee Garofolo)7. The Motown Legacy: Homegrown Sound, Mass Appeal (Charles E. Sykes)8. Stax Records and the Impulse Toward Integration (Rob Bowman)9. Uptown Sound—Downtown Bound: Philadelphia International Records (John A. Jackson)10. "And the Beat Goes On": SOLAR—The Sound of Los Angeles Records (Scot Brown)11. Tyscot Records: Gospel Music Production as Ministry (Tyron Cooper)PART III: GENDER 12. Voices of Women in Gospel: Resisting Representations (Mellonee V. Burnim)13. Are All the Choir Directors Gay? Black Men’s Sexuality and Identity in Gospel Performance (Alisha Lola Jones)14. Women in Blues: Transgressing Boundaries (Daphne Duval Harrison)15. Jazz History Remix: Black Women from "Enter" to "Center" (Sherrie Tucker)16. The Reception of Blackness in "women’s music" (Eileen M. Hayes)17. African American Women and the Dynamics of Gender, Race, and Genre in Rock ’n’ Roll (Maureen Mahon)18. "Ain’t Nuthin’ But a She Thang": Women in Hip Hop (Cheryl L. Keyes)PART IV: MUSICAL AGENCY—AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC AS RESISTANCE19. The Antebellum Period: Communal Coherence and Individual Expression (Lawrence W. Levine)20. Civil Rights Period: Music as an Agent of Social Change (Bernice Johnson Reagon) 21. The Post-Civil Rights Period: The Politics of Musical Creativity (Mark Anthony Neal)

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays that situate queering within the discourse of sex and sexuality in relation to popular music, this investigation addresses the changing debates within gay, lesbian and queer discourse in relation to the dissemination of musical texts. It provides a discourse in the field of musicological research.Trade Review'Queering the Popular Pitch considers much more than a new gay and lesbian popular musicology. This new collection of essays applies the queer framework to popular music, musicians, nationalistic contexts, as well as film music and stage presence' - Popular Music'This collection is a recommended addition for both interdisciplinary scholars and (popular) musicologists alike' - Popular MusicTable of ContentsProposed Table of Contents: Introduction Queering Borders Stephen Amico Mi Casa es Su Casa: Latin House, Sexuality and the Formation of Place (p) Jeffrey Callen 'Gender Crossings : A Neglected History in African American Music' Freya Jarman-Ivens Queer constructions of masculinity in rap music (p) Vanessa Knights Big Boys Don't Cry? : Performances of Pleasure and Pain in the Bolero (p) Mario Rey Albita Rodgriguez: Sexuality, Imaging, and Gender Construction in Music of Exile (p) Queer Spaces Paul Attinello Closeness and Distance: Songs about AIDS (cp) Rachel Cowgill 'Music, Consumption, and the Lesbian Self' (p) Rachel Devitt Talk softly and carry a big...stick! Stealing the Spotlight and Building a Dyke Community with Seattle's All-Grrrl Queer Cabarets (p) Jason Lee Oakes (sc) Night of a Thousand Stevies: Queer strategies and the forging of femininity Jennifer Rycenga Is This Desire?: Queering Large-scale Form in Rock (p) Karen Tongson Tickle Me Emo: Lesbian Balladeering, Straight-Boy Emo and the Politics of Affect (p) Hidden Histories Judith Halberstrom What's That Smell: Queer Temporalities and Subcultural Lives. (p) Anno Mungen Anders als die Anderen, or Queering the Song. Construction and Representation of Homosexuality in German Cabaret Song Recordings before 1933 (p) Lloyd Whitesell Trans Glam: Gender Magic in the Film Musical (p) Mixed Media (how music/queering is mediated by visual culture and videos) Stan Hawkins Mediations on Queer Masculinity in Pop Videos (p) Sarah Kerton 'Too Much Tatu Young' (p) Emma Mayhew I am not a box of any Kind: Sinead O'Connor's Queer Outing (p) Gilad Padva Hey, Man, You're My Girlfriend! Poetic Genderfuck and Queer Hebrew in Eran Zur's Performance of Yona Wallach's Lyrics (sc) Sheila Whiteley Popular Music, Queering and the Dynamics of Desire (sc)

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Book SynopsisWhen the first edition of Queering the Pitch was published in early 1994, it was immediately hailed as a landmark and defining work in the new field of Gay Musicology. In light of the explosion of Gay Musicology since 1994, a new edition of Queering the Pitch is timely and needed. In this new work, the editors are including a landmark essay by Philip Brett on Gay Musicology, its history and scope. The essay itself has become a cause celebre, and this will be its first full appearance in print. Along with this new historical essay, the editors are contributing a new introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred over the last decade as Gay Musicology has grown.Table of Contents1. Queering the Pitch: A Posy of Definitions and Impersonations Part 1: Canons and Arias 2. Musicality, Essentialism, and the Closet 3. Sapphonics 4. On a Lesbian Relation with Music: A Serious Effort Not to Think Straight 5. A Conversation with Ned Rorem Part 2: Chronicles 6. Henry Lawes's Setting of Katherine Philips's Friendship Poetry in His Second Book of Ayres and Dialogues, 1655: A Musical Misreading? 7. Unveiled Voices: Sexual Difference and the Castrato Joke Dame 8. "Was George Frideric Handel Gay?": On Closet Questions and Cultural Politics 9. Constructions of Subjectivity in Schubert's Music 10: Eros and Orientalism in Britten's Operas 11. Queer Thoughts on Country Music and k.d. lang Part 3: Consorts 12. Lesbian Compositional Process: One Lover-Composer's Perspective 13. Growing up Female(s): Retrospective Thoughts on Musical Preferences and Meanings 14. Authority and Freedom: Toward a Sociology of the Gay Choruses Part 4: Coda Preface 15. Lesbian and Gay Music

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Book SynopsisExplores a little-discussed yet truly hybrid American musical tradition lost between the canons of authentic jazz and classical music

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Book SynopsisThe first of two titles by the Manic Street Preachers'' bassist and lyricist, Nicky Wire. For more than twenty years and from Blackwood, Wales to Tokyo, Japan, Nicky Wire has kept a personal visual history of the band in their various stages from Generation Terrorists through Holy Bible and right up to last year''s remarkable album, Postcards from a Young Man. Edited down from over 1,000 of Wire''s personal polaroids and with accompanying text by the man himself, Death of The Polaroid promises to be a rich, visual biography of one of the most loved and iconoclastic British bands of the past two decades.

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 2017The Rise, The Fall, and The Rise is the extraordinary story, in her own words, of Brix Smith Start. Best known for her work in The Fall at the time when they were perhaps the most powerful and influential anti-authoritarian postpunk band in the world -- This Nation''s Saving Grace, The Wonderful and Frightening World Of ... -- Brix spent ten years in the band before a violent disintegration led to her exit and the end of her marriage with Mark E Smith. But Brix''s story is much more than rock ''n'' roll highs and lows in one of the most radically dysfunctional bands around. Growing up in the Hollywood Hills in the ''60s in a dilapidated pink mansion her life has taken her from luxury to destitution, from the cover of the NME to waitressing in California, via the industrial wasteland of Manchester in the 1980s. What emerges is a story of constant reinvention, jubilant highs and depressive ebbs; a

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Book SynopsisGuides the player through the different skills and techniques needed to play jazz, covering swing rhythm, syncopation, walking bass, blues and improvisation. This book includes pieces that are suitable for those who have learnt for approximately one year, or have completed the "It's Never Too Late To Play Piano" tutor.Table of ContentsBaby Bouncer; Anyone Home?; Hey! Mr Wong; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; King of the Swing; Shaken Not Stirred!; It Don’t Mean a Thing; Strictly Samba; Deep River Blues; Walking with the Bass Man; Jump Jive!; My Baby Just Cares for Me; Roll-over; Mitsy; Batchelor Blues; Taking the Plunge!; Gimme the Answer Blues!: Copy Cat; Let There Be Love; A Foggy Day; Love Walked In; Let's Do It; I Get a Kick Out of You; My Funny Valentine; As Time Goes By; Next Stop, Piccadilly!

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Book SynopsisBrings together the space cowboy Jay Kay's singles. This title includes successes such as "Cosmic Girl", "Space Cowboy" and "Deeper Underground". It presents 17 songs which are arranged for piano, voice and guitar.Table of ContentsWhen You Gonna Learn?; Too Young to Die; Blow Your Mind; Emergency on Planet Earth; Space Cowboy; Virtual Insanity; Cosmic Girl; Alright; High Times; Deeper Underground; Canned Heat; Little L; Loves Foolosophy; Corner of the Earth; Feels Just Like it Should; 7 Days in Sunny June; (Don’t) Give Hate a Chance; Runaway; Radio

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Book SynopsisFeatures 20 jazz classics that are transcribed from the original recordings for piano and voice with guitar chord boxes. This title includes jazz singers such as Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall and Jamie Cullum. It also includes songs like "Every time We Say Goodbye", "Fly Me To The Moon", and "I Get A Kick Out Of You".Table of ContentsBewitched (from the History Boys); Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Etta James); Embraceable You (Joe Williams); Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Julie London); Fly Me To The Moon (Diana Krall); A Foggy Day (Frank Sinatra); Give Me The Simple Life (Jamie Cullum); I Get A Kick Out Of You (Steve Tyrell); I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Nina Simone); I've Got You Under My Skin (Peggy Lee); The Lady Is A Tramp (Rosemary Clooney); Let There Be Love (Nat King Cole); Mad About The Boy (Dinah Washington); Miss Otis Regrets (Clare Teal); My Funny Valentine (Chet Baker); Round Midnight (Carmen McRae); Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday); That Old Black Magic (Carmen McRae); What A Difference A Day Made (Sarah Vaughan); Witchcraft (Ella Fitzgerald)

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Book SynopsisA collection of original jazz pieces in a range of contemporary styles, tailor-made for the absolute beginner (grade 0-2).Table of Contents5th Avenue; Champagne Rag; Easy Does It; Forget-Me-Not; Funk It!; Harry's Theme; Motorway Blues; Songbird; Steady As A Rock; Strawberry Flip; Test Drive

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Book SynopsisRadiohead Complete is the ultimate collection of Radiohead songs, including every song ever released by the British rock band (at time of publication). This artist-approved 368-page book comprises 154 songs, including B-sides and rarities, all with lyrics and guitar chords.Table of Contents(Nice Dream); 15 Step; 2+2=5; 4 Minute Warning; A Punch Up At A Wedding; A Reminder; A Wolf At The Door; Airbag; All I Need; The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy; Anyone Can Play Guitar; Backdrifts; Banana Co.; Bangers + Mash; The Bends; Bishop’s Robes; Black Star; Bloom; Blow Out; Bodysnatchers; Bones; Bullet Proof… I Wish I Was; Burn The Witch; The Butcher; Climbing Up The Walls; Codex; Coke Babies; Creep; Cuttooth; The Daily Mail; Daydreaming; Decks Dark; Desert Island Disk; Dollars And Cents; Down Is The New Up; Electioneering; Everything In Its Right Place; Exit Music (For A Film); Faithless, The Wonder Boy; Fake Plastic Trees; Faust Arp ; Feral; Fitter Happier; Fog; Ful Stop; Gagging Order; Give Up The Ghost; Glass Eyes; The Gloaming; Go Slowly; Go To Sleep; Harry Patch (In Memory Of); High & Dry; House Of Cards; How Can You Be Sure; How Do You Do?; How I Made My Millions; How To Disappear Completely; I Am A Wicked Child; I Can’t; I Might Be Wrong; I Promise; I Want None Of This; I Will; Identikit; Idioteque; Ill Wind; In Limbo; India Rubber; Inside My Head; Jigsaw Falling Into Place; Just; Karma Police; Kid A; Killer Cars; Kinetic; Knives Out; Last Flowers; Let Down; Lewis (Mistreated); Life In A Glasshouse; Lift; Like Spinning Plates; Little By Little; Lotus Flower; Lozenge Of Love; Lucky; Lull; Lurgee; Man Of War; Maquiladora; Melatonin; Million Dollar Question; Molasses; Morning Bell; Morning Bell / Amnesiac; Morning Mr Magpie; Motion Picture Soundtrack; My Iron Lung; Myxomatosis; The National Anthem; No Surprises; Nude; The Numbers; Optimistic; Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box; Palo Alto; Paperbag Writer; Paranoid Android; Pearly; Permanent Daylight; Planet Telex; Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2); Pop Is Dead; Present Tense; Prove Yourself; Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors; Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong; Pyramid Song; Reckoner; Ripcord; Sail To The Moon; Scatterbrain; Separator; Sit Down. Stand Up; Skttrbrain; Spectre; Staircase; Stop Whispering; Street Spirit (Fade Out); Stupid Car; Subterranean Homesick Alien; Sulk; Supercollider; Talk Show Host; There There; These Are My Twisted Words; Thinking About You; Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief; The Tourist; Trans-Atlantic Drawl; Trickster; True Love Waits; Up On The Ladder; Vegetable; Videotape; We Suck Young Blood; Weird Fishes/Arpeggi; Where I End And You Begin; Worrywort; Yes I Am; You; You And Whose Army? ; You Never Wash Up After Yourself

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1901; All About You; All You Never Say; Beautiful Lies; Deep End; Ghost In The Wind; Just A Game; Keeping Your Head Up; Let It All Go; Light Me Up; Lost It All; No Angel; Not About Angels; People Help The People; Shadow; Shelter; Silhouette; Skinny Love; Standing In The Way Of The Light; Strange Birds; Take My Heart; Tee Shirt; Terrible Love; White Winter Hymnal; Wild Horses; Wings; Words

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Book SynopsisNeil Diamond has been responsible for writing some of the most memorable songs in pop music history and he has sold in excess of 120 million albums and has continued to reign as one of the Top 5 most successful solo artists in pop music. After years of anonymity in Tin Pan Alley churning out hits for other artistes, Neil Diamond burst onto the scene in his own right in 1969 with ''Sweet Caroline.'' However, superstardom has come at a personal cost - he is a star who has suffered periods of crippling self doubt. He is an intriguing blend of contradictions - a massively charismatic dazzling live performer, yet deeply introspective off stage. In this fascinating portrait, his life, his music and his passions are explored from his childhood struggle to get out of Brooklyn, through five decades of global stardom, to the present day. NEIL DIAMOND: THE BIOGRAPHY provides a definitive insight into one of the most enduring, creative, and prolific singer-songwriters of his generation,Trade ReviewWhen it comes to getting close to the rich and famous Laura Jackson is second to none. * SKY TV *Laura Jackson is the queen of biographers. * DAILY EXPRESS *Table of ContentsNeil Diamond has been responsible for writing some of the most memorable songs in pop music history and he has sold in excess of 120 million albums. After years of anonymity in Tin Pan Alley churning out hits for other artistes, Neil Diamond burst onto the scene in his own right in 1969 with 'Sweet Caroline' and has continues to reign as one of the Top 5 most successful solo artistes in pop music. However, superstardom has come at a personal cost - he is a star who has suffered periods of crippling self doubt. He is an intriguing blend of contradictions - a massively charismatic dazzling live performer, yet deeply introspective off stage. In this fascinating portrait, his life, his music and his passions are explored from his childhood struggle to get out of Brooklyn, through five decades of global stardom, to the present day. Neil Diamond: The Biography provides a definitive insight into one of the most enduring, creative, and prolific singer-songwriters of his generation.

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Book SynopsisFrom humble beginnings in County Donegal in Ireland to worldwide recording success, Daniel O''Donnell recounts the incredible story of his life, charting the ups and downs with remarkable honesty.Through wonderful anecdotes, Daniel recalls his early years and the moment he set his heart on becoming a singer, and gives a personal acount of his speading popularity and subsequent perfomances all over the world. With distinctive charm and modesty, he takes us behind the scenes of his phenomenal professional success, providing unique access to the man behind the hits and headlines.A bestseller when it was first published, Daniel O''Donnell: My Story has been fully revised and updated with a wealth of brand new material. for the first time Danel gives an intimate account of his romance and high-profile wedding to Majella McLennan as well as his deeply personal observations on worldwide success and his recent breathrough to stardom in the USA.Trade ReviewGripping and entertaining. * Sunday World *Ireland's number-one statesman. * Irish Post *

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Book SynopsisWhen George Klein was thirteen, he couldn''t have known how important the new kid in class - the one with the guitar, the boy named Elvis - would become in his life. But from the first time GK (as he was nicknamed by Elvis) heard this kid sing, he knew that Elvis Presley was someone extraordinary. In this heartfelt, entertaining and affectionate memoir, George Klein writes candidly about their close friendship, which began at school and continued through Elvis''s rise to fame and the wild swirl of his tumultuous life, right up to the singer''s tragic death. Writing with the authority of someone who was in the midst of it all, from the good times at Graceland and hanging out with Hollywood stars to butting heads with Elvis''s iron-handed manager, Colonel Tom Parker, GK reveals who the King really was and how he acted when the stage lights were off. Full of anecdotes and first-hand accounts of some of the most defining moments in the legend''s life, Elvis: My Best Man cTrade ReviewGK was there from the beginning, and there 'til the end. This book is fact. * Jerry Lee Lewis *This memoir has the authentic twang of someone who was really there to see it all...If you like Presley, you'll love this book -- Mike Simkins * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisThe featured articles in this volume provide an overview of jazz studies writings from the 1990s to the present day, and each text engages with issues that are central to the changing discourse of jazz in popular culture. The volume includes studies of specific scenes, artists and periods from jazz history, and also comments on broader aspects of musical discourse, from ontological considerations to the politics of canon formation, from issues of representation to international perspectives. The collection encourages readers to engage in comparative thinking and analysis, and contributions touch on a range of themes that will be of interest to scholars who situate jazz at the heart of popular music studies. It is a highly valuable resource for researchers, enthusiasts, teachers and students.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I History, Canon and the Politics of the Popular: Is jazz popular music?, Simon Frith; Hear me talkin' to ya: problems of jazz discourse, Bruce Johnson; Cultural dialogics and jazz: a White historian signifies, Gary Tomlinson; Marsalis and Baraka: an essay in comparative cultural discourse, Lee B. Brown; Struggling with jazz, Scott DeVeaux; Free jazz in the classroom: an ecological approach to music education, David Borgo; Deconstructing the jazz tradition: the 'subjectless subject' of new jazz studies, Sherrie Tucker. Part II Representations, People, Repertoire: White face, Black voice: race, gender, and region in the music of the Boswell Sisters, Laurie Stras; Charlie Parker and popular music, Brian Priestley; The sound world of Art Tatum, David Horn; Out of notes: signification, interpretation, and the problem of Miles Davis, Robert Walser; A question of standards: My Funny Valentine and musical intertextuality, Alan Stanbridge; Doubleness and jazz improvisation: irony, parody, and ethnomusicology, Ingrid Monson; Style and the improvised in Keith Jarrett's solo concerts, Peter Elsdon; Four for Trane: jazz and the disembodied voice, Tony Whyton; Regendering jazz: Ornette Coleman and the New York jazz scene in the late 1950s, David Ake. Part III Reception, Scenes, Global Perspectives: Stars of David and sons of Sicily: constellations beyond the canon in early New Orleans jazz, Bruce Boyd Raeburn; A critical reassessment of the reception of early jazz in Britain, Catherine Parsonage; Making jazz French: the reception of jazz music in Paris, 1927-1934, Jeffrey H. Jackson; Jammin' on the jazz frontier: the Japanese jazz community in interwar Shanghai, E. Taylor Atkins; Concert and dance: the foundations of Black jazz in South Africa between the 20s and the early 40s, Christopher Ballantine; Jazz Britannia: mediating the story of British jazz on television, Tim Wall and Paul Long; Name index.

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