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Harper's memoir is beautifully wrought, and populated with an array of vivid and memorable characters... Flecked with insight, wit and warmth, it proves to be an evocative portrait of a bygone... — More…
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What emerges from Parsons' narrative is a fascinating life of a performer who deserves to be well known to all scholars and fans of bluegrass music — More…
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Exploring the World of J. S. Bach: A Traveler's Guide
- Author: Marshall, Robert L.
- Author: Marshall, Traute M
Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated, with both modern photographs and 18th-century images, Exploring the World of Bach is an invaluable guidebook for any traveler wishing to explore... — More…
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The vitality of musical life at a time of such economic hardship is both poignant and surprising. For what it wordlessly reveals about the history of US music and the history of a critical time,... — More…
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Champagne Charlie and Pretty Jemima: Variety Theater in the Nineteenth Century
- Author: Rodger, Gillian
A comprehensive, nuanced analysis of the evolution of American variety performance in the 19th century. Highly recommended — More…
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Hymnologists and sacred harp singers will delight in this book. Highly recommended — More…
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Ring Shout, Wheel About: The Racial Politics of Music and Dance in North American Slavery
- Author: Thompson, Katrina Dyonne
Thompson has written a powerful study whose implications reach beyond distant American history or the preconceptions of 'black studies' to ask urgent questions about African American identity — More…
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4 stars. Welcome to a world filled with payola, the mob and jukebox sounds — More…
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Required reading for lovers of the blues and historians of American popular music — More…
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