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The Accordion in the Americas offers a history rich in insights drawn from the complex intertwining of society, race and culture in American music-making — The Times More…

The intellectual and creative path chronicled here is inspiring, particularly as Tenney's questions about the experience of music-making remain deeply relevant today — Computer Music Journal More…

Malnig makes a significant contribution to the field of dance studies with this impressive, long-overdue investigation into the rich world of vernacular dance traditions. . . . Highly recommended — Choice More…

Southern Soul-Blues proves that African-Americans have not deserted the blues, but rather redefined it for newer eras — Downbeat More…

4 stars. Welcome to a world filled with payola, the mob and jukebox sounds — MOJO More…

Required reading for lovers of the blues and historians of American popular music — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Live Fast, Love Hard, a sobering account of the Singing Sheriff's roller-coaster life that ended with his 1996 suicide, tells the tale of two Youngs: one, a talented, flamboyant performer and... — Dirty Linen More…