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23 produkter
Mayor of MacDougal Street [2013 edition]
A Memoir
Häftad, 2013
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
188 kr
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Dave van ronk (1936-2002) was not only one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk music revival he was a pioneer of modern acoustic blues, a fine songwriter and arranger, a powerful singer, and one of the most influential guitarists of his era. He was also a marvellous storyteller, a peerless …
Rock 'n' Roll
A Very Short Introduction
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2026
116 kr
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringRock 'n' roll appeared in the 1950s as the high-energy, electrically amplified music of young dancers and listeners, first in the United States and then around the globe, and from the beginning it symbolized more than music. First popularized as …
Dylan Goes Electric!
Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2016
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
179 kr
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One of the music world's pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's fiftieth anniversary. On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival, backed by an …
Narcocorrido
A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2002
206 kr
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Escaping the Delta
Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2005
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
188 kr
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The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the …
Escaping the Delta
Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2012
101 kr
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The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America''s deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the …
The Blues
A Very Short Introduction
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2010
116 kr
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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 …
Talking 'Bout Your Mama
The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2015
248 kr
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From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher, rap has always drawn on deep traditions of African American poetic word-play, In Talking About Your Mama, author Elijah Wald explores one of the most potent sources of rap: the …
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll
An Alternative History of American Popular Music
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2009
168 kr
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"There are no definitive histories," writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, "because the past keeps looking different as the present changes." Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter of other styles …
Blues
A Very Short Introduction
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2010
95 kr
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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 …
Blues
A Very Short Introduction
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2010
95 kr
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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 …
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll
An Alternative History of American Popular Music
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2009
168 kr
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"There are no definitive histories," writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, "because the past keeps looking different as the present changes." Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter of other styles …
Jelly Roll Blues
Censored Songs and Hidden Histories
Av Elijah Wald
Inbunden, 2024
326 kr
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Bestselling music historian Elijah Wald follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazzIn Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and …
Josh White
Society Blues
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2002
593 kr
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Born in South Carolina, White spent his childhood as a lead boy for traveling blind bluesmen. In the early '30s he moved to New York and became a popular blues star, then introduced folk-blues to a mass white audience in the 1940s. He was famed both for his strong Civil Rights songs, which made him …
Global Minstrels
Voices of World Music
Av Elijah Wald
Inbunden, 2006
2578 kr
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As the fastest growing sector of the U.S. music market, world music has embedded itself in the fabric of American life. Artists such as Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and the Talking Heads have all utilized characteristics of the "world" sound in their music, while international performers are enjoying …
Global Minstrels
Voices of World Music
Av Elijah Wald
Häftad, 2006
665 kr
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As the fastest growing sector of the U.S. music market, world music has embedded itself in the fabric of American life. Artists such as Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and the Talking Heads have all utilized characteristics of the "world" sound in their music, while international performers are enjoying …
Global Minstrels
Voices of World Music
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2012
785 kr
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As the fastest growing sector of the U.S. music market, world music has embedded itself in the fabric of American life. Artists such as Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and the Talking Heads have all utilized characteristics of the "world" sound in their music, while international performers are enjoying …
Global Minstrels
Voices of World Music
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2012
785 kr
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As the fastest growing sector of the U.S. music market, world music has embedded itself in the fabric of American life. Artists such as Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and the Talking Heads have all utilized characteristics of the "world" sound in their music, while international performers are enjoying …
Josh White
Society Blues
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2013
625 kr
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Born in South Carolina, White spent his childhood as a lead boy for traveling blind bluesmen. In the early ''30s he moved to New York and became a popular blues star, then introduced folk-blues to a mass white audience in the 1940s. He was famed both for his strong Civil Rights songs, which made …
Josh White
Society Blues
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2013
625 kr
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Born in South Carolina, White spent his childhood as a lead boy for traveling blind bluesmen. In the early ''30s he moved to New York and became a popular blues star, then introduced folk-blues to a mass white audience in the 1940s. He was famed both for his strong Civil Rights songs, which made …
Josh White
Society Blues
Av Elijah Wald
Inbunden, 2016
2658 kr
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Born in South Carolina, White spent his childhood as a lead boy for traveling blind bluesmen. In the early '30s he moved to New York and became a popular blues star, then introduced folk-blues to a mass white audience in the 1940s. He was famed both for his strong Civil Rights songs, which made him …
Riding with Strangers
A Hitchhiker''s Journey
Av Elijah Wald
E-bok, 2006
124 kr
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This fascinating tale of the author''s cross-country hitchhiking journey is a captivating look into the pleasures and challenges of the open road. As the miles roll by he meets businessmen, missionaries, conspiracy theorists, and truck drivers from all ages and ethnicities who are eager to open …
Josh White
Society Blues
Av Elijah Wald
Inbunden, 2000
481 kr
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A gifted and charismatic entertainer, Josh White (1914-1969) was one of the best-known folk-blues artists of his day. In the early 1960s, one survey ranked him as America's third most popular male folksinger, surpassed only by Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. He appeared on national television, performed …