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This history of this quintessential American sound examines the rich and raucous history of jive, from its pioneers (Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway) ... More

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A bio-discographical text that spans Jimmy Dorsey's career. The book is a collection of chronological listings of every recording on which Dorsey is ... More

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Richard Cook and Brian Morton's "Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums" is an indispensible guide to the recordings that ... More

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The 10th edition and the most comprehensive yet. It contains thousands of reviews, 700 of which are new to this edition, with many alternative ... More

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This irreverent and hilarious guide to all that's loud, vulgar, fast, violent, pissed-off, and adolescent in the music of the last 40 years--the ... More

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In "The Pitchfork 500," the brains behind PitchforkMedia.com--the ultimate musical tastemakers--pick the songs they consider essential listening from ... More

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Heavy Metal is a phenomenon deeply ingrained in the hearts and souls of millions. Its fans are the most dedicated, most devoted and most loyal of any ... More

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This entertaining, easy-to-use reference reviews and rates more than 18,000 recordings by over 1,700 musicians in all jazz styles from New Orleans ... More

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Track-by-track, album-by-album guide to the ultimate cult act The Fall's 25-year recording career.

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(Reference). From Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Springsteen to the Beatles, the Who, and the Rolling Stones, this is the ultimate guide to rock ... More

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Full coverage of genres from Balkan brass to Bollywood song and from Fado to Filipino fusion; Articles on 60] countries written by expert ... More

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"The Beatles: Day-by-Day, Song-by-Song, Record-by-Record" contains all you need to know about the world's greatest band in a single volume. The day ... More

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The Rough Guide to Opera is a unique handbook on the most thrilling of art forms, spanning four hundred years of music drama. The title features ... More

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"The Beatles'Story on Capitol Records, Part Two: The Albums" is the second volume of Bruce Spizer's epic Capitol project. The book opens in 1964 with ... More

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Unlike any other book of its kind, "Hit Singles" gives both the US and UK top 20 chart listings, side-by-side, to show at a glance what was happening ... More

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With more than 500 reviews plus artist bios and the true tales of the birth of the art form, this is without a doubt the one book every hip-hop fan ... More

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(Reference). The only guide available that focuses exclusively on this massively popular category, this comprehensive guide to country music of the ... More

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Everything from the inception and critical thrashing to the complex development of the genre is included in this definitive guide to Progressive Rock ... More

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Providing both the U.S. and U.K. top 20 hit songs from 1954 to 2007, this collection shows what was happening in the music worlds on both sides of ... More

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(Reference). From Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Springsteen to the Beatles, the Who, and the Rolling Stones, this is the ultimate guide to rock ... More

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