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ALL ROOTS LEAD TO ROCK: Legends of Early Rock `n' Roll. A Bear Family Reader
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NY: Schirmer Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xi, 257, index; full-page and text illus from photographs. Comprises 17 chapters by various authors, profiling musicians of many sorts, all of whom "contributed to rock `n' roll," including Julia Lee, Freddie Bell and the Bellboys, Clyde McPhatter, Tommy Sands, Conway Twitty, and others. The chapters of this book were originally liner notes for Bear Family Records, a German company founded in 1975. 10.25" x 7". ... more information
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$20.00
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THE ARRIVAL OF B.B. KING: The Authorized Biography
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus from photographs. pp: xiv, 274, index; 80pp illus from photographs. Spine ends of dust jacket lightly worn. Biography of "the foremost blues singer and guitarist of our time." Includes 80 pages of terrific candid photos. 8.5" x 5.75". ... more information
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$20.00
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BENNY GOODMAN AND THE SWING ERA
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NY: Oxford University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xii, 404, index; 16pp illus from photographs. This detailed biography of the King of Swing documents his rise amid the social milieu and popular music of the era. 9.5" x 6.25". ... more information
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$20.00
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BEYOND CATEGORY: THE LIFE AND GENIUS OF DUKE ELLINGTON. Foreword by Wynton Marsalis
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Small remainder mark on bottom edge. 350pp, index; illus from photographs and ephemera. The author draws on the thousands of pages of scrapbooks, letters, musical manuscripts, photos, &c. in the Smithsonian's Ellington archive. 9.5" x 6.25". ... more information
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$16.00
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BILL HALEY: THE DADDY OF ROCK AND ROLL
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NY: Scarborough/Stein and Day, 1983. First paperback edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Pictorial paper covers. 174pp, index; frontispiece, 16pp illus from photographs. This is a colorful bioigraphy of "the first great white rock and roller" who spiced the high school years for many of us. 9.25" x 5.75". ... more information
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$12.00
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BING CROSBY, A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS: The Early Years, 1903-1940
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Boston: Little, Brown, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: viii, 728, discography (1926-1940), filmography (1930-1974), extensive notes, bibliography, and index; 32pp illus from photographs. 9.5" x 6". ... more information
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BING CROSBY AND THE BING CROSBY STYLE: Crosbyana thru Biography, Photography, Discography
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Chicago Who Is Who in Music (1948)., 1948. Hardcover. Occasional check-marks in discography, else very good condition. 9" x 6" 174pp Bing, then "the best-liked, best-known and best-paid singer in the world," was surprisingly adept at jazz vocalizations. This book includes a movie chronology (1932-1948), a 22-page discography of songs and albums, comments on various recordings, and some historical background. Illustrated by color portr, many b&w photos. Enlarged Edn. Binding is origi... more information
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$60.00
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BLUES AND EVIL
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Knoxville: Univ of Tennessee Press, 1993. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Pictorial paper covers. pp: xxx, 177, bibliography, index; frontispiece. This scholarly examination of the blues sees that music as a vehicle for religious expression. 9" x 5.75". ... more information
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$12.00
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BLUES LEGENDS
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Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1995. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. 96pp; text illus from photographs. Profiles 20 blues musicians, including: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Memphis Minnie, Big Joe Williams, Son House, Buddy Guy, and 15 more. The original cd, in an unopened plastic pouch inside the back cover, contains 10 tracks, including: Every Day I Have the Blues; That's All Right; The Thrill Is Gone; Goin' Back to Memphis; and six more. 7.25" x 7.25". ... more information
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$16.00
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BOB DYLAN
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NY: Citadel Press, 1967. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Few signs of light use. 159pp; illus throughout from photographs. A readable biography of Dylan, with lots of candid pictures. 11" x 8.5 ... more information
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$20.00
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BOB DYLAN BIOGRAPH
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NY: CBS, 1985. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 35pp; text illus from photographs. Laid into this colorful presentation of Dylan's early career are ten pages of printed notes on individual songs that he wrote. 12" x 12". ... more information
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$28.00
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BOB DYLAN BEHIND THE SHADES: A Biography
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NY: Summit Books, 1991. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 498pp, index; 16pp illus from photographs. Also issued in cloth. 9" x 6". ... more information
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$16.00
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BOB DYLAN
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NY: Pocket Books, June 1968. First edition thus. Pictorial wraps. Good +. 214pp; illus throughout from photographs. This is a readable biography of Dylan, with lots of candid pictures. 7" x 4 ... more information
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$12.00
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BUDDY HOLLY: A Biography
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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Fine/Fine. pp: ix, 422 This comprehensive account is based on interviews with several hundred people, including Holly's widow. Frontispiece and 32pp illustrations from photos. 9.5" x 6.25". ... more information
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$20.00
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BUDDY HOLLY: GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY SONGBOOK:
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s.l. MPL Communications (1986)., 1986. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in fine condition. 12" x 9" 112pp Contains photographs and commentary on Buddy Holly's life and music as well as lyrics and music to 27 songs. Illustrated by 42 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information
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$32.00
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BUDDY HOLLY: A Biography
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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Fine/Fine. pp: ix, 422 This comprehensive account is based on interviews with several hundred people, including Holly's widow. Frontispiece and 32pp illustrations from photos. 9.5" x 6.25". ... more information
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$16.00
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BUDDY HOLLY: A Biography
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NY St. Martin's Press (1995)., 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Gift inscription on endpaper, else in fine condition. 9.5" x 6.25" pictorial dj pp: ix, 422 This comprehensive account is based on interviews with several hundred people, including Holly's widow. The endpaper gift-inscription is rendered less objectionable by its reference to the recipient as "one of Orange's Big Boppers.". Illustrated by frontis and 32pp photo-illus. First Edition. Binding i... more information
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$16.00
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BURKHAUSER FAMILY ENSEMBLE
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Trenton, NJ: Published by the author, 1981. First Edition. Original Boards. Very Good. 138pp; 13pp illus from photographs, map. 8.75" x 5.5 Limited to 50 copies, this one is inscribed and signed by Jack Burkhauser, a member of the ensemble. The inscription, dated 1987, states in part: "My sister Kay and I worked several years compiling the contents (she in California, I in Trenton). I have just completed binding 50 books. Please do me the honor of reading it. Jack Burkhauser [signed]." ... more information
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$32.00
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CASTLES MADE OF SOUND:
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Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. pp: xiv, 306, index; 8pp illus from photographs; remainder mark on bottom edge. This is a comprehensive biography of the great composer and bandleader "who did nothing less than change the sound of jazz." 9.25" x 6 ... more information
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$12.00
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CHILDREN OF OL' MAN RIVER: The Life and Times of a Showboat Trouper
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Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1988. First Thus. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: lxix, 360, index; 32 plates (5 in color), colored map. Recalls the experiences of a frontier "showboat" family, the Bryants, who entertained folks on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in the early 1900s. Son Billy, the author, was a friend of George M. Cohan's. 6.75"x 4.5 ... more information
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$16.00
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