Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Down Home guide to the blues	Frank Scott	Summary, Adiscographical guide to more than 3,000 blues and gospel LPs, CDs, and cassettes with information on the featured artists, and the quality and availability of the recordings.	OL13501574W
Opera	Matthew Boyden	Sketches of opera composers, opera synopsises, and CD reviews.	OL1640869W
The Victor book of the opera	Henry W. Simon	The historical background and act-by-act summaries of 120 operatic masterworks.	OL16500962W
1001 albums you must hear before you die	Robert Dimery	If you thought you knew your music this will make you think again. 1001 Albums you must hear before you die is more than a simple guide to music, it is a critical list, packed with insights into why …	OL18420152W
Edward Elgar	Stewart R. Craggs	xiv, 188 p. ; 25 cm	OL1920436W
Goldmine 45 rpm records price guide 8th edition	Dave Thompson	45RPM records were first introduced in 1949, but it wasn't until the advent of rock 'n' roll that they became part of the scene. Elvis and his Sun Records releases changed everything and when Beatlem…	OL19743157W
The complete book of doo wop	Anthony J. Gribin	History and listing of doo-wop music from the 1940s through the 1970s. Includes pricing for the top 1,000 doo-wop songs of all time along with quizzes and puzzles to test knowledge of doo-wop music.	OL19967950W
The Victrola book of the opera	Samuel Holland Rous	Published in 13 editions between 1912 and 1976, the Victrola (or Victor) Book of the Opera was an ingenious strategy to promote sales of Victor label discs of opera excerpts. For 75 cents, record buy…	OL214979W
Sinatra 101	Ed O'Brien	xvii, 167 p. : 21 cm	OL2540517W
Eric Clapton	Marc Roberty,Eric Clapton	From Book jacket's blurb: Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all …	OL2965598W
David Bowie	Pimm Jal de la Parra	David Bowie: The Concert Tapes documents the unauthorised recordings of concerts made by fans, with elaborate descriptions providing a microscopic picture of David Bowie's concerts from the earliest …	OL3136555W
Mahler discography	Péter Fülöp	473 p. : 24 cm	OL3538909W
Rock brasileiro, 1955-65	Albert Pavão	O ponto forte desse livro é uma discografia detalhada do pop rock nacional pré jovem guarda. O principal objetivo deste trabalho é o de resgatar fatos e nomes desse período pouco estudado pelos críti…	OL4586203W
Five ugly monsters	Tedd Arnold	Contrary to the doctor's orders, from one to five monsters insist on jumping on a child's bed.	OL478809W
Heitor Villa-Lobos	David P. Appleby	"Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is the most famous and charismatic Brazilian composer of the twentieth century. This book, based on the composer's private papers and correspondence, describes the gra…	OL4979212W
American political music	Danny O. Crew	"This reference work provides a state-by-state inventory of thousands of songs about American political personalities. The book documents music for all political offices except president. Within each…	OL5837319W
Ku Klux Klan Sheet Music	Danny O. Crew	"This work presents, chronologically, the music associated with the Klan from 1867 to 2002, thus enabling readers to sense the arguments and attitudes of the Klan as they developed over time. Because…	OL5837322W
The Dave Given rock'n'roll stars handbook	Dave Given	Biographies, accompanied by extensive discographies, of individuals and groups that achieved stardom in rock music.	OL6576594W
100 best selling of the 90s	Justin Cawthorne, Chris Barrett, Peter Dodd Dan Auty	Published by arrangement with Amber Books Ltd. © 2004 Amber Books Ltd Printed in China.	OL8494022W
Classic Jazz	Scott Yanow	"This guide opens with the very beginnings of jazz, exploring its seeds in ragtime, early blues, and blues-infused New Orleans jazz from 1895-1916. But the heart of the classic jazz era - and this bo…	OL8563309W