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Timekeepers Timekeepers Leslie Gourse Discusses the role of drumming in jazz and surveys some of the greatest jazz drummers in history, from Warren Baby Dodds and Arthur Zutty Singleton to Tony Williams and Elvin Jones. OL108357W
Who is Bugs Potter? Who is Bugs Potter? Gordon Korman Who is Bugs Potter? When he was last seen, he was wearing a moustache and running out of a crowded rock club. Then, he was spotted dressed as a telephone repairman, trying to break into a glamorous m… OL109579W
Drummer boy Willie McGee, Civil War hero and fraud Drummer boy Willie McGee, Civil War hero and fraud Thomas Fox "William McGee, credited with leading a Federal force to victory in a clash just thirty miles from Franklin, Tennessee, was awarded a Medal of Honor, written up as glorious legend, commissioned lieut… OL11874639W
Skeleton cat Skeleton cat Kristyn Crow Emerging from his grave, a skeleton cat learns about auditions to be a drummer in a band and, despite the discouragement of his fellow phantoms and trouble along the way, he fulfills his dream of nin… OL16151938W
Paradise Paradise Jill Alexander Teenaged Paisley Tillery dreams a career as a professional drummer will take her out of her small Texas town, but when her country rock band gets a handsome new lead singer from Paradise, Texas, thos… OL16296549W
Punk rock blitzkrieg Punk rock blitzkrieg Marky Ramone "The inside story behind one of the most revered bands in music history during the early days of punk rock in New York, from legendary drummer Marky Ramone. Rolling Stone ranked the Ramones at #26 on… OL17828194W
Civil War drummer boy Civil War drummer boy Verla Kay When the Confederate Army calls, Johnny puts aside playing games with his sisters and leaves his plantation home to serve as a drummer boy. OL17898517W
Leah on the offbeat Leah on the offbeat Becky Albertalli,Shannon Purser Leah Burke girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier s best friend takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst. OL19738047W
Far and near Far and near Neil Peart Reflections from another three years of the artist's life as he celebrates seasons, landscapes, and characters, travels roads and trails, receives honors, climbs mountains, composes and performs musi… OL19991308W
Born to drum Born to drum Tony Barrell Explores the history of the world's most primitive instrument and the musicians who have made it legend, including Chad Smith, Ginger Baker, Clem Burke, Sheila E, Phil Collins, Nick Mason, Patty Sche… OL20002665W
Deal Deal Bill Kreutzmann A memoir by one of the Grateful Dead's founding members shares insights into their improvisational style, their survival of shared and personal tragedies, and their collaborations with a wide range o… OL20002712W
Spider from Mars Spider from Mars Mick Woodmansey,W. Woodmansey 1 volume : 20 cm OL20043576W
Beautiful mess Beautiful mess Kasey Lane "When attorney Jami Dillon strides into the conference foom to meet her new client, she's stopped in her tracks by an all-too-familiar figure. Jackson Paige was, in fact, Jax Pain, the drummer of Man… OL20049452W
I am a drummer I am a drummer Jane Manners,Sam Sacchetti "Sam Sacchetti likes playing the drums. He tells how he makes music in his story."--P. [4] of cover. OL24437903W
Drum, Chavi, drum! Drum, Chavi, drum! Mayra L. Dole Chavi's music teacher believes that only boys should play drums in Miami's Festival de la Calle Ocho, but Chavi knows she is a good musician and looks for a way to prove it. OL24912442W
Hit hard Hit hard Joey Kramer Kramer, a founding member and drummer for Aerosmith, courageously tells the world how he has wrestled with depression as part of the most successful rock band in American history. OL26199385W
Marky Ramone Marky Ramone Marky Ramone This is the first-hand account of how four misfits survived and thrived in the ratty underground New York punk scene to become one of the most iconic bands in rock music. OL26368185W
Give the drummers some! Give the drummers some! Jim Payne If you want to completely begin to understand the art of soul and funk drumming, this is the book (with accompanying CD) for you. Jim Payne has researched the total cocnept of the artform by going ba… OL3376085W
Traps, the drum wonder Traps, the drum wonder Mel Tormé,Mel Tormé This bestseller by Mel Torme is a brilliant biography of his friend of forty years, Buddy Rich, who was one of the most famous drummers of the Swing Era, having starred in the Artie Shaw and Tommy Do… OL3953908W
The Battle of New Orleans The Battle of New Orleans Freddi Williams Evans "Old Jordan" tells how, when he was a boy, he used his drum to summon General Andrew Jackson's troops into action in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. OL5724294W
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