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Call her Miss Ross
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J. Randy Taraborrelli |
Let me put it to you straight: This much-talked-about "unauthorized" biography has all the dirt for love/hate Ross "fans" and loyal fans alike, dragging Ross's name through the mud even more than for… |
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Swingers and Crooners
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Leslie Gourse |
Describes the lives of notable jazz singers, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of different innovators on the development of jazz music. |
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Britney Spears
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Ann Gaines |
A brief biography of the former Mouseketeer and popular young singer, Britney Spears. |
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Small steps
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Louis Sachar |
Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it's hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. Th… |
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Paul Robeson
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Eloise Greenfield |
"A biography of Paul Robeson, who overcame racial discrimination to become a world-famous African American athlete, actor, singer, and civil rights activist"--Provided by publisher. |
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Beyoncé
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Jen Jones |
"Describes the life and career of Beyonce Knowles"--Provided by publisher. |
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The music room
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Namita Devidayal |
Based on the story of a young Hindustani classical musician and singer. |
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Jennifer Lopez
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MaryJo Lemmens |
Tells the story of Jennifer Lopez's rise from her childhood in the Bronx to a successful dancer, singer, and actress. |
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The rise of the crooners
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Michael R Pitts |
"The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. In the introduction Ian Whitcomb, a successful popular music vocalist for almost f… |
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Songs for fat people
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David MacFadyen |
"David MacFadyen traces the careers of early 20th century Russian singers such as Izabella Iur'eva, Tamara Tsereteli, and others who struggled to continue to perform as they fled the dangers of a Sov… |
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One yard short
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Les Steckel |
"The unforgettable gifted woman who has penned so many tunes of sadness, laughter, and hope...a story that takes you from the tragic side of success to the happiness and riches of faith in Jesus Chri… |
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The Song of the Lark
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Willa Cather |
Determined to leave behind the dull values of her small hometown, an opera singer devotes increasing amounts of energy to developing her art. |
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Bing Cosby
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Malcolm Macfarlane |
"Bing Crosby first made his name as a singer with a distinctive and innovative style that helped transform the musical scene of the early thirties. Radio and films brought him national prominence, wh… |
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Perry Como
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Malcolm Macfarlane |
"Perry Como became one of the top American crooners of the 20th century and one of the first multimedia stars. His record sales exceeded 100 million. In 1948, Como crossed over to television and The … |
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Zachary Richard
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Patricia Juste Amédée |
Après quatre chapitres consacrés à la lignée de Zachary Richard, depuis l'arrivée en Acadie et la déportation en Louisiane, l'auteure raconte la jeunesse du célèbre chanteur cajun, les influences qui… |
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The jazz bass book
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John Goldsby |
"Tim Buckley was a spectacularly accomplished vocalist and arguably the most innovative, multi-dimensional songwriter of his generation. He attained popular stardom in the '60s, tumbled into obscurit… |
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A little bit wicked
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Kristin Chenoweth |
This autobiography of the Tony-winning actress of Wicked addresses the challenges she has faced from her adoption shortly after birth to her current work in Hollywood. |
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The Time of Our Singing
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Richard Powers |
"On Easter Day, 1939, at Marian Anderson's epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish emigre scientist, meets Delia Daley, a young Philadelphia Negro studying to be a concer… |
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Bad vibes
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Luke Haines |
A blackly comic memoir from inside the British music scene in the 90s, by singer songwriter and Auteurs front man Luke Haines First, you fail. After four years of gigs no-one attends, songs no-one he… |
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Miles to go
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Miley Cyrus |
Three years ago, Miley Cyrus was a virtual unknown. Her life in rural Tennessee was filled with family, friends, school, cheerleading, and the daily tasks of living on a farm. Then along came a littl… |
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