Soul & R&B
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Ain’t Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations
$30.99 Add to cartThe first and only definitive biography of legendary Motown group, the Temptations
The Temptations are an incomparable soul group, with dozens of chart-topping hits such as My Girl and Papa Was a Rolli
- Author: Ribowsky, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01, 2010
- ISBN10: 047026117X
- Language: English
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Sly & the Family Stone: An Oral History
$18.00 Read moreTheir music changed pop history, but we’ve never known much about the people who made it…until now.
“…a first-hand account of both the kaleidoscopic talent that drove Stone to the top and attracte- Author: Selvin, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1637585020
- Language: English
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
$18.00 Add to cartBlues is the cornerstone of American popular music, the bedrock of rock and roll. In this extraordinary musical and social history, Robert Palmer traces the odyssey of the blues from its rural beginni… [more below]
- Author: Palmer, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 29 1982
- ISBN10: 0140062238
- Language: English
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D’Angelo’s Voodoo
$14.95 Add to cartVoodoo, D’Angelo’s much-anticipated 2000 release, set the standard for the musical cycle ordained as “neo-soul,” a label the singer and songwriter would reject more than a decade later. The album is a
- Series: 33 1/3 #144
- Author: Pennick, Faith A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: March 05 2020
- ISBN10: 1501336509
- Language: English
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Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cart**ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROLLING STONE**The captivating memoir from “the emperor of intergalactic funk” (NPR) and most influential pop artists of our time–known for over forty R&B… [more below]
- Author: Clinton, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1476751080
- Language: English
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Funk & Soul Covers. 40th Ed.
$30.00 Read moreFollowing the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social con
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: Paulo, Joaquim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 10 2022
- ISBN10: 3836588196
- Language: English
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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
$21.00 Add to cartThe story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a monument to racial harmony in blighted south Memphis during the civil rights movement. Their success soon pit
- Author: Gordon, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 03 2015
- ISBN10: 1608194167
- Language: English
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Prince: A Portrait of the Artist
$29.95 Add to cartExplore the seductive story of the unique artist that was Prince through this stunning collection of rarely-seen items and photographs.
Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories & Memorabilia is a b
- Author: Sexton, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1787391647
- Language: English
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The Little Guide to Prince: Wisom and Wonder from the Lovesexy Superstar
$8.95 Add to cartRemembered for his flamboyant stage presence and his innovative and distinctive music videos, Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) is still widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time,
- Series: Little Books of Music #18
- Author: Croft, Malcolm
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 29, 2023
- ISBN10: 1800695098
- Language: English
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It Came from Memphis: Updated and Revised
$22.95 Add to cartVienna in the 1880s. Paris in the 1920s. Memphis in the 1950s. These are the paradigm shifts of modern culture. Memphis then was like Seattle with grunge or Brooklyn with hip-hop-except the change was
- Author: Gordon, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: November 10, 2020
- ISBN10: 1733350152
- Language: English
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The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
$28.00 Add to cartThe story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture
“They’re not going to cat
- Author: de Visé, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 19, 2024
- ISBN10: 0802160980
- Language: English
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Standing in the Shadows of Motown Book/Online Audio [With 2]
$39.99 Add to cart(Guitar Book). Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored … [more below]
- Author: Slutsky, Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: May 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0881888826
- Language: English
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But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups
$31.00 Read moreFeaturing over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s … [more below]
- Author: Flam, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0306829770
- Language: English
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Night Train to Nashville: The Greatest Untold Story of Music City
$29.99 Read moreSet against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music’s greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.
In another time
- Author: Blackman, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0785292063
- Language: English
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All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul
$43.48 Add to cartThis comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm & blues. A member of the definitive All Music Guide series, the Al… [more below]
- Author: Bogdanov, Vladimir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 914
- Publish Date: August 01 2003
- ISBN10: 879307447
- Language: English
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