Books About a Single Song
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Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Biography of a Song
by:
David Margolick
3.87 avg rating — 1,443 ratings 4. 
Chasing the Rising Sun: The Journey of an American Song
by:
Ted Anthony
3.85 avg rating — 94 ratings 5. 
Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'N' Roll Song
by:
Dave Marsh
3.73 avg rating — 145 ratings 6. 
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The Twist: The Story of the Song and Dance That Changed the World
by:
Jim Dawson
3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings 8. 
Way Up North in Dixie: A Black Family's Claim to the Confederate Anthem
by:
Howard L. Sacks
3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings 
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Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song
by:
Steve Turner
3.79 avg rating — 130 ratings 
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We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song
by:
Gloria Gaynor
3.44 avg rating — 529 ratings 13. 
Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an American Legend 3.76 avg rating — 368 ratings
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Love That Dirty Water!: The Standells and the Improbable Red Sox Victory Anthem
by:
Chuck Burgess
3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings 
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Baseball's Greatest Hit: The Story of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" the Story of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
by:
Robert Thompson
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
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Awakening the Lion: The case of The Lion Sleeps Tonight
by:
Owen Dean
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
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The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"
by:
Alan Light
3.66 avg rating — 1,998 ratings 
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Inch by Inch: The Garden Song (Trophy Picture Books)
by:
David Mallett
3.85 avg rating — 137 ratings 
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This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song
by:
Robert Santelli
3.74 avg rating — 54 ratings 
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My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song
by:
Emily S. Bingham
3.96 avg rating — 231 ratings 36. 
Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song
by:
Bruce Hindmarsh
4.39 avg rating — 521 ratings 37. 
Roadrunner: A Song by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
by:
Joshua Clover
3.92 avg rating — 59 ratings 38. 
Hound Dog: A Song by Big Mama Thornton and Interpreted by Elvis Presley and Others
by:
Eric Weisbard
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating 39. 
Old Town Road: A Song by Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus
by:
Chris Molanphy
4.48 avg rating — 29 ratings 40. 
Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
by:
Gary Golio
4.23 avg rating — 554 ratings 41. 
John Henry and His People: The Historical Origin and Lore of America's Great Folk Ballad
by:
John Garst
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 42. 
Sir Patric Spens: The Background of the Ballad and the Vision of the Artist
by:
Robert Burns
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating 43. 
Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer behind the Appalachian Ballads
by:
Trevor McKenzie
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings 44. 
Naomi Wise: Creation, Re-Creation, and Continuity in an American Ballad Tradition 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Bonny Earl of Murray: The Man, the Murder, the Ballad
by:
Edward D. Ives
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings