Books About Music/Musicians

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The Face of Folk Music
The Face of Folk Music 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Queen in Comics!
Queen in Comics! 4.13 avg rating — 134 ratings
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Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music
Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
by: Joe Boyd
4.01 avg rating — 2,799 ratings
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Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts 4.13 avg rating — 1,879 ratings
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The Music of the Stanley Brothers
The Music of the Stanley Brothers 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Illuminations
Illuminations 3.99 avg rating — 4,851 ratings
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Falling in Love (Commissario Brunetti, #24)
Falling in Love (Commissario Brunetti, #24) 3.93 avg rating — 9,031 ratings
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Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music
Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music 3.81 avg rating — 1,760 ratings
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Starman: Bowie’s Stardust Years
Starman: Bowie’s Stardust Years 3.92 avg rating — 369 ratings
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Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph 4.22 avg rating — 760 ratings
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Vendetta in Death (In Death, #49)
Vendetta in Death (In Death, #49)
by: J.D. Robb
4.36 avg rating — 23,661 ratings
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Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis
Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis
by: Ian Zack
4.34 avg rating — 59 ratings
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Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart 3.79 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet (Jesse Stone, #16)
Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet (Jesse Stone, #16) 4.08 avg rating — 5,237 ratings
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Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
by: Ted Gioia
4.30 avg rating — 753 ratings
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Started Out Just Drinking Beer: The Mental As Anything Story
Started Out Just Drinking Beer: The Mental As Anything Story 4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain 3.95 avg rating — 72,844 ratings
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The Choir
The Choir 3.80 avg rating — 2,712 ratings
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Siren's Call (Rainshadow, #4; Ghost Hunters, #12)
Siren's Call (Rainshadow, #4; Ghost Hunters, #12) 4.24 avg rating — 5,684 ratings
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Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia
Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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On the Rooftop
On the Rooftop 3.22 avg rating — 11,720 ratings
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My My!: ABBA Through the Ages
My My!: ABBA Through the Ages 3.65 avg rating — 84 ratings
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All Shook Up: Music, Passion, and Politics
All Shook Up: Music, Passion, and Politics 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Folk-Songs of the South: Collected Under the Auspices of the West Virginia Folk-Lore Society
Folk-Songs of the South: Collected Under the Auspices of the West Virginia Folk-Lore Society 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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To Dwell in Darkness (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #16)
To Dwell in Darkness (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #16) 4.16 avg rating — 7,021 ratings
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To Balance on Bridges: Words + Music
To Balance on Bridges: Words + Music 4.40 avg rating — 234 ratings
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Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers 4.24 avg rating — 2,087 ratings
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The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover
The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover 3.65 avg rating — 463 ratings
130.
The Song of Annie Moses: A Musical Quest, a Mother's Gift
The Song of Annie Moses: A Musical Quest, a Mother's Gift 4.16 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace 4.27 avg rating — 183,986 ratings
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Will the Circle be Unbroken: Country Music in America
Will the Circle be Unbroken: Country Music in America 4.20 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Stevie Wonder (Little People, BIG DREAMS #56)
Stevie Wonder (Little People, BIG DREAMS #56) 4.34 avg rating — 305 ratings
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Unlovable: A memoir from the voice of Savage Garden
Unlovable: A memoir from the voice of Savage Garden 4.55 avg rating — 799 ratings
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Music and the Mind
Music and the Mind 3.83 avg rating — 772 ratings
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Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges
Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings
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The Fireside Book of Children's Songs
The Fireside Book of Children's Songs 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Tom Foolery: The Words & Music of Tom Lehrer
Tom Foolery: The Words & Music of Tom Lehrer 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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All for the Best: How Godspell transferred from Stage to Screen
All for the Best: How Godspell transferred from Stage to Screen 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Never: The Autobiography
Never: The Autobiography 4.31 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
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Speaking for Ourselves: Conversations on Life, Music, and Autism
Speaking for Ourselves: Conversations on Life, Music, and Autism 4.03 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field
Mahalia Jackson and the Black Gospel Field 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music
Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Change Sings: a Children's Anthem
Change Sings: a Children's Anthem 4.54 avg rating — 4,109 ratings
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I Hear Motion: A Celebration of the Australian Bands who Sound-Tracked Our Lives
I Hear Motion: A Celebration of the Australian Bands who Sound-Tracked Our Lives 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Born for This: My Story in Music
Born for This: My Story in Music 3.87 avg rating — 45 ratings
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The Woman in the Moonlight
The Woman in the Moonlight 3.85 avg rating — 11,819 ratings
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Savez-vous planter les choux? and Other French Songs
Savez-vous planter les choux? and Other French Songs 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills
Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession Into My Dream Gig
Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession Into My Dream Gig 4.26 avg rating — 408 ratings
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1984: The Year Pop Went Queer
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer
by: Ian Wade
3.87 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Jazz Age: All About Jazz, the History of Jazz Music from Latin Jazz and Jazz Blues to Smooth Jazz, Famous Jazz Musicians, Jazz Singers and the Jazz Fest
Jazz Age: All About Jazz, the History of Jazz Music from Latin Jazz and Jazz Blues to Smooth Jazz, Famous Jazz Musicians, Jazz Singers and the Jazz Fest it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach 3.82 avg rating — 782 ratings
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The Vanishing Box (The Brighton Mysteries, #4)
The Vanishing Box (The Brighton Mysteries, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 6,186 ratings
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Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader
Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Zapple Diaries: The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label
The Zapple Diaries: The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label 3.40 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Jackie Gleason's Music
Jackie Gleason's Music 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Merlin Missions, #13)
Moonlight on the Magic Flute (Merlin Missions, #13) 4.13 avg rating — 4,682 ratings
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Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers
Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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What Would Dolly Do?: How to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World
What Would Dolly Do?: How to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World 3.71 avg rating — 541 ratings
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The Lounge Music Companion
The Lounge Music Companion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music
Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music
by: Anna Beer
4.11 avg rating — 301 ratings
161.
Leverage in Death (In Death, #47)
Leverage in Death (In Death, #47)
by: J.D. Robb
4.39 avg rating — 23,462 ratings
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Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music
Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music 4.05 avg rating — 202 ratings
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Upon Reflection: Words + Music
Upon Reflection: Words + Music
by: Sting
4.10 avg rating — 1,002 ratings
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The Vigilant Citizen Articles Compilation: Discover The Hidden Symbolism Found In Music Videos, Movies and Famous Monuments
The Vigilant Citizen Articles Compilation: Discover The Hidden Symbolism Found In Music Videos, Movies and Famous Monuments 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Long Upon the Land (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #20)
Long Upon the Land (Deborah Knott Mysteries, #20) 4.11 avg rating — 2,686 ratings
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Nanci Griffith's Other Voices: A Personal History of Folk Music
Nanci Griffith's Other Voices: A Personal History of Folk Music 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good
Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good 4.17 avg rating — 2,564 ratings
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Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story
Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story 4.07 avg rating — 140 ratings
170.
Been So Long: My Life and Music
Been So Long: My Life and Music 3.75 avg rating — 428 ratings
170.
IQ (IQ, #1)
IQ (IQ, #1)
by: Joe Ide
3.78 avg rating — 21,949 ratings
170.
Songs of Work and Protest: 100 Favorite Songs of American Workers Complete with Music and Historical Notes
Songs of Work and Protest: 100 Favorite Songs of American Workers Complete with Music and Historical Notes 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Smokey Robinson: Grateful and Blessed, Words + Music
Smokey Robinson: Grateful and Blessed, Words + Music 4.29 avg rating — 533 ratings
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A Minor Deception (Joseph Haydn Mystery, #1)
A Minor Deception (Joseph Haydn Mystery, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Trouble for Trumpets
Trouble for Trumpets 4.80 avg rating — 217 ratings
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Queen: The Life And Music of Dinah Washington
Queen: The Life And Music of Dinah Washington 3.85 avg rating — 73 ratings
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American Utopia
American Utopia 3.51 avg rating — 736 ratings
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They're Playing Our Song
They're Playing Our Song 3.96 avg rating — 758 ratings
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Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her
Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her 3.97 avg rating — 258 ratings
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Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 45,583 ratings
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One Man's Blues: The Life and Music of Mose Allison
One Man's Blues: The Life and Music of Mose Allison 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Spirit of '76: From Politics to Technology, the Year America Went Rock & Roll
The Spirit of '76: From Politics to Technology, the Year America Went Rock & Roll 3.25 avg rating — 97 ratings
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Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds 3.77 avg rating — 578 ratings
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The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of The Beatles
The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of The Beatles 3.25 avg rating — 83 ratings
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The Western Star (Walt Longmire, #13)
The Western Star (Walt Longmire, #13) 4.27 avg rating — 11,664 ratings
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100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own (Best Music Books)
100 Books Every Folk Music Fan Should Own (Best Music Books) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Let Love Rule
Let Love Rule 3.87 avg rating — 6,449 ratings
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How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond
How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond 4.02 avg rating — 4,543 ratings
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Smokey: Inside My Life
Smokey: Inside My Life 3.78 avg rating — 97 ratings
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The Obsession
The Obsession 4.23 avg rating — 89,401 ratings
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Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia
Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia 4.28 avg rating — 201 ratings
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Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started 4.17 avg rating — 420 ratings
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Connections in Death (In Death, #48)
Connections in Death (In Death, #48)
by: J.D. Robb
4.32 avg rating — 23,821 ratings
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Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Song Book
Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Song Book it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
193.
Patti Smith at the Minetta Lane: Words and Music
Patti Smith at the Minetta Lane: Words and Music 3.98 avg rating — 533 ratings
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Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs 3.97 avg rating — 2,642 ratings
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In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story
In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story 3.65 avg rating — 802 ratings
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A Bitter Feast (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #18)
A Bitter Feast (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #18) 4.14 avg rating — 7,357 ratings
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Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music
Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music 4.16 avg rating — 190 ratings
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