Fine-Tuned Books for Post-Grammy Harmony
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
by:
Robert Palmer
4.22 avg rating — 1,994 ratings 7. 
No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan
by:
Robert Shelton
4.11 avg rating — 2,245 ratings 
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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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In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers (American Made Music Series)
by:
Charles K. Wolfe
3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings 15. 
In Tune: Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Roots of American Music
by:
Ben Wynne
4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings 16. 
Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs
by:
Peter Blecha
3.55 avg rating — 51 ratings 
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Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
by:
Peter Guralnick
4.24 avg rating — 2,349 ratings 
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John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series)
by:
Lewis Porter
4.16 avg rating — 606 ratings 23. 
All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists
by:
Terry Gross
3.78 avg rating — 1,612 ratings 
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Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens
by:
Hazel Dickens
4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings 
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The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities
by:
Katharine Weber
3.25 avg rating — 172 ratings 31. 
Blue Ridge Music Trails: Finding a Place in the Circle
by:
Fred C. Fussell
4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings 
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Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia
by:
Art Rosenbaum
4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings 36. 
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The Bonnie Raitt Collection Piano, Vocal and Guitar Chords
by:
Bonnie Raitt
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
by:
Jonathan Abrams
4.23 avg rating — 668 ratings 42. 
Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter 3.70 avg rating — 410 ratings