Lady Sings The Blues by BILLIE HOLIDAY
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Jazz Masters of The 20s by Richard Hadlock
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The jazz decade saw the emergence of many of the great figures who defined the music for the world: Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Earl Hines, Bix Beiderbecke, Fats Waller, Jack Teagarden, Fletcher Henderson--these giants set the standards for blues singing, big band arrangements, and solo improvisation ...Show more
Jazz Anecdotes : Second Time Around by Bill Crow
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Features anecdotes involving Benny Goodman, Billy Taylor, Jackie Gleason, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, and more as well as a foreword by Crow.
Billie's Blues - A Survey of Billie Holiday's Career 1933-1959 by John Chilton
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Deep in a Dream : The Long Night of Chet Baker by James Gavin
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From his emergence in the 1950s - when an uncannily beautiful young man from Oklahoma appeared in the West Coast and became, seemingly overnight, the prince of 'cool' jazz - until his violent, drug-related death in Amsterdam in 1988, Chet Baker lived a life that has become an American myth. Sexy, angeli ...Show more
Music : Black, White and Blue - A Sociological Survey of the Use and Misuse of Afro-American Music by Ortiz Walton
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I've Been There and Back Again by Joy McKean
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The perfect book for Slim Dusty's legions of fans, whose numbers are still strong even years after his death. Slim Dusty and Joy McKean were famous around Australia for their performances and for their love of the outback and its people. Slim and Joy were awarded a total of 37 Golden Guitars between the ...Show more
Republic Studios - Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors by Richard M. Hurst
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The Hollywood studios of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s were rarely concerned with film as an art form; this was especially true of those specializing in the B film. Of these, Republic Pictures Corporation was the finest. Their quality B action pictures and serials influenced the industry and the moviegoing ...Show more
Fats Waller by Maurice Waller; Anthony Calabrese
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Thomas "Fats" Waller was a legendary stride pianist, a wildly entertaining comedic singer, and the composer of such classic melodies as "Honeysuckle Rose," "Ain't Misbehavin'," and hundreds more. This is the intimate, behind-the-scenes story of his exuberant life, as told by his son, Maurice Waller. The ...Show more
Vizard Uncut - The Full Story by STEVE BEDWELL
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VIZARD UNCUT is the unauthorised and largely untold story of Steve Vizard's life. Drawn from extensive interviews and comprehensive research, VIZARD UNCUT seeks to demystify the enigma that is Steve Vizard: underpants salesman, corporate lawyer, Gold Logie winner, philanthropist, victim of a multi-milli ...Show more