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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Sinatra: all or nothing at all is an up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of the legendary entertainer. Told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him, the documentary weaves the music and images from Sinatra's life together with rarely seen footage of Sinatra's famous 1971 'Retirement' Concert in Los Angeles. The film's narrative is shaped by Sinatra's song choices...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock's evolution, by the legendary singer-songwriter of Bad Religion. Greg Graffin is the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bad Religion, recently described as "America's most significant punk band." Since its inception in Los Angeles in 1980, Bad Religion has produced 18 studio albums, become a long-running global touring powerhouse, and has established a durable legacy as one of the most influential...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a singer, a feat rarely accomplished in the world of popular music. Now, in this complete life and times biography, author Will Friedwald offers a new take on this fascinating musician, framing him first as a bandleader and then as a star. In Cole's early phase, Friedwald explains, his primary task of keeping...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring, 1965, Bob Dylan a 23 year-old, pixyish troubador, spent three weeks in England. Follows him from airport to hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert. Joan Baez and Donovan, among others, are on hand. It's the period when Dylan is shifting from acoustic to electric, a transition that not all fans, including Baez, applaud. From the opening sequence Dylan is playful and enigmatic....
805) Sinatra
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Two-disc collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life and times of Frank Sinatra, one of the most popular and acclaimed singer/actors of the 20th century. Begins with his childhood in Hoboken, New Jersey and follows Sinatra's rise to the top in the '40s. Continues through the dark days of the early '50s and his triumphant re-emergence in the mid-'50s. Goes on to show his status as pop culture icon in the '60s, '70s and '80s. In between, highlights all the main events of Frank's life,...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Blind Boys of Alabama are the quintessential Gospel vocal group, and the longest-running musical institution in America. Their story intersects with pivotal moments and issues in American history and is an ideal prism through which to trace music, culture, history, and race in America. Spirit of the Century invites readers to follow along the Blind Boys' eight-decade journey together from a segregated trade school, through the rough and tumble...
808) Lady blue eyes
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Barbara Sinatra, wife of Frank Sinatra, chronicles the legendary performer's life and career.
809) Don't look back
Series
Criterion collection volume 786
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
Description
The legendary documentarian finds Dylan in London during his 1965 tour, which would be his last as an acoustic artist and marked a turning point in his career. In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century₂s greatest artists thrust into the spotlight, Dylan is surrounded by teen fans; gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists; and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.
810) Woody Guthrie
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Part biography, part cultural history, this fresh take on the quintessential American folk legend analyzes the influence of sexuality, politics, and disability on his identity and art.
811) Paul Robeson: icon
Series
Paul Robeson portraits of the artist volume 1
Criterion collection volume 369
Criterion collection volume 370
Criterion collection volume 369
Criterion collection volume 370
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Emperor Jones: Brutus Jones, a African American Pullman porter schemes, swindles, and powers his way to become ruler of a Caribbean island. Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist: traces the singer-actor and political activist's career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, Ol' Man River. Our Paul: Actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones and filmmaker William greaves recall Paul Robeson, his impact on African-American...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
"Newly restored".
Language
English
Description
International Sweethearts of Rhythm "tells the story of the swinging, multiracial all-women jazz band of the 1940s"--Container ; Tiny and Ruby "is a rollicking portrait of two women who made a life together creating music"--Container ; Maxine Sullivan "is a long-overdue film portrait of the once famous, and now largely forgotten jazz vocalist Maxine Sullivan"--Container.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Now raising their three-year old daughter, Indiana, alone, after Joey's passing, Rory Feek digs deep into the soil of his life and career to share the choices made and lessons learned that helped turn a middle Tennessee farm into a place that grew love and hope.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A biography in comics of the amazing rock singer Janis Joplin with the highlights of her journey from childhood after the Second World War to her abrupt death in late 1970. It is one of the most fabulous musical adventures in America of the second half of the twentieth century, yet it lasted only five years. How did a very young, messed up woman, a drug addict filled with doubt, become a planetary icon of rock music in a few years? Thanks to a worldwide...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The first-ever graphic biography of Paul Robeson, Ballad of an American, charts Robeson's career as a singer, actor, scholar, athlete, and activist who achieved global fame. Through his films, concerts, and records, he became a potent symbol representing the promise of a multicultural, multiracial American democracy at a time when, despite his stardom, he was denied personal access to his many audiences. Robeson was a major figure in the rise of...
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