Calling Me Home: Gram Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock
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On September 19, 1973, Gram Parsons became yet another rock-and-roll casualty in an era of excess, a...
Comin' Right at Ya: How a Jewish Yankee Hippie Went Country, or, the Often Outrageous History of Asleep at the Wheel
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A six-foot-seven-inch Jewish hippie from Philadelphia starts a Western swing band in 1970, when...
James Baldwin: Escape from America, Exile in Provence
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To escape racism in America, James Baldwin fled to Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, in 1970, where he...
The Ice Museum: In Search of the Lost Land of Thule
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Joanna Kavenna went north in search of the Atlantis of the Arctic, the mythical land of Thule. Seen...
Wanderful: The Modern Bohemian's Guide to Traveling in Style
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A girl with a love for off-the-beaten-path destinations, fashion maven Andi Eaton found herself...
Experiencing Bessie Smith: A Listener's Companion
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Bessie Smith occupies a unique place in the history of American music. She was one of the first...
Russian Music Since 1917: Reappraisal and Rediscovery
Marina Frolova-Walker and Patrick Zuk
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This ground-breaking collection of essays, which arises from a unique collaboration between leading...
Improvisation and Inventio in the Performance of Medieval Music: A Practical Approach
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Improvisation and Inventio in the Performance of Medieval Music: A Practical Approach is an...
Voice Leading: The Science Behind a Musical Art
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Voice leading is the musical art of combining sounds over time. In this book, David Huron offers an...
Skin Deep: Notes on Beauty from the World's Most Famous Faces
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In this collection of more than 40 columns, New York Times beauty writer Bee Shapiro gets the...