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Music
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Author:Dyson, Michael EricSummary: - Author:Szwed, John F.Summary:
John Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than fifty years....
- Author:Bruneau, William, Duke, DavidSummary:
Jean Coulthard demonstrated that a Canadian woman could be a successful professional composer, whose music was, and still is, played extensively in concert halls across Canada and internationally. Through her seven-decade career she...
- Author:Hood, AndrewSummary:
Jim Guthrie: Who needs what tells the story of a musician whose twenty-year career has been spent either at the forefront of Canada's indie rock renaissance or in the backfround of some of the most popular inde games, films, and ad...
- Author:Popple, RobertSummary:
Born and raised in Port McNicoll, John Arpin discovered his musical talents early: at the age of four he could pick out tunes on the piano that he had heard on the radio; by ten, he had been identified as a child prodigy by a Royal...
- Author:Lennon, JohnSummary:
A unique audio portrait of musical legend John Lennon.
John Lennon was a world-famous and influential singer/songwriter and former member of the Beatles, whose death in 1980 shocked the world.
Here he discusses his life...
- Author:Cash, JohnnySummary:
The life of the Man in Black revealed by his lyrics, authorized by the Cash estate. Johnny Cash is one of the most beloved and influential country-music stars of all time, having composed more than six hundred songs and sold more than...
- Author:Jolson, Al, Radio ArchivesSummary:
An entertainment legend, Al Jolson was and remains a towering figure of the musical theatre. Jolson took over the venerable "Kraft Music Hall" in 1947 - a series he had headlined briefly in the early 1930s. This classic...
- Author:Monk, KatherineSummary:
From the moment Joni Mitchell's career began — with coffee-house bookings, serendipitous encounters with established stars, and a recording contract that gave her full creative control over her music — the woman from the Canadian wheat...
- Author:Marom, MalkaSummary:
When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer that she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse....
- Author:Mitchell, JoniSummary:
When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse....
- Author:Marom, MalkaSummary:
When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she’d first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More...
- Author:Smith, PattiSummary:
In the summer when Coltrane died, poet Patti Smith fell in love with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Eventually the two joined up with the Andy Warhol superstars and called later Hotel Chelsea home. Here Smith recounts her passionate...
- Author:HowExpertSummary:
Surviving the K-pop community can be a little daunting at first! To prepare you for the battle ahead, A Rookies Guide to Surviving the K-Pop Community, explores many different aspects of K-Pop such as: What is K-pop? Things you need to...
- Author:Klosterman, ChuckSummary:
The author recounts his more than 6,500-mile journey across America, during which he visited the sites of famous rock star deaths and experienced philosophical changes of perspective.
- Author:Weintraub, AileenSummary:
I wanna rock and roll all night are the words that fans shout at KISS concerts. Self-proclaimed hottest band in the land, KISS rocks stadiums and albums. Their upbeat anthem Rock and Roll All Nite rocketed them to stardom. Fans can t...
- Author:Radio ArchivesSummary:
In 1947, Nelson Eddy took over the summer series of Kraft Music Hall. Nelson Eddy, a classically trained baritone, is best remembered today for his nineteen films. Nelson Eddy was the highest paid singer in the world in his heyday.
- Author:Schneider, JasonSummary:
Canadian songwriters have always struggled to create work that reflects the environment in which they were raised, while simultaneously connecting with a mass audience. While nearly every songwriter who successfully crossed this divide...
- Author:Rochon, MichelSummary:
Un son, une note, une mélodie et voilà... le cerveau en effervescence. Mais pourquoi certains airs arrivent-ils à nous tirer des larmes, à nous donner la chair de poule, à nous enthousiasmer ou à nous faire danser ? Pourquoi...
- Author:Ouellette, AntoineSummary:
Les musiciens ont souvent senti la parenté de leur art avec le chant des oiseaux. Simple vision d’artistes? Pas si sûr! Malgré quelques différences (mais lesquelles, au juste?), les chants d’oiseaux et la musique humaine possèdent...
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