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Blues People

Negro Music in White America

by LeRoi Jones ...

Narrated by Prentice Onayemi ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

“The path the slave took to ‘citizenship’ is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen’s music—through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel, development, jazz…[If] the Negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of American culture, this certainly should be revealed by his characteristic music. ... Read more

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“The path the slave took to ‘citizenship’ is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen’s music—through the music that is most closely associated with him: blues and a later, but parallel, development, jazz…[If] the Negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of American culture, this certainly should be revealed by his characteristic music.
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American Epic

When Music Gave America Her Voice

by Elijah Wald, Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music—blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American—without which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip hop today.In the 1920s and 1930s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios in ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music—blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American—without which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip hop today.In the 1920s and 1930s, as radio took over the pop music business, record companies were forced to leave their studios in
... Read more
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Everything You Need to Know About Blues Music

by Emily Sorrel ...

Narrated by Emily Sorrel ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

Dive deep into the soul-stirring world of blues with Everything You Need to Know About Blues Music, an essential guide to the genre that has shaped the soundscape of modern music. Written by Emily Sorrel, this comprehensive exploration takes you on a journey from the muddy Mississippi Delta to the global stages where blues continues to thrive and evolve. Packed with rich historical context, ... Read more

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Dive deep into the soul-stirring world of blues with Everything You Need to Know About Blues Music, an essential guide to the genre that has shaped the soundscape of modern music. Written by Emily Sorrel, this comprehensive exploration takes you on a journey from the muddy Mississippi Delta to the global stages where blues continues to thrive and evolve. Packed with rich historical context,
... Read more
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Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

How the Swampers Changed American Music

by Carla Jean Whitley ...

Narrated by Amanda Ronconi ...

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

An estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those are thanks to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, dubbed "the Swampers."Some of the greatest names in rock, R&B and blues laid tracks in the original, iconic concrete-block building—the likes of Cher, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones, and the Black Keys. The National ... Read more

$17.63 CAD

An estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those are thanks to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, dubbed "the Swampers."Some of the greatest names in rock, R&B and blues laid tracks in the original, iconic concrete-block building—the likes of Cher, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Rolling Stones, and the Black Keys. The National
... Read more
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One Song at a Time

Tales from the Kerrville Folk Festival

by Joe Bevilacqua ...

Narrated by Joe Bevilacqua ...

Unabridged

1 hour

Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For eighteen straight days and nights each May and June, over thirty thousand guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what the folks there simply call "Kerrville." The festival is known internationally as a mecca ... Read more

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Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For eighteen straight days and nights each May and June, over thirty thousand guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what the folks there simply call "Kerrville." The festival is known internationally as a mecca
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My Amy

The Life We Shared

by Tyler James ...

Narrated by Tyler James ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

**Read by the author, Tyler James.Written with a searing honesty, My Amy is an evocative portrait of unbreakable lifelong friendship – and a devastating study into fame, addiction and self-sabotage.**Only one person knows what really happened to Amy, other than Amy herself. He is Tyler James, Amy’s best friend from the age of thirteen. They met at stage school as two insecure outsiders, formed an ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

**Read by the author, Tyler James.Written with a searing honesty, My Amy is an evocative portrait of unbreakable lifelong friendship – and a devastating study into fame, addiction and self-sabotage.**Only one person knows what really happened to Amy, other than Amy herself. He is Tyler James, Amy’s best friend from the age of thirteen. They met at stage school as two insecure outsiders, formed an
... Read more
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Can't Be Satisfied

The Life and Times of Muddy Waters

by Robert Gordon ...

Narrated by Keb' Mo' ...

Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

“A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman’s songs.” —Ted Drozdowski, Boston PhoenixThe epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and- roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography. ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

“A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman’s songs.” —Ted Drozdowski, Boston PhoenixThe epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and- roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography.
... Read more
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Beyoncé

by Tshepo Mokoena ...

Narrated by Nerissa Bradley ...

Series series Lives of the Musicians
Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

Beyoncé is not simply a pop sensation. She is a cultural phenomenon empowering the oppressed and dispossessed, challenging white privilege and misogyny and exploding gender politics. But who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter? And how did a small girl from Houston become the strong confident woman whose albums sell in their millions and whose songs have become anthems against racial and sexual ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Beyoncé is not simply a pop sensation. She is a cultural phenomenon empowering the oppressed and dispossessed, challenging white privilege and misogyny and exploding gender politics. But who is Beyoncé Knowles-Carter? And how did a small girl from Houston become the strong confident woman whose albums sell in their millions and whose songs have become anthems against racial and sexual
... Read more
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Anima Nera Anima Bianca

Il Vero Volto Del Blues

by Patrizia Barrera ...

Narrated by Federico Tubaro ...

Unabridged

11 hours 35 min

Un viaggio nel mondo antico del Blues: com'è nato, le sue origini, il suo percorso nel mondo. E poi tante storie e biografie sui suoi protagonisti, bianchi e neri, che hanno contribuito a crearlo e a diffonderlo al grande pubblico.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME ... Read more

$32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un viaggio nel mondo antico del Blues: com'è nato, le sue origini, il suo percorso nel mondo. E poi tante storie e biografie sui suoi protagonisti, bianchi e neri, che hanno contribuito a crearlo e a diffonderlo al grande pubblico.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
... Read more
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When I Left Home

My Story

by Buddy Guy, David Ritz ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues.Guy’s epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. He came to Chicago from rural Louisiana in the fifties—the very moment ... Read more

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According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues.Guy’s epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. He came to Chicago from rural Louisiana in the fifties—the very moment
... Read more
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Looking To Get Lost

Adventures in Music and Writing

by Peter Guralnick ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 55 min

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and
... Read more
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Blues from Laurel Canyon

My Life as a Bluesman

by John Mayall, Joel McIver ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

John Mayall has played with them all: Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser, and the list goes on. Now, in his 80s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sold-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over fifty years, rightly earning him the title the “Godfather of British Blues,” John shares his experiences and encounters in ... Read more

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John Mayall has played with them all: Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Andy Fraser, and the list goes on. Now, in his 80s, John continues to tour all over the world and perform to sold-out crowds. With an incredible blues career spanning over fifty years, rightly earning him the title the “Godfather of British Blues,” John shares his experiences and encounters in
... Read more
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What Do You Do When You're Lonesome

The Authorized Biography of Justin Townes Earle

by Jonathan Bernstein ...

Narrated by John Pirhalla ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle.When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve Earle had long struggled with mental illness and various addictions. There had been encouraging periods of ... Read more

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A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle.When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve Earle had long struggled with mental illness and various addictions. There had been encouraging periods of
... Read more
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Before Elvis

The African American Musicians Who Made the King

by Preston Lauterbach ...

Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

In this thought-provoking book, the Black musicians who influenced Elvis Presley's music finally receive recognition and praise.After Baz Luhrmann’s movie, Elvis, hit theaters, audiences and critics alike couldn't help but question the Black origins of Elvis Presley’s music and style, reigniting a debate that has been circling for decades. In Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

In this thought-provoking book, the Black musicians who influenced Elvis Presley's music finally receive recognition and praise.After Baz Luhrmann’s movie, Elvis, hit theaters, audiences and critics alike couldn't help but question the Black origins of Elvis Presley’s music and style, reigniting a debate that has been circling for decades. In Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made
... Read more
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Live at Jackson Station

Music, Community, and Tragedy in a Southern Blues Bar

by Daniel M. Harrison ...

Narrated by Gary Bennett ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

The smoke was thick, the music was loud, and the beer was flowing. In the fast-and-loose 1980s, Jackson Station Rhythm and Blues Club in Hodges, South Carolina, was a festive late-night roadhouse filled with people from all walks of life who gathered to listen to the live music of high-energy performers. Housed in a Reconstruction-era railway station, the blues club embraced local Southern culture ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

The smoke was thick, the music was loud, and the beer was flowing. In the fast-and-loose 1980s, Jackson Station Rhythm and Blues Club in Hodges, South Carolina, was a festive late-night roadhouse filled with people from all walks of life who gathered to listen to the live music of high-energy performers. Housed in a Reconstruction-era railway station, the blues club embraced local Southern culture
... Read more
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Your Van Is On Fire

The Miscellaneous Meanderings of a Musician

by Seth Walker ...

Narrated by Seth Walker ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

Your Van Is On Fire is a riotous and charming melange of a touring musician’s meandering life. Part memoir, part meditation, part art gallery, it sheds light on the ins, outs and what-have-yous of life inside the mind and van of an artist. The collection includes short essays, poems, and paintings capturing Walker’s early years growing up in a musical family on a Quaker commune, to his discovery ... Read more

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Your Van Is On Fire is a riotous and charming melange of a touring musician’s meandering life. Part memoir, part meditation, part art gallery, it sheds light on the ins, outs and what-have-yous of life inside the mind and van of an artist. The collection includes short essays, poems, and paintings capturing Walker’s early years growing up in a musical family on a Quaker commune, to his discovery
... Read more
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Up Jumped the Devil

The Real Life of Robert Johnson

by Bruce Conforth, Gayle Dean Wardlow ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age twenty-seven. But the actual story of his life remains unknown save for a few inaccurate anecdotes. Up Jumped the Devil is the result of over fifty years of research. Gayle Dean Wardlow has been interviewing ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age twenty-seven. But the actual story of his life remains unknown save for a few inaccurate anecdotes. Up Jumped the Devil is the result of over fifty years of research. Gayle Dean Wardlow has been interviewing
... Read more
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Brother Robert

Growing Up with Robert Johnson

by Annye C. Anderson ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlifeThough Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of his tragic death in 1938, his enduring recordings have solidified his status as a progenitor of the Delta blues style. And yet, while his music has ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

An intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlifeThough Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of his tragic death in 1938, his enduring recordings have solidified his status as a progenitor of the Delta blues style. And yet, while his music has
... Read more
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I Ain't Studdin' Ya

My American Blues Story

by Bobby Rush ...

Narrated by Bobby Rush, Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his
... Read more
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Being Elvis

A Lonely Life

by Ray Connolly ...

Narrated by Russell Bentley ...

Unabridged

13 hours 38 min

What was it like to be Elvis Presley? What did it feel like when impossible fame made him its prisoner? As the world's first rock star there was no one to tell him what to expect, no one with whom he could share the burden of being himself - of being Elvis.On the outside he was all charm, sex appeal, outrageously confident on stage and stunningly gifted in the recording studio. To his fans he ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

What was it like to be Elvis Presley? What did it feel like when impossible fame made him its prisoner? As the world's first rock star there was no one to tell him what to expect, no one with whom he could share the burden of being himself - of being Elvis.On the outside he was all charm, sex appeal, outrageously confident on stage and stunningly gifted in the recording studio. To his fans he
... Read more
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Heaviness in Metal Music

by Stephen S. Hudson ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

8 hours

Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound-it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to define heaviness as a cross-sensory experience and aesthetic practice. Heaviness is shaped by what we do when we listen, how we think ... Read more

$28.49 CAD

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Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound-it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to define heaviness as a cross-sensory experience and aesthetic practice. Heaviness is shaped by what we do when we listen, how we think
... Read more
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Spirit of the Century

Our Own Story

by The Blind Boys of Alabama ...

Narrated by Phil Morris ...

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min

An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.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 ... Read more

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An insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues.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
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Symphonie pour un pays neuf

by Lucette Bélanger ...

Narrated by Paul Doucet ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

On est en 1900. Nicolas Ravel, pianiste, médecin et citoyen de La Rochelle en France décide de partir pour l’Amérique. Il veut en savoir plus sur ses ancêtres qui avaient fui la déportation des Acadiens en 1755 et s’étaient réfugiés, avec l’aide des Micmacs à La Petite-Rochelle en Gaspésie, au Québec. Ce dont il ne se doutait pas c’est que le bonheur l’attendait, là, sur le quai. C’était Mira, la ... Read more

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On est en 1900. Nicolas Ravel, pianiste, médecin et citoyen de La Rochelle en France décide de partir pour l’Amérique. Il veut en savoir plus sur ses ancêtres qui avaient fui la déportation des Acadiens en 1755 et s’étaient réfugiés, avec l’aide des Micmacs à La Petite-Rochelle en Gaspésie, au Québec. Ce dont il ne se doutait pas c’est que le bonheur l’attendait, là, sur le quai. C’était Mira, la
... Read more
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Alma Negra Alma Branca

O Verdadeiro Rosto Do Blues

by Patrizia Barrera ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

Uma viagem no mundo antigo do blues: como nasceu, as suas origens, o seu percurso no mundo. E depois muitas histórias e biografias sobre os seus protagonistas, brancos e negros, que contribuíram para criá-lo e para difundi-lo ao grande público.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Uma viagem no mundo antigo do blues: como nasceu, as suas origens, o seu percurso no mundo. E depois muitas histórias e biografias sobre os seus protagonistas, brancos e negros, que contribuíram para criá-lo e para difundi-lo ao grande público.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
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