The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the twentieth century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019
This program is read by the author, and includes an introduction written by Pharrell, and read by Nick Cannon.
"Dyson's incisive analysis of JAY-Z's brilliance not only offers a brief history of hip-hop's critical place in American culture, but also hints at how we can best move forward." —Questlove
New York Times BestsellerA #1 LA Times BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerOne of NPR's "Favorite Books of 2019"$29.99ISBN: 9781094003290Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Hanover Square Press - September 3rd, 2019The highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami's crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies, and his unstoppable rise to fame.
$19.99ISBN: 9781974988440Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Dreamscape Media - November 5th, 2019This is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, "the greatest career in classical music." During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the opera house and onto the concert (and the world) stage and into the arms of a huge mass public.
$35.00ISBN: 9781549155024Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Da Capo Press - October 29th, 2019$34.99ISBN: 9781978689251Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Brilliance Audio - August 20th, 2019Join Greg Laurie, pastor and bestselling author of Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, as he takes you on a personal journey into the life and legend of Johnny Cash.
$34.99ISBN: 9781684577262Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HighBridge Audio - October 22nd, 2019"They hated us and started throwing cups, bottles, change, chairs, and anything that wasn't nailed down." -DEAN WEEN This hilarious, sometimes horrifying, collection spans four decades and chronicles the craziest, druggiest, and most embarrassing concert moments in music history-direct from the artists who survived them.
$29.99ISBN: 9781982661403Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HarperCollins - September 24th, 2019The musician and Hip Hop legend--hailed as "the greatest MC of all time" and compared to Thelonious Monk--reimagines the writing handbook in this memoir and guide that incorporates the soulful genius, confidence, and creativity of a master artist.When he exploded on the music scene, musical genius Rakim was hailed for his brilliant artistic style, adding layers, complexity, depth, musicality, a
$44.99ISBN: 9781684574834Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HighBridge Audio - September 3rd, 2019New York City native and gifted pianist George Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a songwriter opened the way to Broadway, where he fashioned his own brand of American music. He composed a long run of musical comedies, many with his brother Ira as lyricist, but his aspirations reached beyond commercial success.
$39.99ISBN: 9781684570584Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HighBridge Audio - August 20th, 2019A fascinating and in-depth exploration of how the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Napoleon shaped Beethoven's political ideals and inspired his groundbreaking compositions. Beethoven imbibed Enlightenment and revolutionary ideas in his hometown of Bonn, where they were fervently discussed in cafes and at the university.
$39.99ISBN: 9781538456682Availability: Special OrderPublished: HarperCollins - October 1st, 2019"I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to come back, I was kicking his ass, kicking him out, kicking my own ass too. My Blondie character was an inflatable doll but with a dark, provocative, aggressive side. I was playing it up yet I was very serious."--From Face It
