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1. Brown Eyed Handsome Man

   The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry

   By Bruce Pegg

   Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry draws on dozens of interviews done by the author himself and voluminous public records to paint a complete picture of this complicated figure. This biography uncovers the real Berry and provides us with a stirring, unvarnished portrait...

   Published February 28th 2005 by Routledge
2. Bruce Springsteen

   Two Hearts, the Story

   By Dave Marsh

   Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decades. Critic Dave Marsh has traced Springsteen's career from its beginning, and has earned the singer's respect through his careful documentation and critical...

   Published October 26th 2003 by Routledge
3. Duke Ellington and His World

   By A. H. Lawrence

   Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington's bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a fresh look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written by a fellow musician and African-American, the book traces Ellington's life and career in terms of...

   Published September 7th 2003 by Routledge
4. Folkways Records

   Moses Asch and His Encyclopedia of Sound

   By Tony Olmsted

   In 1949, immigrant recording engineer Moses Asch embarked on a lifelong project: documenting the world of sound produced by mankind, via a small record label called Folkways Records. By the time of his death in 1986, he had amassed an archive of over 2,200 LPs and thousands of hours of tapes; so...

   Published June 23rd 2003 by Routledge
5. Blues with a Feeling

   The Little Walter Story

   By Tony Glover, Scott Dirks, Ward Gaines

   Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts, and he was also...

   Published June 27th 2002 by Routledge
6. The Song Index of the Enoch Pratt Free Library

   Edited by Ellen Luchinsky

   Published May 31st 1998 by Routledge