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Ever since I was a little boy in the mid-’50s, I’ve been listening to music—religiously, fanatically, constantly. In countless ways, music has colored, even defined and given meaning to my life. I bought my first 45s at age seven, made weekly lists of my favorite songs when I was 11 or 12, sang in choirs and choruses and informal doo-wop gatherings with friends as I grew into adolescence. When I bought my first $8 guitar from Woolworth's, I learned to play (badly) and in no time I was singing and strumming in a teenage band, then later in parks, on beaches, and street corners, caring not for the coins or occasional bills that came my way but only for the love of singing and sharing song. Never parlaying the occasional coffee house, recordin ...more

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Steve Williams For several years, I have focused on music books as part of my research for my own book. Among the most compelling titles in the music genre, in my op…moreFor several years, I have focused on music books as part of my research for my own book. Among the most compelling titles in the music genre, in my opinion– David Byrne's How Music Works, Ted Gioia's Music - A Subversive History , Kelefa Sanneh's Major Labels. A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, and Bob Stanley's two classics – Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!... and Let's Do It. I am currently reading My Name Is Barbra, and recently finished Black AF History, Michael Harriot's hard hitting non-musical best-seller.(less)
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Two years ago, I released my first book, MUSIC TITANS – 250 GREATEST RECORDING ARTISTS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS. Featuring groundbreaking artists from all genres, many have been especially prominent or been in the news this past year. For example— Bruce Springsteen just wrapped up the biggest tour of his career and is featured in the new biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere; Ariana Grande, who boasts a fo

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Kubrick, An Odyssey, co-written by film historians Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams, is a compelling deep dive into the life and, mainly, work of the brilliant film maker Stanley Kubrick. If you love movies, as I do, you probably are well aware of ...more
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" Music Titans - 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years explores consequential artists of all genres between 1920s and today. If you are i ...more "
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My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
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I first heard of Barbra Streisand when I was a child and my father raved about this great young female singer he saw the night before on the Jack Parr show. Soon she was all over the TV with specials and radio ("People" was the first song I remember) ...more
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I've been told (by a university librarian and by a local public librarian) that my new music history book would be a perfect addition to an
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" Greetings, my new book, Music Titans - 250 Greatest Recording Artists of the Past 100 Years, is an exploration of the most "consequential" musicians o ...more "
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“Speaking of the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald– Here was a Black woman popularizing urban songs often written by immigrant Jews to a national audience of predominantly white Christians.”
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