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Music of the Americas

1. What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History

   John Covach, Andrew Flory

   Fifth Edition

   The perfect mix of music and historyMore

2. An Introduction to America's Music

   Richard Crawford, Larry Hamberlin

   Second Edition

   An ear-opening exploration of music’s New World, from Puritan psalmody to mash-ups.More

3. Musics of Latin America

   Robin Moore, Walter Aaron Clark, Deborah Schwartz-Kates, Et Al.

   The most up-to-date and comprehensive Latin American music survey available.More

4. Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater

   Larry Stempel

   College Edition

   A definitive, accessible, and comprehensive history of the Broadway musical.More

5. Jazz: Essential Listening

   Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins

   The #1 text in the market—now in an Essentials Edition.More

6. Everybody Says Freedom: A History of the Civil Rights Movement in Songs and Pictures

   Pete Seeger, Bob Reiser, Jesse Jackson

   “Filled with beautiful music, glorious lyrics, and the soul of one of the most important historical and social revolutions of our history.” —Judy CollinsMore

7. Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader

   Benjamin Hedin

   "The most absorbing, wide-ranging and stimulating body of writing about the mighty Bob that's ever been assembled."--Salman RushdieMore

8. To Stretch Our Ears: A Documentary History of America's Music

   J. Heywood Alexander

   Following the same chapter organization as An Introduction to America’s Music, To Stretch Our Ears is the first gathering of significant and far-reaching readings that illuminate many aspects of American music.More

9. Lone Star Swing

   Duncan McLean

   High Fidelity meets Blue Highways in this gloriously offbeat quest for the true roots of Texas Swing.More

10. The New Grove Gospel, Blues and Jazz

    William Bolcom, Max Harrison, Paul Oliver

    'Max Harrison . . . surveys the whole history and development of jazz in a concise, well written and well illustrated . . . article together with an extensive bibliography.' —Richard D. C. Noble, Times Literary SupplementMore

11. The Music of Black Americans: A History

    Eileen Southern

    Third Edition

    A new edition of the classic text on African American music.
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12. Marsalis on Music

    Wynton Marsalis

    Companion book to the popular PBS-TV series Marsalis on Music, introducing families, children, and music-hungry readers of all ages to the joy of good music, both classical and jazz.More

13. Dylan: A Biography

    Bob Spitz

    "No other book captures it so well, understands so well.... "—Greil MarcusMore

14. The Music of Canada

    Timothy J. McGee

    This book is addressed to all those interested in Canada: its history, its culture, its music.More

15. Readings in Black American Music

    Eileen Southern

    Second Edition

    In this companion volume to The Music of Black Americans, Eileen Southern draws on letters, journals, memoirs, ledgers, books, articles, and even slave advertisements in newspapers to illuminate the story told that historical survey, now in its Third Edition.More