Up close [sound recording]

From Chris Garland author: Johnson, Eric Up close [sound recording]  Texas guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson returns with his latest album, Up Close. If you are fan of guitar music, this album delivers. The album has a more spontaneous feel than previous Johnson efforts which tend to strive for sonic perfection. Thematically the album is pop/rock [...]

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Life

From Margaret Mezzacapo author: Richards, Keith  Life How Keith Richards remembers this much – and why he is still alive despite his lifestyle – are beyond me.  Interesting read – add stars if you’re a Stones fan – although a little on the long side.

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Carolina Christmas [sound recording]

From Jackie Cantwell Carolina Christmas [sound recording] / The Marshall Tucker Band      You may know the Marshall Tucker Band from their 70’s hits such as “Heard it in a Love Song” and ”Fire on the Mountain.” They’re known for Southern rock, with R&B, blues and country influences.  You probably don’t know they recorded a Christmas album.  [...]

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A Life

From Ellen Druda author: Richards, Keith Life [sound recording] While Keith may just think it’s “a life” like any other musician’s, clearly his experiences have been way over the top.  His candid recollections about drugs and other bad behavior while being a huge celebrity, his brushes with death, and his narrow escapes from legal entrapments make [...]

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Musical Mysteries: From Mozart to John Lennon

From Edna Susman author: Borowitz, Albert Musical Mysteries: From Mozart to John Lennon Author Albert Borowitz, a graduate of Harvard and a true crime historian, presents us with a fascinating interplay between crime and music.  The book is divided into two parts: the first explores eight famous crimes and crime legends including the alleged killing [...]

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Fantasy [sound recording] : a night at the opera.

From Edna Susman author: Pahud, Emmanuel Fantasy [sound recording] : a night at the opera This new classical CD is sure to please opera lovers, flutists as well as classical music lovers. Emmanuel Pahud, the award winning French-Swiss flutist, is joined by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and assisted by flutist Juliette [...]

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Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions

From Edna Susman author: Horowitz, Marc Eden Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions Published 8 years after the first edition, this expanded edition includes a new chapter discussing Sondheim’s entire career. It presents an updated song listing and discography which include all works composed and recorded since the previous edition. In the interviews [...]

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Just Kids

From Ellen Druda author: Smith, Patti  Just Kids Patti Smith’s evocative memoir recounts her early days in New York City and her relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. This National Book Award winning work is an accessible, easy read, yet full of imagery that stirs the imagination.  From her childhood in New Jersey, we follow her [...]

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YouTube in Music Education

From Edna Susman author: Rudolph, Thomas YouTube in Music Education This is a must for all music teachers, as well as anyone interested in learning more about the practical uses of YouTube.  A small book that packs a lot of information in its 241 pages such as: a brief history of YouTube, why YouTube works [...]

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Harp dreams : inside the USA international harp competition

From Edna Susman Harp dreams : inside the USA international harp competition. Most classical music buffs are aware of the major international music competitions. There’s the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in the USA, the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia and the Paganini International Competition in Genoa among many others. How many of us have [...]

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