Sound bitesA look at the legends, myths, and has-beens of rock history discusses Jimi Hendrix, ukelele maestro Tiny Tim, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, and others. By the author of The Lives of John Lennon. |
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SOUND BITES: Thirty Years of Music
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Contents
rock from the beginning | 5 |
rock theater | ix |
the blues today and yesterday | 79 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sound bites |
| Author | Albert Harry Goldman |
| Publisher | Turtle Bay Books, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 18, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0679411968, 9780679411963 |
| Length | 299 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Rock Music / Instruction & Study / Composition Rock music Rock music/ History and criticism Rock musicians |
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