Henry L. Carrigan Jr.
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Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville
Although die-hard country music fans know the details of the stories that Streissguth tells, his book nevertheless opens a window on a Nashville that struggled to adapt to the times and the musicians who led it into a new era.
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The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music
An essential book for all fans of folk and Americana music, and a must-have for music collections.
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Honky Tonk Girl
This songbook complements Lynn's 1976 memoir, Coal Miner's Daughter, as it offers glimpses of the ways she crafts her songs out of the fabric of her life.
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Dwight Yoakam
This lovingly crafted and compulsively readable biography is essential for fans of Yoakam and lovers of good music writing.
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Every Third Thought
Barth's postmodern fables don't appeal to everyone, but the narrative offers many signals that this might be Barth's last book, and if so, he'll go out at the top of his game with this multilayered comic masterpiece.
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The Last Sultan
Greenfield's definitive biography gracefully sums up the life of a man who, in record mogul Jerry Wexler's words, "had eyes to make records." A must for every collection, this enchanting book captures the life and work of a seminal figure without whom the business of making records would not have had its lasting impact. [See Prepub Alert, 5/23/11.]—Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Evanston, IL
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A Man of Parts
Lodge is a brilliant comic writer, but this dull and dreary novel about a now mostly forgotten writer is disappointing. It would be sad to think that, like his take on Wells, Lodge's imagination and intellect have dwindled in brightness. Still, most public libraries will want this book to satisfy his many fans. [See Prepub Alert, 3/28/11.]
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The Three of Us
In spite of its unreflective and cursory style, Jones's book will most certainly appeal to fans of Tammy and George as well as to her own listeners. [Four-city tour; see Prepub Alert, 11/22/10.]
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Electric Eden
Young's remarkable (though overly long) book brings to life a mostly forgotten group of musicians who were nevertheless quite influential in the 1960s and 1970s. It stands alone in providing in-depth sketches of seminal bands and, indeed, this entire generation of musicians. A lovely exploration of what has become known as British folk rock. For all libraries.
