London: Quartet Books, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xvi, 208, discography, bibliography and index; 16pp illus from photographs. Biography of Count Basie's great vocalist who went solo in 1958, and died in 1984. 8.75" x 5.25". (more information)

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NY: Da Capo Press, 1991. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. 210pp. Looks at the history and mythology in the careers of Lester Young, Bix Beiderbecke, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, and Benny Goodman. This edition was expanded with a new preface and a chapter on Art Tatum. 8.5" x 5.25". (more information)

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NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 328pp, index; 16pp illus from photographs. This is a readable account of the folk-revival legends whose lives were strangely intertwined, written by a legendary author. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Ventura, CA: Pathfinder, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: viii, 231; illus from photographs. Includes conversations with Teddy Wilson, Johnny Green, Harry James, Les Brown, Count Basie musicians, Alvino Rey, and others. 8.75" x 5.5". (more information)

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NY: Ridge Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 416pp, index; frequent illus from photographs. Covers Hammond's 45-year career in which he discovered Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and others. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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NY: Warner Books/Amistad, 1989. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good/Very Good. pp: viii, 280; 16pp illus from photographs. An interesting and readable account of the great jazz musician's rise from his birth in Birmingham, Alabama, through the Dixieland era and the Swing era, to become undisputed master of the vibes. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Atheneum, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xvii, 217, index; 8pp illus from photographs. Jazz vocalist Mabel Mercer (1900-1983) sang at Bricktop's in Paris, in NYC clubs, and recorded for Atlantic. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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NY: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Small remainder mark on bottom edge. 350pp, index; illus from photographs and ephemera. The author draws on the thousands of pages of scrapbooks, letters, musical manuscripts, photos, &c. in the Smithsonian's Ellington archive. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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NY: Spike / Avon Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Remainder mark on bottom edge. pp: xiv, 331; illus from photographs. Havens recalls the music scene in Greenwich Village of the 1960s, and the emerging careers of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix, Cass Elliot, and Peter, Paul & Mary, as well as little-known singer/songwriters such as Fred Neil, Judy Henske, Tim Hardin, Dino Valenti, Bruce Murdoch, and others. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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Amherst: Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xxv, 233; 12pp illus from photographs. This book contains published and unpublished prose, and a bit of poetry, by the folksinger/social activist who sang bass with The Weavers, etc. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Amherst: Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xxv, 233; 12pp illus from photographs. This book contains published and unpublished prose, and a bit of poetry, by the folksinger/social activist who sang bass with The Weavers, etc. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Dutton, 1990. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good/Very Good. pp: x, 162, index; 16pp illus from photographs. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Summit Books, 1991. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 498pp, index; 16pp illus from photographs. Also issued in cloth. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else in fine condition. pp: xiv, 306, index; 8pp illus from photographs. This is a comprehensive biography of the great composer and bandleader "who did nothing less than change the sound of jazz." 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Gift inscription on front endpaper. pp: xvi, 300; 16pp illus from photographs. Biography of one of the great innovators in the history of jazz. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Hollywood, CA: Petersen, 1957. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Cover blurb: "A heart warming book about America's favorite singing star of radio and TV. The long rocky road from Tennessee to Hollywood. Exclusive! What is `Ole Ern's' Real Ambition?" 96pp; illus throughout from photographs. Signs of light use. 10.75" x 8.25". (more information)

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Pittsburgh, PA: Univ of Pittsburgh Press, 1997. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: x, 220, notes, bibliography and index; few illus from photographs. Hobbs examines the role of women as hymn-writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes Fanny Crosby, the blind woman who claimed authorship of 8,000 hymns, as well as lesser known women. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Pittsburgh: Historical Soc of Western PA, 1938. 3rd printing. Original wraps. Very Good. 32pp; 2 plates from photographs. Outlines Stephen Foster's youth in Pittsburgh, and reveals the connections between the city and some of his compositions. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Evanston, IL: Instrumentalist, 1961. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. pp: (li), 242; 16pp illus from photographs. The US Air Force's Chief of Bands & Music tells the history of the Air Force Band as goodwill ambassadors around the world. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Raleigh, NC Carolina Charter Terc Comm 1962., 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: x, 82 The author, a folklore professor, looks at the songs that would have been sung during the first 100 years in the Carolinas. Illustrated by few illustrations in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Doubleday, 1989. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xi, 164; 8pp illus from photographs. First published in the UK as THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1958. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. 313pp, index; illus throughout from photographs. This biography of George and Ira features anecdotes, family photos, bibliography of compositions, show sources, etc. 10.5" x 7.25". (more information)

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NY: Hippocrene Books, 1984. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 93pp; text illus from photographs. This is a title in the Jazz Masters Series. 7.5" x 4.75". (more information)

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Baltimore: J.W. Bond, 1872. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Gilt-decorative cloth. 235pp; portrait. Kane was affiliated with the Maryland Institute for the Blind, and her autobiography occupies 145 pages. Also present are: "Discouse on the Life and Character of Joseph Brown Smith, Late Professor of Music in the Kentucky Institution for the Blind," by John Heywood; and "Songs in the Night, or the Triumphs of Genius over Blindness," by William Henry Milburn. 7" x 4.5". (more information)

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NY: Avon Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xii, 336, discography, index; 16pp illus from photographs. The great blues guitarist tells his own story. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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Urbana University of Illinois Press (1986)., 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 9.25" x 6.25" decorative dj pp: xiii, 263 First full biography of the man who founded the LC's Archive of American Folk Song and pioneered folklore research methods. Illustrated by 16pp illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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NY: Citadel Press, 1967. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Few signs of light use. 159pp; illus throughout from photographs. A readable biography of Dylan, with lots of candid pictures. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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NY: Harper & Row, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 245pp, index. Gives the background and lore of 18 well-known American songs and their composers: "Dixie"; "Battle of the Green Berets"; &c. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)

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Carbondale Southern Illinois U Press (1961)., 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Near fine condition in a slightly sun-tanned dust jacket. 9.5" x 6" printed dj pp: xii, 284 Charles Seeger, Tristram Coffin, and others look at Ballad Origins & Definitions, Meter and Music, and Literary Tradition. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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Rocklin, CA: Prima, 1990. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Issued simultaneously in cloth. pp: (ix), 294, index; 8pp illus from photographs. This definitive biography of the great jazz pianist, by the editor of "Down Beat," was updated ten years later. 9" x 5.5". (more information)

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