[2007-07-16] "Rough Guide" music genre paperback reference books

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:15 am

[bigred]The Rough Guide To Soul And R&B[/bigred]
[lilred]by Peter Shapiro
September 18, 2006[/lilred]

[title]The Rough Guide to Soul and R&B[/title] is the definitive guide to the genre’s greatest singers, musicians, songwriters and record labels, encapsulating the entire history of soul music from gospel and doo-wop, through funk and disco, to hip-hop and R&B. The guide includes detailed profiles of more than 300 artists, from such legends as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke to contemporary stars like Prince, Mary J. Blige and Destiny’s Child. There are reviews of hundreds of landmark albums, from James Brown’s Live At The Apollo to Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly. The guide includes recommended playlists for the key performers and sub-genres and comes complete with plenty of unforgettable photos from top music photographers and picture libraries.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1843532646/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:02 pm

[bigred]The Rough Guide To Blues[/bigred]
[lilred]by Nigel Williamson
April 30, 2007[/lilred]

[title]The Rough Guide to Blues[/title] gives you the complete lowdown on all the grittiest singers, bottleneck guitarists, belt-it-out divas and wailing harmonica players that made the most influential music of the last century. From music legend B.B. King to folk hero Robert Johnson, the guide includes detailed profiles of hundreds of artists and critical reviews of their best albums. The fascinating story is told in full – how the blues crawled from the Mississippi Delta, went electric in the big cities, and spread across the world – with feature boxes on topics like boogie woogie, gospel and the best blues record labels. Check out the ten greatest slide-guitar tracks – or the ten most miserable “woke up this mornin”s. with the handy playlists that help you to pick’n’choose quick “best ofs” to download to your iPod or MP3 player.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/184353519X/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:59 am

[bigred]The Rough Guide To World Music Vol. 1, 3rd Ed.
Africa And Middle East[/bigred]
[lilred]by Simon Broughton and Mark Ellingham
October 30, 2006[/lilred]

The Rough Guide to World Music is the unchallenged reference work on sounds from around the globe. This third edition is more comprehensive than ever - updated and expanded throughout and with a number of new countries added. [title]Volume 1: Africa & Middle East[/title] has full coverage of genres from Afrobeat to Arabesque, and artists from Amadou & Mariam to Umm Kulthum. The book includes articles on more than 60 countries written by expert contributors, discographies for each article with biographical notes on thousands of musicians and reviews of their best CDs.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1843535513/?tag=imwan-20

[2007-07-16] "Rough Guide" music genre paperback reference books

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