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•For Your Consideration:•A Lot of Three (3) Trade Paperbacks on Black Music:•TITLE 1:“THE DEATH OF RHYTHM & BLUES”• BYNELSON GEORGE
(Plume Books, 1988) (Trade Paperback, Fifth Edition Thus)
•“This passionate, provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in so doing outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American Society.”
—THE PUBLISHER•“The best black writer writing about black music in America.”
—NEWSWEEK
•“As inspired by the indefatigable traveling man, black capitalist, and R&B shouter JAMES BROWN as [it is by] the innocent street corner music called doo wop.”
—CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
•“An important and perceptive book.”
—LIBRARY JOURNAL
•TITLE 2:“ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE: Motown & American Culture”• BYGERALD EARLY
(The Ecco Press, 1995) (Trade Paperback, First Edition Thus)
•“ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVEis a penetrating meditation on the political, social, and musical legacy of Motown by one of the most exciting and interesting voices writing and speaking today on American culture.”
—THE PUBLISHER•“GERALD EARLYand Motown, together at last inONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE, seem as inevitable and harmonious as a coupling as MARVIN GAYE and TAMMI TERRELL.”
—THE NATION
•“The Motown story may beEARLY’s most convincing epic.”
—BOSTON PHOENIX
•TITLE 3:“THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE: Musical Memoirs”• BYAL YOUNG
(A Donald S. Ellis Book / Creative Arts Book Company, 1987) (Trade Paperback, First Edition Thus)
•“Among the artists who turn in this heartwarming celebration are: ARETHA FRANKLIN, HUGH MASEKELA, THE SHIRELLES, WOODY HERMAN, BOBBY MCFERRIN, MARVIN GAYE, TONY BENNETT, STAN GETZ, JOHN LEE HOOKER, THE TEMPTATIONS, THE SUPREMES, LIONEL HAMPTON, GILBERT & SULLIVAN—and more.YOUNGpays special attention to composers DUKE ELLINGTON and BILLY STRAYHONR and the jazz-inspired artistry of FAR SIDE cartoonish GARY LARSON.”
—THE PUBLISHER
•“A distinct vision.”
—SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
•“He works the way first class blue singers do, turning everybody’s ups and downs into their own personal (but universal) territory. This may be anybody’s book—butAL YOUNGgot there first, with the best.”
—JAZZ TIMES
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•For other details about these three books, please see below.
•TITLE 1:“THE DEATH OF RHYTHM & BLUES”AUTHOR:NELSON GEORGETYPE:TRADE PAPERBACK
PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR:Plume Books (New York), 1988
EDITION:Fifth Edition Thus**RE: On the Copyright Page, this Number Row: “5 7 9 11 12 10 8 6.”
NOTE:This copy is NOT an ex-library copy NOR a book-club edition.
PAGES:222
CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD.
Wraps covers are bright & clean with light smudging & scratching (from normal handling). Corners are rubbed. Edges have light wear. Book is square & firm.Spine is tight & uncreasedwith bumped tips. Text-block edges are lightly scuffed. Pages are clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no foxing, no staining, no tears/rips, no foul odor, etc.
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TITLE 2:“ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE: Motown & American Culture”AUTHOR:GERALD EARLYTYPE:TRADE PAPERBACK
PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR:The Ecco Press (New York), 1995
EDITION:First Edition Thus**RE: On the Copyright Page, this Number Row: “First Paperback Edition” & This Number Row: “9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.”
NOTE:This copy is NOT an ex-library copy NOR a book-club edition.
PAGES:135
CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD.
Wraps covers are bright & clean with light smudging & scratching (from normal handling). Corners are rubbed & edges have light wear. Book is square & firm.Spine is tight & uncreasedwith bumped tips. Text-block edges are bright with a few light smudges. Pages are clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no foxing, no staining, no tears/rips, no foul odor, etc.
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TITLE 3:“THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE: Musical Memoirs”AUTHOR:AL YOUNGTYPE:TRADE PAPERBACK
PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR:A Donald S. Ellis Book / Creative Arts Book Company (Berkeley, CA), 1987
EDITION:First Edition Thus**RE: On the Copyright Page, no later printings listed.
NOTE:This copy is NOT an ex-library copy NOR a book-club edition.
PAGES:233
CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD.
There is a crease underneath the top corner of the front & a small scuff on the back—otherwise,the wraps / covers are bright & clean with light smudging & scratching (from normal handling). Corners are rubbed & edges have light wear. Book is square & firm.Spine is tight & uncreasedwith rubbed tips. Text-block edges are bright with a few light scratches. Pages are clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no foxing, no staining, no tears/rips, no foul odor, etc.•SHIPPING NEWS:These 3 books will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU!
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