Jimmy's Blues
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: St Martins Press
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9780312051044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of poetry echoes many of the themes and lyricism of Baldwin's essays and novels
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Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: St Martins Press
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9780312051044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of poetry echoes many of the themes and lyricism of Baldwin's essays and novels
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2014-04-01
Total Pages: 117
ISBN-13: 0807084867
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited edition During his lifetime (1924–1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were published to wide-spread praise. These books, among them Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, Giovanni’s Room, and Go Tell It on the Mountain, brought him well-deserved acclaim as a public intellectual and admiration as a writer. However, Baldwin’s earliest writing was in poetic form, and Baldwin considered himself a poet throughout his lifetime. Nonetheless, his single book of poetry, Jimmy’s Blues, never achieved the popularity of his novels and nonfiction, and is the one and only book to fall out of print. This new collection presents James Baldwin the poet, including all nineteen poems from Jimmy’s Blues, as well as all the poems from a limited-edition volume called Gypsy, of which only 325 copies were ever printed and which was in production at the time of his death. Known for his relentless honesty and startlingly prophetic insights on issues of race, gender, class, and poverty, Baldwin is just as enlightening and bold in his poetry as in his famous novels and essays. The poems range from the extended dramatic narratives of “Staggerlee wonders” and “Gypsy” to the lyrical beauty of “Some days,” which has been set to music and interpreted by such acclaimed artists as Audra McDonald. Nikky Finney’s introductory essay reveals the importance, relevance, and rich rewards of these little-known works. Baldwin’s many devotees will find much to celebrate in these pages.
Author: Kay Shirley
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Published: 1985-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780793534616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2013-06-18
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1455501360
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless." --Robert Christgau A punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture. Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is many things: virtuoso drummer, producer, arranger, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon bandleader, DJ, composer, and tireless Tweeter. He is one of our most ubiquitous cultural tastemakers, and in this, his first book, he reveals his own formative experiences--from growing up in 1970s West Philly as the son of a 1950s doo-wop singer, to finding his own way through the music world and ultimately co-founding and rising up with the Roots, a.k.a., the last hip hop band on Earth. Mo' Meta Blues also has some (many) random (or not) musings about the state of hip hop, the state of music criticism, the state of statements, as well as a plethora of run-ins with celebrities, idols, and fellow artists, from Stevie Wonder to KISS to D'Angelo to Jay-Z to Dave Chappelle to...you ever seen Prince roller-skate?!? But Mo' Meta Blues isn't just a memoir. It's a dialogue about the nature of memory and the idea of a post-modern black man saddled with some post-modern blues. It's a book that questions what a book like Mo' Meta Bluesreally is. It's the side wind of a one-of-a-kind mind. It's a rare gift that gives as well as takes. It's a record that keeps going around and around.
Author: Jacqui Malone
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780252065088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFormer dancer Jacqui Malone throws a fresh spotlight on the cultural history of black dance, the Africanisms that have influenced it, and the significant role that vocal harmony groups, black college and university marching bands, and black sorority and fraternity stepping teams have played in the evolution of dance in African American life.
Author: Asie Payton
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780972435208
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Author: Wayne Everett Goins
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2014-08-30
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0252096495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA member of Muddy Waters' legendary late 1940s-1950s band, Jimmy Rogers pioneered a blues guitar style that made him one of the most revered sidemen of all time. Rogers also had a significant if star-crossed career as a singer and solo artist for Chess Records, releasing the classic singles "That's All Right" and "Walking By Myself." In Blues All Day Long, Wayne Everett Goins mines seventy-five hours of interviews with Rogers' family, collaborators, and peers to follow a life spent in the blues. Goins' account takes Rogers from recording Chess classics and barnstorming across the South to a late-in-life renaissance that included new music, entry into the Blues Hall of Fame, and high profile tours with Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. Informed and definitive, Blues All Day Long fills a gap in twentieth century music history with the story of one of the blues' eminent figures and one of the genre's seminal bands.
Author: Jeron Ashford Frame
Publisher: Tricycle Pr
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781582460840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays and his grandmother's yellows.
Author: Jimmi Mayes
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 1617039160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe unforgettable life story of one amazing musician touring and playing with Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Reed, Marvin Gaye, and many more
Author: Martha Mier
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780739008508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJazz, Rags & Blues, Book 2 contains original solos for early intermediate to intermediate-level pianists that reflect the various styles of the jazz idiom. An excellent way to introduce your students to this distinctive American contribution to 20th century music. The online audio includes dynamic recordings of each song in the book.