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  • Poems, Lyrics and Short Takes

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    Here is a fascinating blend of prose, lyrics and poetry that probes a range of human expression from reverent to somewhat less than fully reverent This is a presentation of so many topics that it can be described as a morph of almost any...


  • California Slim

    The Music, The Magic and The Madness
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    There are literary reminiscences that reek of self-congratulation over the authors’ proximity to famous movers and shakers. Andy Bernstein’s California Slim aspires to far more than that—and achieves it. Andy was there, at the onset of the...


  • Memories of Chuck

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    This book is the author's desire to share with Chuck's fans, some of the experiences he had on the road that his fans may want to hear about. Unless you were there, you missed some very interesting shows. This book also tries to show the loyalty...


  • Gospel Music: An African American Art Form

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    This book is designed for the general reader of gospel music, as well as those who incorporate gospel into their lesson plans on the academic level. “Gospel Music: An African American Art Form” provides music information on the heritage of gospel...


  • Still Competition

    The Listener's Guide to Cheap Trick
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    Following the success of his 2016 book Razama-Snaz! The Listener’s Guide to Nazareth, Robert Lawson returns with this meticulous reviewing of every Cheap Trick album, song by song. In his book, Still Competition: The Listener’s Guide to Cheap...


  • Saxophone Technique

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    Imagine a large watermelon. Inside sit the secrets to saxophone virtuosity. Saxophone Technique whacks open the melon, cuts it into slices, and presents each topic as a digestible and tasty treat. Philosophical and phun, Saxophone Technique...


  • Gary Karr: Life on the G String

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    Gary Karr: Life on the G String chronicles the extraordinary international career of a double-bass soloist. Launched in 1962 by Leonard Bernstein, in a Young People's Concert at Carnegie Hall viewed on television by seven million people, Karr...


  • Razama-Snaz!

    The Listener's Guide To Nazareth
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    Razama-Snaz! The Listeners' Guide To Nazareth presents an in depth look at every song, every album by this legendary Scottish hard rock institution. We also dig into TV appearances, radio broadcasts and even bootleg recordings to further explore...


  • Palaces of Memory

    American Composer Diane Thome on her Life and Music
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    Palaces of Memory is the story of a pioneer in the music world – the first woman to graduate from Princeton University with a PhD in Music and the first woman to compose computer-synthesized music. Much has been written about Dr. Thome, now...


  • Noise from the North End

    The Amazing Story of The Ugly Ducklings
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    It was the 1960’s. The British Invasion was under way as The Who, Beatles and Rolling Stones dominated the top of the charts. In Canada, Toronto’s trending Yorkville district was attracting Canadian acts to its many coffee houses and nightclubs....