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Flipster - Digital Magazines
Find some of the most popular magazines that you can download to your device and take it with you. People, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Family Tree, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Prevention, Real Simple, Discover, Flex, Car and Driver, Brides; more than 30 popular magazines!
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| This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare by Gabourey SidibeOscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe starred in Precious and now has a role in the popular television show Empire, but this book is really about Sidibe herself rather than her accomplishments on screen. Raised by a subway singer and a polygamous father, she is open about her sometimes strained relationships with her parents, the expectations her family had of her when she met with some success, and even her embarrassing fanfiction writing. Read it for a well-written biography of a confident, insightful young woman -- who just happens to be a star. |
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Can't be satisfied : the life and times of Muddy Waters
by Robert Gordon
Drawn from in-depth research and detailed interviews, an authoritative biography of the father of modern blues details his turbulent life, from the cotton fields of rural Mississippi to his extraordinary rise to success, forever changing the music industry. 40,000 first printing.
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Escaping the delta : Robert Johnson and the invention of the blues
by Elijah Wald
A close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards.
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The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Roll
by Preston Lauterbach
From the late 1930s to the early 1940s, something called the "chitlin' circuit" was developing in the back rooms of clubs and juke joints across the southern U.S. Catering to black audiences, these were the places where Little Richard and James Brown got their start, along with countless others -- some of whom crossed over into mainstream rock 'n' roll, and plenty who didn't. Combining firsthand reporting with historical research, music journalist Preston Lauterbach provides insight into the history of the circuit and the birth of rock 'n' roll, and into the promoters, club owners, and musicians who made it happen. "A rocking read," says Publishers Weekly.
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I am the blues : the Willie Dixon story
by Willie Dixon
These are just a few of Willie Dixon's contributions to blues, R&B, and rock'n'roll--songs performed by artists as varied as the Rolling Stones, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, ZZ Top, the Doors, Sonny Boy Williamson, the Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, Megadeth, Eric Clapton, Let Zepplin, Tesla, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jeff Healey. I Am the Blues captures Willie Dixon's inimitable voice and character as he tells his life story: the segregation of Visksburg Mississippi, where Dixon grew up; the prison farm from which he escaped and then hoboed his way north as a teenager; his equal-rights-based draft refusal in 1942; his work--as songwriter bassist, producer, and arranger--with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry which shaped the definitive Chicago blues sound of Chess Records; and his legal battles to recapture the rights to his historic catalog of songs.
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Moanin' at midnight : the life and times of Howlin' Wolf
by James Segrest
One of the greatest artists the blues ever produced, Howlin' Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six foot three, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore size sixteen shoes, and poured out his darkest sorrows onstage in a voice that captured all the pain of growing up black and poor in Jim Crow Mississippi. Half a century after his first hits, his sound still terrifies and inspires. Wolf began his career singing with the first Delta blues stars, was present at the birth of rock'n' roll in Memphis, and vied with rival Muddy Waters for the title of king of Chicago blues. This new and revised edition is full of harrowing anecdotes about his early years, entertaining stories about his decades at the top, and never-before-seen photographs of the artist onstage. An essential volume for Wolf's legions of fans, lovers of blues, and anyone interested in the history of American music.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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