Summary: "The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 BUTSummary: The Beach Boys are one of the most iconic bands in history, having sold over 100 million records worldwide since their formation in the early sixties. This is their definitive story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EntertainME Group 2013
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Summary: Join The Beach Boy's Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor and longtime friend, Jason Fine. Featuring a new song written and performed by Wilson and interviews with Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Jonas, Linda Perry, Jim James, Gustavo Dudamel, and Al Jardine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Screen Media 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BRIBorgerson, Janet
Summary: "This book presents a visually compelling collection of vintage dance record covers from the golden age of album cover design and discusses their contribution to the story of American identity"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Entertain BorgersonSummary: "Unquestionably Britain's finest female vocalist, Dusty Springfield made some of the greatest recordings of the sixties. This retrospective honors her enduring legacy, and features 20 complete performances filmed from 1964 to 1969, many of which are available for the first time on DVD. In between the performances are new interviews with Burt Bacharach, and Dusty's background singers Madeline...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reelin' in the Years Productions 2010
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BRISummary: "During the mid-sixties, Herman's Hermits were second only to the Beatles in terms of record sales. This is the first official Herman's Hermits retrospective and features 22 complete performances filmed from 1965 to 1969. Also included are new interviews with Peter Noone and other members of the original group that celebrate one of the most underrated bands of the British Invasion."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reelin' in the Years Productions 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Documentary celebrating the explosion of popular music that came out of LA's Laurel Canyon in the mid-'60s as folk went electric and the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and the Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound. Featuring Jakob Dylan, the film includes conversations and performances with Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys), Michelle Phillips (the Mamas & the Papas),...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ECHContents: 7: Calypso, palm-wine, mento, joropo, string band. Sons and daughters of Africa / Lord Beginner -- Royal wedding / The Lion -- The hydrogen bomb / The Mighty Terror -- Modern telephone / Dai Dai Simba -- Wa sise / Willie Payne, the Starlight Tempos -- The emperor of Africa / The Mighty Terror -- Bongo man / Louise Bennett -- My handy man / Marie Bryant -- Tortoise mambo / Nigerian Union Rhythm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT LONBergsman, Steve
Summary: "In What a Difference a Day Makes: Women Who Conquered 1950s Music, Steve Bergsman highlights the Black female artists of the 1950s, a time that predated the chart-topping girl groups of the early 1960s. Many of the singers of this era became wildly famous and respected, and even made it into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. However, there were many others, such as Margie Day, Helen Humes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Mississippi 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The lectures in Part 6 bring the progress of philosophy into the present day, beginning with the work of Nietzsche and the American pragmatists William James and John Dewey. This section explains the work and consequence of modern linguistic and logical analysis in lectures on Ayer and Wittgenstein. Also discussed is the structuralism of Claude Levi-Strauss and the attempts to develop rational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 109 GRESummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010