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Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top 10 hits on the R&B charts, and he was also the first Chicago blues musician to play at the Apollo. Ray Charles and B.B. King, great blues artists in their own right, were honored to sit in with his band. However, at the age of 37, he lay in a pauper's grave in Chicago. This book will tell the story of a man whose music, life and struggles conti
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Quintet presents compelling portraits of five artists known and loved by aficionados of classical music: the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the conductor Jeffrey Tate, the violinist Josef Gingold, the pianist Richard Goode, and the opera singer Birgit Nilsson. This gracefully written book offers a deeply personal look at the lives of these immensely talented and hard-working performers. The essays grew out of conversations the musicians had with the late David Blum, who was himself distinguished both as a conductor and as an author of books and articles on musical subjects.Certain to delight music enthusiasts, Quintet is a perfect holiday gift.
Gingold, Josef. --- Goode, Richard. --- Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-. --- Musicians -- Biography. --- Nilsson, Birgit. --- Tate, Jeffrey. --- Musicians --- Biography --- Ma, Yo-Yo, - 1955 --- -Tate, Jeffrey. --- Nilsson, Birgit --- Ma, Yo-Yo, --- Svennsson, Birgit --- Nilsson, Märta Birgit --- Niklasson, Birgit --- Ma, Youyou, --- 馬友友, --- 马友友, --- Gingold, Joseph
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