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Making Music

The Banjo in a Southern Appalachian County

University Press of Mississippi

An intimate look at the role of the banjo in a long-standing, joyful musical tradition vital to the Appalachian region

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Feel My Big Guitar

Prince and the Sound He Helped Create

University Press of Mississippi

A collection of dynamic perspectives on a compelling musical genius and enigma

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Hidden Harmonies

Women and Music in Popular Entertainment

University Press of Mississippi

An exploration of the untold stories of lesser-known female musicians

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Funkiest Man Alive

Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul

By Matthew Ruddick; Foreword by Rob Bowman
University Press of Mississippi

The lively story of the rise of R&B in Memphis through the eyes of one of its powerhouses

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William Levi Dawson

American Music Educator

University Press of Mississippi

The story of a resolute African American composer and educator who flourished during the oppressive Jim Crow Era

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Do You Remember?

Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire

University Press of Mississippi

The first serious study of one of America’s favorite bands

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Rags and Bones

An Exploration of The Band

University Press of Mississippi

The first scholarly study of one of the most renowned groups in the history of rock ’n’ roll

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Jazz à la Creole

French Creole Music and the Birth of Jazz

University Press of Mississippi

The first scholarly volume dedicated to French Creole music and its contribution to the development of jazz in New Orleans

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Creole Soul

Zydeco Lives

By Burt Feintuch; Edited by Jeannie Banks Thomas; Photographs by Gary Samson
University Press of Mississippi

A vividly photographed journey through the world of zydeco music

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Going Up the Country

Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s

University Press of Mississippi

A fascinating collaboration from two scholars working in the South during a crucial point in blues history

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Wasn’t That a Mighty Day

African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster

By Luigi Monge; Foreword by David Evans
University Press of Mississippi

A complex portrait of music, memory, and commemoration through a unique lens

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Making Tracks

A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey

University Press of Mississippi

A firsthand remembrance of the artists, engineers, crews, and settings that make roots music magical

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Following the Drums

African American Fife and Drum Music in Tennessee

University Press of Mississippi

A recovery and celebration of a once-mighty, now-vanished Tennessee musical legacy

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Voices of Black Folk

The Sermons of Reverend A. W. Nix

University Press of Mississippi

An in-depth study of the influence and conflicting interpretations of Black vocal heritage in the 1920s

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The Real Ambassadors

Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation

University Press of Mississippi

The full story of an incredible collaboration among the Brubecks and Armstrong to create jazz’s most amazing musical

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Fiddle Tunes from Mississippi

Commercial and Informal Recordings, 1920-2018

University Press of Mississippi

270 musical examples plus biographies and photographs completing a vibrant picture of Mississippi’s fiddle tradition

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New York City Blues

Postwar Portraits from Harlem to the Village and Beyond

By Larry Simon; Edited by John Broven; Photographs by Robert Schaffer
University Press of Mississippi

A lively and detailed exploration of the history of the blues from the 1940s to the 1990s in the City That Never Sleeps

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My Melancholy Baby

The First Ballads of the Great American Songbook, 1902-1913

University Press of Mississippi

A thorough exploration of early pop ballads in the American Songbook and how they still resonate

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Chapel of Love

The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups

University Press of Mississippi

A tale of three African American teenagers who conquered the music world

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New York and the International Sound of Latin Music, 1940-1990

University Press of Mississippi

An assessment, celebration, and careful notation of the extraordinary melting pot of Latin music

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