Making Music
The Banjo in a Southern Appalachian County
An intimate look at the role of the banjo in a long-standing, joyful musical tradition vital to the Appalachian region
Feel My Big Guitar
Prince and the Sound He Helped Create
A collection of dynamic perspectives on a compelling musical genius and enigma
Hidden Harmonies
Women and Music in Popular Entertainment
An exploration of the untold stories of lesser-known female musicians
Funkiest Man Alive
Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul
The lively story of the rise of R&B in Memphis through the eyes of one of its powerhouses
William Levi Dawson
American Music Educator
The story of a resolute African American composer and educator who flourished during the oppressive Jim Crow Era
Do You Remember?
Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire
The first serious study of one of America’s favorite bands
Rags and Bones
An Exploration of The Band
The first scholarly study of one of the most renowned groups in the history of rock ’n’ roll
Jazz à la Creole
French Creole Music and the Birth of Jazz
The first scholarly volume dedicated to French Creole music and its contribution to the development of jazz in New Orleans
Creole Soul
Zydeco Lives
A vividly photographed journey through the world of zydeco music
Going Up the Country
Adventures in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s
A fascinating collaboration from two scholars working in the South during a crucial point in blues history