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- All Shook Up: How Rock 'N' Roll Changed America - Glenn C. Altshuler
- The Life and Music of Miss Peggy Lee, Peter Richmond
- The B-Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song - Ben Yadoga
- Singing From the Floor: A History of British Folk Clubs - JP Bean
- Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century - Nate Chinen
- Lets Do It: The Birth of Pop - Bob Stanley
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Monthly Archives: May 2024
Winnipeg Folk Festival Line-Up 2024
Though I will not be attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival this year between July 11-14 at Bird’s Hill Provincial Park, I did take the opportunity to scan the line-up to get a sense of what I might be missing. You … Continue reading
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“Taking a Chance On Love” – Ethel Waters and Eddie “Rochester” Anderson (1943)
“Taking a Chance on Love” was written by Vernon Duke (music), John La Touche and Ted Fetter, (lyrics), and published in 1940. It was introduced in 1940 on Broadway in the show Cabin in the Sky, a production notable for itsĀ all black cast, and … Continue reading
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