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1) Decoded
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Florida Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
782.4 Jay
1 available
782.4 Jay
1 available
Haverstraw Garnerville - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Jay-Z
1 available
B Jay-Z
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B JAY-Z
1 available
B JAY-Z
1 available
Description
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.
Praise for Decoded
“Compelling . . . provocative, evocative . . . Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing...
Praise for Decoded
“Compelling . . . provocative, evocative . . . Part autobiography, part lavishly illustrated commentary on the author’s own work, Decoded gives the reader a harrowing...
Author
Series
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Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction
781.644 LOR
1 available
781.644 LOR
1 available
New City Library - Adult Nonfiction
781.644 LORDI
1 available
781.644 LORDI
1 available
Suffern Free Library - Adult Nonfiction
781.644 LOR
1 available
781.644 LOR
1 available
Description
"THE MEANING OF SOUL discusses Black resilience and innovation through soul music and soul logic. Emily Lordi analyzes soul music and musicians from the 1960s, the 1970s, and after, bridging the different valences of soul as a way of moving through the world. The book encompasses soul's racial-political meanings while being sensitive to the details of the music and small details that shaped artists' lives and their relationship to soul. Chapter 1...
Author
On Shelf
Cragsmoor Free Library - Adult Fiction
F SLO MYS
1 available
F SLO MYS
1 available
Florida Public Library - Adult Fiction
Slo
1 available
Slo
1 available
Gardiner Library - Adult Fiction
SLOC
1 available
SLOC
1 available
Checked Out
5 people are on the wait list.
Checked Out
2 people are on the wait list.
On Shelf
Callicoon-Western Sullivan Public Library Delaware Branch - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP Slo
1 available
LP Slo
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
Monroe Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
Description
"Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the fact that he can't afford a high-caliber violin, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather's fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius, his star begins to rise....
Author
On Shelf
Suffern Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B / JONES
1 available
B / JONES
1 available
Valley Cottage Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B JONES
1 available
B JONES
1 available
Description
"The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music. From Booker T. Jones's earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, Jones, on the side, was also recording sessions in what became the...
Author
On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Redding
1 available
B Redding
1 available
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Biography & Autobiography
BIO Redding
1 available
BIO Redding
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B REDDING
1 available
B REDDING
1 available
Description
"Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Try a Little Tenderness," and "Respect," a song he wrote and recorded before Aretha Franklin made it her own. As the architect of the distinctly southern, gospel-inflected style of rhythm & blues associated with Stax Records in Memphis, Redding made music that has long...
Author
On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Franklin
1 available
B Franklin
1 available
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Franklin
1 available
B Franklin
1 available
Monticello-Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B FRANKLIN
1 available
B FRANKLIN
1 available
Description
Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without her mother, she was a gospel prodigy who gave birth to two sons in her teens and left them and her native Detroit for New York, where she struggled to find her true voice. She found fame, fortune, and that remarkable voice in 1967 with "Respect" and a rapid-fire string of hits. Aretha turned the industry on its head by refueling pop...
Author
On Shelf
Blauvelt Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Gaye
1 available
B Gaye
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B GAYE
1 available
B GAYE
1 available
New City Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B GAYE
1 available
B GAYE
1 available
Description
A "cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a performer passionately pursued by all--and a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old school R&B from the wife of [the] legendary soul icon"--Amazon.com.
8) The come up
Author
On Shelf
Chester Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
782.42 Abrams
1 available
782.42 Abrams
1 available
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Adult Nonfiction
782.4216 Abrams
1 available
782.4216 Abrams
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction
782.4216 ABR
1 available
782.4216 ABR
1 available
Description
"The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reign as the most powerful force in pop culture-from the award-winning journalist behind All the Pieces Matter, the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire. The music that we would later know as hip-hop was born at a party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. Now, fifty years later, it's the most popular genre in America and its electric impact...
Author
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On Shelf
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Biography & Autobiography
BIO Odetta
1 available
BIO Odetta
1 available
Haverstraw Garnerville - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Odetta
1 available
B Odetta
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B ODETTA
1 available
B ODETTA
1 available
On Shelf
Orangeburg Library - Adult Book on CD
BCD BIO ODETTA
1 available
BCD BIO ODETTA
1 available
Description
"The untold story of the woman whose music and afro inspired a generation, whose voice provided a soundtrack for the unfolding civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s"--
Author
On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
791.0899 ABDURRAQIB
1 available
791.0899 ABDURRAQIB
1 available
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Nonfiction
791.089 Abd
1 available
791.089 Abd
1 available
Highland Mills-Woodbury Public Library Rushmore Branch - Adult Nonfiction
791.08 ABDURRAQUIB, HANIF
1 available
791.08 ABDURRAQUIB, HANIF
1 available
Description
"An urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of Black performance, in this moment when Black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how Black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project, Abdurraqib became fascinated...
Author
On Shelf
Grahamsville-Daniel Pierce Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Holiday
1 available
B Holiday
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B HOLIDAY
1 available
B HOLIDAY
1 available
Nanuet Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B HOLIDAY
1 available
B HOLIDAY
1 available
Description
"Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade ... jazz writer John Szwed considers how [Holiday's] life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy"--Amazon.com.
Author
On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Prince
1 available
B Prince
1 available
Fallsburg Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B PRINCE
1 available
B PRINCE
1 available
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society - Adult Biography & Autobiography
BIO Prince
1 available
BIO Prince
1 available
Description
From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time--featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets.eets.
Author
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On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Brown
1 available
B Brown
1 available
Jeffersonville-Western Sullivan Public Library Jeffersonvill - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Brown
1 available
B Brown
1 available
Livingston Manor Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
BIO BRO
1 available
BIO BRO
1 available
Description
"A product of the complicated history of the American South, James Brown was a cultural shape-shifter who arguably had the greatest influence of any artist on American popular music. Brown was long a figure of fascination for James McBride, a noted professional musician as well as a writer. When he received a tip that promised to uncover the man behind the myth, McBride set off to follow a trail to better understand the personal, musical, and societal...
Author
On Shelf
Livingston Manor Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
BIO HAN
1 available
BIO HAN
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B HANCOCK
1 available
B HANCOCK
1 available
New City Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B HANCOCK
1 available
B HANCOCK
1 available
Description
"The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time. In Herbie Hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator, Hancock has had an enormous influence on both acoustic and electric jazz, R&B and hip-hop, with his ongoing exploration of different musical genres, winning fourteen Grammy awards along the way. From his beginnings as a child...
15) My love story
Author
On Shelf
Chester Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Turner
1 available
B Turner
1 available
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Turner
1 available
B Turner
1 available
Grahamsville-Daniel Pierce Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Turner
1 available
B Turner
1 available
On Shelf
Suffern Free Library - Adult Book on CD
AUDIO / B TURNER
1 available
AUDIO / B TURNER
1 available
Valley Cottage Free Library - Adult Book on CD
B TURNER
1 available
B TURNER
1 available
Walden-Josephine-Louise Public Library - Adult Book on CD
B TURNER BK CD
1 available
B TURNER BK CD
1 available
On Shelf
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Large Type Biography
LP B TURNER
1 available
LP B TURNER
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Large Type Biography
LP B TURNER
1 available
LP B TURNER
1 available
Warwick-Albert Wisner Public Library - Adult Large Type Biography
LP B Turner
1 available
LP B Turner
1 available
Description
"The rock & roll legend examines her illustrious career and complicated personal life, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments." --
Author
On Shelf
Chester Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Shakur Robinson
1 available
B Shakur Robinson
1 available
Ellenville Public Library and Museum - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Shakur
1 available
B Shakur
1 available
Fallsburg Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Shakur
1 available
B Shakur
1 available
Description
"The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a quarter of a century after his tragic death in 1996 at the age of just twenty-five, he continues to be one of the most misunderstood, complicated...
Author
Formats:
On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Green
1 available
B Green
1 available
New City Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B GREEN
1 available
B GREEN
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Nonfiction
B GREEN
1 available
B GREEN
1 available
On Shelf
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Large Type Biography
LP B Bergner
1 available
LP B Bergner
1 available
Description
The touching, triumphant story of a young black man's journey from violence and despair to one of the world's most elite artistic institutions. In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.
Author
On Shelf
Grahamsville-Daniel Pierce Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Porter
1 available
B Porter
1 available
Haverstraw Garnerville - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B Porter
1 available
B Porter
1 available
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B PORTER
1 available
B PORTER
1 available
On Shelf
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Biography & Autobiography
BCD B PORTER
1 available
BCD B PORTER
1 available
Description
"Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic Emmy-winning performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the groundbreaking Tony and Grammy Award-winning star of Broadway's Kinky Boots, ... Porter was a young boy in Pittsburgh who was seen as different, who didn't fit in. At five years old, Porter was sent to therapy to 'fix' his effeminacy. He was endlessly bullied at school, sexually abused by his stepfather, and...
Author
On Shelf
Central Valley-Woodbury Public Library Ida Cornell Branch - Adult Fiction
SLOCUMB, BRENDAN
1 available
SLOCUMB, BRENDAN
1 available
Chester Public Library - Adult Fiction
Slocumb
1 available
Slocumb
1 available
Cornwall Public Library - Adult Fiction
Slocumb
1 available
Slocumb
1 available
Checked Out
2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
On Shelf
Nanuet Public Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP Slocumb
1 available
LP Slocumb
1 available
New City Library - New Large Type Fiction
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
LP SLOCUMB
1 available
Description
"From the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: A gripping page-turner about a professor who uncovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time-that his music was stolen from a young Black composer named Josephine Reed. Determined to uncover the truth and right history's wrongs, Bern Hendricks will stop at nothing to finally give Josephine the recognition she deserves. Bern Hendricks has just received...
Author
On Shelf
Monroe Free Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B PARKER
1 available
B PARKER
1 available
Nanuet Public Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B PARKER
1 available
B PARKER
1 available
New City Library - Adult Biography & Autobiography
B PARKER
1 available
B PARKER
1 available
Description
"A tour de force. . . . Crouch has given us a bone-deep understanding of Parker's music and the world that produced it. In his pages, Bird still lives." - Washington Post
A stunning portrait of Charlie Parker, one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz and culture in America.
Throughout his life, Charlie Parker personified the tortured American artist:...