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As Hip-Hop first exploded throughout New York City's boroughs and surrounding towns, a new generation was emerging--the first to be raised on the genre. At the center of it all was a collective known as the Juice Crew, led by the charismatic radio personality Mr. Magic, whose Rap Attack was the first program of its kind on a commercial station. His DJ/engineer Marley Marl pioneered production techniques that defined the golden era of Hip-Hop a...

As part of Motown's legendary songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Lamont Dozier is responsible for such classics as "Baby I Need Your Loving", "You Can't Hurry Love, " "Stop! In the Name of Love, " and many more. Dozier takes us behind the scenes of the Motown machine, sharing personal stories of his encounters with icons such as Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Berry Gordy. He reveals the mom...

The electrifying sounds of groovin' jump blues, Southern-fried rock 'n' roll, fervent black gospel, and the simmering sounds of the Louisiana swamp came bursting out of Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1950s courtesy of Excello Records and its sister Nashboro label. Operating out of Ernie's Record Mart ("the Record Center of the South!"), Excello forged a partnership with 50, 000-watt clear-channel radio station WLAC. The influential station'...

Founded in the late 1980s by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, Seattle-based Sub Pop Records released early recordings by then-upstart regional bands such as Green River, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Tad, Nirvana, Flaming Lips, Afghan Whigs, and Screaming Trees. When the world went grunge crazy in the 1990s, Sub Pop was suddenly the epicenter of Seattle cool. Emerging organically from Bruce Pavitt's Subterranean Pop fanzine, the story of Sub Pop Re...

Perhaps the only subject more fascinating than the mysterious world of dreams is the mysterious world of Bob Dylan. Dreaming of Dylan brings the two together for a weird and wonderful romp through the ways the mercurial musical master shows up in our subconscious states. Celebrated writer and musician Mary Lee Kortes lovingly curated this off-kilter collection of nocturnal visions. Paired with over 100 original images and illustrations, these ...

Earl Dibbles Jr. is the comic alter-ego of country singer Granger Smith. With a social media following of 3.5 million fans, and nearly 50 million views of his official YouTube videos, Earl's followers can't get enough of his take on country life. In this illustrated book, Earl walks through 50 different scenarios, comparing and contrasting how city folks and country folks do things. Earl pontificates on fast food, huntin', fishin', shootin' th...

Fascinated by the collision of country and soul music in the Southern states, Hoskyns and photographer Muir MacKean set out on a journey through the American South to explore the phenomenon of primarily black singers and primarily white musicians joining forces in the 1960s to create musical magic in an era of racial tension. From Memphis to Muscle Shoals to Nashville, they sat down with dozens of the architects of what's come to be known as C...

Award winning songwriter, musician, author, playwright, poet, visual artist, and Appalachian Renaissance man Billy Edd Wheeler is best known for penning "Jackson, " which was popularized by Johnny Cash and June Carter with their Grammy-winning recording from 1967. In addition to his own albums and singles as a highly regarded singer/songwriter (including the Top 5 hit, "Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back"), Billy Edd has penned numerous so...

Wanda Jackson's debut single, "You Can't Have My Love, " reached the Top 10 while she was still a sixteen-year-old high school student. She hit the road after graduation, playing package shows with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley, who gave Wanda his ring and asked her to be "his girl." With Presley's encouragement, the Oklahoma native began recording rock music, often releasing singles with country on one side and...

1. El Monte Y El Rio     - Jorge Drexler 2. Tonada De Manuel Rodriguez     - Ana Belen 3. Antes De Amarte Amor     - Pedro Guerra 4. Walking Around     - Miguel Bose 5. Me Gustas Cuando Callas     - Adriana Varela 6. Amo El Amor De Los Marineros     - Joaquin Sabina 7. Mia Brutta     - Lucio Dalla 8. Oda A La Guitarra     - Vicente Amigo & Montse Cortes 9. No Te Quiero Sino Por Te Quiero     - Antonio Vega 10. Puedo Escribir ...

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FINAL EDITION: 2/15/2018

Born in NY from Puerto Rican parents, Bill Guzmán earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at Baruch College from the City University of New York where he majored in Computer Sciences. Soon after graduation he began a career in Information Technologies that lasted for more than 16 years, spending the last four as a manager of IT professionals. "I left my IT career at the top because I no longer found it satisfying" he says. And by the end ...

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Nacido en Nueva York de padres puertorriqueños, Bill Guzmán obtuvo un Bachillerato de Administración de Negocios en Baruch College, parte del complejo universitario de la ciudad de Nueva York, donde se concentro en el campo de las ciencias de computadoras. Poco después de la graduación comenzó una carrera en el mismo campo donde permaneció más de 16 años, pasando los últimos cuatro como gerente. "Dejé mi carrera en la cima porque ya no me pare...

Nothing Missed, Everything Gained" is William's incredible and rather fascinating first effort, traveling the past through his life experiences from the age of five to the present. In an entertaining manner, the author basically describes how he left home (at age 16) to live with a total stranger, his father, a time when he basically continued his growth as a human being in spite of the obstacles. A life full of nuances, it was all written wit...

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