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"The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: 70 Years of Sun Records is the official history of this legendary label, and looks at its story in a unique way: through the lens of 70 of its most iconic recordings. From the early days with primal blues artists like Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King to long nights in the studio with Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, you will see how the label was shaped and how it redefined American music. Accompanying the recordings is the label's origin story and a look at the mission of the label today, as well as "Sun Spot" sidebars - a fascinating dive into subjects such as how the iconic logo was created, the legendary Million Dollar Quartet sessions, and how the song "Harper Valley, PTA" funded the purchase of the label."--Provided by publisher.

The Real Bobby Brown BARES His SoulI became famous with New Edition when I was just fourteen. As a solo artist, I released an album that many have noted altered the course of R&B music.I fell in love with the biggest music star on the planet. Our marriage kept more than a few gossip tabloids in business.I am still trying to grapple with the incredible pain of losing my daughter.Early on, I cemented my reputation as “the bad boy of R&B.” But now that label feels too one-dimensional. I feel like I owe it to myself and the ones I love, and will always love, to be honest.In this raw and at times heartbreaking account, Bobby Brown tells the truth of his life. Every Little Step is the story of a kid growing up in the projects of Boston, always on the move and always looking for an audience. Brown reveals what really happened when he left New Edition to launch his solo career and shares tales of his relationships with some of the most prominent pop divas in the world, including intimate moments in his marriage to Whitney Houston that describe the purity of their love and the devastation he felt as it crumbled over drug abuse, infidelities, and the negative influence of outsiders. Most poignantly, he finally speaks about losing his beloved daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and the terrible aftermath of her death.Through it all, Brown shows himself to be a family man, devoted to his children and his wife; a man who cared for both of his parents right up until their deaths; and a man who can admit where he faltered, but had the strength to stand up again.

The first and only definitive biography of legendary Motown group, the TemptationsThe Temptations are an incomparable soul group, with dozens of chart-topping hits such as My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin Stone. From the sharp suits, stylish choreography, and distinctive vocals that epitomized their onstage triumphs to the personal failings and psycho-dramas that played out behind the scenes, Ain't Too Proud to Beg tells the complete story of this most popular-and tragic-of all Motown super groups.Based on in-depth research and interviews with founding Temptations member Otis Williams and many others, the book reveals the highly individual, even mutually antagonistic, nature of the group's members. Venturing beyond the money and the fame, it shares the compelling tale of these sometime allies, sometime rivals and reveals the unique dynamic of push and pull and give and take that resulted in musical genius.The first book to tell the whole story of Motown's greatest group, with all-new interviews and previously undiscovered sources and photographsGives the last word on enduring Motown mysteries, including the deaths of Paul Williams and David Ruffin and the truth behind Ruffin's tumultuous romance with Tammi TerrellReveals the secret "e;can't miss"e; formula behind the Temptations' thirty-seven chart hitsDraws on more than one hundred interviews with the group's associates, industry figures, family members, and most importantly, founding Temptation Otis WilliamsAin't Too Proud to Beg takes a cohesive and penetrating look at the life and enduring legacy of one of the greatest groups in popular music. It is essential reading for fans of the Temptations, music lovers, and anyone interested in the history of American popular culture over the last fifty years.

Renowned R&B, blues and funk ace Cornell Dupree was a guitarist of legendary proportion, with more than 2,500 albums as a sideman to his credit! In this authoritative book/CD pack, he reveals his playing secrets, covering: R&B, blues and funk styles; double-stops, vamps, scales and playing tips; common progressions and riffs; his equipment set-up; and much more. The CD features 10 songs written and performed by Cornell with full-band backing. The book also includes a foreword by blues expert Dave Rubin, a biography, Cornell's reminiscences, great photos, and standard notation and tablature.

From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society. In a fast-paced narrative, Nelson George's book chronicles the rise and fall of "race music" and its transformation into the R&B that eventually dominated the airwaves only to find itself diluted and submerged as crossover music.

'I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues.' So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research. But what began as a study of how the blues was handed down from African slaves to musicians of today via the slave ships, became something much more complex. For in Africa Samuel Charters discovered a music which was not just a part of the past but a very vital living part of African culture.