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1) Drake
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Meet famous music star Drake! In this engaging title, readers will follow Drake's career from his role on Degrassi: The Next Generation to his move into music and first album Thank Me Later to four American Music Awards and three Grammy Awards! Drake's charitable work is also featured.
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Guest Donald Byrd shares with Tony Brown and a live studio audience stories and insights about his career in jazz in this program from Tony Brown's Journal. As a sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the onlybebopjazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career ofHerbie Hancock.
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Throughout history, musicians and musical works have reflected the fashion, culture, and social attitudes of their times. Music today is more diversified than ever, from the megahits of teen pop stars to the depth and emotionality of gospel choirs to the tones and textures produced by large-scale orchestras. Add to this the unstoppable forces of MySpace, YouTube, the iPod, and a rapidly expanding community of independent labels and producers, and...