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"[The author] provides a definitive account of [Kendrick] Lamar's coming-of-age as an artist, his resurrection of jazz, his profound impact on a racially fraught America, and his emergence as the bona fide King of Rap. Through his confessional poetics, his politically charged anthems, and his radical performances, Lamar has become a beacon of light for countless people, an adversary of oppression and a force for change"--OCLC.
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"La vida de Selena sirve de inspiración para las chicas latinas. Ella simboliza el poder de la familia, la derterminación y el orgullo de las raíces. Su éxito anima a todas las chicas a soñar y les recuerda que luchen por alcanzar sus metas, sin importar quiénes son o cuáles son esas metas."--Back cover.
"Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush...
52) Dolly Parton
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Presents a graphic biography that tells the story of Dolly Parton, an award-winning songwriter and entertainer who has written thousands of songs, starred in TV shows and movies, and runs her own businesses and philanthropy.
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Picture Book Musician Bios Summer Challenge 2018 Music
Picture Books for Black History Month
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
Picture Books for Black History Month
Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies
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"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
55) Music legends
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A look at forty influential musicians and musical groups.
57) Count Basie
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Profiles the life and career of jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie.
58) Taylor Swift
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"Describes the life and career of Taylor Swift"--Provided by publisher.
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"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
60) Louis Armstrong
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A short look at the life of the famous musician.