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How Music Works

Author : David Byrne
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0804188947
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book How Music Works written by David Byrne and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

Set the Night on Fire

Author : Robby Krieger
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 031624354X
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Set the Night on Fire written by Robby Krieger and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock mythology as The Doors, and parsing fact from fiction has been a virtually impossible task. But now, after fifty years, The Doors' notoriously quiet guitarist is finally breaking his silence to set the record straight. Through a series of vignettes, Robby Krieger takes readers back to where it all happened: the pawn shop where he bought his first guitar; the jail cell he was tossed into after a teenage drug bust; his parents' living room where his first songwriting sessions with Jim Morrison took place; the empty bars and backyard parties where The Doors played their first awkward gigs; the studios where their iconic songs were recorded; and the many concert venues that erupted into historic riots. Set the Night on Fire is packed with never-before-told stories from The Doors' most vital years, and offers a fresh perspective on the most infamous moments of the band's career. Krieger also goes into heartbreaking detail about his life's most difficult struggles, ranging from drug addiction to cancer, but he balances out the sorrow with humorous anecdotes about run-ins with unstable fans, famous musicians, and one really angry monk. Set the Night on Fire is at once an insightful time capsule of the '60s counterculture, a moving reflection on what it means to find oneself as a musician, and a touching tale of a life lived non-traditionally. It's not only a must-read for Doors fans, but an essential volume of American pop culture history.

Great Guitarists

Author : Richard Kienzle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Great Guitarists written by Richard Kienzle and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes discographies and index. Chronicles the music and lives of the most influential guitar players in jazz, blues, country music, and rock. Each essay is accompanied by a discography.

Lives in Chinese Music

Author : Helen Rees
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252092252
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Lives in Chinese Music written by Helen Rees and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, most scholarly work on Chinese music in both Chinese and Western languages has focused on genres, musical structure, and general history and concepts, rather than on the musicians themselves. This volume breaks new ground by focusing on individual musicians active in different amateur and professional music scenes in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Chinese communities in Europe. Using biography to deepen understanding of Chinese music, contributors present richly contextualized portraits of rural folk singers, urban opera singers, literati, and musicians on both geographic and cultural frontiers. The topics investigated by these authors provide fresh insights into issues such as the urban-rural divide, the position of ethnic minorities within the People's Republic of China, the adaptation of performing arts to modernizing trends of the twentieth century, and the use of the arts for propaganda and commercial purposes. The social and political history of China serves as a backdrop to these discussions of music and culture, as the lives chronicled here illuminate experiences from the pre-Communist period through the Cultural Revolution to the present. Showcasing multiple facets of Chinese musical life, this collection is especially effective in taking advantage of the liberalization of mainland China that has permitted researchers to work closely with artists and to discuss the interactions of life and local and national histories in musicians' experiences. Contributors are Nimrod Baranovitch, Rachel Harris, Frank Kouwenhoven, Tong Soon Lee, Peter Micic, Helen Rees, Antoinet Schimmelpenninck, Shao Binsun, Jonathan P. J. Stock, and Bell Yung.

Conversations with Great Jazz and Studio Guitarists

Author : Jim Carlton
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619110520
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Great Jazz and Studio Guitarists written by Jim Carlton and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz Guitar/Reference. Features in-depth interviews with 22 of the industry's most notable guitar players. Jim Carlton's candid conversations render astute insight into revered jazz guitarists, the history and development of jazz guitar and the studio scene that flourished during its Golden Era to the present day. It's a book brimming with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, little-known vignettes and the stories behind many hit recordings. an often hilarious book that conveys the sense of humor and iconoclasm that's so prevalent among great artists.

From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II

Author : David Schroeder
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000966046
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II written by David Schroeder and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Minds of Jazz Musicians, Volume II is a follow-up to Volume I’s celebration of contemporary jazz artists who have toiled, struggled and succeeded in finding their creative space. Volume II was developed through transcribing and editing selected interviews with 29 jazz artists, conducted by the author since 2011, along with a historical essay on each artist. The interviews feature musicians from a broad range of musical styles and experiences, with their beginnings ranging from the 50s to the early 80s. Topics range from biographical life histories to descriptions of mentor relationships, revealing the important life lessons they learned along the way. With the goal to discover the person behind the persona, the author elicits conversations that speak of the creative process, mining the individualistic perspectives of seminal artists who witnessed history in the making. By comparing and contrasting each artist’s perspective to discover similarities in their career paths. these volumes are an important research tool for students and academics, offering direct information from leading figures in the jazz world.

Diary of a Musician’s Daughter

Author : Ellen Sheffield
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0578097214
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Diary of a Musician’s Daughter written by Ellen Sheffield and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diary of a Musician's Daughter is a compelling narrative which details the life and times of Ellen Sheffield and her famous dad, Leslie Sheffield. Ellen movingly portrays the struggles of growing up in a house divided in which she was deeply affected by her mother's religious dogma and her father's desire to play jazz. Pressured by her mother, Ellen was not only expected to devote her talents to the Church, but she was never to pursue a musician's lifestyle. Yet, being intensely influenced by her father, his music, and a need to perform, Ellen juggled a life rooted in both worlds. In the midst of this journey, Ellen discovered the best and worst that life can offer. Her story is one of triumph, failure, and, ultimately, a new beginning. Somewhere within the pages of this book, you will discover your own truth.

Method of Procedure

Author : Thomas Gosney
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503543439
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Method of Procedure written by Thomas Gosney and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Method of Procedure is a dynamic and innovative new age cookbook with a different twist by celebrity chef Thomas Gosney. His career experiences from AAA Five Diamond Chef, Shaquille ONeals private chef throughout his championship career, private chef for high end clients with vast nutritional needs. Multiple nationwide television appearances, Food Network with Bobby Flay, Hard Copy, MTV, and The Life with Shaquille ONeal, just to name a few. Throughout his career, people are always contacting him for recipes and advice on cooking. As he analyzed the problems they were having, he realized most of the issues were in the method of procedure. The step-by-step process in preparing the recipe. They needed more detail in the cooking process. Thomas began writing down his favorite recipes that his family and friends asked him to make, perfecting them time and time again. Then he began to describe in full detail how a chef would approach preparing them. Carefully thinking each and every aspect of the recipes. He added his personal notes at the top. Helpful hints and tips that only a chef can share. Also, how the recipe incorporated into his personal life. They might be a favorite from a friend or family member who begged him to prepare every time he cooked for them. A private diary of Thomas intimate life. Its not just the recipe the method of procedure is just as important! This book is similar to having a private cooking class with Thomas in your kitchen. Its just like Thomas is standing right next to you guiding you along, step-by-step for a successful cuisine.

Love Like That

Author : Amanda Hill
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1459248643
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book Love Like That written by Amanda Hill and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Dalton Moss: quick-witted, impulsive, aggressively unambitious; a halfhearted assistant to a Hollywood events planner, she has a penchant for dive bars and abusing her mother’s credit card. Meet Dalton’s boyfriend, Roman: charming, intellectual, worldly; he lands in L.A. just long enough to slip a two-carat diamond on her finger before flying right off again. Now meet Dalton’s other boyfriend, Jeremy: perfect in his imperfection, surly in his attraction to her and can match her beer for beer; she doesn’t want to love him, but can’t help herself, despite Roman—and despite Jeremy’s other girlfriend. Confused? So is Dalton. Now that she’s engaged, twenty-five-year-old Dalton figures she should temper her fiery, furtive relationship with Jeremy. After all, this is her chance to shed her bad-girl habits and live happily ever after. It’s a no brainer: Roman’s offering a rescue from her drowned existence in L.A. But Jeremy could be her twisted ticket to wonderland. She’s been holding out for a crushing feeling, a love like that, but will she figure out which man she has it with before she loses them both?

She Called Me Dad

Author : Joseph Tosini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780939159208
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book She Called Me Dad written by Joseph Tosini and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Shadow Rider: Between Two Words

Author :
Publisher : Ken Swatman
ISBN 13 : 1300451718
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Shadow Rider: Between Two Words written by and published by Ken Swatman. This book was released on with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tune In

Author : Mark Lewisohn
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 1101903295
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Tune In written by Mark Lewisohn and published by Crown. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, Tune In is the New York Times bestseller by the world’s leading Beatles authority – the first volume in a groundbreaking trilogy about the band that revolutionized music. The Beatles have been in our lives for half a century and surely always will be. Still, somehow, their music excites, their influence resonates, their fame sustains. New generations find and love them, and while many other great artists come and go, the Beatles are beyond eclipse. So . . . who really were these people, and just how did it all happen? 'The Beatles story' is everywhere. Told wrong from early on, rehashed in every possible way and routinely robbed of its context, this is a phenomenon in urgent need of a bright new approach. In his series All These Years, Mark Lewisohn – the world-recognized Beatles historian – presses the Refresh button to relate the entire story as it’s never been told or known before. Here is a full and accurate biography at last. It is certain to become the lasting word. Tune In is book one of three, exploring and explaining a period that is by very definition lesser-known: the formative pre-fame years, the teenage years, the Liverpool and Hamburg years – in many ways the most absorbing and incredible period of them all. The Beatles come together here in all their originality, attitude, style, speed, charisma, appeal, daring and honesty, the tools with which they’re about to reshape the world. It’s the Beatles in their own time, an amazing story of the ultimate rock band, a focused and colorful telling that builds and builds to leave four sharp lads from Liverpool on the very brink of a whole new kind of fame. Using impeccable research and resources, Tune In is a magisterial work, an independent biography that combines energy, clarity, objectivity, authority and insight. The text is anti-myth, tight and commanding – just like the Beatles themselves. Here is the Beatles story as it really was. Throw away what you think you know and start afresh.

Mythic Melee Murder

Author : Leslie Langtry
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mythic Melee Murder written by Leslie Langtry and published by Gemma Halliday Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes a hilarious adventure of mythic proportions... Ex-CIA agent turned Girl Scout Leader, Merry Wrath is wondering if maybe it was a bad idea to have her girl scouts over for a Lord of the Rings marathon...because now they’ve signed the entire troop up for a LARP (Live Action Role Playing Game) event in Des Moines. The girls have decided they are the Skullcrushers from the country of Skullgraviastan—a land made up of mercenaries from other nations. They will be part of the Realm of Ulm for a weekend, fighting pirates, Mongols, Romans, and Vikings for supremacy! Okay, so maybe it’ll be fun, Merry thinks. No real dead bodies, her husband dressed in a kilt as a Highlander, and she gets to be General Dorcas the Dark One. But things don't stay innocent for long as Andy the Necromancer tells them Steve the Sorcerer was murdered a month ago and the police are convinced it was an accident... even though Andy isn't so sure. Against her better judgment, Merry and her homicide detective husband Rex take up the cold case. Between epic battles, eccentric suspects, and a cranky local detective who’s really close to retirement, the duo have their work cut out for them. Can Merry get to the truth... before this live action event turns deadly? What critics are saying about Leslie Langtry's books: "I laughed so hard I cried on multiple occasions! Girl Scouts, the CIA, and the Yakuza... what could possibly go wrong?" ~ Fresh Fiction "Darkly funny and wildly over the top, this mystery answers the burning question, 'Do assassin skills and Girl Scout merit badges mix…?'" ~ RT BOOKreviews "Mixing a deadly sense of humor and plenty of sexy sizzle, Leslie Langtry creates a brilliantly original, laughter-rich mix of contemporary romance and suspense." ~ Chicago Tribune "Langtry gets the fun started from page one." ~ Publisher's Weekly

Marriage Vow Murder

Author : Leslie Langtry
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1947110675
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Marriage Vow Murder written by Leslie Langtry and published by Gemma Halliday Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author, Leslie Langtry comes one former assassin turned suburbanite, a wedding in hilarious peril, and a very dead body... Wedding Traditions as good as gold…Let’s start out with Something Old… When this creepy message is found with an elderly, murdered florist in the first pew of a church the day before Merry Wrath's wedding, her hopes wilt like day old, discount flowers. And when the groom, Rex, vanishes into thin air, she can only assume the worst—and she’s not talking about the ugly, Vegas showgirl-like flower girl dresses her Girl Scout troop have picked out. Weddings make a family of two…Let’s add in Something New… The clues come with diabolically difficult puzzles, so Merry enlists the help of her former 4th grade teacher—a champion puzzler—while she turns the town upside down, in a frantic search for her fiancé. Once a surprising past is revealed, it doesn’t take long for the investigation to spin out of control faster than ten fourth-graders high on Pixy Stix on a merry-go-round. With many suspects, few leads, and the clock ticking, will Merry find her groom in time for a happily ever after? Merry Wrath Mysteries: Merit Badge Murder – book #1 Mint Cookie Murder – book #2 Scout Camp Mystery – short story in the "Killer Beach Reads" collection Marshmallow S'More Murder – book #3 Movie Night Murder – book #4 Mud Run Murder – book #5 Fishing Badge Murder – short story in the "Pushing Up Daisies" collection Motto for Murder – book #6 Map Skills Murder – book #7 Mean Girl Murder – book #8 Marriage Vow Murder – book #9 Mystery Night Murder – book #10 What critics are saying about Leslie Langtry's books: "I laughed so hard I cried on multiple occasions while reading MARSHMALLOW S'MORE MURDER! Girl Scouts, the CIA, and the Yakuza... what could possibly go wrong?" ~ Fresh Fiction "Darkly funny and wildly over the top, this mystery answers the burning question, 'Do assassin skills and Girl Scout merit badges mix…" ~ RT BOOKreviews "Mixing a deadly sense of humor and plenty of sexy sizzle, Leslie Langtry creates a brilliantly original, laughter-rich mix of contemporary romance and suspense." ~ Chicago Tribune "Langtry gets the fun started from page one with a myriad of clever details." ~ Publisher's Weekly

Munchies and Murder

Author : Leslie Langtry
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Munchies and Murder written by Leslie Langtry and published by Gemma Halliday Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes Merry Wrath's most wild case yet! Ex-CIA agent turned scout leader, Merry Wrath, faces her greatest challenge yet when her cranky new neighbor is convinced Merry’s cat is melting her mind from across the street. But when Merry tries to extend an olive branch in the form of Girl Scout cookies, she finds the neighbor murdered! Worse yet, the security footage puts her not-too-bright nemesis, Kevin Dooley, at the scene of the crime. Murder wears a tin foil hat… In spite of the fact that Kevin has been a problem since elementary school, Merry doesn’t want him to go to prison. But before she can begin to investigate, a large group of conspiracy theorists arrive and set up camp outside of town. Between the Hitler Faked the Moon Landing folks, cryptic cryptozoologists, and the Lizard People, Merry isn’t sure what to believe. And when it turns out the victim was also into conspiracy theories and was investigating a local thirty-year old child abduction, the case veers wildly off the rails. The truth is out there…somewhere…maybe? Who’s There, Iowa is turned upside down with a panicked aluminum foil shortage, a slew of Big Foot sightings, a goat named Olaf, a troop of little girls with questionable motives who are capitalizing on the chaos, and a whole lot of hamsters (like, a LOT of hamsters). Merry has to move fast to unravel this tangled web of lies to find the truth before the truth itself becomes another victim. What critics are saying about Leslie Langtry's books: "I laughed so hard I cried on multiple occasions! Girl Scouts, the CIA, and the Yakuza... what could possibly go wrong?" ~ Fresh Fiction "Darkly funny and wildly over the top, this mystery answers the burning question, 'Do assassin skills and Girl Scout merit badges mix…?'" ~ RT BOOKreviews "Mixing a deadly sense of humor and plenty of sexy sizzle, Leslie Langtry creates a brilliantly original, laughter-rich mix of contemporary romance and suspense." ~ Chicago Tribune "Langtry gets the fun started from page one." ~ Publisher's Weekly

Asterisk: A Wildcard Character

Author : Booth Milovnik
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1638607753
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Asterisk: A Wildcard Character written by Booth Milovnik and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January of 1983, fourteen-year-old Cindy found out that she was pregnant. Her faith-filled mother was crushed. She ended up giving birth and naming the baby Matthew. Cindy ended up calling Matthew her little asterisk. As Cindy tells us the story of her life, Matthew seems to be a footnote to everything that happens. But Matthew is not just an asterisk in his mother's story. Family members and friends also share their stories, and Matthew seems to be an asterisk in all of them. Who is Matthew? Who is his father? Just how important is Matthew to everyone he encounters as he grows up? Read stories that are raw and emotional. Sometimes funny, often sad, but always compelling. Enjoy this unconventional look at someone's life through the eyes of many different people, including Matthew himself.

Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso

Author : Timothy Dodge
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498530990
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso written by Timothy Dodge and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in 1945 and continuing for the next twenty years, dozens of African American rhythm and blues artists made records that incorporated West Indian calypso. Some of these recordings were remakes or adaptations of existing calypsos, but many were original compositions. Several, such as “Stone Cold Dead in de Market” by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan or “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul, became major hits in both the rhythm and blues and pop music charts. While most remained obscurities, the fact that over 170 such recordings were made during this time period suggests that there was sustained interest in calypso among rhythm and blues artists and record companies during this era. Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso explores this phenomenon starting with a brief history of calypso music as it developed in its land of origin, Trinidad and Tobago, the music’s arrival in the United States, a brief history of the development of rhythm and blues, and a detailed description and analysis of the adaptation of calypso by African American R&B artists between 1945 and 1965. This book also makes musical and cultural connections between the West Indian immigrant community and the broader African American community that produced this musical hybrid. While the number of such recordings was small compared to the total number of rhythm and blues recordings, calypso was a persistent and sometimes major component of early rhythm and blues for at least two decades and deserves recognition as part of the history of African American popular music.