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Nick Travers mysteries volume 2
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English
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In the 1950s, Ruby Walker boarded the Illinois Central from Mississippi to the Promised Land—Chicago. She became one of the greatest blues singers the city has ever known, only to lose everything when she was convicted of murdering her lover and producer, Billy Lyons, in 1959. She's been locked in a prison cell ever since. Now, a flickering hope emerges for Walker in the form of letters from a Tulane University blues historian named Nick Travers....
83) Dreamgirls
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Three young women Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dream....
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Laurel, a Chicago-based business executive, travels to Memphis to secure one of the city's oldest family-owned banks. While in Memphis, Laurel reunites with old flame Clay. Though she tries to keep her eye on the prize of the business acquisition, Clay is very persuasive reminding her of the days when they were a performing duo on the brink of stardom. Will Laurel return to her musical roots and fulfill her dream of making music again?
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Music has been a constant in human history, an intermingling of voice and instrument that for all its local variation and increasing sophistication nevertheless endured in more or less the same form for centuries. Then came recording--and music was forever transformed. Soundbreaking, an eight-part event television series, traces this ongoing sonic revolution, and explores the nexus of cutting-edge technology and human artistry that has created the...
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Once more with feeling: Musician Raven Williams was devastated when Brandon Carstairs broke her heart five years ago. Now he's back, asking for her help cowriting the score for a major film-an opportunity she can't refuse. Despite the undeniable heat between them, Raven vows to keep things strictly professional. But it's as if no time has passed at all-and with so much lust hanging between them, it's hard not to melt...
Reflections: As one of America's...
91) Guitar girl
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Molly Montgomery learns the cost of fame when her band, The Hormones, a group started with her friends just for fun, suddenly becomes all the rage.
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English
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"Hailed as an "indispensable" guide (Forbes), How to Make It in the New Music Business returns in this extensively revised and expanded edition. When How to Make It in the New Music Business hit shelves in 2016, it instantly became the go-to resource for musicians eager to make a living in a turbulent industry. Widely adopted by music schools everywhere and considered "the best how- to book of its kind" (Music Connection), it inspired thousands to...
94) Not fade away
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
From David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, comes a story about discovering your passions, following your dreams, and finding yourself. It's the 1960s and rock n' roll is changing the world. Inspired by a bold new era and his success in a local band, Douglas drops out of college to pursue his musical dreams, only to discover the harsh realities of the music industry. Douglas is forced to choose between listening to his father or listening to his heart....
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"The Best Jobs in the Music Industry is an essential career guide for those who love music and are exploring different areas beyond the obvious performer route. This second edition includes updates and even more interviews, giving a look at how music jobs have changed and the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the music industry"--
96) The hustle
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"What do you do when your biggest dream is just a microphone's reach away. Tre-dog and C-Note will do almost anything to become the biggest rap stars in L.A. but don't have the cash or the connections to do it. When a bogus record label offers to sign them only if they can scrape up enough of their own promotion moeny...now the hustle is on! Tre-Dog and C-Note jack $20,000 from one of the most dangerous drug dealers around and he wants his cash back!...
97) The suburbans
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
There goes the neighborhood when the suburbans are rediscovered by an overly eager fan turned music executive determined to stage the comeback of her favorite eighties band.
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