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AMAZING GRACE: A Real Highland Fling (VHS )
by various artists. 45 minutes run time. Condition: Gently pre-viewed 1998 Madacy VHS. The tape and the box are in excellent condition. Filmed in Canada. Content: Videos : Amazing Grace; Bannockburn; Scotland the Brave, Rowan Tree; Mist Covered Mountains of Home; Solo Pipe Selection; The Castle WAlls; Dark Island; Pipe Solo; Scottish Fantasy; Solo Dancing; Play the Game; Deil Among teh Tailors, High Road to Linton, Pigeon at the Gate; Highland Dancing; Scotland the Brave, Bonnie Galloway, Old Rustic Bridge; Glendural Highlanders; Highland Laddie, Green Beret; and Flower of Scotland. GUARANTEED. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
$ 2.29. + $ 3.09 media shipping.

J. S. BACH 371 Four-Part Chorales (Authorized American Reprint of Edition Breitkopf)
by Johann Sebastian Bach. Condition: Gently pre-read Associated Music Publishers, Inc. (New York), no year or edition given. Small edgewear with light tanning to page edges. Content: I admit that I know nothing about music in "sheet music" form so this is the best I can do: this edition restores the original readings of Bachas far as a return to the sources made it possible to do so. [1 copy available]
$ 5.25 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

THE BARBRA STREISAND SCRAPBOOK (Revised & Updated)
by Allison J. Waldman. B&W and some color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Citadel Publishing over-sized softcover (10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 - 288 pages), first printing. Content: Waldman approaches her job with remarkable attention to detail (witness the lists of songs cut from Streisand albums and movies) and with a sense of humor (see the column-long list of quotes about "The Nose"). She has compiled a collection of lists, quotes, and commentary on Streisand's albums, movies, men, and more. [1 copy available]
$ 5.25 + $ 3.39 media shipping.

BEGINNING FIDDLE (VHS tape only)
by Michael J. Taylor. Color tape running 57 minutes. Condition: Gently previewed 1987 video instruction by Speciality Music Productions. Tape is in excellent condition and is not an ex-rental. The box shows light edgewear bottom back corners. Content: You will learn: tuning, bowing, finger positioning, finger patterns, tablature, timing, key scales, shuffle strokes, double stops, tag endings, and a variety of fiddle tunes. No booklet included. [1 copy available]
$ 6.25 + $ 3.09 media shipping.

BEGINNING GUITARIST'S HANDBOOK: 50 Essential Questions and Answers for Players of All Ages and Musical Interests .
by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. B&W photos & great detailed drawings and charts. Condition: NEW 2001 String Letter Trade Paperback, assumed first printing. Content: Filled with the information beginners of all ages need to know, this book takes you step-by-step through the process of shopping for a guitar, setting your goals, learning to play, and sharing your music with others. Drawing on his decade as the editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine, as well as extensive interviews with teachers and experts, Rodgers provides a wealth of advice for a strong start on the guitar and years of fun, adventure and inspiration. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 5.29 + $ 3.19 media shipping.

BLACKBIRD SINGING: Poems and Lyrics, 1965 - 1999
by Sir Paul McCartney. Condition: NEW 2001 W. W. Norton hardcover & DJ (n mylar jacket), first American edition, first printing. Content: It is nearly impossible to scan any of Paul McCartney's lyrics without hearing the Beatles' music in the background, dictating rhythm, pace, and mood. But as Blackbird Singing demonstrates, the effort is worth making. This first collection brings together early and late poems, along with some of Sir Paul's greatest hits (including the words to "Yesterday," "Lady Madonna," "Penny Lane," and "Hey Jude.") In his introduction, editor and fellow Liverpudlian Adrian Mitchell urges readers to "wash out the name and the fame" and examine what's on the page. If you can do this, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 4.25 + $ 3.19 media shipping.

BOB MARLEY: Reggae King of the World
by Malika Lee Whitney and Dermott Hussey. Foreword by Rita Marley. Color and B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1998 Pomegranate large soft cover, third printing. Binding error top back cover corner - not cut properly and has produced a diagonal crease there. Interior clean & tight. Light edgewear. Content: Produced in Jamaica by Jamaican authors with a profound understanding of the artist and his life, this book pays tribute to reggae superstar Bob Marley, the man who brought Jamaican music to the world. Illustrated with over 300 photographs, it contains interviews with many who were close to Marley and includes a complete discography and a journal of Marley’s world tours. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 15.29 + $ 3.39 media shipping.

CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL: Songs of the West Indies
by Irving Burgie. Beautiful vibrant color illustrations by Frane Lessac. Afterword by Rosa Gary. Condition: NEW 1992 Tambourine hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Content: Thirteen popular calypso songs are featured in this colorful collection. Traditional chants and ballads from Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, and elsewhere as well as Burgie's original compositions, which were popularized by singer Harry Belafonte, appear. Such selections as ``Day-O,'' ``Michael Row the Boat,'' ``Yellow Bird,'' and ``Que bonita bandera'' are included. The lyrics of the latter have been translated into English at the bottom of the page. Accompanying the arrangements are full- or double-page paintings and a title bar in Lessac's characteristic, primitive style. Her bright colors and lively scenes will attract young readers to the work, and she does a good job of showing the multiethnic heritage--African, Indian, European-- of the residents of the region. An informative afterword by Rosa Guy, which is written for adults but may be read and understood by older children, traces the origins of the songs in African tradition and in the experience of African-descended peoples in the West Indies. Words & "sheet" music. Ages 4+. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 8.39 + $ 3.19 media shipping.

DREAMING OUT LOUD: Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, Wade Hayes, and the Changing Face of Nashville
by Bruce Feiler. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1999 Spike Trade Paperback, first printing. Light edge wear. Content: Feiler is a Southerner who grew up distancing himself from "hillbilly" country music. After spending several years abroad, he returned to the South and soon embraced the "new" country music. One hopes that his first book on country music is not his last, for he is a savvy author and journalist who can sort through misconceptions about country music and analyze the historical background with a clarity that other writers sometimes lack. Here he concentrates on the careers of Garth Brooks, Wynonna Judd, and Wade Hayes to show what it takes to get to the top in Nashville's country music world. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S CHRISTMAS
compiled by John Van Der Kiste. B&W photos & era drawings illulstrate. Condition: NEW 2000 Sutton Publishing small hardcover & DJ (n mylar jacket), reprint. Content: While they may not be associated with Christmas to the same degree as Charles Dickens, Gilbert and Sullivan have become part of the Christmas season. The former began his career as a dramatist writing Christmas stories and children's plays, while the latter's prolific output as a composer included music for several carols. The two dominated English culture for much of the Victorian age. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
$ 7.29 + $ 3.09 media shipping.

GUITAR METHOD IN THE STYLE OF THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
with Curt Mitchell. 60 minutes run time. Condition: Gently pre-viewed MVP Home Entertainment instructional VHS tape. The tape itself is n great shape, but the box shows some wear: crease down one side panel and small edgewear to box corners. GUARANTEED. Content: This video teaches guitar in the style of the Dave Matthews Band - which does NOT appear in this video. It features amp and effect settings; picking techniques; full band and rhythm trax for solo practice. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
$ 4.29 + $ 3.09 media shipping.

THE GREAT JAZZ PIANISTS: Speaking of Their Lives And Music
by Len Lyons. B&W artist photos by Veryl Oakland. Condition: UNREAD 1989 Da Capo Trade Paperback, first thus. Very light, short crease bottom front cover bottom edge. Interior perfect. Content: This comprehensive survey of jazz piao, beginning with a brief history of the instrument within the jazz tradition and concluding with interviews that present 27 pianists in their own words, is both wonderfully anecdotal and a serious piece of jazz history. Lyons has assembled a giant concert of piano voices - Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Teddy Wilson, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, Randy Weston, Cecil Taylor, Horace Silver, Dave Brubeck, sun Ra, McCoy Tyner, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Chick Corea, and Marian McPartland, and many others. The pianists ae candid, intense and always opinionated. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 8.49 + $ 3.19 media shipping.

HENDRIX: BAND OF GYPSIES (Live at the Fillmore East)
with, of course, Jimi Hendrix. 83 minutes run time. Condition: Gently pre-viewed MCA VHS tape. Tape is in excellent condition as is the box. GUARANTEED. Content: This tape features the only known footage of the group in concert, including Machine Gun, Who Knows, Izabella, Fire, Foxey Lady, and it also includes a musical soundtrack which includes additional performances from the December 1969 and January 1970 concerts. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 4.29 + $ 3.09 media shipping.

HEROES & VILLAINS: The True Story of the Beach Boys
by Steven Gaines. Two B&W photo sections illustrate. Condition: NEW 1995 DA Capo Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Short remainder mark bottom edges. Content: Gaines's 1995 book follows the rise and tragic fall of a legendary American pop band whose excesses were camouflaged by their wholesome image. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE ISLE OF NOISES: Rock and Roll's Roots in Ireland
by Mark J. Pendergast. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1990 St. Martin's Press Trade Paperback, first U.S. edition, first pritning. Tiny edgewear at cover corners. Content: This book is the best informed and most accurate record f the phenomenon of Irish rock music. Beginning with the early days of the traveling showbands, carrying through to the sonic blasts that now bust down the basement doors of Dublin, Pendergast's tireless research has produced the finest book of its kind. Examining the roots, personalities, and the directions of rock i Erin, this book featues the great and small who have contributed to the Celtic beat heard from across the Atlantic. Features U2, Van Morrison, Sinead O'Connor, Sir Bob Geldof, The Pogues and hundreds of others. Dated but fascinating. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 5.79 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

JIMI HENDRIX: The Ultimate Experience
by Johnny Black. Tons of B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1999 Thunder's Mouth Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: A chronological story of the life of Jimi Hendrix using quotes, original interviews, and 32 pages of color photographs, Jimi Hendrix: The Ultimate Experience takes readers from his childhood to his first Top 10 hit, "Hey Joe," to the chart-topping double album Electric Ladyland to his final public appearance at Ronnie Scott's in London. Using all-new interviews plus quotes collected from newspapers, magazines, books, television and radio documentaries, and Internet sites, Johnny Black has woven the testimony of those who were there into a complete exploration of Hendrix's extraordinary life. With over 100 color and black-and-white photographs and the words of those who watched Jimi Hendrix's life unfold - Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton among them - Black has created a genuine eyewitness account that captures the chaos and excitement of Hendrix's career. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 5.00 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

LEGENDS OF NEW ORLEANS (with Audio CD)
by Pableaux Johnson. Color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Blue Marble (Austin) small hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued). CD guaranteed. Content: This book contains history, maps, and the music of the Big Easy - still flourishing after Katrina. The CD contains a sampling of types of music NOLA provides. This is a neat little book. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 4.59 + $ 2.94 media shipping.

MEDIEVAL SONG: An Anthology of Hymns and Lyrics
translated by James J. Wilhelm. Cover art by Karl Stucklen. Condition: Very good 1971 E. P. Dutton Trade Paperback, first edition. Although there is a spine crease, the interior is clean & tight with light tanning to page edges. Small "spot" fore edges. Content: 230 lyrics: Late Classical, Christian hymns, Latin hymns, Carmina Burana, Provencal, Italian, German, North French, & Great Britain (Old and Middle English). Excellent research tool. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 9.25 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

MEMOIRS OF A STRADIVARIUS
by W. Thomas Marrocco. B&W drawings by Marie-Laure Merveille. Condition: Gently pre-read (if at all), 1988 hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), stated first edition. Problems: light edgewear to DJ top edge & the loose endpage has been neatly removed (probably an author inscription). Content: The story of the Lord Nelson violin. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 19.49 + 3.19 media shipping.

MILES DAVIS AND AMERICAN CULTURE
edited by Gerald Early. Foreword by Clark Terry. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Missouri Historical Society Press large softcover, first printing. Content: Miles Davis as cultural giant which is the theme of this wonderfully edited collection of prose, poetry, and interviews. Beginning with an evocative rendering of the St. Louis music scene of Davis's youth (riverboats, dance halls, and long-forgotten territory bands) and moving through his early development working with the significant proponents of bebop and on to his final days, this work boasts high-quality prose across the board with occasional divergent views on the importance of Davis and his music. Early (Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, Washington Univ.) and contributors like Ingrid Monson, Eric Porter, and Farah Jasmine Griffin present Davis as a portal to the range of African American music and its impact on American culture. Fortunately, the controversies are not sugarcoated; several chapters are devoted to his most contentious music, dating from the period 1969-75. Interviews with prominent musicians la Quincy Jones, Ahmad Jamal, and Ron Carter provide unique insight into the man and musician. [1 copy available]
$ 11.59. + $ 3.19 media shipping.

THE MINSTREL
text & illustrations by Bernard Benson. Raised cover art by Rich Grote. Red & white drawings. Condition: UNREAD 1977 Putnam's hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no printing given. DJ shows light shelf wear top edge. Content: This l ovely, magical book, written in the form of a fable and charmingly illustrated by the author, was inspired by the life and music of Elvis Presley. It is the simple tale of a young troubadour who, in reincarnations centuries apart, brings peace and joy to the people throughout the world. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 8.59 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

A MUSICAL FEAST: Recipes from over 100 of the World's Most Famous Musical Artists
compiled by Wendy Diamond. Color photos and "pages". Condition: UNREAD 1995 Global Liasons Inc. hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ), first printing. This book looks likes the 60's exploded within the covers. Very colorful and quite busy. Content: Published as a fund-raiser for the Homeless, this book gives us photos and recipes from some of music's greatest stars: Dolly Parton (Islands in the Stream); B. B. King (German Chocolate Cake); Vince Gill (Favorite Rolls); Placido Domingo (Mocha Tarte de la Noche); Beach Boys (Veggie Burger); Basia (Polish Bigos); Tim McGraw (Cajun Gumbo); Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger's Shrimp Curry); and many others. This is a neat book - and heavy! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 7.75 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

RECORDING DEMO TAPES AT HOME (John Woram Audio Series)
by Bruce Bartlett. B&W charts, drawings, and photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1989 Howard W. Sams large soft cover, first printing. Content: Let's face it. With new technology moving at the speed of light, a book written today is out-of-date by the time it reaches the book stores. The value of this book is in the theory and techniques used to achieve the best demo tape possible at a price you (the musician) can afford. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 7.89 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

RING OF FIRE: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (CD Included)
by Brian Mansfield. B&W photos by Les Leverett. Condition: NEW 2003 Rutledge Hill small hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first ediiton, first printing. Includes CD of Cash singing "Ring of Fire." Content: For more than 50 years, Johnny Cash entertained audiences of all ages. His winsome approach to music, combined with a raw honesty, has endeared him to legions of fans all over the world. Cash was as popular at the time of his death as ever was. His unique brand of country, folk, and rock music is currently being heard (and purchased) by young teens, as well as by his older fans, perhaps due to his steady presence on MTV, VH1, and CMT. This book contains brief stories about Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter on the road, in their religious life, their friendship offered, and their appeal. Nice book! [1 copy available]
$ 3.79 + $ 3.19 media shipping.

ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN': The Postwar Blues Guitarists
edited by Jas Obrecht. B&W photos throughout. Condition: NEW 2000 Miller Freeman Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Reviewer: "By "postwar blues", we mean the upbeat, amplified, often aggressive material that many popologists see simply as the roots of rock'n'roll. But for blues fans, the muscular power and driving passion of the bluesmen is enough by itself, and this collection of articles and interviews profiling many of the genre's greatest players, is manna from heaven for the folks who could care less what happened after Elvis shook his little heinie on the Ed Sullivan show. This is a classicist's view of the blues -- standardbearers such as Otis Rush, Muddy Waters and BB King get multiple entries, wild West Coast and Texas bluesmen like T-Bone Walker and Clarence Gatemouth Brown also get their propers, and while the main emphasis is on the dudes who plugged in, acoustic players such as Fred McDowell also get a nod or two. The book draws on a variety of writers, and reflects a variety of interviewing and narrative styles -- most of the material originally appeared in "Guitar Player" magazine, but while some technical points are investigated, the book is an even better source of information about the players themselves -- their personalities, their stories, their world view. A true blues fan should enjoy this book quite a bit!" [1 copy available]
$ 9.89 + $ 3.39 media shipping.

THE ROLLING THUNDER LOGBOOK
by Sam Sheprd. Foreword by T-Bone Burnett. B&W tour photos by Ken Regan. Condition: NEW 2004 Da Capo Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Originally published in 1977, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Sam Sheprd rode along with Bob Dylan's Legendary Rolling Thunder Tour in 1975. Shepard's goal was to make a movie of the tour. Never happened. But this book did. Laced with the profanity so common with the times, Shepard details the concerts, the personalities, and life on the bus. Along for the ride were Joni Mitchell, T-Bone Burnett, Allen Ginsberg, Mick Ronson, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. So 60s - even if it was published late in the 70s. New preface by Sheprd and a new foreword by T-Bone Burnett. [1 copy available]
$ 9.59 + $ 3.29 media shipping.

THE SEARCH FOR ROBERT JOHNSON
by John Hammond, Jr. B&W & color footage. 72 minutes run time. Condition: Gently pre-viewed 1992 SMV VHS tape. The tape is in excellent condition but the box shows very light edgewear. Content: Reviewer: "Did Robert Johnson really sell his soul to old Scratch at the crossroads? John Hammond, Jr. explores the life and times of this legendary bluesman. Hammond, a fine blues musician himself, travels through the small towns of the Mississippi Delta and interviews several of Robert Johnson's contemporaries and acquaintances, including Johnny Shines. Hammond even tracks down a woman who claims to have been Johnson's wife. Most of the interviewees are in the later years, giving the documentary a living history feel. The documentary is filled with Johnson's music, much of it performed by Hammond, in Delta settings. It is quite stirring to see Hammond playing Crossroads at the crossroads. If you are a fan of the Delta blues, this is a must have film." Questions welcome [1 copy available]
$ 3.59. + $ 3.09 media shipping.

SHE'S A REBEL: The History of Women in Rock & Roll
by Gillian G. Gaar. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1992 Seal Press large Trade Paperback (467 pages), first edition, first printing. Content: An encyclopedic narrative of the role of women in rock and pop over the last four decades, from Big Mama Thornton, who topped the R&B charts with "Hound Dog" three years before Elvis, to the female musical powerhouses of the '90s. Compulsively readable and thoroughly entertaining, this is a spirited and much-needed retelling of rock history which has tended to treat women peripherally at best. And unlike most rock journalists, Gaar knows how to do research, and how to both tell a long story with attention to detail and keep readers' attention for a long time. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
$ 15.59. + $ 3.49 media shipping.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN: LED ZEPPELIN UNCENSORED
by Richard Cole with Richard Trubo. 16 page B&W photo section. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1993 Harper paperback, first printing. Although unread, it has had some shelf wear handling at the photo section - not bad, but there. Content: Cole, tour manager to maestros of metal music Led Zeppelin throughout the band's 12-year existence, collaborates with Trubo, a syndicated journalist, on this sordid tell-all. Alcohol, cocaine and heroin abuse, shameless groupies and perverse pranks figure largely in the saga. Cole boasts of his and the band's phenomenal appetites for liquor, drugs and sex while denouncing those who say Led Zeppelin harmed the international legions of teenage girls who routinely sought rock-star notches in their bedposts. He clearly enjoyed the company of drummer John Bonham, who died of alcohol-related causes in 1980; many trashy tales of "Bonzo's" booze-soaked shenanigans appear here. Conversely, guitar virtuoso Jimmy Page, who never confided details of his occult interests, remains an enigma. Vocalist Robert Plant is generally portrayed as hostile and arrogant, and bassist John Paul Jones receives the least mention, perhaps due to his down-to-earth, less excessive behavior. Fans who don't mind a roadie's braggadocio and sexism will find many an explicit anecdote in these pages. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
$ 4.59. + $ 3.09 media shipping.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE: PRIDE AND JOY (VHS )
by, of course, Stevie Ray. 36 minutes run time. Condition: Gently pre-viewed 1990 CMV VHS, former ex-rental with all markings. The tape is in excellent condition but the box shows shelf wear. Content: This tape has the videos for Love Struck Baby (1983), Cold Shot (1984), Couldn't Stand The Weather (1984), Change It (1985), Superstition (1986), I'm Leaving You (Commit A Crime) [recoreded live in New Orleans Feb. 1987], The House Is Rocking (1989), and Crossfire (1989). GUARANTEED. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
$ 5.19. + $ 3.09 media shipping.

TEXAN JAZZ
by Dave Oliphant. B&W era photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1996 University of Texas Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: While Texas is not generally thought of with New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Chicago as a hotbed of jazz, Oliphant shows how many who found fame in those spots got their start in the Lone Star State. Artists as diverse as Scott Joplin, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Jack Teagarden, and Ornette Coleman all started out in Texas. From its origins in Joplin's ragtime piano through Jefferson's country blues to Coleman's hard bop, Oliphant details the development of this most American of musical genres. Meticulously researched and footnoted, this book is not only a definitive history of Texas jazz but a fine overview of the style as a whole. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
$ 8.59. + $ 3.39 media shipping.

THERESA MASS IN FULL SCORE
by Joseph Haydn. Condition: NEW 2000 Dover Publications large soft cover, no edition given. 182 pages. Perfect. Content: One of six great masses created by the composer between 1796 and 1802 to celebrate the name- day of Princess Esterhazy. The masses are praised by Grove's for "rich and inexhaustible invention . . . consummate classical simplicity." Authoritative score. Questions welcome [1 copy available]
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THIS IS OURS: Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
by Tim McGraw with Martin Huxley. Color & B&W photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 2002 Atria hardcover (coffee-table book) & DJ (in mylar jacket) first edition, first printing. DJ has light edgewear top edge. Content: This is McGraw's story of the making of his album Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors. To hear the singer and country music stalwarts tell it, McGraw broke all the rules on his latest outing: rather than record in Nashville with technically brilliant session players, McGraw decided to have his buddies from his road band, the Dancehall Doctors, back him in an upstate New York farmhouse-cum-studio. From the project's initial planning and reception to its ultimate realization, this volume presents a view of McGraw and his band that's as slick and upbeat as the best PR material. McGraw loves and respects his long-time band members (they're the "guys who knew you when you were borrowing money from them," he says affectionately); and they, in turn, seem deeply fond and admiring of him. In first-person snippets that dot the text, musicians, producers, engineers and techies wax poetic about McGraw's artistic integrity, his intuitiveness, his desire to please fans, his ability to pick songs (he doesn't write his own) and his refusal to do easy hits - even how much women appreciate his posterior. There are basic biographical snippets - Tim dropped out of college, taught himself how to play guitar and then moved to Nashville; even when he couldn't pay the heating bills, his friends knew he'd become a star-and lots of pictures of McGraw and friends, as well as reasonably interesting discussions about making the album itself, which will be released simultaneously Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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