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Author | : Holly George-Warren |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2006-05-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0547349505 |
Discover the surprising beginnings and humble origins of the charismatic pioneers who helped shape the country-and-western scene into the influential musical empire it is today. Included among this collection of legends are Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, and more unforgettable people who changed the face of music forever!
Author | : Colleen Ryckert Cook |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2010-08-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1448808324 |
Kentucky is a state of coal mining, horse ranches, and agriculture, from the tops of the Appalachians To The rolling bluegrass plains. Students will love this engaging, feature-filled book that explores the history, culture, economy, and government of Kentucky.
Author | : Holly George-Warren |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2007-05-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0195177460 |
The only performer to earn 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame--for film, recordings, TV, radio, and live performance--Gene Autry was the singing cowboy king of American entertainment. Now, in Public Cowboy No.1, Holly George-Warren offers the first serious biography of this singular individual, in a fascinating narrative that traces Autry's climb from small-town farm boy to multimillionaire.Here for the first time Autry the legend becomes a flesh-and-blood man--with all the passions, triumphs, and tragedies of a flawed icon. George-Warren recounts stories never before told, including revelations about Autry's impoverished boyhood, his adventures as an up-and-coming singer, and the impact his unbelievable success had on his personal life. She describes Autry's loving but doomed mother, who died on the brink of her son's success, and his ne'er-do-well father, who married five times and wandered the west. Autry battled his own demons but emerges here in a positive light, an immensely personable man, one of America's most charitable benefactors, known for his boundless generosity, and a patriot who enlisted during World War II. The book provides equally colorful details of Autry's lengthy radio and recording career, which included such classics as "Back in the Saddle Again" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; his movie career, where he breathed new life into the Western genre; and his role in early television, being the first movie star to develop his own TV shows. And along the way, we see how he invested shrewdly in radio, real-estate, and television, becoming the owner of the California Angels and the only entertainer listed among 1990's Fortune 400.Based on exclusive access to Gene Autry's personal papers, as well as interviews with more than 100 relatives, employees, colleagues, and friends, this engaging biography brings to life a major Hollywood star--a man who, more than anyone else, put Western music and style on the American cultural map.
Author | : Holly George-Warren |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2019-10-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1476793123 |
Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Janis Joplin’s first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil town. She was a tomboy who was also intellectually curious and artistic. By the time she reached high school, she had drawn the scorn of her peers for her embrace of the Beats and her racially progressive views. Her parents doted on her in many ways, but were ultimately put off by her repeated acts of defiance. Janis Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn’t all about suffering. Janis was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality long before it was socially acceptable. She was a sensitive seeker who wanted to marry and settle down—but couldn’t, or wouldn’t. She was a Texan who yearned to flee Texas but could never quite get away—even after becoming a countercultural icon in San Francisco. Written by one of the most highly regarded chroniclers of American music history, and based on unprecedented access to Janis Joplin’s family, friends, band mates, archives, and long-lost interviews, Janis is a complex, rewarding portrait of a remarkable artist finally getting her due.
Author | : Elaine Landau |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0761354247 |
Examines the guitar and describes its parts, explains how it makes music and the many different styles of guitar music, and introduces famous guitarists.
Author | : Therese M. Shea |
Publisher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2010-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 143394331X |
A biography on the life and career of country artist, Toby Keith.
Author | : Holly George-Warren |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2014-03-20 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0698151429 |
The first biography of the artist who “essentially invented indie and alternative rock” (Spin) A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, the charismatic Alex Chilton was more than a rock star—he was a true cult icon. Awardwinning music writer Holly George-Warren’s A Man Called Destruction is the first biography of this enigmatic artist, who died in 2010. Covering Chilton’s life from his early work with the charttopping Box Tops and the seminal power-pop band Big Star to his experiments with punk and roots music and his sprawling solo career, A Man Called Destruction is the story of a musical icon and a richly detailed chronicle of pop music’s evolution, from the mid-1960s through today’s indie rock.
Author | : Nancy J. Polette |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2014-01-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 078648988X |
While many texts explore ways to plan and implement story times in both school and public libraries, until now no work has brought together extensive book talks and follow-up activities specifically designed to develop thinking skills in young children. This innovative study offers age-appropriate book suggestions with related questions and activities tailored to a variety of thinking skills, including verbal or linguistic thinking, divergent and creative thinking, analytical and mathematical thinking, visual or spatial thinking, and many others. The program presented in this volume was successfully developed and implemented in the preschool/kindergarten laboratory school of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, with 90 percent of the participating children selected for gifted programs in both public and private schools. Ideal for children's librarians, school librarians, teachers of early childhood gifted programs, parents, and homeschoolers, this study provides the tools for making any story hour a "brain power story hour."
Author | : Nancy J. Polette |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2008-04-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0313363773 |
Did you know A famous French chef created her greatest recipe BEFORE she learned to cook! The first airmail letters went by train. McDonald's opened its first restaurant as a barbecue stand. The best way to prevent a toothache is to wear a dead mole around your neck. These and many other wacky but true facts serve as springboards to research about people, places, food, animals, and historical events. Students are asked to create poems, games, quizzes and other products in lieu of traditional written reports in this new book of ideas keyed to standards in writing, reading comprehension and information literacy. Based on one of Nancy Polette's most popular workshops (Research Without Copying), this book will appeal to school librarians and teachers in grades 4-8. Extensive bibliographies of recommended resources add to the usability of this title.
Author | : Rob Reid |
Publisher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2007-07-02 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780838909423 |
Offers children's librarians practical tips and strategies for integrating music into library storytimes, providing eight ready-to-use lesson plans that utilize different types of music for story hours.