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Topic: Music

The Blues: Pain, History, and Poetry
by Shannon "Bayou" Williford
A History of the Guitar in Spain and Cultural Development Through the 20th Century
by Michael A. Boyd
An Introduction to Chinese Opera
by Larry Konecky
Merle Haggard: Philosopher of the Working Man
by Lil Lovette
Robert Johnson at the Crossroads
by Wendy Garrison
Ellis Marsalis: Jazz is Spoken Here
by David Miller
How to Teach Blues in the Schools
by Dr. Brinda Fuller Willis
The Hillbilly Cat: The Local Roots and National Impact of Elvis Presley’s Music
by Carla Falkner
A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music
by Jerry Jenkins
Music of the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865
by William Arinder
White Blues and African American Stringbands: Mississippi’s Creolized Musical Traditions
by Scott Barretta
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