A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers
- ISBN-10
- 0375421491
- ISBN-13
- 9780375421495
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 811
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Author
- Will Friedwald
Description
An extensive biographical and critical survey of more than 300 jazz and popular singers is comprised of provocative, opinionated essays that incorporate the views of peers, fans and critics while assessing key movements and genres.
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