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1) Because
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A series of events, some seemingly very insignificant, lead to a young girl attending a life-changing concert.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This jacketed picture book pairs Newbery Winner Matt de la Pena and Pixar artist Ana Ramirez with the highly anticipated Pixar Studios film, Coco. Featuring a beautiful original story based on the characters of the film, as well as vibrant stylized artwork.
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English
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Description
Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else, it was rich in superb music. Young Louis took it all in, especially the cornet blowing of Joe King Oliver. But after a run in with the police, 11-year-old Louis was sent away to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys where he became a disciplined musician in the school's revered marching band. By...
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Language
English
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An only child, a mama's boy-Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort singing in church and learning guitar. While in high school, he continued his music but was often ridiculed by students. On a whim, he recorded a song for his mom's birthday at Sun Record Studios as part of a customer promotion. The studio loved it so much that they sent it to local record stations . . . and the rest is history.
Here is the story of how...
7) Pigs rock!
Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A music band of pigs plays various kinds of music for their fans.
Author
Series
Animal antics A to Z volume 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
Xavier Ox is a wonderful musician when he arrives at Alpha Betty's school, so when his home-made drum set falls apart Alpha Betty and his classmates experiment with building him an extra-strong xylophone.
9) Skeleton cat
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Emerging from his grave, a skeleton cat learns about auditions to be a drummer in a band and, despite the discouragement of his fellow phantoms and trouble along the way, he fulfills his dream of nine lifetimes.
10) Punk Farm
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Language
English
Description
At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm.
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Language
English
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"A lion cub prince, with passion for music, struggles with his destiny to be king. In the savanna lands of Africa lives a lion cub who dreams of being a musician. But his father is against this desire because he expects his son to become king of all the animals. And in order to become the king, he must learn how to growl menacingly, not how to play instruments and sing. Will this lion cub really have to abandon his dreams to fulfill his destiny?"...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Arthel Doc Watson (1923-2012) was a Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter, high in the pantheon of bluegrass and country music greats. This picture book tells the story of a country boy, blind after born, who found music in the sounds around him and learned to play that music on his guitar. Minimal text and breathtaking illustrations pay tribute to Doc's early determination, imagination, and musicianship. Includes additional biographical...
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