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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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February Buzzworthy Books Kids
GPLD 2023 Fall Favorites: Picture Books/Kids Nonfiction
Women's History Month 2023
GPLD 2023 Fall Favorites: Picture Books/Kids Nonfiction
Women's History Month 2023
Description
"Before there was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The godmother of rock & roll started as a little girl from Arkansas with music in her air, in her hair, in her bones, wiggling her toes. With a big guitar in hand and a big voice in her soul, she grew into a rock & roll trailblazer in a time when women were rarely seen rocking out."--Front cover flap.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Recounts the life and achievements of the lead singer of the Staple Singers, revealing how her family fused diverse musical genres to transcend racism and oppression through song, and discussing her collaborations with fellow artists and her impact on civil rights culture.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of pioneering guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe"--
"Decades before Elvis Presley was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll, before Billy Haley played 'Rock Around the Clock,' and before the Beatles revolutionized popular music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black guitar player from Cotton Plant, Arkansas."--
Author
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Rosetta could sing and play guitar like no one had ever before. From her church's stage to Carnegie Hall, she brought her incredible gift of music to the world. With it, she also helped invent rock and roll!
Author
Publisher
W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of the author's search for purpose and identity in the face of depression and doubt, from his early experiences as the son of a well-known pastor to his career as a gospel singer, highlighting his renewal of faith.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The bestselling author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography presents the first in-depth biography of the legendary soul singer Al Green.
Al Green has blessed listeners with some of the biggest hits of the past fifty years. "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with You," "Let's Get Married," and "I'm Tired of Being Alone" are but a sampling of the iconic songs that led a generation to embrace love in perhaps the most tumultuous period in this country's...
Author
Publisher
Brown Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Three cousins, inseparably bonded through music. Each became a star; their story would become a legend. J. D. Davis's enthralling new biography of famous cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley, born within a twelve-month span in small-town Louisiana during the Great Depression, draws from exhaustive research and personal connections with friends and family. Davis recreates the irresistible and life-changing power of music that...
19) Mahalia Jackson
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the renowned gospel singer who hoped, through her art, to break down some of the barriers between black and white people.
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