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Blues is part of the I Love Music series. This series allows readers to learn about popular types of music. From jazz to country, each book explores how music is made and the qualities that make each genre unique. Eye-catching photographs and easy-to-read text show young readers how much fun making music can be.
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9781489635747 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2015, cover price $12.95
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9781489635730 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2015, cover price $27.13 | About this edition: Blues is part of the I Love Music series.
Product Description: These books examine a significant event or time period in African American history; every effort is made to place the topic in context, so readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story...read more
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9781420506587 | Lucent Books, December 2, 2011, cover price $39.40 | About this edition: These books examine a significant event or time period in African American history; every effort is made to place the topic in context, so readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story.
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9781420509298 | Lucent Books, May 24, 2013, cover price $39.40
Recounts the life of the famous blues singer who flourished during the 1920s.
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9781410900340 | Ill edition (Raintree, May 30, 2003), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Recounts the life of the famous blues singer who flourished during the 1920s.
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9780739868751 | Heinemann/Raintree, May 1, 2003, cover price $32.86 | About this edition: Recounts the life of the famous blues singer who flourished during the 1920s.
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9781439540961 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $18.99
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9781403481481 | Heinemann/Raintree, April 13, 2006, cover price $32.00 | About this edition: Gives the history of blues music, from its origins in the oral traditions of slaves through its development into a leading style in the 1920s in the United States and its influence upon current musical trends.
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9781590187678 | Lucent Books, October 25, 2005, cover price $34.10 | About this edition: Examines the history of blues music, from its development out of slavery and African rhythms to its explosion in popularity due to such musicians as Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Ray Charles, who incorporated it into a new style of music.
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9781592962303 | The Childs World Inc, January 1, 2005, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Traces the musical history of the blues from the call-and-response songs of the slaves to the modern R&B hits of today.
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9781583405482 | Smart Apple Media, August 1, 2004, cover price $27.10 | About this edition: Presents the history, instruments, performers, and compositions of jazz and blues music.
A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.
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9780613652520 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $19.15 | About this edition: A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.
A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.
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9780791074909 | Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 2003, cover price $13.25 | About this edition: A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.
A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.
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9780791072660 | Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 2003, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A comprehensive look at the history of blues music, from its origins to the present time, including the musicians involved in creating that history.
Gives a history of blues music from its origins to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music.
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9780823963959 | Rosen Pub Group, April 30, 2002, cover price $7.05
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9780823937066 | Powerkids Pr, May 1, 2002, cover price $23.60 | About this edition: Gives a history of blues music from its origins to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music.
Introduces the origins and elements of the musical styles known as jazz and the blues.
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9780865935334 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1999, cover price $20.64 | About this edition: Introduces the origins and elements of the musical styles known as jazz and the blues.
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9780823918539 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 1999, cover price $30.60 | About this edition: Traces the origins of blues music, its evolution in the United States, and its influence on jazz and rock and roll
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9781575726434 | Rigby Interactive Library, June 1, 1998, cover price $27.07 | About this edition: Briefly discusses jazz and blues music and introduces some of their instruments, including saxophone, brass instruments, and piano
Portraits of five Black women and the kind of music they sang during a period of social change; includes Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin.
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9780670856213 | Revised edition (Viking Childrens Books, February 1, 1995), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Looks at the origins and characteristics of the blues and explores the distinctive singing styles of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin
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9780140377477 | Reprint edition (Puffin, February 1, 1997), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Explores the contribuions of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson, Billie Holiday, and Aretha Franklin to the blues and popular music
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9780670164080 | Viking Pr, January 1, 1974, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Portraits of five black women and the kind of music they sang during a period of social change.
Gives a history of blues music from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music
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9780531157978 | Franklin Watts, October 1, 1996, cover price $8.00 | About this edition: Gives a history of blues music from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music
9780756778262 | Diane Pub Co, April 1, 1996, cover price $8.00
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9780531112533 | Franklin Watts, May 1, 1996, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Gives a history of blues music from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music
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9780881107654 | Edc Pub, June 1, 1995, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Provides instructions for playing blues piano and guitar, including a selection of tunes, a history of the blues, and profiles of leading blues musicians.
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