Sunday’s New York Times profiled Cincinnati’s King Records, an early recording home to James Brown. In the piece, writer RJ Smith mentioned our forthcoming book King of the Queen City: The […]
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Jazz, Race, and Cafe Society in the Wall Street Journal
In today’s Wall Street Journal Nat Hentoff illuminates jazz music’s impact on the civil rights movement and includes a nod to our forthcoming book Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the […]
Starred review for “Record Makers and Breakers” in Library Journal
The January 2009 issue of Library Journal includes a starred review of John Broven’s forthcoming book Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers (April 2009). […]
LA City Beat interviews Roni Stoneman
LA City Beat interviewed Roni Stoneman for a December 15 show preview. “Roni Stoneman has a head cold and she loves what it could do for her: ‘I should go record […]
Publishers Weekly reviews “Record Makers and Breakers”
The November 17, 2008, issue of Publishers Weekly includes an enthusiastic review of John Broven’s forthcoming book Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers (February […]
At Friml’s Dining Room Table by William Everett
William Everett is author of the latest volume in our American Composers series, Rudolf Friml. ***** Researching the life and music of Rudolf Friml for the new book was (and remains) […]
Just Landed: November & December titles
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past few weeks: –Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader edited by Julie Malnig (November […]
Music Tomes interviews Loyal Jones
Loyal Jones, author of the new book Country Music Humorists and Comedians, is featured in an interview on the Music Tomes site. “MT: During a time when there was great […]
Just Landed: A bevy of new books
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past few weeks: –Terrence Malick by Lloyd Michaels (October 20, 2008) –Health Culture in the Heartland, 1880-1980: An Oral History […]
Laughter by Loyal Jones
When I received an advance copy of my book, I first thought of James “Goober” Buchanan, who had written me recently at age 100 to say he hoped to live to […]
Time Out Chicago profiles “The Hayloft Gang”
Chad Berry’s new edited collection, The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance, was profiled by Robert Loerzel in the August 7-13, 2008, issue of Time Out Chicago. […]
Kim Ruehl on her interview with Bess Lomax Hawes
Kim Ruehl, editor of About.com’s Folk Music, blogs ecstatic about her interview with Bess Lomax Hawes. “Holy crap, what a remarkable historical source. That may have been the interview highlight […]