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Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Aretha grew up in a family of musicians, singing with heart and soul in her father's gospel choir. She went on to bring that feeling to her own music, creating some of history's best-loved songs that still spark hope in listeners today. This inspiring story about the Queen of Soul features a facts and photos section at the back.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Aretha Franklin. Readers learn about Franklin's early life, her award-winning career during which she became known as the Queen of Soul, was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom" --
8) Bessie
Language
English
Description
Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of H.E.R., covering her early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes. With striking photographs and interesting sidebars, the book relays H.E.R.'s childhood achievements as Gabi Wilson, her disappearance from the music scene, and her reemergence as the thrilling artist known as H.E.R. Features include a timeline, glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index." --
10) Ella Fitzgerald
Author
Publisher
Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information about Ella Fitzgerald, from her youth mired in tragedy to her rise to stardom as one of the top jazz singers of all time.
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Growing up in a Blue Ridge mountain town, little Roberta didn't have fancy clothes or expensive toys...but she did have music. And she dreamed of having her own piano. When her daddy spies an old, beat-up upright piano in a junkyard, he knows he can make his daughter's dream come true. He brings it home, cleans and tunes it, and paints it a grassy green. And soon the little girl has an instrument to practice on, and a new dream to reach for--one...
Author
Publisher
Atria Español
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Autobiografía œnico autorizado El amado mexicana de la cantante estadounidense publicada postumamente despues de su muerte en un tragico accidente aereo en diciembre de 2012.
The beloved Mexican American singer's only authorized autobiography published posthumously after her death in a tragic plane crash in December 2012.
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust shares the 'important and inspiring' (Miranda Lambert) never-before-told complete story of the remarkable relationship between country music icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn and the late Patsy Cline are legends--country icons and sisters of the heart. For the first time ever Loretta tells their story: a celebration of their music and their relationship up until Patsy's tragic and untimely death. Full of...
Series
Nationa Geographic volume Season 3
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An Emmy-winning anthology series that dramatizes the fascinating stories of the world's most brilliant innovators, exploring their extraordinary achievements along with their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships. The third season will explore Aretha Franklin's musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world. Grammy Award winner Franklin...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
They are the voices behind the greatest rock, pop and R&B hits of all time, but no one knows their names. Now, in this award-winning documentary, director Morgan Neville shines the spotlight on the untold stories of such legendary background singers as Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and more.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny...