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Look at Me!: The XXXTENTACION Story
by Jonathan ReissA compelling biography of SoundCloud sensation and rising star XXXTENTACION -- from his candid songwriting and connection with fans to his tragic death.At the age of twenty, rapper Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy -- aka XXXTENTACION -- was gunned down during an attempted robbery on the streets of Deerfield Beach, FL, mere months after signing a $10 million record deal with Empire Music. A rising star in the world of SoundCloud rap, XXXTENTACION achieved stellar levels of success without the benefit of a major label or radio airtime, and flourished via his passionate and unfettered connection to his fans.In Look at Me!, journalist Jonathan Reiss charts the tumultuous life and unguarded songwriting of the SoundCloud sensation. Unlike most rap on the platform, XXXTENTACION's music didn't dwell on money, partying, and getting high. He wrote about depression, suicide, and other mental health issues, topics that led to an outpouring of posthumous appreciation from his devoted fanbase. It was XXXTENTACION's vulnerability that helped him stand apart from artists obsessed with being successful and "cool." Yet these insecurities also stemmed from -- and contributed to -- his fair share of troubles, including repeated run-ins with the law during in his teen years, a disturbing proclivity towards violence, and a prison sentence that overlapped with the release of his first single.Through the memories of the people who knew him best, Look at Me! maps out the true story of an unlikely cultural icon and elucidates what it was about him that touched the post-millennial generation so deeply.
Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany
by Stephen SondheimPicking up where he left off in "Finishing the Hat", Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre history, discussions of his collaborations, and exacting, charming dissections of his work -- both the successes and the failures.
Look! What Do You See?: An Art Puzzle Book of American and Chinese Songs
by Bing XuA puzzle, a work of art, and a collection of classic American songs, all in an innovative book by one of the world's foremost contemporary artists.Every page of this book is filled with secret code. It seems like Chinese calligraphy, but it&’s not. It seems like you can&’t read it, but you can. Once the pieces of the puzzle start falling into place, you will understand it all. And some of it may even strike you as strangely familiar . . . Twelve traditional American songs, such as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Yankee Doodle," as well as five classic songs from Chinese culture, are written here in artist Xu Bing's unique "square word calligraphy," which uses one-block words made of English letters. From a distance, these pieces are beautiful but unintelligible art. Up close, they are a mystery just waiting to be solved—like the fine art version of "Magic Eye."For readers ages 7 and up, Look! What Do You See? is perfect for long car rides or coded notes to friends. Incredibly intricate and visually engaging, this is a book that children and adults will return to again and again.
Look What You Made Me Do: The ultimate guide for Taylor Swift fans!
by Kat McKennaTHE MUST-HAVE HANDBOOK FOR TAYLOR SWIFT FANS, AND THE ONLY COMPANION YOU NEED FOR THE ERAS TOUR! What does it mean to be a FAN? If you're a Swiftie, you know that it takes commitment and dedication to be in a fandom. And there's nothing more rewarding than sourcing Taylor Swift news and updates, anticipating new music and meeting fellow fans. But fan culture today is more intense than ever, from trolling to stalkers to online warfare.So how did we get here? Discover the history of the first fandoms, the many Eras of Taylor Swift, the politics of celebrity and cancel culture, and above all: why being a fan is so special. Featuring interview with key Taylor Swift fans and celebrity culture icon DeuxMoi and the founder of Swiftogeddon, this book is the ultimate guide on how to be a fan.
Looka Yonder!: The Imaginary America of Populist Culture (Routledge Revivals)
by Duncan WebsterFrom Reagan and the New Right to Thatcherism, from the success of Bruce Springsteen to the popularity of the Sun, populism is one of the central questions of the 1980s. First published in 1988, Looka Yonder! analyses the important and ambivalent terrain of American populism across a range of cultural forms, historical traditions, and political events. The book discusses the contradictory nature of these traditions, looking at the historical echoes of the 1890s Populists and the 1930s New Deal in the farm crisis of the 1980s. It suggests that a monolithic view of ‘America’ misses seeing the struggles over traditions and values, with Reagan trying to appropriate Bruce Springsteen, and with opposition to the radical right asserting their claim to national symbols and values.The range of references and readings takes us across periods, genres, and forms, discussing Willa Cather and Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard and Martin Scorsese, Raymond Carver, Bobbie Ann Mason and Jayne Anne Philips, Elmore Leonard, George V. Higgins and David Mamet, Steinbeck, and Tom Waits. With equal weight given to literary traditions and to popular culture, this book will appeal to students of American culture and to those who enjoy the energy of American films, fiction, and music.
Looking Inside
by Beth KeryFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Because You Are Mine, The Affair and Make Me - Looking Inside is a sizzling standalone romance, perfect for fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, Jodi Ellen Malpas and J. Kenner. Are you just going to stand there and watch?Eleanor Briggs just can't help herself. Every night, the sight of the man in the high-rise across the street is driving her wild. She longs to feel his touch up close and personal. To win him over, she'll need to shake off her wallflower sensibilities and become the seductress she never imagined she could be. The only trouble will be finding the perfect way to meet him...Or are you going to join in?Sex is easy for millionaire entrepreneur Trey Riordan. Finding something of substance, however, seems impossible. That is until a simple night of reading at a local coffee shop becomes something far steamier when a beautiful brunette comes by and leaves a note telling him to look out his bedroom window at midnight. But when the time comes, neither of them will be truly ready for what follows...Discover the other captivating titles by Beth Kery: Make Me, The Affair, the One Night of Passion series, and her bestselling erotically charged series which began with Because You Are Mine.
Looking To Get Lost: Adventures in Music and Writing
by Peter GuralnickBy the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock &‘n&’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is not so much a summation as a culmination of Peter Guralnick&’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll. It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and strikingly personal portraits of creative artists, both musicians and writers, at the height of their powers. &“You put the book down feeling that its sweep is vast, that you have read of giants who walked among us,&” rock critic Lester Bangs wrote of Guralnick&’s earlier work in words that could just as easily be applied to this new one. And yet, for all of the encomiums that Guralnick&’s books have earned for their remarkable insights and depth of feeling, Looking to Get Lost is his most personal book yet. For readers who have grown up on Guralnick&’s unique vision of the vast sweep of the American musical landscape, who have imbibed his loving and lively portraits and biographies of such titanic figures as Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, and Sam Phillips, there are multiple surprises and delights here, carrying on and extending all the themes, fascinations, and passions of his groundbreaking earlier work.
Loops 1: Una historia de la música electrónica en el siglo XX
by Javier Blánquez Omar MoreraVuelve la Biblia de la música electrónica. Una edición revisada y ampliada de una obra que marcó una época. El regreso más esperado por los fans de la música electrónica. <P><P>Loops es una obra pionera que marcó un antes y un después cuando se publicó en el año 2000. Ahora vuelve revisada y ampliada, fiel a ese primer estudio apasionado sobre el nacimiento y la evolución de un género único. Cubriendo todo el siglo XX, Loops trata con idéntica pasión las expresiones electrónicas más difíciles y las relacionadas con el fenómeno de la música de baile. <P><P>Sus autores trazan conexiones entusiastas con el universo del pop, el rock, el cine y la literatura para explicar el cómo y el porqué de la electrónica. Obra de una decena de periodistas, productores y DJ, éste pretende ser un libro de múltiples lecturas; una guía o introducción básica para el no iniciado, un volumen que ayuda a buscar pistas, a seleccionar escuchas en función de gustos, y a la vez un trabajo que pueda ampliar datos y conocimientos al ya iniciado o incluso al experto. Reseñas:«Uno de los intentos más serios realizados en nuestro país por ofrecer una visión panorámica sobre la música electrónica.»El País «Interesante, divertido, exhaustivo y excelentemente documentado.»Ricard Robles, codirector del Festival Sónar «Una obra imprescindible para entender la música que escuchamos.»Ángel Molina
Loops 2: Una historia de la música electrónica en el siglo XXI
by Javier BlánquezUna historia intensa y apasionada sobre el último siglo de un género musical que hipnotiza a multitudes: la música electrónica. Loops 2 retoma la historia de la música electrónica dónde la dejó el primer volumen, una obra canónica para los amantes del género. <P><P> Desde 2002 hasta la actualidad, el periodista Javier Blánquez cubre la transformación de un estilo musical que en los últimos quince años ha dejado de ser minoritario para formar parte del relato cultural del siglo XXI. <P>Todo ha evolucionado a un ritmo frenético: los hábitos de consumo han cambiado raves por festivales y clubes por teléfonos móviles, la técnica ofrece más opciones que nunca, la aparición de nuevas corrientes es constante y la electrónica ha colonizado prácticamente todos los géneros a su alrededor. <P> Esta obra nace de un trabajo meticuloso y entusiasmado que plantea un sinfín de preguntas que apelarán a aficionados y neófitos por igual: ¿es el reggaetón música electrónica? ¿Lo es el último disco de Madonna con referencias veladas al éxtasis? ¿Va por libre el hip hop? ¿Y el rock, se puede bailar? Y, en el centro del debate: ¿cuál es la verdadera identidad de este género en pleno siglo XXI? ¿Realmente lo hemos visto todo?
Looseleaf For Rock Music Styles
by Katherine CharltonRock Music Styles blends musical commentary into an historical framework as it traces the styles of Rock music from its roots in country and blues to the most contemporary trends.
Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story: A Non-Memoir
by James BluntThis book is inspired by true events but is not a biography.The truth is My Truth is not The Truth, and that's as honest as I can be. It's partially true, rather than painfully true, and I have possibly been economical with the truth, Your Honour.Basically, I made this sh*t up . . .While James Blunt's crimes against music are well-documented, he also has some stories that are not. In Loosely Based On A Made-Up Story, James reveals his most riotous anecdotes to date for your amusement - and his parents' horror - in this highly anticipated non-memoir.From his questionable Norfolk roots, eccentric family, boarding school antics, misjudged military service, rise to music stardom and tour escapades, James delves into his (surprisingly) fascinating life to date. What do you do when your mother writes irate emails to the future prime minister defending your honour? What does it take to run a male escort agency? And why exactly should you refrain from crowd-surfing? Find out here, folks . . .Were the stories in this book grossly exaggerated in an attempt to impress? Maybe. But one thing is for certain: you won't want to miss it.
Loquillo: La biografía oficial
by Felipe CabrerizoLa biografía oficial y definitiva de Loquillo, basada en materiales de archivo y entrevistas inéditas a su protagonista. Figura polémica y esquiva, Loquillo alcanzó el éxito en compañía de Intocables y Trogloditas pero, incómodo ante un personaje que había dejado de ser el suyo, no dudó en abandonarlo. Fue el inicio de una larga travesía en la que muchas veces estuvo cerca de perder el pie y de la que solo consiguió salir tras reinventarse como artista en solitario. Casi medio siglo después de su debut en un cabaret de las Ramblas, el Loco afronta una de las etapas más plenas de su carrera convertido en un referente para la cultura español y rehuyendo cualquier asomo de conformismo. Un recorrido largo y sinuoso analizado minuciosamente en este volumen, primera biografía del cantante. Escrita con gran ritmo por el reconocido periodista musical Felipe Cabrerizo, que ha entrevistado al protagonista y su círculo, la historia acaba capturando no solo una figura, sino toda una época de nuestra cultura. Sobre la biografía y el biografiado:«Loquillo nunca está dónde se le busca. Es Batman en la baticueva, Dino con los amigos, un tipo listo en los negocios y una estrella en el escenario, en el cancionero y en el imaginario de este país. Y Cabrerizo ha tenido la osadía de tomarle las hechuras con pasión y rigor a nuestro roquero de guardia, superviviente de todas las batallas».Carlos Zanón «El Loco es un tipo excéntrico que no hace concesiones. Desenfunda las palabras y las dispara con una lucidez que a veces da hasta miedo. Es un personaje de western. Se lo puede permitir. Porque él no es un cantante. Es un artista. Una estrella del Rock and Roll con cicatrices, historias que contar y un enorme talento para hacerlo a su manera. Un grande dentro y fuera del escenario, capaz de todo: incluso de romperse con un verso».Marta Robles «El Loco es un animal salvaje en peligro de extinción. Este libro es lo más cerca que va a estar de reproducirse encima de un escenario».Manuel Jabois «De Loquillo conocemos su épica. Sus hombros firmes, su mandíbula apretada. Sus frases de epitafio. Pero en este libro se adentra en terra incognita. Desvela el espíritu aún intacto del hijo único que leía a Dickens después de meterse en peleas de barrio. Del adolescente que sigue contando emocionado, como el que lanza una canasta perfecta, su paseo en un Bentley con Johnny Hallyday por los Campos Eliseos. Loquillo es todos esos. Valiente, leal, arrogante y libre. Loquillo es el gran romántico, en el sentido más alemán y menos manido del término».Silvia Grijalba «Loquillo es un Jack London de la aventura musical, un caballero andante del rock, un paladín del honor y de la amistad».Luis Alberto de Cuenca
The Lords and The New Creatures
by Jim MorrisonOriginally published as two separate volumes in 1969, Jim Morrison&’s first published volume of poetry gives a revealing glimpse of an era and the man whose songs and savage performances have left an indelible impression on our culture.Intense, erotic, and enigmatic, Jim Morrison&’s persona is as riveting now as the lead singer/composer &“Lizard King&” was during The Doors&’ peak in the late sixties. His fast life and mysterious death remain controversial even to this day. The Lords and the New Creatures, Morrison&’s first published volume of poetry, is an uninhibited exploration of society&’s dark side—drugs, sex, fame, and death—captured in sensual, seething images. Here, Morrison gives a revealing glimpse at an era and at the man whose songs and savage performances have left their indelible impression on our culture.
Lords of Chaos
by Didrik Soderlind Michael Moynihan"* * * * * *! The most incredible story in the history of music ... a heavyweight book."--Kerrang!"An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, Lords of Chaos turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time."--Denver PostA narrative feature film based on this award-winning book has just gone into production.
Lorenzo Allegri: Il primo libro delle musiche. . . (Venice, 1618) (Italian Instrumental Music of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
by Andrew Dell’AntonioFirst Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Lorenzo Allegri: Il primo libro delle musiche. . . (Venice, 1618) (Italian Instrumental Music of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
by Andrew Dell’AntonioFirst Published in 1995. Il primo libro delle musiche (Venice, 1618)
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter
by Loretta Lynn George VecseyHere is the story of a resourceful woman whose talent has taken her a far piece from being nervous and pregnant and poor - a bride at thirteen, a mother of four by eighteen - in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, to reigning as America's undisputed queen of country music. Though still a coal miner's daughter at heart, Loretta Lynn is Big Time: the Country Music Association has feted her with more- honors than any other recording artist; she's the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year and the first woman in country music to win a gold record.
Los Angeles's Central Avenue Jazz
by Sean J. O'ConnellFrom the late 1910s until the early 1950s, a series of aggressive segregation policies toward Los Angeles's rapidly expanding African American community inadvertently led to one of the most culturally rich avenues in the United States. From Downtown Los Angeles to the largely undeveloped city of Watts to the south, Central Avenue became the center of the West Coast jazz scene, nurturing homegrown talents like Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, and Buddy Collette while also hosting countless touring jazz legends such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. Twenty-four hours a day, the sound of live jazz wafted out of nightclubs, restaurants, hotel lobbies, music schools, and anywhere else a jazz combo could squeeze in its instruments for nearly 50 years, helping to advance and define the sound of America's greatest musical contribution.
Los Lobos: Dream in Blue (American Music Series)
by Chris Morris&“An overview of the seminal California band&’s four-decade career . . . A useful cultural history that is sure to please fans and musicologists.&” —Kirkus Reviews Los Lobos leaped into the national spotlight in 1987, when their cover of &“La Bamba&” became a No. 1 hit. But what looked like an overnight achievement to the band&’s new fans was actually a way station in a long musical journey that began in East Los Angeles in 1973 and is still going strong. Across four decades, Los Lobos (Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, and Steve Berlin) have ranged through virtually the entire breadth of American vernacular music, from rockabilly to primal punk rock, R&B to country and folk, Mexican son jarocho to Tex-Mex conjunto and Latin American cumbia. Their sui generis sound has sold millions of albums and won acclaim from fans and critics alike, including three Grammy Awards. Los Lobos, the first book on this unique band, traces the entire arc of the band&’s career. Music journalist Chris Morris draws on new interviews with Los Lobos members and their principal collaborators, as well as his own reporting since the early 1980s, to recount the evolution of Los Lobos&’s music. He describes the creation of every album, lingering over highlights such as How Will the Wolf Survive?, La Pistola y El Corazon, and Kiko, while following the band&’s trajectory from playing Mexican folk music at weddings and dances in East LA to international stardom and major-label success, as well as their independent work in the new millennium. Los Lobos gives one of the longest-lived and most-honored American rock bands its due.
Los Romeros: Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar (Music in American Life)
by Walter Aaron ClarkSpanish émigré guitarist Celedonio Romero gave his American debut performance on a June evening in 1958. In the sixty years since, the Romero Family—Celedonio, his wife Angelita, sons Celín, Pepe, and Angel, as well as grandsons Celino and Lito—have become preeminent in the world of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar in the United States. Walter Aaron Clark's in-depth research and unprecedented access to his subjects have produced the consummate biography of the Romero family. Clark examines the full story of their genius for making music, from their outsider's struggle to gain respect for the Spanish guitar to the ins and outs of making a living as musicians. As he shows, their concerts and recordings, behind-the-scenes musical careers, and teaching have reshaped their instrument's very history. At the same time, the Romeros have organized festivals and encouraged leading composers to write works for guitar as part of a tireless, lifelong effort to promote the guitar and expand its repertoire. Entertaining and intimate, Los Romeros opens up the personal world and unfettered artistry of one family and its tremendous influence on American musical culture.
Losers: Historias de famosos perdedores del rock
by Maximiliano PoterMaxi Poter (re)descubre a esos músicos a los que el destino les jugó una broma pesada que los dejó en el backstage de la gloria. Los artistas que -por azar, tragedias, desencuentros, traiciones, pifies, pelotas en el palo, confusiones y tropiezos cósmicos- se quedaron viendo la consagración desde afuera. Alguna vez The Police fue un desastroso cuarteto. Los Rolling Stones eran seis, pero a uno lo echaron por "feo". En varios países, los Beatles fueron John, Paul, George y un tal "Jimmie". Kiss tuvo un guitarrista con artrosis y Led Zeppelin casi elige al cantante más desafortunado del mundo. La biografía de los más grandes íconos del rock está llena de ilustres desconocidos que, por diversas razones, se quedaron al borde de la fama y hoy son ocultas notas al pie de mitos y leyendas. Maximiliano Poter (re)descubre y (re)valoriza a los otros "Pete Best" de la historia: esos músicos que aun teniendo todo lo que hace falta (talento, carisma, atractivo, dedicación, oportunismo, contactos y hasta la imprescindible "suerte") se quedaron en el backstage de la gloria. Losers reúne las maravillosas y agridulces vidas de esos desdichados que son parte fundamental de la crónica universal del rock pero que -por azar, tragedias, peleas, traiciones, pifies, confusiones, macanas, pelotas en el palo y hasta injusticias cósmicas- no recibieron su merecida consagración. Estos son los más exitosos "casi famosos".
The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy
by Mary Winn HeiderA tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father's disappearance in this hilarious and moving novel by the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson. When Lenny Volpe, former quarterback of the worst professional football team in the nation, leaves his family and disappears, the Chicago Horribles win their first game in a long time. Fans are thrilled. The world seems to go back to normal. Except for the Volpe kids.Winston throws himself into playing the tuba, and Louise starts secret experiments to find a cure for brain injuries, and they're each fine, just fine, coping in their own way. That is, until the investigation of some eccentric teacher behavior and the discovery of a real live bear paraded as the Horribles' new mascot make it clear that things are very much Not Fine. The siblings may just need each other, after all.
Losing Music: A Memoir
by John Cotter“In his moving memoir, John Cotter anticipates a world without sound . . . a compelling portrait of how deafness isolates people.” —The Washington PostJohn Cotter was thirty years old when he first began to notice a ringing in his ears. Soon the ringing became a roar inside his head. Next came partial deafness, then dizziness and vertigo that rendered him unable to walk, work, sleep, or even communicate. At a stage of life when he expected to be emerging fully into adulthood, teaching and writing books, he found himself “crippled and dependent,” and in search of care.When he is first told that his debilitating condition is likely Ménière’s Disease, but that there is “no reliable test, no reliable treatment, and no consensus on its cause,” Cotter quits teaching, stops writing, and commences upon a series of visits to doctors and treatment centers. What begins as an expedition across the country navigating and battling the limits of the American healthcare system, quickly becomes something else entirely: a journey through hopelessness and adaptation to disability. Along the way, hearing aids become inseparable from his sense of self, as does a growing understanding that the possibilities in his life are narrowing rather than expanding. And with this understanding of his own travails comes reflection on age-old questions around fate, coincidence, and making meaning of inexplicable misfortune.A devastating memoir that sheds urgent, bracingly honest light on both the taboos surrounding disability and the limits of medical science, Losing Music is refreshingly vulnerable and singularly illuminating—a story that will make readers see their own lives anew.
Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
by Richard Branson"Oh, screw it, let's do it." That's the philosophy that has allowed Richard Branson, in slightly more than twenty-five years, to spawn so many successful ventures. From the airline business (Virgin Atlantic Airways), to music (Virgin Records and V2), to cola (Virgin Cola), to retail (Virgin Megastores), and nearly a hundred others, ranging from financial services to bridal wear, Branson has a track record second to none. Losing My Virginity is the unusual, frequently outrageous autobiography of one of the great business geniuses of our time. When Richard Branson started his first business, he and his friends decided that "since we're complete virgins at business, let's call it just that: Virgin." Since then, Branson has written his own "rules" for success, creating a group of companies with a global presence, but no central headquarters, no management hierarchy, and minimal bureaucracy. Many of Richard Branson's companies--airlines, retailing, and cola are good examples--were started in the face of entrenched competition. The experts said, "Don't do it." But Branson found golden opportunities in markets in which customers have been ripped off or underserved, where confusion reigns, and the competition is complacent. And in this stressed-out, overworked age, Richard Branson gives us a new model: a dynamic, hardworking, successful entrepreneur who lives life to the fullest. Family, friends, fun, and adventure are equally important as business in Branson's life. Losing My Virginity is a portrait of a productive, sane, balanced life, filled with rich and colorful stories: Crash-landing his hot-air balloon in the Algerian desert, yet remaining determined to have another go at being the first to circle the globe Signing the Sex Pistols, Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Boy George, and Phil Collins Fighting back when British Airways took on Virgin Atlantic and successfully suing this pillar of the British business establishment Swimming two miles to safety during a violent storm off the coast of Mexico Selling Virgin Records to save Virgin Atlantic Staging a rescue flight into Baghdad before the start of the Gulf War ... And much more. Losing My Virginity is the ultimate tale of personal and business survival from a man who combines the business prowess of Bill Gates and the promotional instincts of P. T. Barnum.
Lost Delta Found: Rediscovering the Fisk University-Library of Congress Coahoma County Study, 1941-1942
by John W. Work III Lewis Wade Jones Samuel C. Adams Jr.Blues Hall of Fame Inductee—Named a "Classic of Blues Literature" by the Blues Foundation, 2019 This remarkable book recovers three invaluable perspectives, long thought to have been lost, on the culture and music of the Mississippi Delta. In 1941 and '42 African American scholars from Fisk University—among them the noted composer and musicologist John W. Work, sociologist Lewis Wade Jones, and graduate student Samuel C. Adams Jr.—joined folklorist Alan Lomax of the Library of Congress on research trips to Coahoma County, Mississippi. Their mission was to explore the musical habits and history of the black community there and "to document adequately the cultural and social backgrounds for music in the community." Among the fruits of the project were the earliest recordings by the legendary blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. The hallmark of the study was to have been a joint publication of its findings by Fisk and the Library of Congress. However, the field notes and manuscripts by the Fisk researchers became lost in Washington. Lomax's own book drawing on the project's findings, The Land Where the Blues Began, did not appear until 1993, and although it won a National Book Critics Circle Award, it was flawed by a number of historical inaccuracies. Recently uncovered by author and filmmaker Robert Gordon, the writings, interviews, notes, and musical transcriptions produced by Work, Jones, and Adams in the Coahoma County study now appear in print for the first time. Their work captures, with compelling immediacy, a place, a people, a way of life, and a set of rich musical traditions as they existed sixty years ago. Until the surfacing of these documents, Lomax's perspective was all that was known of the Coahoma County project and its research. Now, at last, the voices of the other contributors can be heard. Including essays by Bruce Nemerov and Gordon on the careers and contributions of Work, Jones, and Adams, Lost Delta Found will become an indispensable historical resource, as marvelously readable as it is enlightening. Illustrated with photos and more than 160 musical transcriptions.