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This book is a memoir by the iconic singer-songwriter chronicling her story from her beginnings in Brooklyn through her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents, to her present day as a leading performer and activist. From her marriage to Gerry Goffin, with whom she wrote dozens of songs that hit the charts, to her own achievements, notably with "Tapestry," which remained on the charts for more than six years, to her...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
vi, 584 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
Publisher
Hear Music
Pub. Date
p2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min. : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Description
This PBS American masters documentary recounts the beginning of the singer-songwriter movement in the 1960s and 1970s focusing on the collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor and their performances at the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, Calif.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
19 CDs (23.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon remain among the most enduring and important women in popular music. Each woman is distinct: King is the product of outer-borough, middle-class New York City; Mitchell is a granddaughter of Canadian farmers; and Simon is a child of the Manhattan intellectual upper crust. They collectively represent, in their lives and their songs, a great swath of American girls who came of age in the late 1960s.
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Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 x 31 cm + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.
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