Music
Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History
Paperback
An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion and music
Revolutions in American Music: Three Decades That Changed a Country and Its Sounds
Hardback
The story of how three tumultuous decades changed American music
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song
Hardback
A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator
Schoenberg: Why He Matters
Hardback
An astonishingly lyrical biography that rescues Schoenberg from notoriety, restoring him to his rightful place in the pantheon of twentieth-century composers
O Say Can You Hear: A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Paperback
The fascinating story of America’s national anthem and a search for the source of its powerful meaning today