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From the back cover: "There's something about a lonesome train whistle...that stirs emotions deep within the human soul." "Longtime music and train fan, Spencer Vignes, marries his two passions in a book that gets to the heart of the genre. ...he has interviewed an array of singers, songwriters and muscians who share the secrets of how and why they came to… Read more about this item

From back cover: "The Walnut Valley Festival was launched in 1972 when a guitar maker, a farmer and a businessman built their own music festival from the ground up. It has made the small town of Winfield into an annual destination for acoustic musicians and music lovers from around the world, and it has always been participatory, with the… Read more about this item

From back cover: "This is your complete guide to understanding and locating the jazz and blues scene in the metro area. Featuring a portfolio of Kansas City jazz and blues photos, this book provides detailed jazz and blues descriptions..." Near Fine condition. Very minimal edge/corner wear. A couple light bumps to cover. Text is clean and binding is tight. Please use… Read more about this item

From the dust jacket: front flap, "The book takes the reader from the frontier and trading days through the era of President Harry Truman to the many worlds of the modern metropolis: its financial clout, its jazz tradition, its architecture and museums, the hotbed of its politics, its growing scientific and medical importance, its superb restaurants,… Read more about this item

A good reference for the 1960's decade. From back cover: "The Sixties - from the Beatles to Blues, from mini-skirts to kaftans, from Liverpool to San Francisco, from bubble gum pop to acid rock - no other musical decade has ever contained such an exciting range of music, performers and styles - and no other music had such a profound… Read more about this item