Questlove also includes great lists, like the best E-minor songs or hip-hop deep cuts. Take 1976, which highlights Stevie WonderвЂ™s вЂњSir Duke,вЂќ then spotlights Duke Ellington and connects it all to Richard Nixon, the Republican Party and the Rev.

The RootsвЂ™ five-time Grammy-winning producer and drummer picks one song per chapter from 1971-2001 and letвЂ™s his encyclopedic mind fly, explaining the tune in its context, reaching back to its influences, connecting it to its influencers, and exploring pop culture and U.S. APД«OOK NOTES: вЂњMusic Is HistoryвЂќ by Questlove is both very personal and sweepingly grounded in the historical, one of the most fascinating music-based books of the year. This image released by Abrams Books shows вЂњMusic Is HistoryвЂќ by Questlove. The box also includes a 50-page booklet highlighting JoelвЂ™s early career through archival photos, his insights on his songs, and tributes from fellow musicians, artists and celebrities. 1вЂќ contains nine LPs: His first six solo studio albums (вЂњCold Spring Harbor,вЂќ вЂњPiano Man,вЂќ вЂњStreetlife Serenade,вЂќ вЂњTurnstiles,вЂќ вЂњThe Stranger,вЂќ вЂњ52nd StreetвЂќ) with his first live album (вЂњSongs in the AtticвЂќ) and вЂњLive at The Great American Music Hall - 1975,вЂќ a previously unreleased concert recording available for the first time in the box set as a double vinyl album. PIANO MAN: Billy Joel is celebrating 50 years of making music this year and heвЂ™s reminding us all how it started. Everyone likes music, right? Here are some outstanding record collections for lovers of rap, metal and pop, a pair of fascinating books and some clothes that help musicians in need. Music-related gifts are an easy choice this holiday season.

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