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Mary Esther Miller MacGregor was the pseudonym of Marian Keith, an American author of children's books.
Author : Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2016-02-19
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ISBN : 9781530126866
Mary Esther Miller MacGregor was the pseudonym of Marian Keith, an American author of children's books.
Author : Paul Slade
Publisher : Soundcheck Books
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 099294807X
The Gory Stories Behind The Murder Ballads Cheerfully vulgar, revelling in gore, and always with an eye on the main chance, murder ballads are tabloid newspapers set to music, carrying word of the latest ‘orrible murders to an insatiable public. Victims are bludgeoned, stabbed or shot in every verse and killers often hanged, but the songs themselves never die. Instead, they mutate – morphing to suit local place names as they criss cross the Atlantic and continue to fascinate each generation’s biggest musical stars. Paul Slade traces this fascinating genre’s history through eight of its greatest songs. Stagger Lee’s “biographers” alone include Duke Ellington, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Dr John, The Clash and Nick Cave. No two tell his story in quite the same way. Covering eight classic murder ballads, including “Knoxville Girl”, “Tom Dooley” and “Frankie & Johnny”, Slade investigates the real-life murder which inspired each song and traces its musical development down the decades. Billy Bragg, The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey, Laura Cantrell, Rennie Sparks of The Handsome Family and a host of other leading musicians add their own insights.
Author : Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 31,32 MB
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0738721972
James Morgan’s gift for music has attracted Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie who feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. While collaborating on a musical composition, James and Nuala unexpectedly fall in love. When James realizes that Nuala is being hunted, he plunges into a soul-scorching battle with the Faerie Queen.
Author : John A. Lomax
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 46,43 MB
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 048631992X
Music and lyrics for over 200 songs. John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, and many more.
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File Size : 36,83 MB
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Page : 115 pages
File Size : 27,27 MB
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Author : George Wharton Edwards
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,83 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Music
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Author : Richard Underwood
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Page : 301 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 1916-08-16
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ISBN : 9781945049033
CrimeSong: True Crime Stories From Southern Murder BalladsCrimeSong plunges readers into a world of violence against women, murders, familicide, suicides, brutal mob action, and many examples of a failed justice system. Although these ballads and stories are set in specific times, cultures, and places, they present universal themes of love, betrayal, jealousy, and madness through true-life tales that are both terrifying and familiar'stories that could be ripped from today's headlines. This compelling investigation of the gripping true crimes behind American ballads dispels myths and legends and brings to life a cast of characters --both loathsome and innocent--shadowy history, courtroom dramas, murders, mayhem, and music. In CrimeSong, law professor and authentic storyteller Richard H. Underwood recreates in engaging and folksy prose the true facts behind twenty-four Southern murder ballads. All of these ballads were composed and eventually written down by simple folk, mostly unknown, who were preserving, in their homespun lyrics, actual, tragic events. Because of Underwood's interest and experience in the law, he has resurrected these stories and shares them with the reader through his old lawyer trifocals. He presents his case studies, documented through contemporary news accounts and court records, as a series of dramas filled with jump-off-the-page real and memorable characters. These stories are sometimes harrowing, but they are always completely readable.CrimeSong includes 90 illustrations, including a map relevant to stories and the original art of a North Carolina artist and a Kentucky artist.
Author : Charles Vess
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Page : pages
File Size : 40,3 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Ballads, English
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Author : John Hornor Jacobs
Publisher : JournalStone
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 25,1 MB
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1950305406
A terrifying collection of horror and crime noir from the author of Southern Gods and A Lush and Seething Hell. Featuring ten tales, two never before in print, Murder Ballads and Other Horrific Tales is an exciting glimpse into the dark territories of the human heart. These are coming-of-age stories. Stories of love and loss, grief and revenge. Survival and redemption. From old gods to malevolent artificial intelligences, vampires to zombies to ghosts, Jacobs exposes our fears and worst imaginings. CONTAINS THE SEQUEL TO SOUTHERN GODS "Jacobs demonstrates masterful control of his eclectic themes and frequently propels them into unexpected and pleasingly original territory... Offers plenty to keep genre fans hooked." --Publishers Weekly