Holding the note : profiles in popular music / David Remnick.
"The greatest popular songs, whether it's Aretha Franklin singing "Respect" or Bob Dylan performing "Blind Willie McTell," have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the lives and work of some of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of the past fifty years"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400043613
- ISBN: 1400043611
- Physical Description: xiv, 276 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- How the light gets in (Leonard Cohen) - Soul survivor (Aretha Franklin) - Holding the note (Buddy Guy) - Groovin' high (Keith Richards) - Let the record show (Paul McCartney) - The gospel life (Mavis Staples) - The bird watcher (Charlie Parker and Phil Schaap) - We are alive (Bruce Springsteen) - The last Italian tenor (Luciano Pavarotti) - Restless farewell (Bob Dylan) - Vagabond (Patti Smith)
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Popular music > History and criticism.
Musicians > Biography.
Singers > Biography. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 781.64 REM (Text) | 36015000239554 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | ANF 780 (Text) | 30372101998919 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Enka-Candler Library | 781.64 REM (Text) | 0020513616829 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 781.64 R 2023 (Text) | 0112524000308 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 781.64 R (Text) | 33258010262383 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 781.64 Remnick (Text) | 30519010894452 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 781.64 R (Text) | 39149008378465 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | 781.64 R 2023 (Text) | 0112524000317 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Marion Library | 781.64 REM (Text) | 37810435806053 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pasquotank Library Main | 781.64 REM (Text) | 39488101941807 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"The greatest popular songs, whether it's Aretha Franklin singing "Respect" or Bob Dylan performing "Blind Willie McTell," have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the lives and work of some of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of the past fifty years"--
