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Respect Yourself
Respect Yourself ab 14.99 € als epub eBook: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus,- Shop: hugendubel
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American Legends: The Life of Otis Redding , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 69min
If you want to be a singer, you've got to concentrate on it 24 hours a day. You can't be a well driller, too. You've got to concentrate on the business of entertaining and writing songs. Always think different from the next person. Don't ever do a song as you heard somebody else do it. (Otis Redding) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. At a time when the studios of Motown were turning out one sophisticated, well-groomed artist after another, reinforced by the latest studio technology and benefitting from a powerful marketing system, a parallel industry of more traditionally grounded soul music was also thriving, much of it in the city of Memphis, as represented by artists such as Otis Redding and Stax Records, the label with which Redding would eventually create six studio albums, 30 singles, worldwide fame, and a stellar musical legacy. To some the Stax Records model may have lagged behind Motown in terms of modernity, with its adherence to older musical and technological modes, but in actuality Otis Redding and his musical circle represented a preservation movement of sorts and "exemplified to many listeners the power of Southern 'deep soul' - hoarse, gritty vocals, brassy arrangements, and an emotional way with both party tunes and aching ballads". Such was the perfect conduit for an artist like Otis Redding, who felt compelled by the lifelong urge to sing, years before his dreams of a professional life would ever be realized. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dennis Logan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034281/bk_acx0_034281_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Running from Scissors: Running Store Mystery Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 423min
A runner disappears under mysterious circumstances. Nobody suspects murder, except Lacy. And she knows if - or, more likely, when - the body turns up, all fingers will be pointing at her. How do you outpace a corpse, outwit a scissor-wielding maniac, outrun a handsome detective, and prove not only Whodunit but Howdunit? Let the race begin… Lacy Purdy loves her new town, her new job, and her old cat, Meatball. And she loves to run. This summer, she'll be running for her life. A phantom lurks in the shadows of Run For It, the local running store, terrorizing an unpopular run group leader with an arsenal of sharp, shiny scissors. Lacy can't stand mean-girl Marlene and everybody knows it, so when she mysteriously disappears in the middle of a run, Lacy suspects foul play. Everyone else suspects Lacy. Enter Ruby Maplethorpe, an acerbic senior citizen who befriends Lacy and her feisty friend, Stax, an indie bookseller. Ruby warns that someone in their circle is not who they seem, and they'll need her help if they want to stay one stride ahead of both the killer and the law. And she should know about murder, because Ruby is none other than classic mystery novelist Pearl Oakley, who spent a lifetime devising her own intricate plots. Finding herself cast as a character in someone else's story, Ruby's more than happy to accept the challenge. But Lacy isn't sure if Ruby is reading the clues correctly, or if the course they're on is rocketing them towards a final solution or a dead(ly) end. Join the running store ladies - Lacy, Ruby, and Stax - in a race against time to unmask a diabolical killer before Lacy becomes the prime suspect.... or the next victim. Running from Scissors is the first adventure in the deliciously-addictive new Running Store Mystery series by T.C. Wescott. If you love funny, twisty pause-resisters with cuddly cats, book stores, impossible murders, midnight rambles, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natalie Naudus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/126938/bk_acx0_126938_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Baseball Great , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 292min
Josh feels like he's starting to make it big! Jaden, the school reporter, says he's going to take the baseball team to number one. Then his dad pulls him off the field and signs him up with Coach Rocky Valentine's youth championship team, the Titans. He says Josh has what it takes to be a baseball great and the Titans will help him get there. Now Josh is gulping down Rocky's "Super Stax" milkshakes to build muscle and trying to fit in with his new teammates; older, tougher kids who can suddenly become violent. All Josh really wants to do is play ball, but as he gets in deeper with the Titans, there are questions he's just got to ask. As Josh and his new friend Jaden investigate their suspicions, they find themselves in a dangerous struggle with a desperate man who doesn't want them to expose the nasty secrets they uncover. Pulsing with action, baseball great offers a baseball story attuned to today's headlines, a totally involving, character-driven, sports-centered thriller. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Green. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001828/bk_harp_001828_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 646min
When he died suddenly at the age of 26, Otis Redding (1941-1967) had already become the conscience of a new kind of music. Sure, Berry Gordy might have built the first black-owned music empire at Motown, but Redding was doing something as historic: mainstreaming black music within the whitest bastions of the post-Confederate south. As a result, the Redding story - still largely untold - is one of great conquest but, sadly, grand tragedy. Now, in this transformative work, Mark Ribowsky contextualizes Redding's life within the larger cultural movements of his era, whisking us from the "sinful" clubs of Macon to the trendsetting studios in Memphis and, finally, to the pulsating stage of the Monterey Music Festival where, in a single set, Redding immortalized himself as "soul legend". What emerges in Dreams to Remember is not only a triumph of music history, but also a reclamation of a visionary who would come to define an entire era. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan John Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000965/bk_high_000965_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Back To Black
Bereits "Frank", ihr 2004 erschienenes Debütalbum war eine Sensation. Mit "Back To Black" untermauert die Sängerin ihre Ausnahmestellung. In Großbritannien erschien das zweite Album der gerade mal 23-jährigen Sängerin bereits im Oktober 2006. Inzwischen hat es sich an die Spitze der britischen Charts gesetzt, was wieder beweist, dass man auf der Insel Qualität erkennt und sie zu würdigen weiß. Denn ohne Zweifel gehört Amy Winehouse trotz ihrer jungen Jahre schon jetzt zu den größten Talenten im Vereinigten Königreich. Weiß der Teufel, wo sie diese Stimme herhat, die so klingt, als wäre sie schon weiland mit Ella Fitzgerald und Sarah Vaughan nächtelang durch Blues-Kaschemmen gezogen und hätte kannenweise Southern Comfort geschlürft. Die zehn Soul-Songs bestechen aber nicht nur wegen ihrer Stimme - Arrangements und Produktion kommen mit fetten Bläsern und saftiger Wurlitzer-Orgel dem legendären Stax-Sound der späten Sechziger so nahe wie nur möglich. Der Titel der CD ist Programm. Ein großartiges Album. Quelle/Copyright: Entertainment Media Verlag- Shop: buecher
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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1068min
The long-awaited, definitive biography of the King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay", "I've Been Loving You Too Long", "Try a Little Tenderness", and "Respect", a song he wrote and recorded before Aretha Franklin made it her own. As the architect of the distinctly Southern, gospel-inflected style of rhythm & blues associated with Stax Records in Memphis, Redding made music that has long served as the gold standard of 1960s soul. Yet an aura of myth and mystery has always surrounded his life, which was tragically cut short at the height of his career by a plane crash in December 1967. In Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life, Jonathan Gould finally does justice to Redding's incomparable musical artistry, drawing on exhaustive research, the cooperation of the Redding family, and previously unavailable sources of information to present the first comprehensive portrait of the singer's background, his upbringing, and his professional career. In chronicling the story of Redding's life and music, Gould also presents a social history of the time and place from which they emerged. His book never lets us forget that the boundaries between black and white in popular music were becoming porous during the years when racial tensions were reaching a height throughout the United States. His indelible portrait of Redding and the mass acceptance of soul music in the 1960s is both a revealing look at a brilliant artist and a provocative exploration of the tangled history of race and music in America that resonates strongly with the present day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005114/bk_rand_005114_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Running from Arrows : A Running Store Mystery, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 467min
One of Lacy's beaus has a bow. Unlike Cupid, his arrows kill. There's more than romance in the air this Valentine's Day! Running from Arrows is the fun, twist-filled, romantic cozy mystery romp you've been waiting for! Valentine's Day is coming up, and Lacy is single. If that's not bad enough, she has a secret admirer. Is he the compassionate, haunted detective; the ruggedly handsome businessman; the suave maître d’; the guy in her running group who stares too much; or maybe someone who's not yet on her radar? She'll find out soon enough because he's invited her to dinner. Now the question isn't how long Lacy will remain single...but how long she'll remain alive. During the Sweetheart Run through the town of Cedar Mill, a fellow runner is murdered and a notorious burglar called the Black Cat is found dead, with an arrow sticking out of him. The press has dubbed the mysterious assassin the "Cupid Killer". He has so far claimed two victims. There will soon be a third, but who will that be? The strange murders are somehow connected to the ladies of Run for It - Lacy the quiet divorcee, Stax the quirky bookseller, and Ruby the old-time mystery novelist. They're back in a race against time to catch an invisible killer, figure out the identity of Lacy’s secret admirer, and exonerate an innocent man! If you love a delicious mystery dripping with romance, humor, and chills - and a Valentine's Day dinner no listener will ever forget - then buy Running from Arrows now and put it in your ears today!You'll want to tell all your friends about Running from Arrows, but whatever you do, don't tell the secret of the secret admirer. Running from Arrows is part two in a series but can be listened to as a stand-alone. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natalie Naudus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/140622/bk_acx0_140622_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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