
PHILADELPHIA: CITY OF MUSIC
176 pages, 100 photographs
4 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Paperback $16.95 |
PHILADELPHIA: CITY OF MUSIC
James Rosin
A look back at the pop, rock, and R&B music scene in Philadelphia during the 1960s and 1970s--featuring commentary from many of the recording artists themselves, photographs, biographies, discographies, and more. Join the Soul Survivors, Delfonics, Stylistics, O'Jays, Spinners, Billy Paul, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and a host of others to relive the excitement of this remarkable era in Philadelphia: City of Music.
JAMES ROSIN is the author of Rock, Rhythm & Blues and Route 66: The Television Series Book 1960 - 1964. A native of Philadelphia, he is also a television writer, playwright, and documentary filmmaker.
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Jocko, The Soul of A Man (DVD Video)
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Strength of A Woman, The Phyllis Hyman Story
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