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Under the Bridge: The East 238th Street Graffiti Hall Of Fame Paul Cavalieri. Cavs shares his experiences under the Bronx’s East 238th Street bridge, which over the years has become a Bronx “Graffiti Hall of Fame,” through an astonishing, lifelong photographic diary. Take in four decades’ worth of work from prolific artists including Boots119, Sent, and Sien5. Also represented are graffiti writers from the Woodlawn and Wakefield neighbor- hoods • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 489 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4592-0 • HC • $39.99 Uptown & Downtown: Old Skool Paintings on NYC Subway Maps Alan Bortman. New York graf- fiti writers who cut their teeth painting trains in the ’70s and ’80s transfer Old Skool street art to a different medium, using transit maps, instead of subway cars, as canvases. Included are sixteen artists, more than 100 maps, and statements about the painters’ artistic evolution and style • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 105 color photos•128pp. •978-0-7643-5097-9•HC•$34.99 80s Redux: Your Favorite Musicians Today Mike Hipple, Foreword by Dave Holmes. A nos- talgic collection of portraiture and interviews featuring 40+ hit makers from the 1980s, includ- ing artists from the Squeeze, Dramarama, Fishbone, and Men Without Hats • 8" x 8" (203 x 203mm) •84 color photos •144 pp. •978-0-7643-5496-0• HC • $29.99 The Atlanta Rhythm Section: The Authorized History Willie G. Moseley, Foreword by Gloria Buie. The authorized story of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, legend- ary southern rock band that created such memorable hits as "Champagne Jam," "So Into You," "Imaginary Lover," "Spooky," and "Doraville." Already seasoned studio professionals when they formed the A.R.S. in 1970, the legendary sextet forged a new direction in southern rock. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 125 b/w photos • 256 pp. • 978- 0-7643-5564-6 • HC • $29.99 Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World: An Illustrated Tribute, 1949–1965 Leo T. Sullivan. Birdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949 to 1965, was the scene for the greatest jazz music and musicians in the world. This illustrated book offers a histo- ry of this legendary jazz club and presents the greats who played its stage, in capsule biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia • 8" x 8" (203 x 203 mm) • 151 color and b/w photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5586-8 • HC • $24.99 The Blues: A Visual History: 100 Years of Music That Changed the World Mike Evans- Consulting Editors Robert Gordon & Scott Barretta. Foreword by Marshall Chess. Charting the history of the blues from its rural roots in the American South, and focusing on the key musicians and sing- ers who brought it recognition worldwide, The Blues: A Visual History is a unique and fully illustrated account of the development of the blues. As John Lee Hooker put it: "It all comes from the Blues." • 10" x 11" (279 x 254 mm) • 350 color and b/w images • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643- 5975-0 • HC • $39.99 Blues Hands Joseph A. Rosen. Through cap- tivating images of hands of blues musicians, this book conveys the strength, beauty, diversity, depth, and power of the Blues, the root of all American music. Includes noted music personal- ities, from ? B. King and Buddy Guy to James Brown and Gary Clark, Jr. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 88 photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4963-8•HC•$29.99 The Early Years of Rhythm & Blues Alan Govenar, Photographs by Benny Joseph. Benny Joseph made his living as a professional photographer in Houston’s black community. Joseph photographed everything from teen hops to speeches by civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Thurgood Marshall, to popular recording artists of the day, including B. B. King, Mahalia Jackson, Buddy Ace, Della Reese, and more • 9"x12" (228x304 mm) • over 120 photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-1983-9 • PB • $29.95 Ghosts and Ballyhoo: Memoirs of a Failed L A Music Journalist Thomas Wictor. A chronicle of Thom- as Wictor’s ten years in the Los Angeles music industry and his quest to free himself from the past. Thomas Wictor’s experiences include multiple failures across multiple spectra and an endless series of coincidences that always returned him to the notion that there is a Plan. Written with profane humor and no self-pity, it includes previously unpublished articles, excerpts from interview transcripts, personal correspondence, and photos. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 59 photos • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643-4338-4 • PB • $19.99 Musical Instruments of the Southern Ap- palachian Mountains John Rice Irwin. Brings to life the distinctive “bluegrass” music made for hundreds of years with dulcimers, violins, jew harps, mouth bows, and such from the Appala- chian mountain areas • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) •132 illus. •#N/App. •978-0-916838-80-5• PB • #N/A Nashville Steeler: My Life in Country Music Don Davis, as told to Ruth B. White. Nashville Steeler: My Life in Country Music. Don Davis, as told to Ruth B. White. This true account of the rise of country music is told by a 1940s band musician, Don Davis, who became a music business executive and worked with all the Grand Ole Opry stars. View 100 photographs showing real people, places, and instruments that have become coun- try music legends. • 7" x 10" (177 x 254 mm) • 100 b/w images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4279-0 • PB • $19.99 • 978-1-5073-0036-7 Paul Yandell, Second to the Best: A Sideman’s Chronicle Norm Van Maastricht. The life story of gui- tarist Paul Yandell, a sideman or “second,” is recounted through interviews and blog posts of the late musician and his family. Learn how a humble Kentucky farm boy rose to play with two legendary performers in country music’s golden era of the ’50s and ’60s • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •60 color andB/Wphotos •288pp. •978-0-7643- 5048-1 • HC • $24.99 A People and Their Music: The Story Behind the Story of Country Music John Rice Irwin. Meet the Carter family, Jack Jackson, Bob Douglas, Grandpa Jones, Bashful Brother Oswald, Mac Wiseman, Earl Scruggs, Raymond Fairchild, and other greats, and learn their touching personal stories • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 190 b/w photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643- 0942-7 • PB • $29.95 Swing Street: The Rise and Fall of New York’s 52nd Street Jazz Scene: An Illustrat- ed Tribute, 1930–1950 Leo T. Sullivan. Swing Street was the name given to 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City, where there were more jazz clubs and bars per square block than anywhere else in the world, all show- casing the finest jazz musicians of the era. This illustrated book offers a history and presents the greats who played the clubs there in capsule biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia. • 8" x 8" (203 x 203mm) •149colorandb/wphotos•128pp.•978-0-7643-5973-6•HC•$24.99 Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know Pete Braidis. There may be plenty of books on guitar players, but there are very few, if any, that delve into the guitar players who have been somewhat “under the radar” through the years. This book gives exposure and long-overdue attention to 50 players who have certainly received some accolades in their careers yet still remain outside of the mainstream • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) •50 images •304 pp. •978-0-7643-5088-7•HC •$34.99 •978-1-5073-0014-5 Alvarado’s All-American Girls Robert Alvarado. Pop culture phenomena from the ’80s and ’90s, hom- ages to Alberto Vargas and other classic pin-up illus- trations, and contemporary fashions and fetishes combine to form an exciting collection of modern pin-ups. Tributes to Baywatch, Rambo, Star Wars, Jessica Rabbit, and more late-20th century cultural references are in- cluded • 9"x12" (228x304mm) •151color images•160 pp. • 978-0-7643-5141-9 • HC • $34.99 Alvarado’s Classic Modern Pin-ups Robert Alvara- do. This essential collection of pin-ups from upstart photographer Robert Alvarado subtly combines color, form, and style, and has an allure that captivates on- lookers and confounds fellow photographers. A year of trial and error went into achieving the look presented here: luscious images with flat color and a shine that accentuates the models’ key features • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) •145 color photos •144 pp. •978-0-7643-3892- 2 • HC • $34.99 Alvarado’s Cosplay Pin-ups Robert Alvarado. In more than 150 vibrant color images, see Alvarado take on this pop culture phenomenon as he captures models "cosing" as characters from Buck Rogers, Deadpool, Star Wars, your favorite D.C. and Marvel franchises, and much more • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) •150+color photos •160 pp.•978-0-7643-5514-1•HC•$29.99 Alvarado’s Pin-up Nudes 2E Robert Alvarado. Rob- ert Alvarado’s 2nd edition of his classic work Pin-Up Nudes. Alvarado uses this collection to focus more on the female form. As with all of his photography, the innovative techniques in these 160 pin-up nudes blur the line that distinguishes a photograph from an illus- tration. With these techniques, his nod to Alberto Vargas, Gil Elvgren, and other pioneering pin-up artists is clear. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 165 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-5807-4 • HC • $39.99 Bombshell: The Pin-Up Art of John Gladman John Gladman. Indulge yourself with this stunning collection of pin-ups! The art of pin-up glorifies the female form and John Gladman celebrates beautiful girls from all walks of life. Glamour and art meet pho- tography to create John’s recognizable and unique look • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •152 color images •144pp. •978-0-7643-5055-9•HC•$34.99 Calendar Girls, Sex Goddesses, and Pin-Up Queens of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s Jon Ortner. A showcase of more than 350 photos, many never before seen, from the 1940s to 1960s. Reproduced with meticulous attention to detail, it includes some of the most alluring women of the 20th century. From play- ful “girls next door” to Marilyn Monroe’s first pin-up, this is a classic tribute to the legendary pin-up queen • 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) • 398 color images • 400 pp. •978-0-7643-5788-6•HC•$50.00 MUSIC & MUSICIANS PIN-UPS BACKLIST GRAFFITI & STREET ART • PIN-UPS | 95