[mplpost] what are mapleposters reading?

[Eve Goldberg]

Now we're on a subject that's near and dear to my heart - books about music.
I have been addicted to books about music since I was a teenager. I seem to
go through phases in my reading, some of which pass quickly, while others
never die. The most recent ones are:

The "How-to" Phase ("How to Be Your Own Booking Agent and Save Thousands of
Dollars" by Jeri Goldstein, etc.)

The Songwriting Phase ("The Craft of Lyric Writing" by Sheila Davis;
"Tunesmith" by Jimmy Webb; "Songwriting and the Creative Process" by Steve
Gillette)

The Traditional Folk Music of the US Phase:  I'm in the middle of reading
"Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life" by Guy and Candie Carawan, about
the history and culture of the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina
and Georgia. I've also got a copy of their book "Voices From the Mountains"
about the history and culture of Appalachia which is waiting to be read.

The Reference Book Phase: "Music Directory Canada," Several Rhyming
Dictionaries and Thesaurases are in here, as are some great songbooks like
"Rise Up Singing." Stan Hugill's "Shanties of the Seven Seas" and John and
Alan Lomax's "Our Singing Country" are recent reference additions in this
category.

In November when I was in North Carolina I picked up a book called
"Romancing the Folk: Public Memory and American Roots Music" which looks
really great. I'm dying to read "Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times
of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina" if only for
the juicy gossip.

Then there's: The Music Star Autobiography Phase ("I, Tina" by Tina Turner;
"Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn; "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy
Wynette; "Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme" by Mary Wilson). I'm pretty much
over this one, but every once in a while I get sucked in again. I swear,
it's like being addicted to soap operas.

Then there was the American pop/rock/soul music history phase, the
African-American music history phase, the Country music phase, the
Beatles/John Lennon phase-- I could go on, but I'll spare you any more gory
details...

Eve Goldberg
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Sweet Patootie Music
483 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, ON M6H 2W3
patootie@interlog.com
www.interlog.com/~patootie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Wilburn" <gene@wilburn.ca>
To: <maplepost@icomm.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [mplpost] what are mapleposters reading?


> I don't remember the purpose of the original thread, but like most folks
> in the computer business my reading is primary technical and would not
> interest anyone outside the trade.
>
> However, I use my Palm Pilot as an e-book reader and I often download free
> reading material from the web. Most of it is older -- e.g., Jane Austen,
> Shakespeare, Tennyson, Mark Twain. I usually have a few e-books on the go.
>
> Yesterday I noticed the autobiography of Geronimo and downloaded it. Aside
> from the song "Geronimo's Cadillac" I only knew vaguely that he was a
> fierce warrior and one of the last of the Apache hold-outs.
>
> It is seldom that a book has so grabbed my attention. His story, as told
> by Geronimo to a relative who wrote it down, is powerful reading. It's
> available at the following site in case you'd like to sample it:
>
> http://modular.fas.harvard.edu/ebooks/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gene
>
> --
> Gene Wilburn, gene@wilburn.ca
> Northern Journey Online, http://www.NorthernJourney.com
>
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