Chili Palmer finds himself in an unlikely alliance with LAPD Detective Darryl Holmes, and becomes the target of Russian gangsters when he witnesses a mob hit while lunching with an old friend, but he continues to pursue his next film idea based on the life of Linda Moon, a singer who is struggling to leave her past behind.
Contains the history of country music, twenty-one major periods and styles of country music, its instruments and their players, the business of country music, and its books, magazines, and movies.
High schooler Marisol Reyes is given the chance to become a real singer and get out of the streets of East Harlem. In doing so, she tramples on the hearts of her best friend and boyfriend, and in the end will have to decide which is more important--her dreams, or her friends.
Describes opposing views on twelve controversial topics in the music industry and presents discussion questions and further resources for each; covers such areas as record companies, drug culture, sampling, women in the industry, Black and White separation, and freedom of expression.
