singers

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singers

Ray Charles

soul man
1996
A biography of the popular singer, who became blind as a young boy.

Rub?n Blades

Salsa singer and social activist
1997
Traces the life of the international salsa singing star from his early life in Panama through his career as a musician and actor and his unsuccessful run for the presidency of his home country.

Selena

2000
Discusses the life and work of the award-winning Texas singer who had begun to popularize Tejano music when she was shot and killed by the president of her fan club.

Celine Dion

my story, my dream
2000
An autobiography of singing star C?line Dion in which she discusses her happy childhood in a large, working-class Canadian family, her early start as a performer, her romance and marriage to her manager Ren? Ang?lil, and other aspects of her life and profession.

Pl?cido Domingo

1992
Profiles the life and career of the Spanish opera singer who is also known in the world of popular music.

Jazz singing

America's great voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and beyond
1990
The story of how jazz and blues gave birth to popular singing, examining the style of creative singers and why their music was influential.

Lena Horne

1989
Describes the life and career achievements of the African-American singer.

Elvis Presley

2003
Follows the life, career, and music of the popular rock and roll singer, from his early years in Mississippi to his controversial death at age forty-two.

Camp Rock

the junior novel
2008
Fourteen-year-old Mitchie, who has dreams of becoming a rock star, is ecstatic when her mom takes a job as a cook at a summer camp for aspiring rock stars.

Learning about determination from the life of Gloria Estefan

1996
A biography of the Cuban-born rock singer with a focus on her determination to succeed and be happy in spite of serious obstacles.

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