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| $26.95 paper
(978-0-295-99113-9)
Publication date: Oct. 2011
Subject Listing: Northwest History, Music
Bibliographic information: 384 pp., 50 illus., notes, bibliog., index, 6 x 9 in.
Rights: World rights
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kurt armbruster
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Kurt E. Armbruster is a Seattle native, historian, professional bassist, and singer-songwriter. He has played music of many genres, from Beethoven to balalaika, Sousa to swing, and has written three books, including Orphan Road: The Railroad Comes to Seattle, 1853-1911. He is a proud member of the Seattle Musicians' Association, afm Local 76-493.
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Greetings!
Before Seattle Rocked: A City and Its Music
By Kurt E. Armbruster
The rich, deep roots of Seattle's musical heritage have profoundly affected the city's cultural life and history. For this once remote city, music forged links as real as those created by railroads and steamships. Personal anecdotes and memories from many of Seattle's most beloved musicians and historic photographs of the changing music scene enrich this entertaining panorama of Seattle music from the 1890s to the 1960s, "before Seattle rocked." EVENTS10/4/11 from 12:40-1 p.m. KUOW's "The Conversation"10/6/11 at 7 p.m. University Bookstore10/11/11 at 7 p.m. Village Books, Bellingham10/13/11 at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Historians Guild, at Northeast Branch of SPL, with Ravenna Third Place Books10/29/11 at 7 p.m. New Orleans, with Elliott BayPRAISE FOR BEFORE SEATTLE ROCKED"Packed with history, personalities, and great stories, this multilayered look at Seattle's musical beginnings will delight anyone interested in the sources that fed the region's unique cultural identity. A fun and absorbing read!" -Maxine Frost, Classical KING FM 98.1 "This unusual book is chock-full of marvelous anecdotes about Seattle's musical history, from folk to country to opera to jazz." -Paul de Barros, Seattle Times jazz critic and author of Jackson Street After Hours: The Roots of Jazz in Seattle"Kurt Armbruster has done an extraordinary job in honoring the musicians that have made Seattle such an innovative place for music. A remarkable book, about some remarkable people." -Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony Watch the book trailer here: |
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