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  • The Mariposa Folk Festival A History
    Author:

    Hill, Michael

    Summary:

    A history of the Mariposa Folk Festival, from its humble roots in Orillia in 1961 to international acclaim and legendary status as a premier folk music gathering.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Music

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  • Canadians in Golden Age Hollywood 2-Book Bundle Once Upon a Time in Paradise / Stardust and Shadows
    Author:

    Foster, Charles

    Summary:

    Revisit Hollywood’s Golden Age with insider Charles Foster, who befriended the many Canadian stars that peppered the film sets.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern A Complete History
    Author:

    McPherson, David

    ,

    Cuddy, Jim

    Summary:

    A complete history of Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern, “the Birthplace of Canadian Rock,” to coincide with its seventieth anniversary.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Music

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  • Skinheads, Fur Traders, and DJs An Adventure Through the 1970s
    Author:

    Champniss, Kim Clarke

    Summary:

    The true story of a legend of Canadian pop culture broadcasting and the way he got his start in the 1970s: working as a fur trader for the Hudson’s Bay Company in the Northwest Territories and then

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • Big League Babble On The Misadventures of a Rabble-Rousing Sportscaster and Why He Should Be Dead By Now
    Author:

    Gallagher, John

    Summary:

    Veteran radio and television personality John Gallagher’s salacious, voracious, and dangerously delicious memoirs of a life lived on the edge in the midst of some of the world’s biggest celebrities

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • In My Own Key My Life in Love and Music
    Author:

    Boyd, Liona

    Summary:

    Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • No Remedy for Love
    Author:

    Boyd, Liona

    Summary:

    A new memoir from internationally renowned musician Liona Boyd. Few people’s lives are as romantic and adventurous as Liona Boyd’s has been.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • Whatever It Takes Life Lessons from Degrassi and Elsewhere in the World of Music and Television
    Author:

    Stohn, Stephen

    ,

    Ward, Christopher

    ,

    Gero, Martin

    Summary:

    This book will change the way you think about success.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • Liona Boyd 2-Book Bundle No Remedy for Love / In My Own Key
    Author:

    Boyd, Liona

    Summary:

    Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given classical guitarist Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • The Great Gould
    Author:

    Goddard, Peter

    Summary:

    A startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Music

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  • The Canadian Kings of Repertoire The Story of the Marks Brothers
    Author:

    Taylor, Michael V.

    Summary:

    The Marks Brothers may well have been the most remarkable theatrical family in Canadian history.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • Emma Albani Victorian Diva
    Author:

    Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle

    ,

    Dunton, Darcy

    Summary:

    Born in Quebec, Emma Lajeunesse studied in Europe and in 1869 at the age of 23 launched her opera career in Italy. Almost overnight she became Albani, the world-renowned diva.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • John Grierson
    Author:

    Evans, Gary

    Summary:

    John Grierson, founder of both the British documentary film movement and the National Film Board of Canada, was one of the twentieth century’s most influential personalities in film culture.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Canadian nonfiction, Film, television and performing arts

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  • Brook Benton : there goes that song again
    Author:

    Gradischnig, Hertwig

    ,

    Maitner, Hans

    Summary:

    Brook Benton was a magnificent singer who could handle handle anything from blues, jazz and soul to country, pop and standards.  His version of Tony Joe White’s ‘Rainy Night In Georgia’ - an i

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Music

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    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Running Time: 56:22:27
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: Upper Poppleton, York : Music Mentor Books, [2015], Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00
  • Overweight sensation : the life and comedy of Allan Sherman
    Author:

    Cohen, Mark

    Summary:

    Allan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Film, television and performing arts

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    • Publisher: Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2013, Fri, 01/01/2016 - 12:00
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      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 04/22/2016 - 12:00
    • Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
      Running Time: 48:00:56
      Narrator: Apple Alex (synthetic)
      Publisher: BC Libraries Cooperative, Fri, 04/22/2016 - 12:00

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