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Dynamic Duets

Dynamic Duets

Dynamic Duets

Bob Leszczak

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2016
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Cultura popular
ISBN:
9781442271494

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Arranged alphabetically from Bryan Adams to Dottie West, Dynamic Duets gives the back stories on all of the pairings that cracked Billboard’s Top 40 between 1955 and the end of the century. The book includes photographs of many of the records and/or the performers, chart and label information, year of release, facts about the songs, and quotes from many of the performers, songwriters, and producers themselves.

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