Arcadia Public Library

Music Is History combines Questlove's deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.

Looks at the history of Tejano music and profiles nearly 300 artists and groups

Imagine the Sound brings together interviews and performances with the prime innovators of the once controversial free jazz movement of the 60s. The first feature documentary by Ron Mann (Grass, Comicbook Confidential) is an eloquent tribute to a group of highly celebrated artists that helped forge the avant-garde jazz of the 1960s. Critic and film historian Jonathan Rosenbaum has said Imagine the Sound “may be the best documentary on free jazz...

Explores America's musical heritage, documenting blues, gospel, folk, country & western, and other traditional genres and the contributions of the seminal artists and musicians who brought them to life, including Lydia Mendoza and John Lee Hooker.

Presents a history of rock music in the United States, profiles the genre's most notable past and present stars, and features song and album suggestions.

"Before disco, punk, hair metal, rap, and eventually grunge took it all away, the music scene in Los Angeles was dominated by rock 'n' roll. If a group wanted to hit it big, L.A. was the place to be. But in addition to the bands themselves finding their footing, their albums also needed some guidance. That came from a group of dedicated producers and engineers working in a cadre of often dilapidated-looking buildings that contained some of the greatest...

Follows the rise of pop music, discusses MTV's role in shaping it, and shares stories of bubblegum pop groups, family bands, and dance-pop idols.