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The library collects a wide range of musical styles to appeal to every taste. If there is anything that you would like to suggest for the collection or you would like a recommendation from one of our music experts, please contact us. The music collection is organized according to “music style” or genres. Categories include: Blues, Country, Folk, Rock, Opera, Classical, Jazz, Popular, Musicals/ Soundtracks, Popular-Latin, and World Music. For more information on how to find music, click here. |
Midnight Rambler
"He was my bosom buddy friend to the end, one of the last true great spirits of my or any other generation. This is just so sad to talk about. I still can remember the first day I met him and the last day I saw him. We go back pretty far and had been through some trials together. I'm going to miss him, as I'm sure a whole lot of others will too." - April 20 2012 Bob Dylan
Levon Helm 1940 - 2012
Music:
The ties that bind: the best of... 1975-1996
FILM:
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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2012 Grammy Awards
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. All underlined titles below are in the Library's collection.
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| Song of the Year | Best Country Album |
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Own the Night – Lady Antebellum
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| Album of the Year | Best Jazz Vocal Album |
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The Mosaic Project – Terri Lyne Carrington & Various Artists
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| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Best Bluegrass Album |
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Paper Airplane – Alison Krauss & Union Station |
| Best New Artist | Best World Music Album |
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| Best R&B Song | Best Alternative Music Album |
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"Fool for You" Cee Lo Green & Jack Splash
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| Best Rock Album | Best Rap Album |
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
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| Best Rap Performance | Best Rap Song |
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"Otis" – Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Otis Redding
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"All of the Lights" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna, Fergie & Kid Cudi
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| Best Pop Solo Performance | Best R&B Album |
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Smithsonian Folkways
The CKUA Radio Network presents Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On, a new 26-part series featuring the original recordings of the Folkways Collection, now a cornerstone of Smithsonian Folkways Records' vast catalogue. This series, hosted by Michael Asch, the only child of Folkways Records' founder Moses Asch, and researched by Robert Wiznura, is a co-production of The Smithsonian Women's Committee, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, folkwaysAlive! at the University of Alberta, and the CKUA Radio Network.
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Grammy Nominations!
The Grammy nominations for 2012 have been announced. Below is a selected list of those that are available at the Library. Please call the A-V Department at 847-681-7033 if you have any questions!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
21 - Adele
Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars
Loud - Rihanna
The Lady Killer - Cee Lo Green (best pop vocal)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Wasting Light - Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown - Kings of Leon
I'm with You - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
The Whole Love - Wilco
BEST RAP ALBUM
Watch the Throne - Jay-Z and Kanye West
Tha Carter IV - Lil Wayne
Lasers - Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Codes and Keys - Death Cab for Cutie
Circuital - My Morning Jacket
King of Limbs - Radiohead
OTHER NOMINEES
The Harrow & The Harvest - Gillian Welch
Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder
Paper Airplane - Alison Krauss & Union Station
Revelator - Tedeschi Trucks Band
Rare Bird Alert - Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
The King Is Dead - The Decemberists
Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
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Nirvana's album "Nevermind" is 20 years old.
This past weekend was a hallmark for modern rock music. It was the 20 year anniversary for the release of the classic Nirvana album, "Nevermind".
Originally released on September 24th in 1991 in the middle of the grunge rock movement, the album was released with relatively low expectations. No one expected the album would go on to sell 30 million copies. No one expected that that the single "Smells Like Teen Sprit" would be a musical gamechanger which would open the gates to mainstream acceptance to such bands such as Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins. No one expected that 20 years later, it would be regarded as one of the best albums ever recorded and influence a great number of musicians.
Kurt Cobain may be gone, but his music lives on. Check out "Nevermind" and other albums from the Nirvana discography from the list below.
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Tenor Salvatore Licitra
Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra died on Monday after nine days in a coma following motorcycle in Southern Sicily in August, just days after his 43rd birthday. Considered by many as one of the leading tenors of his generation, Licitra was scheduled to sing the lead tenor role in Aida in the Lyric Opera’s 2011-2012 season.
Check this out from the Library's collection:
Puccini, Giaccomo. Tosca
Photo credit: Sony Classical
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Chicago Jazz Festival
The 33rd Chicago Jazz Festival will run September 1-4 in multiple locations in and around Millennium Park. The Library has CDs by many of the artists performing this year. Here are a few:
Chicago Jazz Ensemble Ravi Coltrane Ernest Dawkins
Roy Hargrove Stefon Harris Joe Lovano Reginald Robinson
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London riot fire destroys European stock of several Chicago record labels.
London has been going through a series of riots over the last week. Cars have been flipped, buildings have been razed, and people have gotten hurt. So far, over 700 people have been arrested and millions of dollars worth of property damage has occured.
One of the buildings that was destroyed is a warehouse owned by Sony. This warehouse served as a European distribution point for many small independent labels. Several of the affected labels are based here in the Chicago area. Thrill Jockey, Touch & Go, Victory Records, Drag City, and Bloomington Indiana based Secretly Canadian have all been hit hard. Drag City has described the loss of their inventory as "catastrophic".
Below is a list of several of the albums released by the affected labels that the Library owns.
Fred Anderson - From the River to the Ocean (Thrill Jockey)
Anthony & the Johnsons - The Crying Light (Secretly Canadian)
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go (Drag City)
Califone - Quicksand/cradlesnakes (Thrill Jockey)
Bert Jansch - The Black Swan (Drag City)
The Jesus Lizard - Goat (Touch & Go)
Joana Newsom - Ys (Drag City)
The Sea and Cake - Everybody (Thrill Jockey)
Tortoise - Millions Living Will Never Die (Thrill Jockey)
[photo credit - Associated Press]
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Lollapalooza August 5-7: Start enjoying the music now!
Did you know that the Library has CDs by many of the artists performing this year at Lollapalooza in Grant Park? Here are a few to get you started:
Arctic Monkeys
Beirut
Bright Eyes
The Cars
Cee-Lo
Coldplay
Deftones
Eminem
Explosions in the Sky
Foo Fighters
Muse
My Morning Jacket
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Chuck Berry honored with a statue.
On July 29th, guitarist and rock pioneer Chuck Berry was honored in his native town of St. Louis with an eight foot tall statue.
The creator of legendary rock songs such as "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Johnny B. Goode" was overwhelmed with emotion. "I don't know how to speak.", he said. "I can sing a little bit. Thank you and I love you all."
Below are some things that we own of his in the collection.
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll! (CD)
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock n Roll! (DVD)
Chuck Berry - The Chess Box (boxed set of his Chess Records recordings)
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