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Edited by Randy Schmidt
Musicians in Their Own Words
MUSIC
480 Pages, 6 x 9
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Mobipocket, Trade Paper
PDF, $13.99 (US $13.99) (CA $18.99)
ISBN 9781613735176
Rights: WOR
Chicago Review Press (May 2017)
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