Gary Golio Books
Bird & Diz
By Gary Golio Illustrated By Ed Young
An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist improvise a playful tribute to the creators of bebop—Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.When sax player Charlie “Bird” Parker and...
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Strange fruit
By Gary Golio
The audience was completely silent the first time Billie Holiday performed a song called "Strange Fruit." In the 1930s, Billie was known as a performer of jazz and blues music, but this song wasn't...
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Carlos Santana
By Gary Golio
Carlos Santana grew up surrounded by music. His father, a beloved mariachi performer, taught young Carlos how to play the violin when he was only six years old. But when Carlos discovers American b...
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