Ian S. Port Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Author, THE BIRTH OF LOUD: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll | iansmithport@gmail.com

What's Good: Notes on Rap and Language
Daniel Levin Becker
This Sat 2/12 I'm talking virtually with @dlb about his [timely slang for high quality] new book, WHAT'S GOOD: Notes on Rap and Language (via @CityLightsBooks). Come hang! https://t.co/GvmmgTlPW0
Paperback, 2022
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bring That Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop
Nate Patrin
Wanna go to a party where they just play every song mentioned in Nate Patrin’s (excellent) Bring That Beat Back.
Paperback, 2020
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll
Ian S. Port
When I started working on The Birth of Loud, a buncha old heads were like, “Whaddaya gonna say, there’s nothing new there.” Now here’s Norm of Norm’s Rare Gtrs talking abt how he learned from & liked the book. Moral: Believe in your story, ppl are wrong. https://t.co/NPIqq6dbIU
Paperback, 2019
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book