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"Musical influence" is a category for books that examine how music shapes — and is shaped by — people, cultures, genres and ideas. It includes biographies and oral histories that trace how specific artists or scenes inspired others; analytical studies that map stylistic transmission between genres, eras or regions; cultural histories showing music's role in identity, politics, technology and social change; and interdisciplinary works connecting music to film, fashion, race, migration, and industry. These books mix musicology, criticism, sociology and memoir to explain creative lineages, networks of inspiration, and the forces that amplify or transform sounds, and they appeal to readers interested in music history, cultural studies, and the processes of artistic influence and innovation.

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