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The Roundtable

"Holding the Note: Profiles in Popular Music" by David Remnick

By Joe Donahue

Published August 16, 2023 at 11:33 AM EDT

Book cover for "Holding the Note" by David Reminick

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and editor of The New Yorker David Remnick has gathered his writing on some of the essential musicians of our time - intimate portraits of Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more for his new book, "Holding the Note."

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