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Author:Krull, KathleenSummary: - Author:Robertson, RaySummary:
Picking up where Samuel Johnson left off more than two centuries ago, Ray Robertson's 'Lives of the Poets (with Guitars)' offers up an amplified gathering of thirteen portraits of rock & roll, blues, folk, and alt-country's most...
- Author:Robertson, Ray.Summary:
"The days of poets moping around castle steps wearing black capes is over. The poets of today are amplified." - LEONARD COHEN Picking up where Samuel Johnson left off more than two centuries ago, Ray Robertson's Lives of...
- Author:Rosen, SybilSummary:
Living in the Woods in a Tree is an intimate glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949-1989), seen through the eyes of Sybil Rosen, the woman for whom he wrote his most widely known song, "If I Could Only...
- Author:Neufeld, JamesSummary:
Although she called herself "just a singer," soprano Lois Marshall (1925-97) became a household name across Canada during her thirty-four year career and remains one of the foremost figures in the history of Canadian music....
- Author:Pitman, WalterSummary:
Canadian composer Louis Applebaum devoted his life to the cultural awakening of his native land, and this "magnificent obsession" drove him to become a founder of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre...
- Author:Hajdu, DavidSummary:
From the the sheet music era to the atomization of the music landscape, acclaimed music critic David Hajdu presents his personal history of recorded pop music.
- Author:Joplin, LauraSummary:
A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister. Janis Joplin blazed across the sixties music scene, electrifying audiences with her staggering voice and the way she seems...
- Author:Gabriel, MarySummary:
With her arrival on the music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion—as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles—taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. Within two...
- Author:Sanneh, KelefaSummary:
One of Oprah Daily's 20 Favorite Books of 2021 - Selected as one of Pitchfork 's Best Music Books of the Year " One of the best books of its kind in decades. " - The Wall Street Journal An epic achievement and a huge...
- Author:Summers, JodiSummary:
This industry-savvy guide will help musicians of all levels make the album that best complements their skills and meets their career objectives. Revealed here are the who, what, where, when and how of album making, and the tools to sell...
- Author:Stanley, RalphSummary:
Stanley opens up about his expansive career as an old-time musician. Stanley grew up in the Virginia mountains and first learned music from his banjo-playing mother. He interrupted his musical career to farm for a short time, but soon...
- Author:Karpinski, Gary S.Summary:
Manual for Ear Training and Sight Singing provides instruction and exercises for every type of activity students complete in aural skills.
- Author:Pipar, Rosette, King, Carole AnnSummary:
“L’épopée touchante d’une femme qui a toujours honoré son amour de la musique » Surnommée « la reine du country western », Marie King a marqué son époque. Cette musique, elle l’a dans le sang depuis toujours et lui a dédié 60 ans de...
- Author:John, EltonSummary:
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman , to becoming a living legend. Christened Reginald...
- Author:John, EltonSummary:
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the upcoming film Rocketman. The result is Me - the joyously funny, honest and moving story...
- Author:Nelson, WillieSummary:
The untold story of Willie Nelson and his sister, Bobbie, who, over the course of their lives together, supported each other through personal tragedies and triumphs and forged an unbreakable bond through their shared love of music...
- Author:MacLeod, ElizabethSummary:
Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie, music legend, activist and teacher! Buffy Sainte-Marie is not exactly sure where or when she was born, but it was likely the Piapot Reserve in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. As a baby she was adopted...
- Author:Goodman, LizzySummary:
Joining the ranks of the classics Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life, and Can't Stop Won't Stop, an intriguing oral history of the post-9/11 decline of the old-guard music industry and rebirth of the New York rock...
- Author:Rees, PaulSummary:
The definitive biography of John Mellencamp, the iconic American rock and roll original, featuring exclusive in-depth interviews and never-before-told details. Perfect for fans of Janis and Born to Run . John Mellencamp is not your...
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