Since the age of 21, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock 'n' roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family...
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Author:Norman, PhilipSummary: - Author:Hilburn, RobertSummary:
A publishing event from music legend Paul Simon: an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written with Simon's participation'but without editorial control'by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn....
- Author:Sutherland, SamSummary:
A forgotten musical and cultural history of drunks and miscreants, future country stars and political strategists. Perfect Youth is the story of the birth of Canadian punk, a transformative cultural force that reared its head...
- Author:Proulx, Monique DésySummary:
La musique fait partie intégrante de la vie des enfants et les études montrent qu’elle est bien plus qu’un loisir ou un divertissement. Témoignant d’une riche et profonde réflexion, Pourquoi la musique ? propose aux lecteurs d’explorer...
- Author:Strong, JeffSummary:
A professional musician guides serious hobbyists through Pro Tool. Pro Tools puts professional recording and music production software in the hands of anyone with the appropriate hardware and the knowledge to use it. Musician and...
- Author:Lewis, Miles MarshallSummary:
This program includes an introduction read by the author. A stunning, in-depth look at the power and poetry of one of the most consequential rappers of our time. Kendrick Lamar is one of the most influential rappers, songwriters and...
- Author:Herschlag, RichSummary:
Rolling Stone ranked the Ramones at #26 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." They received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Marky Ramone played...
- Author:Berlin, EdwardSummary:
Ragtime, the jaunty, toe-tapping music that captivated American society from the 1890s through World War I, forms the roots of America's popular musical expression. But the understanding of ragtime and its era has been clouded by a...
- Author:Hawkins, Lamont "U-God"Summary:
The explosive, never-before-told story behind the historic rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, as told by one of its founding members, Lamont "U-God" Hawkins."It's time to write down not only my legacy, but the story of nine dirt-bomb street...
- Author:Ingraham, Mary I.Summary:
Malcolm Forsyth (1936-2011) was a musical legend: a much-loved composer, performer, teacher, and mentor. Reflections on Malcolm Forsyth presents a captivating and approachable portrait of one of Canada's finest modern composers. Readers...
- Author:O'Connor, SinéadSummary:
From the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, fearless activism, and of the enduring power of song. Blessed with a singular voice and a...
- Author:Beaunoyer, Jean, Germain, Georges-Hebert, Beaulne, JeanSummary:
Céline Dion is quite possibly Canada’s most famous singer and an icon in her own home province of Quebec. Possessed of an incandescent voice and a vibrant personality, she has moved huge audiences all over the world. These two books...
- Author:Beaunoyer, Jean, Beaulne, JeanSummary:
For almost twelve years, Jean Beaulne was a member of the Baronets "the Beatles of Quebec" along with René Angélil. In this book, he has collaborated with writer and journalist Jean Beaunoyer to tell the untold story of René...
- Author:Brown, JakeSummary:
There is no greater enigma than Rick Rubin working in record production today. As mysterious personally as the Buddhist religion he practices, Rubin has made one thing crystal clear: the records he produces are sonically and...
- Author:Selvin, JoelSummary:
Chronicles the private life of television's first child actor--from his celebrated youth through his slow descent into depression and addiction as a struggling adult, and to his untimely death.
- Author:Warner, AndreaSummary:
In Rise Up and Sing!, Andrea Warner explores how music has contributed to the fight for social justice. Across eight areas of activism--the climate emergency, Indigenous rights, civil rights, disability rights, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, gender...
- Author:Peart, NeilSummary:
An account of the band Rush's thirtieth world tour, told from the perspective of its drummer and lyricist, traces their journey through nine countries, during which the band performed fifty-seven shows, and the author traveled by...
- Author:Peart, NeilSummary:
Neil Peart is an internationally critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-nominated author, and for more than thirty years has been the legendary drummer and lyricist for Rush, the most successful band in the history of Canadian...
- Author:Brouwer, SigmundSummary:
Bestselling author Sigmund Brouwer brings his unique sense of play to the serious business of learning to read and write. Armed with music, humor and heart, he connects the dots for people who work with kids to cultivate reading and...
- Author:Howarth, IanSummary:
Rock ‘n’ Radio illustrates that Montreal was at the epicentre of the rock radio revolution in Canada, eventually attracting talented DJs from the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Their personal stories and the inevitable collision with the...
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