A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter Ames CarlinTo have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from...
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Hearing, the first of our senses to develop in the womb, is also the most recent of our senses to appear in evolutionary terms. This episode explores how sound is produced and transmitted, how the human ear is designed to receive...
- Author:Boone, Steve, Moss, TonySummary:
On October 15, 1967, bass player Steve Boone took the Ed Sullivan Show stage for the final time, with his band The Lovin’ Spoonful. Since forming in a Greenwich Village hotel in early 1965, Boone and his bandmates had released an...
- How music got free : the end of an industry, the turn of the century, and the patient zero of piracyAuthor:Witt, StephenSummary:
"What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?" How Music Got Free is a riveting story of obsession, music, crime, and money, featuring visionaries and criminals, moguls and tech-savvy teenagers. It’s about...
- Author:Byrne, DavidSummary:
A celebration of music offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history.
- Author:Couture, ChristaSummary:
A powerful testament to resilience by performing and recording artist Christa Couture. Christa Couture has come to know every corner of grief--its shifting blurry edges, its traps, its pulse of love at the centre and the bittersweet...
- Author:Tweedy, JeffSummary:
There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity in their life? That's...
- Author:Ross, RickSummary:
The highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross chronicles his coming of age amid Miami's crack epidemic, his star-studded controversies and his unstoppable rise to fame. Rick Ross is an indomitable presence in the music...
- Author:Jackson, CurtisSummary:
For the first time, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson opens up about his amazing comeback--from tragic personal loss to thriving businessman and cable's highest-paid executive--in this unique self-help guide, his first since his...
- Author:Greenman, Ben, Wilson, BrianSummary:
Reveals as never before the man who fought his way back to stability and creative relevance, who became a mesmerizing live artist, who forced himself to reckon with his own complex legacy and completed Smile, the legendary unfinished...
- Author:Forrest, HelenSummary:
An inside look at the exciting world of a singer during the Big Band era portrays the memories, characters, music, joys, and sorrows of a great American musical age
- Author:Phillips, BeauSummary:
Provides an all-access behind-the-scenes VIP tour of when rock was great, courtesy of Beau Phillips, a former head of marketing at MTV and insider / occasional accomplice to the funny, decadent, and outrageous legends of classic rock in...
- Author:Oickle, VernonSummary:
Born in tiny Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Hank Snow enjoyed a musical career that spanned five decades and sales of more than 80 million albums. In I’m Movin’ On, journalist Vernon Oickle chronicles Snow’s hardscrabble life, from his...
- Author:White, Richard AntoineSummary:
Includes original music from the documentary R.A.W. Tuba, as well as the author playing. From the streets of Baltimore to the halls of the New Mexico Philharmonic, a musician shares his remarkable story in I'm Possible, an...
- Author:Boyd, LionaSummary:
Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million. Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the...
- Author:Higgins Jonas, HollySummary:
Winner of the 2002 National Choral Award for Outstanding Choral Publication They are at the heart of every community in Canada, whether they be singing in concert or rehearsal, in a worship service or at a special event. They are...
- Author:Camp, Jeremy, Camp, Adrienne, Haley, Amanda HopeSummary:
Jeremy Camp became a GRAMMY®-nominated singer and songwriter, released four gold albums, and received two American Music Awards nominations. While on a three-month-long tour, Jeremy met and built a friendship with the lead singer of...
- Author:Wills, CherylSummary:
From the matriarchs of the movement to today's chart-topping divas, Cheryl Wills offers in-depth portraits of twenty-five amazing women of Gospel music, and illuminates what makes each of them shine.
- Author:Whiting, MargaretSummary:
In this intimate "musical autobiography," one of our most prominent and enduring singers writes about almost every performer and composer in contemporary popular music. The daughter of acclaimed songwriter Richard Whiting, Margaret grew...
- Author:Gilinsky, JackSummary:
Vine ingenues, YouTube megastars, hip-pop sensations, and best friends Jack & Jack share their own brand of irreverent comedy, on-point style, and heartfelt life advice. Nebraska natives Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson shot to...
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