Young Neil is a detailed chronological narrative of the early life of iconic Canadian musician Neil Young. Exploring a time in this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s life that has yet to be documented with such depth of research,...
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Auteur:Bryon, DennisSommaire:From behind the drumkit to the top of the charts: the backstage story of the Bee Gees
With worldwide sales of over 220 million records, the Bee Gees are the sixth-best-selling music artists in history....
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Auteur:Jacobs, Jay S.Sommaire:Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things.
Waits is the lifeline between the great Beat poets and today’s rock & roll heroes....
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Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was... ? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the...
- Auteur:Gurevich, MargaretSommaire:
Find out how this English singer-songwriter and actor who constantly reinvented his look and sound became one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century in this new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series....
- Auteur:Anderson, KirstenSommaire:
How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started...
- Auteur:Pollack, Pam.Sommaire:
How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder of several humanitarian groups? Track Bono's rise to fame in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series. By age 16, Paul David Hewson...
- Auteur:Rau, Dana MeachenSommaire:
Follow the bad boys of rock and roll from their beginnings in London to their unparalleled success around the world. Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues and blended it into rock and roll to...
- Auteur:Brooke, JohnSommaire:
Luc Malarmé was one of France’s most popular rock stars when he was convicted for the murder of his girlfriend, beloved film star Miri Monette. After nine years in prison, he has just been released and come to live at his country...
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Auteur:Doyle, AlanSommaire:From the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea comes a memoir about growing up in the tiny fishing village of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and then taking to the world stage. Alan paints a vivid and raucous portrait of a curious young...
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Auteur:Renoff, GregSommaire:A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen’s legendary early years
After years of playing gigs everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen — led by frontman extraordinaire David Lee Roth and guitar...
- Auteur:Renoff, GregSommaire:
A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen's legendary early years After years of playing gigs everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen -- led by frontman extraordinaire David Lee Roth and guitar virtuoso Edward...
- Auteur:Van Zandt, StevieSommaire:
An epic tale of self-discovery by a self-confessed Rock n Roll disciple What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe...
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Auteur:Barclay, Michael, Jack, Ian A.D., Schneider, JasonSommaire:“Two Solitudes” is excerpted from Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, available as a print or ebook.
Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to...
- Auteur:Lewisohn, MarkSommaire:
Tune In is the first volume of All These Years- a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews...
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Auteur:Barclay, Michael , Jack, Ian A.D., Schneider, JasonSommaire:Trust Yourself is excerpted from Have Note Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, available as a print or ebook. Published in autumn 2001, Have Not Been the Same became the first book to...
- Auteur:Mehr, BobSommaire:
Written with the participation of the Replacement's key members, including reclusive singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, and the family of late guitarist Bob Stinson, Mehr creates a deeply intimate and nuanced...
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Auteur:Peart, NeilSommaire:Neil Peart decided to drive his BMW Z-8 automobile from L.A. to Big Bend National Park, in Southwest Texas. As he sped along “between the gas-gulping SUVs and asthmatic Japanese compacts clumping in the left lane, and the roaring,...
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Auteur:Brown, JakeSommaire:Featuring exclusive interviews with people who worked alongside Tori Amos in the studio — one of her producers, sound engineers, and backing band members — as well as in–depth research into the singer herself, Tori Amos: In the...
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Auteur:Berman, StuartSommaire:Danko Jones may be a straight-forward rock band, but their story is anything but. They’re a band that has roots in many different music communities — the North American indie-rock scene, the Scandinavian garage-rock scene, the European...
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