From the moment Joni Mitchell's career began — with coffee-house bookings, serendipitous encounters with established stars, and a recording contract that gave her full creative control over her music — the woman from the Canadian wheat...
Singers
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Author:Monk, KatherineSummary: -
Author:Cash, JohnnySummary:The life of the Man in Black revealed by his lyrics, authorized by the Cash estate. Johnny Cash is one of the most beloved and influential country-music stars of all time, having composed more than six hundred songs and sold more than...
- Author:Summers, SashaSummary:
Jace Black went from an oilfield roughneck to an overnight-singing sensation. Now he's working on a duet with country-music legend Krystal King, and he's determined to earn his way to the top. But the more time he spends with Krystal,...
- 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:Arden, JannSummary:
Jann Arden—bestselling author, recording artist and late-blooming TV star—is back with this funny, heartfelt and fierce memoir on becoming a woman of a certain age. The power, gravity and freedom she's found at fifty-seven are...
- Author:McCurdy, JennetteSummary:
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how...
- Author:Forman, GayleSummary:
A powerful display of empathy and friendship from the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of If I Stay. Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the...
- 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:Moorer, AllisonSummary:
When Grammy-nominated musician Allison Moorer's son, John Henry, developed nonverbal autism, she was devastated. Allison shares their story.
- Author:Medina, TonySummary:
Uniquely perceptive poems follow the life from boyhood to icon of this celebrated poet and prophet of reggae culture, set against a backdrop of original music that echoes the Jamaican countryside where he was born and the world beyond...
- 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:Hamilton, Emma Walton, Andrews, JulieSummary:
In this follow-up to her memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her film career, including such classics as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music.
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Author:Ross, JeffSummary:In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Hailey and her best friend compete for a part in an opera.
- Author:Groves, AnnieSummary:
A breathtaking tale set in 1920s Liverpool and London of one girl's determination to trace her roots, find true love and succeed in a world where obstacles lurk around every corner.
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Author:Myers, Beverle GravesSummary:Venice, 1742: Tito Amato has regained his zest for performing and is once again singing lead roles at the Teatro San Marco. On opening night, the famous castrato has the entire audience entranced-except for one box with its scarlet...
- Author:Smith, SeanSummary:
Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles. Harry Styles has grown up. The One Direction boy band member so loved by millions has become a truly global superstar -...
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Author:Thompson, DaveSummary:By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster. Fifteen years after becoming the most colourfully controversial...
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Author:Davis, StephenSummary:Gold Dust Woman gives "the gold standard of rock biographers" (the Boston Globe) his ideal topic: Nicks' work and life are equally sexy and interesting, and Davis delves deeply into each, unearthing fresh details from new, intimate...
- Author:McCarthy, KateSummary:
Evie Jamieson, a former wild child, is not only a headstrong, smart-mouthed trouble magnet, she is also a lead singer with a plan. That plan involves uprooting her band, including her two best friends guitarist Henry and band manager...
- Author:Fidelman, Geoffrey MarkSummary:
Ella Fitzgerald. The name alone conjures up images of the Savoy Ballroom; of the Chick Webb, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie bands; of hot jazz, sweet ballads, and a genuinely unique presence. Ella Fitzgerald, an artist who has been...
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