Musician Biography – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 4

Allen Shawn

In the Realm of Tones

A poignant, compelling and clear-eyed memoir of a life in music, with the dogged pursuit of composing at its center.Perhaps no art form has ever splintered into as many factions, genres, languages, philos…

Kevin Cummins

Oasis the Masterplan

A riveting visual evolution of Oasis captured by Kevin Cummins and featuring Noel Gallagher in his own words.How does a band come into being? What are the myriad forces that shape the sound, look, and ide…

Peter Guralnick

Careless Love

By Peter Guralnick Hardcover, 767 pages, 13x20cm, 27 b/w-photographs

Jan Gradvall

Melancholy Undercover

With exclusive band interviews and over a decade of deep research, in Melancholy Undercover, renowned music journalist Jan Gradvall explores the secret to ABBA's success.

Nigel Wood

And Jesus Danced (Twice)

This is the story of the milltown brothers meteoric rise and 'much ignored' demise. It's the story of a good band that got very lucky and then got very unlucky. More broadly it demonstrates the role luck …

Ron Rosenbaum

Bob Dylan

In the wake of the recent hit biopicNo Direction Home, this probing appreciation asks: Do the lyrics of Bob Dylan tell the true story of the ever-changing, ever-radical life and career of the Nobel Prize-…

John Lee Hooker Jr.

From the Shadow of the Blues

A powerful memoir of redemption from the son of blues legend John Lee Hooker Born in Detroit and exposed to the music world from an early age, John Lee Hooker Jr. began singing as a featured attraction in…

Bill Milkowski

Legends of Jazz

This elegant volume is a portrait gallery of 50 eminent legends spanning jazz history, from Jelly Roll Morton, perhaps the inventor of the art form, to contemporary axman Joe Lovano, who contributes a for…

Preston Lauterbach

Before Elvis

In this thought-provoking book, the Black musicians who influenced Elvis Presley's music finally receive recognition and praise.After Baz Luhrmann's movie, Elvis, hit theaters, audiences and critics alike…

Bruce H Klauber, Andrea Kauffman

Let Me Be Frank

As an American singer, conductor, composer, and actor, Frank Sinatra, Jr. (1944--2016) had a long and successful music career and was recognized for his many contributions to American popular song. Yet, h…

Haydn!

»Meine Sprache versteht die ganze Welt.« JOSEPH HAYDN Joseph Haydn galt als bedeutendster Komponist seiner Zeit. Seine 77 Lebensjahre waren erfüllt von schöpferischer Vitalität und der Lust am musikal…

Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)

Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography Part 1

Stephanie Phillips

We Were Here

A long-overdue corrective to the history of rock 'n' roll and alternative music, repopulating it with the extraordinary Black artists and influential figures who steered its courseThe history of rock and …

Haydn!

»Meine Sprache versteht die ganze Welt.« JOSEPH HAYDN Joseph Haydn galt als bedeutendster Komponist seiner Zeit. Seine 77 Lebensjahre waren erfüllt von schöpferischer Vitalität und der Lust am musikal…

Deborah Voigt

Call Me Debbie

Internationally beloved opera star Deborah Voigt recounts her harrowing and ultimately successful private battles to overcome the addictions and self-destructive tendencies that nearly destroyed her life.…

Paul Rappaport

Gliders Over Hollywood

Gliders Over Hollywood tells the exhilarating true story of a blue-collar kid nicknamed 'Rap' who grew up in thrall to rock'n'roll, then found himself right in the middle of many of his heroes' lives as h…

Sacha Lord

Tales from the Dancefloor

The must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Haçienda to The Warehouse Project.

Ceka

The Rolling Stones in Comics!

When the Rolling Stones hit the scene in the 60's, it was to play rhythm & blues, nothing more. They were far from imagining that they would change music, let alone become the mouthpiece of a changing wor…

John Robb

Live Forever

The finest book on Britain's most popular rock 'n' roll band'Read on ... It's all true' Noel GallagherFeaturing an exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher and bespoke artwork by celebrated Oasis album des…