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Until now there hasn't been a critical, authoritative, in-depth portrait of Metallica. Mick Wall's thoroughly researched, insightful work is enriched by his interviews with band members, record company execs, roadies, and fellow musicians. He tells the story of how a tennis-playing, music-loving Danish immigrant named Lars Ulrich created a band with singer James Hetfield and made his dreams a reality.

Né d'un instituteur, Franz Schubert a pour premiers professeurs son père pour le violon et son frère pour le piano. Il reçoit également l'enseignement du maître de chapelle de la paroisse, qui lui transmet l'art du chant et les techniques de l'orgue. Puis, il rentre sur concours au "Stadkonvikt" où il reçoit l'enseignement de Salieri.

According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues.

I Led Zeppelin sono stati i grandi protagonisti della nascita dell'hard rock tra la fine degli anni '60 e per tutti i '70...

Hasta 2014, cuando los Rolling Stones cumplían cincuenta y dos años de existencia, había más de sesenta álbumes publicados de la banda, veinticinco documentales, cientos de discos y videos piratas. Hasta el año 2012, había 1.546 sesiones de...

Mary Travers, Madame Bolduc, est née le 4 juin 1894 dans le petit village de pêcheurs de Newport, en Gaspésie. Elle démontre très vite un goût prononcé pour la musique. Première auteure-compositrice-interprète québécoise du début du XXe siècle, Madame Bolduc demeure une figure féminine emblématique de son époque. Encore aujourd’hui, pas moins de cent de ses chansons survivent et font la joie des amateurs de musique folklorique.

Maria Callas (1923-1977) was the greatest opera diva of all time with a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna. Much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her reputation was marred by legendary tantrums on and off the stage. 

Told in his inimitable style, Karma will reflect on Boy George's life as a kid growing up in sixties London, through the hedonism of the seventies and the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club, and the heydays of the nineties meeting musical legends like David Bowie, Madonna and Prince - as well as addressing all those rumours. The book will reveal the highs and lows of love, loss, addiction, recovery, prison, and celebrity on Boy George's journey through fame to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today.

Las atormentadas y profundamente conmovedoras memorias del gran contrabajista y compositor de jazz Charles Mingus.

In terms of raw popularity, Bob Marley sold over 20 million albums in a brief career that took him around the globe as, "[T]he first international superstar from the so-called third world." Beginning with the more lighthearted ska style, Marley drew fellow Jamaicans as kindred spirits by adding social commentary to the lyrics. His exaltation of the reggae form, couched in the Rastafari, became an instrument of order and a haven for otherwise directionless youth in Kingston and other communities of Jamaica.

All'inizio del 1991, il famoso manager musicale Danny Goldberg accettò nella sua scuderia i Nirvana, una nuova band acclamata dalla scena musicale underground di Seattle. Non aveva idea che il leader della band, Kurt Cobain, sarebbe diventato un'icona della cultura pop e del mondo della musica, e che la sua fama avrebbe eguagliato quella di John Lennon, Michael Jackson o Elvis Presley. Danny ha lavorato con Kurt dal 1990 al 1994, il periodo più importante della vita di Cobain.

Renowned guitarist Steve Howe tells his own story in his own words, often unflinchingly as he recounts times of triumph and torment amidst the cream of the UK's prog rock bands. Best known for his work with Yes, a group prone to sudden upheavals, and AOR supergroup Asia, Steve Howe's passage through these and other bands is a roller coaster ride of constant touring, tense recording sessions, and frequent trips to all corners of the globe.

Few rock drummers remain as universally praised as Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham. Listen to any Zeppelin album, and you will hear a virtual showcase on expert rock drumming, while never getting in the way of the group’s other members and their contributions - singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones. But sadly, one of rock’s all-time greats died tragically young - he was only 32 years old - resulting in the end of one of rock’s most celebrated bands.

"Ueber Johann Sebastian Bachs Leben, Kunst und Kunstwerke" stellt nicht nur die erste Bach-Biographie dar, das Buch ist generell die erste Monographie über einen Musiker und Komponisten in den deutschen Landen. Die Gestirne für das Verfassen der Biographie standen günstig, war Forkel doch mit dem Hamburger Generalmusikdirektor Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach befreundet und konnte darüber hinaus noch dessen ältesten Bruder Wilhelm Friedemann interviewen.

There will never be a performer quite like Elvis Presley, and this wonderful tribute fondly remembers the most successful recording artist of all time. This splendid audiobook brings to life his incredible story. From bursting on the music scene as a rebellious youngster to the sad and unforgettable day in 1977, celebrate the extraordinary life of the greatest rock 'n' roller of them all.

Another Part of Me - An Extraordinary Tale of Twin Souls is a personal account of two people, two souls, who have crossed over countless planes of existence throughout time and join together in the present day to serve humanity together. Everyone has heard of their “other half” their soul mate, but few truly understand the spiritual significance of this other half of ourselves.

A deeply personal, revealing, and lyrical portrait of Duane Allman, founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, written by his daughter Galadrielle Allman went to her first concert as an infant in diapers, held in her teenage mother’s arms. Playing was her father—Duane Allman, who would...

Are you the world's biggest Ariana Grande fan? Or do you want to find out everything there is to know about the actress, singer, and songwriter? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are over 100 facts about Ariana, from her childhood and first acting roles through to her emergence as a world-renowned singer with a vocal range to rival Mariah Carey. Narrated by Kent Harris, this is the perfect audiobook for everyone from new fans all the way through to die-hard Arianators!

"Mein Essay über Lady Gaga erzählt von Sonderwegen. Von dem eines jungen Mädchens namens Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, das zu Lady Gaga wurde, von meinem - und dem meiner Freunde. Von Partys und Drag, Outsidertum und Selbstfindung, von spätem Coming-of-Age und davon, wie man jedes bisschen Mut zusammenkratzt, um das zu werden, was man schon immer sein wollte. Die einzelnen Abschnitte führen ins Dorf und in die Kleinstadt, nach Köln und New York, auf Konzert- und Lesebühnen, an den Schreibtisch und in den Club. Lady Gaga liefert den Soundtrack und die Attitüde dazu."

Meat Loaf, a singer and actor who’s sold more than 50 million albums of his Bat Out of Hell trilogy alone, talks about the end of touring, his Las Vegas residency, and his long relationship with songwriter Jim Steinman. Meat Loaf also touches on a variety of topics like the recording of Bat Out of Hell, his working with his band on song arrangements, and his time as a game show host.