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Cornel Bonca dives deeply into his music, his long fifty-year career, and activism—including environmentalism—within the context of American life, revealing a figure still fueled by certain American ideals like justice, freedom, and equality for all. Browne grew up in Southern California in the early 1960s, greatly influenced by his mother's progressive politics, the music of Bob Dylan and the speeches of Martin Luther King.

The long awaited autobiography from the musical maverick, polymath and Beta Band front man. “Self-destructive pop saboteurs who did it all wrong in all the right ways. Utterly brilliant” —NME Steve Mason is a Scottish singer songwriter and founding member of the Beta Band. Formed in 1996...

Russian composers now had to create work that served the socialist state, and all artistic production was scrutinized for potential subversion. The Sound of Utopia offers a vivid portrait of Soviet musicians and composers struggling to create art in this climate of terror. Some successfully toed the ideological line, diluting their work in the process; others ended up facing the Gulag or even death.

This is the warts-and-all musician’s memoir of a survivor, detailing an improbable, fifty-year odyssey that began with a New Orleans childhood and climaxed writing music for "the biggest tech company in the world". The transformation from a youth whose talent was way ahead of his brain into a touring pro with bands like Uncle Rainbow and Bourgeois Tagg, detailing the challenges of the music business, including tours, record deals, and the influence of technology. It is a raw look at the author's struggle with addiction and subsequent turn to sobriety and Christian music.

Randy Travis’s 1986 breakthrough put him at the forefront of Nashville’s new traditionalist sound and, in the words of Garth Brooks, saved country music. The singer’s warm baritone and all-time classic songs like “Forever and Ever, Amen” landed him atop the charts sixteen times. His cross-genre appeal brought a level of multiplatinum success that no country artist before him had ever achieved.

ما بين يديك مسيرة حياة ( المتمرد ) للموسيقار (عمر خيرت) الذى لم يصل الى ما هو علية اليوم من مكانة فى القلوب وفى عالم الموسيقي بيسر .. ولكنها رحلت حياة كان فيها الكثير من الصعاب والتحديات التى كان من الممكن ان تحيد ية عن ذلك العالم الذى امتعنا من خلالة .. ولكنها ارداة الله ومثابرة الفنان بداخلة ..

From an acclaimed music critic and author, an in-depth analysis of the rise and fall of rock n' roll through the lens of one of the best albums of the 21st century—The Strokes' Is This It. In 2001, The Strokes broke into the indie alt-rock scene with their debut album Is This It, a work that...

From King of Metal Dave Mustaine, a powerful reflection on the harsh truths and raw realizations that can only come from confronting death. Dave Mustaine is no stranger to pain and suffering. He battled demons all his life—including an alcoholic father, addiction, and black magic—and turned...

MercyMe was just a small worship band from Texas until January 2002, when Bart Millard’s song “I Can Only Imagine” swept the airwaves. Suddenly Bart, his bandmates, and their families were riding a wave of success beyond their wildest dreams. Then everything changed again. Bart and Shannon lost Shannon’s brother to a tragic accident. Their second child was born prematurely. Their oldest child was diagnosed with diabetes. Their marriage struggled as Bart spent more and more time on the road, feeling the weight of the band’s success on his shoulders.

Mozart was chaos. A boy wonder. A broke genius. A man who joked about farts and wrote music that made kings weep. This book isn’t a textbook. It’s a story. From the powdered courts of Europe to the echo of his Requiem, MOZART: The Man Who Was Born in Tune follows the full arc. The prodigy, the rebel, the romantic, and the ghost. You’ll meet the father who pulled the strings, the wife who stayed through the madness, the enemies who envied him, and the symphonies that bent light.

The voice that defined soul. The life that defied expectations. The truth that changes everything. What do we really know about the legends we claim to love? We know their hits, their accolades, their public personas—but do we know their truths? Etta James sang with a passion that could shatter hearts and heal souls, but behind that incomparable voice lived a woman fighting battles most of us can't imagine. At Last! The Etta James Chronicles pulls back the curtain on one of music's most complex and captivating figures, revealing the real woman behind the legend.

Live Forever raconte l'histoire de ce phénomène culturel : de Manchester aux stades du monde entier, de l'ivresse des débuts à la gloire planétaire, ce livre retrace la vie tumultueuse des frères Gallagher et de leur musique culte, tout en capturant l'esprit d'une époque à la charnière du millénaire. John Robb, journaliste emblématique et témoin privilégié de la britpop, nous livre de nombreuses anecdotes inédites.

Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe—here is the first book to bring these two all-American icons together. Their friendship and on-and-off intimate relationship, kept secret because of powerful others in their lives, spanned seven tumultuous years. At one point, he even proposed marriage. In Frank & Marilyn, we follow Sinatra and Monroe from one explosive relationship to another, their marriages and love affairs eventually leading to a tangled relationship with each other, sparking a nasty rivalry between Frank and Marilyn’s ex-husband (and one-time friend of Frank), Joe DiMaggio.

This audiobook includes extracts from songs written and performed by Yusuf/Cat Stevens. In order to have the best quality playback, please change the download or streaming settings to the highest rate. Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life, music and spiritual adventures of...

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe—one of America’s most iconic journalists and filmmakers—revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith’s Just Kids. If you’ve seen Almost Famous...

UM LIVRO DE MEMÓRIAS REVELADOR DA MULHER QUE CONHECIA BOB MARLEY COMO NENHUMA OUTRA PESSOA... "Certamente se tornará o relato biográfico definitivo do artista de reggae que mudou a música pop e se tornou um líder para milhões de pessoas." THE TIMES Ao humanizar Bob Marley e seus...

Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to...

The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, celebrates five decades of heavy metal in this tell-all memoir. Most priests hear confessions. This one is making his. Rob Halford, front man of global iconic metal band Judas Priest, is a true...

The story of twentieth-century American music—what really happened, and how and why—from the right-hand man to James Brown, Prince, and D’Angelo, among others. Alan Leeds is one of the most important figures in Black music, which might sound surprising given he’s a Jewish kid from Queens...

Lori’s obsession with Springsteen began in the summer of 1981, when she hid in the bathroom stall of a seaside bar for four hours because she heard Bruce might show up. That experience kicked off a journey of music, mayhem, and magic that’s lasted decades. This memoir is a tribute to the joy and connection Bruce has brought to her life and the lives of fellow fans who've shared their stories, their memories, and their hearts.