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A memoir by Mason Loika who grew up in Miami, Florida where he tanned as brown as a berry. His dark complexion kept him from touring at Princeton's (N.J.) American Boychoir School in 1956 out of fear audiences would consider the school had become integrated. After a pedophile attack by the school's guidance counselor, he found solace after his participation in a Carnegie Hall's Annex to perform the same Mozard sonata for an audience of one: Louis Armstrong. Rock 'n' roll embraced his soul as he obsessed over watching American Bandstand on TV.

Celebrate 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a bold new spoken-word album featuring original cast icon Patricia Quinn (Magenta), joined by special guests Barry Bostwick (Brad Majors) and Nell Campbell (Columbia).

Én af landets mest populære sangskrivere sætter ord på sit livs lyse nætter med musik, skæve Dalton-dage, kvinder og lidenskab men også et liv med dystre dage, dæmoniske drukture og en evigt, borende længsel. Lars Lilholt fortæller sin egen families historie og giver et enestående indblik i, hvad der har formet mennesket bag Danmarks største kærlighedssang "Kald det Kærlighed.

Kim Larsen er hele Danmarks folkekære gavflab og, ifølge rockanmelder Erik Jensen, Danmarks mest populære kunstner nogensinde. Forfatter Peder Bundgaard har fulgt Kim Larsen på nært og venskabeligt hold siden Gasolin'-dagene i 70'erne, og i bogen giver han et kærligt og loyalt portræt af sangeren fra barndommen og den tidlige ungdom i 50'erne, over 60'erne, gennembrudsårene med Gasolin' og frem til tiden med Kjukken. Historien om Larsen er fortalt med masser af anekdoter og et nysgerrigt blik på samtiden fra efterkrigsårene til årtusindskiftet.

What if the love of your life had been listening to the same songs, dreaming the same dreams, and wandering the same English hills... long before you ever met? Shadows of the Beatles is a true, once-in-a-lifetime love story—told in two voices, across two continents, and united by one timeless soundtrack. Gary was a Yorkshire boy raised on steam trains, ghost stories, and Beatles records played on a Dansette gramophone. Valerie was a Chicago girl growing up in a Polish American household filled with secrets, Broadway ballads, and a father whose life whispered of espionage.

A deeply personal memoir from founding member and primary songwriter Roland Orzabal of iconic English band Tears for Fears, known for their smash hits “Shout,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” and “Break It Down Again.” Weaving themes of identity...

Dass die zerstrittenen Brüder Noel und Liam Gallagher eines Tages wieder zueinander finden würden, haben Fans nicht zu hoffen gewagt. Als Oasis im Sommer 2024 ihre Reunion und Tour verkündete, war die Freude umso größer. Dieses Buch erzählt, wie es dazu kam. Der Autor schreibt von der persönlichen und musikalischen Entwicklung der Brüder, von dem Bruch der Band im Jahr 2009 und den anschließenden Solokarrieren. Fundiert recherchiert ist dieses Buch eine Chronik bedeutender Musikgeschichte, einer Band, die immer noch Massen begeistert und von zwei Brüdern, die nie so ganz ohneeinander konnten.

La biografía más completa que se haya publicado del líder de Virus, banda vanguardista y una de las más influyentes del pop y el rock argentino de los 80 hasta la actualidad.

The emotional, epic story of James “Cornbread” Harris—a self-proclaimed “blessed dude” and one of Minneapolis’s most influential musicians. Read by the author, Andrea Swensson, with interview excerpts and music by Cornbread Harris and an afterword read by his Grammy-winning son, James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III. “I am a blessed dude,” Cornbread says, taking us along on a musical journey that evolves into a heartfelt tale of reconciliation and forgiveness, all to the tune of his signature blues sound.

The Shepherd Who Lost His Sheep is a raw, gripping account of the rise and fall of a globally recognized Jamaican band—and the leadership failures that caused it all to crumble. Blending memoir with powerful leadership insights, author Oneil Peart shares hard-earned lessons from his journey through fame, ego, mismanagement, and redemption. With unflinching honesty, he explores how charisma without character leads to collapse, how success can expose immaturity, and how true leadership is rooted in service, not status.

In his most personal work yet, Grammy Award–winning rapper 2 Chainz shares the spiritual journey behind his success, offering a raw, reflective, and deeply motivational meditation on the inner voice that’s guided him his whole life: God. Before he was 2 Chainz, he was Tauheed Epps—an only...

This book depicts the life and career of Scott Hoying, Grammy Award-winning cofounder of Pentatonix, as seen by his mother Connie. More than just a book about her son’s life, Connie tells a heartfelt story of perseverance, dedication to music, LGBTQ+ acceptance, and supportive parenting.

In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Taking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of classic histories of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, a groundbreaking reckoning with the world’s greatest rock 'n' roll band All great music is a threat. What left is there to say about The Rolling Stones? A hell of a lot, it turns out. Bob Spitz has...

Es ist das Buch zum Sound der Babyboomer-Generation. Das Hörbuch funktioniert wie eine Unterhaltung mit Freunden, bei der man sich gemeinsam an die Jugendzeit erinnert, staunt, lacht und gelegentlich ins Nachdenken kommt. Warum waren bestimmte Platten, Sänger oder Bands wichtig für einen? Warum man sich an manche Dinge glasklar erinnern kann und an andere nicht?

Prince: When the World Turned Purple tells the story of one of the most influential and enigmatic musicians of our time. The book begins with the author's personal account of first discovering Prince's music, and how it sparked a lifelong love and appreciation for his artistry.

Esta biografia, escrita pelo autor best-seller e reconhecido jornalista musical Charles R. Cross, traz relatos inéditos sobre a vida e obra do maior guitarrista de todos os tempos. Muito já foi escrito sobre ele, contudo, Hendrix é muito mais conhecido pelo seu mito do que por sua verdadeira biografia, por sua infância e pelos bastidores da sua curta e incendiária carreira como músico, o que é corrigido neste livro de forma impecável.

Rita pode ter tido de tudo, menos uma “vidinha besta”. E os últimos anos foram, sim, desafiadores. Ao mesmo tempo que o mundo passava por uma pandemia, ela foi diagnosticada com câncer no pulmão. Em um texto franco, ora cru e chocante, ora cheio de ironias, ora sutil e amoroso, Rita Lee não poupa detalhes de seu tratamento. Fala também da rotina, dos avisos do Universo, de seres de luz e dos caminhos que a vida tomou.

After performing with Ronnie Hawkins as the Hawks (1957-1964), The Band (Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, and Levon Helm) eventually rose to fame in the sixties as backing musicians for Bob Dylan. This collaboration with Dylan presented the group with a chance to expand musically and strike out on their own. The Band's fusion of rock, country, soul, and blues music-all tinged with a southern flavor and musical adventurousness—created a unique soundscape.

Growing up on the whitewashed Central Coast in the 1980s and attending an elite school as a scholarship student from the wrong side of the tracks, Lebanese-Cypriot Simone Amelia Jordan felt like an outcast among her peers for years. Her lifeline was hip-hop, then in its golden age. From girlhood, Simone recognised the art form's pro-Black consciousness, and the rappers' resonant words inspired her to embrace her own identity and back herself.