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Often referred to as the quiet Beatle, George Harrison’s demure and slightly moody visage can be seen peeking out at us from countless Beatles and solo albums. It seemed that George was such a powerful presence, he really didn’t even need to speak. This was the man who bid us to listen while his guitar gently wept.

En este audiolibro descubriremos de la mano del cronista, periodista, autor y poeta Gustavo Tatis, la historia del maestro de la música colombiana del siglo XX, el único que ha podido mantener a varias generaciones danzando: Lucho Bermúdez.

Audiobuch über das Leben und Wirken des legendären Sängers und Songwriters. John Denver lebt: zumindest in den Gedanken der immer noch riesigen Fangemeinde des 1997 durch einen Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben gekommenen amerikanischen Sängers und Songwriters. Jetzt ist ein Hörbuch über ihn erschienen, das über das Leben und Wirken des Künstlers informiert. Das Hörbuch enthält dazu Interviewpassagen von einer Pressekonferenz, die John Denver auf seiner letzten Deutschlandtournee im Jahre 1995 gegeben hat.

Bono – Künstler, Aktivist und Sänger der irischen Rock-Band U2 – legt seine umfassende Autobiografie mit dem Titel "SURRENDER" vor. Bono ist einer der international bekanntesten Musiker. In "SURRENDER" schreibt Bono zum ersten Mal selbst über sein Leben und über die Menschen, die ihm nahestehen. Er berichtet von seiner Kindheit in Dublin, vom plötzlichen Tod seiner Mutter, die er mit 14 verlor, von U2s unglaublichem Aufstieg zu einer der einflussreichsten Rock-Bands der Welt, bis hin zu seinem Engagement gegen Aids und den Hunger in der Welt.

Rossini fu un grande musicista del XIX secolo, che a vent'anni era già ricercato e famoso. Il "cigno di Pesaro" ha continuato ad attirare l'interesse dei lettori di pari passo con la grande popolarità a teatro delle sue opere, dal "Barbiere di Siviglia" alla "Cenerentola, al "Guglielmo Tell".

Because Johnny Cash cut his classic singles at Sun Records in Memphis and reigned for years as country royalty from his Nashville-area mansion, people tend to associate the Man in Black with Tennessee. But some of Cash’s best songs—including classics like “Pickin’ Time,” “Big River,” and “Five Feet High and Rising”—sprang from his youth in the sweltering cotton fields of northeastern Arkansas.

Holly Knight’s singular music career included crafting a good part of the soundtrack to the MTV '80s with mega-hits for Tina Turner (“The Best”), Pat Benatar (“Love Is a Battlefield”), and Patty Smyth (“The Warrior”)—songs that celebrated female empowerment and shaped pop and rock for years to come.

Seit über 40 Jahren ist Brian Johnson Sänger von AC/DC, der erfolgreichsten Hard-Rock-Band aller Zeiten. Erstmals erzählt er jetzt sein Leben–eine der unterhaltsamsten Geschichten der Rock’n‘Roll-Geschichte überhaupt.

The Music Man stands as one of the greatest achievements in American musical theatre, but few know about its rocky beginnings and the against-all-odds success story of its creator, Meredith Willson. Mark Cabaniss steps back into the Golden Age of Broadway and brings to life the origins of this classic show, the music behind it, and the unlikely story of its creator. Interweaving behind-the-scenes accounts of people who worked with Willson, Cabaniss looks at his long and unusual career as a composer, conductor, radio personality, and flutist.

Los Clash fueron un grupo insólito, una perfecta anomalía que pronto trascendería su militando en el punk más atroz, en compañía de bandas como los Sex Pistols, a fin de ir incorporando, sin renunciar a su combativo ideario ni a sus principios estéticos, otras tradiciones musicales a su paleta sonora. Pioneros, pues, del efervescente punk rock que haría las delicias de las hordas de encrestados imberbes que abominaban del jipismo burguesito, los mods, los Teddy Boys y la edulcorada grandilocuencia del Canterbury Sound y el prog rock no sin antes abjurar del folk.

Fragmentos de diarios, dietarios, epifanías, aforismos y poemas que dan fe de los extraordinarios logros del "Dylan negro". Al tiempo que componen una conmovedora estampa de sus tempranas vivencias y de su peripecia vital; salpicada con los recuerdos de los momentos compartidos con otros compañeros de armas Bob Marley, Michael Jackson y también por la aparición de sus mentores en la industria musical Clive Davis, Stevie Wonder y en las procelosas aguas del mundo del libro.

Inizia con un formicolio nella parte destra del corpo. E una strana stanchezza. L’equilibrio che si fa precario. Quando, mesi dopo i primi sintomi, arriva la diagnosi di sclerosi multipla, Marco ha trent’anni e una carriera da tenore appena avviata. Come gestire i concerti e le audizioni in giro per il mondo senza sapere come ci si sveglierà domani? Marco mantiene segreta la sua nuova, scomoda compagna di viaggio. Almeno fino al 2013, quando, nella prima apparizione di Sintomi di felicità, decide di rivelarla al mondo.

Williamson takes us through his life, from growing up on the land in the Mallee and Moree in a family of five boys, to being the voice of Australia. John got a lucky break that kickstarted his music career with ‘Old Man Emu’, which he wrote and performed on New Faces in 1970. After huge initial success, his music career floundered for a decade until he reinvented himself.

Sam Hollander has spent 30 years trudging through the peaks and valleys of a songwriting career. Before he was stacking Billboard hits, he was piling up bad luck, calamitous flops, false starts, and feeling like the world was moving on and up without him while he spun in place. Now he wears his failures like a badge of honor. In 21-Hit Wonder, he’s collected anecdotes from his weird waltzes around the banquet of pop to help aspiring songwriters and other creatives learn about survival, endurance, scheming, hustle, and the importance of laughing.

This biographical book explains Taylor Swift's rise to fame. Taylor Swift's rise to fame was due to many factors. But one thing is certain. She will be remembered as one of the greatest female artists of all time, given her numerous musical achievements online and offline. She managed to enter the Guiness World Book of Records because of her exceptional music.

Do you know how much BTS contribute to the South Korean economy each year? What Spotify record does the band hold? What video game has Jin played since he was five years old? And which alternative stage names did Jungkook consider before settling on the one we all know and love? In this fantastic audiobook, Lizzie Abbott talks us through more than hundred facts about BTS, the band that has conquered the world.

The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the song “Timothy”. Banned by radio stations and called "the worst song ever recorded", its lyrics about cannibalism in a Pennsylvania coal mine eerily parallel the real-life Sheppton disaster. Still, the Billboard hit launched the career of The Buoys, later known as Dakota. Here is the story of an amazing American AOR band who, despite the “Dakota Curse” and the Coal Region Hoodoo, achieved acclaim abroad. Their story is also a cautionary tale of substance abuse, the pitfalls of fame, and the true price of rock and roll.

Born out of the fields of cotton and tobacco, the roots of country music spring from the rural soils of the South. Rising as a testimony to the hardships of poverty and despair, the music often reflects the seeds of hope while being firmly planted in the personal agony of heartache. In the genre of country music, there has never been a person who embodied this conflict of struggle more than Hank Williams Sr. Widely regarded as a major force in country music, this entertainer brought the soulful, simple music of the rural South into the mainstream conscience of America.

Weeds Like Us is the stunning memoir from Janiva Magness, six years in the writing and a lifetime in the making. This Grammy-nominated artist possesses an earthy, raw honesty, and beauty born from her life experience. She has been awarded the blues' highest honors. Now comes her miraculous and deeply moving story about a life worth living, in audio, in her own voice. New music recordings made just for this audiobook are included, as well as unique remixes of her songs "Pearl" and "Strong as Steel".

Many people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. But what draws in these thousands of fans here, year after year? What is it that really happens behind the doors of the most celebrated recording studio in the world? It may have begun life as an affluent suburban house, but it soon became a creative hub renowned around the world as a place where great music, ground-breaking sounds and unforgettable tunes were forged.