Composers & Musicians 13

The untold story of life on the road with the Grateful Dead, written by an insider who lived it from the early days to today. Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow, even during ……続きを見る

In this definitive biography of Brian Jones, Laura Jackson - the first to insist that Jones was murdered and the first to identify his killer - rejects the stereotype of a narcissistic rock star who……続きを見る

Featuring over 70 black and white photos, take a peek into the minds of men from Boyzone. In Their Own Words is a fascinating collection of quotes on subjects as wide-ranging as religion ('I don't g……続きを見る

Newly revised and updated, with even more bands detailed and dissected, including the biggest names in Grindcore, Gorecore, Pagan Metal, Viking Metal and Vampire Metal; Extreme Metal is more than ju……続きを見る

Jane’s Addiction’s instantly-legendary catalog of albums spawned a generational movement that would change the face of rock n’ roll forever, giving way to mainstream alternative rock in the 1990s. N……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BERLIOZ I BERLIOZ II WAGNER: "SIEGFRIED" WAGNER: "TRISTAN" CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS VINCENT D'INDY RICHARD STRAUSS HUGO WOLF DON LOR……続きを見る

Ray Charles: Man and Music is a complete biography of this seminal singer/pianist who has been active on the American music scene since the mid-'50s. Originally published in 1995 by Penguin Books, a……続きを見る

Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer. Gomez first made her debut appearing as Gianna in Barney & Friends, lasting from 2002 to 2004. This preceeded many roles she would play in f……続きを見る

When a young Richie Furay moved to New York hoping to make it big in folk music, God wasn’t one of his concerns. But destiny was. Later, when he started Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young and Steph……続きを見る

One of the few remaining characters in Rock & Roll today, Jack Whites career has seen him juggle both mass appeal and critical success. Whilst he is most famous for being one half of alternative mus……続きを見る

Joel Zimmerman, better known by his stage name deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse"), is a Canadian progressive-house music producer and performer from Toronto, Ontario. Zimmerman produces a variety of……続きを見る

Wade Mainer (b. 1907) is believed to be the longest-lived country entertainer ever. His banjo lessons began in childhood and he played informally into his adult years, when he joined his brother, fi……続きを見る

"In the summer of 1937 George Gershwin died suddenly from a brain tumour at the age of 38. His tragically early death stunned the world. A composer of classical and popular music, he had summed up t……続きを見る

Making moonshine, working blue-collar jobs, picking fights in bars, chasing women, and living hardscrabble lives . . . Clayton and Saford Hall were born in the backwoods of Virginia in 1919, in a pl……続きを見る

“Number One” was a phrase my fatherーand, for that matter, my motherーrepeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults disc……続きを見る

The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar eraーan inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine. The pianist Leon Fleisherーwhose student–teacher lin……続きを見る

'An incredible story of musical instruments, how they're made and what people make of them' - Keith Richards Everyone knows of the legendary quality and unbelievable price tag of a Stradivarius viol……続きを見る

Buddy Holly is the best-known yet most elusive and enigmatic of all Rock 'n' Roll legends. Now Philip Norman, who has won international praise for his biographies of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones ……続きを見る

A fantastic look at the life of seven historical singers:• Faustino Bordoni• Catarina Gabrielli• Sophie Arnould• Elizabeth Billington and Her Contemporaries• Angelica Catalani• Giuditta Pasta• Henri……続きを見る

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The Spice Girls phenomenon was a genuine pop music landmark. No group since The Beatles had commanded as much media attention. Ginger, Baby, Posh, Sporty and Scary became international stars and, wh……続きを見る

Fuair Pat the Pipe - Píobaire - bás inné. Dúirt sé riamh gur beag píobairí a rinne slí beatha as an gceol. B'eisean ceann acu. Ní raibh smacht ceart aige ar na píóbaí ná na foinn, ach ceol níos ionr……続きを見る

How one family’s tragedy ultimately revolutionized contemporary Christian music. Known for such classics as “Easter Song,” the Second Chapter of Acts was one of the major music groups in the forefro……続きを見る

Dylan Kwabena Mills, better known as Dizzee Rascal, has evolved from cutting-edge pioneer of grime and hip-hop into one of Britain's biggest pop stars. And the East London rapper, songwriter and rec……続きを見る

A vibrant, sympathetic portrait of the once and future king of rock 'n' roll by the award-winning author of Shiloh and In Country To this clear-eyed portrait of the first rock 'n' roll superstar, Bo……続きを見る

From The Beatles' patronage of his 1968 debut album to his Grammy awards for Hourglass James Taylor has remained a universally acclaimed songwriter of effortless eloquence and power. In this major b……続きを見る

A rambling trip through a colourful and melodic St. John's childhood combined with a how-not-to-do-it-yourself guide to the music business and a thoughtful and sometimes poignant look at the way a l……続きを見る

“I have been like a blind man groping in the dark, and you have opened my eyes to the splendour and beautiful truth of a love, which I felt but dimly as in a dream, until we met…” For over 70 years……続きを見る

“This book is the real story.”ーRobby Krieger “[John] Densmore's is the first Doors biography that feels like it was written for the right reasons, and it is easily the most informed account of the ……続きを見る

Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful……続きを見る