Composers & Musicians 19

Although she called herself "just a singer," soprano Lois Marshall (1925-97) became a household name across Canada during her thirty-four year career and remains one of the foremost figures in the h……続きを見る

A fascinating insider's account of the notorious three months that turned the British music industry on its head. Here is the story of how the Sex Pistols shocked and shamed EMIーthe UK's most rever……続きを見る

Als ABBA nur sieben Jahre nach ihrem sensationellen Sieg beim Song-Contest 1974 auseinanderbrachen, wurde jedem klar, dass hinter der Fassade der fröhlichen, glitzernden Showband aus Schweden vier h……続きを見る

Joy Division's vocalist Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980 leaving behind just two haunting albums and a depleted band that would famously evolve into New Order. Over twenty-five years ……続きを見る

From a small mountain town in West Virginia, elder fiddler Melvin Wine has inspired musicians and music enthusiasts far beyond his homeplace. Music, community, and tradition influence all aspects of……続きを見る

Ranging over 30 years of Bob Dylan recordings, films, and concerts, this updated edition includes a new epilogue that examines his 30th anniversary celebration and his 1998 Grammy Award comeback. 続きを見る

The amazing story of the rise of John Lennon's group - The Beatles - to fame and fortune. David Stuart Ryan carried out a great deal of original research into the true background to John, speaking t……続きを見る

Creativity is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out the corners of our eyes when we think no one is looking, the longing that breaks our hearts even when we think we should be happiest a……続きを見る

A giant of American music opens the book on his wrenching professional and personal journeys, paying tribute to the vanishing Appalachian culture that gave him his voice. He was there at the beginni……続きを見る

Typhoon Version is optimized to make your teeth grind and fist clench. Question: Who got the most solos in ID’s first Album? Answer: Harry Out of 53:14 minutes, Harry got 7:18minutes of solo, f……続きを見る

Black Bottom Stomp tells the compelling stories of the lives and times of nine seminal figures in American music history, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton. 続きを見る

Britney Spears – the Princess of Pop – is making a comeback, and there isn't a person out there who hasn't heard about it. In this, a fully up-to-date and authoritative biography, Steve Dennis revea……続きを見る

In April 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the YouTube video of her audition for Britain's Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all ……続きを見る

From the tiny island of Barbados, to one of the biggest popstars of her generation, Rihanna has had some journey in just a quarter of a century. Whereas before she was selling clothes out of the bac……続きを見る

Miley Cyrus Doc (TV series) Billy Ray Cyrus Big Fish Teen idol Disney Channel Hannah Montana Miley Stewart Hollywood Records See You Again (Miley Cyrus song) Breakout (Miley Cyrus album) Fly on the ……続きを見る

Schubert died at the age of thirty-one, in obscurity, his genius unrecognised except by a few friends. Today he is acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of all times. His nine symphonies inc……続きを見る

The life and times of Louis Armstrong 続きを見る

Edited by Konraad Wolff Translated by Paul Rosenfeld With twenty black-and-white illustrations Schumann’s literary gifts and interests almost equaled his musical ones. From boyhood on he was drawn t……続きを見る

"Let there be Rock" ist die definitive Story von AC/DCs jahrelangem Aufstieg in die Stratosphäre des Rock'nRoll. Hier erfahren Sie wie dieser Haufen australischer Freunde zu einer der wahrhaft legen……続きを見る

The memoir of renowned Canadian composer John Beckwith recounts his more than sixty years in creative output and music education. His life story is a slice of Canadian cultural history. Canadian com……続きを見る

Deborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white m……続きを見る

Biography of Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground. Discography with an album-by-album review, all of this fully illustrated with great b&w and colour photos. 続きを見る

Author Martin Roach reveals how the band members met, played their early gigs, financed their own early EPs and how - with four hit albums under their belt they still continue to maintain a tight de……続きを見る

Im Jahr 1839 reist Richard Wagner mit seiner Frau Minna nach Paris, nicht nur um eine neue Herausforderung zu suchen, sondern auch um seinen Schuldnern zu entfliehen. Folgen Sie den beiden auf i……続きを見る

Chronicling a young woman's four-year relationship with the lead singer of the Doors, this intensely intimate memoir provides a direct and unprecedented view of the late-1960s Los Angeles subculture……続きを見る

An intimate, eye-opening look inside the life of one of the most unique and adored performers of contemporary rock music From her critically acclaimed 1992 debut, Little Earthquakes, to the recent h……続きを見る

The long-awaited, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The……続きを見る

Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller shaped the rock and roll era - this is their story in their own words. In 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for……続きを見る

Acclaimed R&B singer Bettye LaVette celebrates her storied career in show business in this compelling memoir. As a teenager in Detroit, Bettye LaVette had a hit single with “My ManーHe’s a Lovin’ Ma……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS The President's Embarrassing Demand. President Cleveland's Veto. A Chorus of Ten Thousand. A Tuneful Locomotive. A Tale of the White House A……続きを見る