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With the same straightforward honesty that made her one of country’s top-selling female recording artists, Reba McEntire tells her phenomenal story. From her childhood in Oklahoma working cattle wit……続きを見る

The New York Times Bestseller **One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015 "Petty and Zanes have decided to tell the unvarnished truth, and the result is not only the definitive account of P……続きを見る

Charles Mingus was one of the most innovative jazz musicians of the 20th Century, and ranks with Ives and Ellington as one of America's greatest composers. By temperament, he was a high-strung and s……続きを見る

This book is the first biography of 20th-century pianist Rudolf Serkin, providing a narrative of Serkin's life with emphasis on his European roots and the impact of his move to America. Based on his……続きを見る

If Benny Goodman was the "King of Swing," then Fletcher Henderson was the power behind the throne. Now Jeffrey Magee offers a fascinating account of Henderson's musical career, throwing new light on……続きを見る

'A Gilbert is of no use without a Sullivan.' With these words, W.S. Gilbert summed up his reasons for persisting in his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan despite the combative nature of their relat……続きを見る

God & Monster is the ultimate profile of the world’s most controversial superstar: Kanye West. Kanye revolutionised hip-hop with his debut album The College Dropout and has collaborated with the……続きを見る

Of all the major jazz artists, Thelonious Monk was one of the most original musical thinkers--nonconformist, idiosyncratic, imaginative, eccentric--in a word, unique. In The Thelonious Monk Reader, ……続きを見る

Granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was an extraordinary musician who left well over four hundred comp……続きを見る

To the perennial question "which comes first, the music or the words?" Ira Gershwin always responded, "the contract." The jest reveals both Ira's consummate professionalism and the self-effacing wit……続きを見る

Art Tatum defined the limits of the possible in jazz piano. Gunther Schuller called Tatum's playing "a marvel of perfection.... His deep-in-the-keys full piano sonority, the tone and touch control i……続きを見る

During their golden years of 1977 to 1982, The Jam's frontman Paul Weller was their outspoken leader, but it was drummer Rick Buckler who was the beating heart of the band, and it is his fascinating……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller • On the 40th anniversary of The Band’s legendary The Last Waltz concert, Robbie Robertson finally tells his own spellbinding story of the band that changed music history, ……続きを見る

The sister of “La Diva de la Banda”ーlegendary Mexican-American singer Jenni Riveraーopens up for the first time about Jenni’s untimely death and her own triumph over abuse and addiction. Growing up……続きを見る

This new biography is a fascinating account of the period in which Chopin lived, and the way in which the political scene helped shape his music. The important people and places in the composer's li……続きを見る

Are you the world’s biggest Mahomie? Or do you want to find out everything there is to know about the heartthrob and singer-songwriter? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are ove……続きを見る

Are you the world’s most dedicated Simpsonizer? Or do you want to find out everything there is to know about the heartthrob singer-songwriter? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within ……続きを見る

Are you a fan of 5 Seconds of Summer, One Direction, The Vamps and other similar bands? Do you want to know all the inside info on your favourite music acts, from how they first got together to thei……続きを見る

Although he died in a tragic car accident at twenty-five, Clifford Brown is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of jazz, a trumpet player who ranks with Louis Armstron……続きを見る

Shortly before his death, Percy Grainger (1882-1961) lodged over twenty unpublished sketches in his Australian Museum. Self-Portrait of Percy Grainger draws exclusively from these sketches, revealin……続きを見る

S’il puise sa source au plus profond des musiques séculaires afro-américaines, le blues français possède indéniablement sa propre personnalité. Une personnalité qui s’est forgée au fil des ans, nour……続きを見る

Se comportant en entité bicéphale, qui se partage entre le respect des traditions et une volonté avant-gardiste, le blues français est incontestablement devenu un genre à part entière. Porté par des……続きを見る

Voici une biographie du Mage Aleister Crowley, rédigée de main de maître par l’une des personnes les plus autorisées pour ce faire, puisque Israel Regardie en fut à la fois l’ami et le disciple, en ……続きを見る

The Batcave, la soirée lancée en 1982 à Londres par Ollie Wisdom et Jon Klein, deux membres des Specimen, est aujourd’hui considéré comme le berceau, l’endroit qui a vu naître le mouvement gothique.……続きを見る

Renowned today as a prominent African-American in Music Theater and the Arts community, composer, conductor, and violinist Will Marion Cook was a key figure in the development of American music from……続きを見る

The purpose of a journey is the experience, not the destination; thus the spirit's wanderings can be long indeed, with the only motive to spread joy. This book and the one that follows represent my ……続きを見る

In Dean Dixon: Negro at Home, Maestro Abroad, conductor and scholar Rufus Jones Jr. brings to light a literal treasure trove of unpublished primary sources to tell the compelling story of this great……続きを見る

シューマン：子供の情景 作品１５ 全１３曲 Schumann - Kinderszenen Op.15 1839年出版 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 知らない国々 2. Kuriose Geschichte 珍しいお話 3. Haschemann 鬼ごっこ 4.……続きを見る

Manic Street Preachers have established themselves as one the UK's most enduring, intelligent and credible rocks groups, but that quest for greatness has been a difficult, sometimes torturous path; ……続きを見る

The Beatles Off The Record is the most comprehensive oral history of The Beatles ever published - an 'as it happened' story of the greatest pop group of them all. Featuring a wealth of quotes from t……続きを見る