Composers & Musicians 5

This is the first full-length biography of Keith Relf, frontman for the Yardbirds and one of the great tragic characters in rock history. Keith's moody vocals and harmonica helped to define the Yard……続きを見る

Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was a prodigy who loathed the word, a brilliant pianist who disliked performing, and a public figure who craved solitude. With his recording of the Goldberg Variations by J.S……続きを見る

Le témoignage inédit et intime de Michel Polnareff. Un livre événement. " Être tout le contraire de mon père J'ai toujours été un amoureux de l'amour C'est un métier dangereux pour moi Ma revanche s……続きを見る

For half a century, Michael Jackson’s music has been an indelible part of our cultural consciousness. Landmark albums such as Off the Wall and Thriller shattered records, broke racial barriers, amas……続きを見る

"Have a Little Faith is not merely a fan's notes; this is a riveting book that tells the stories of one of our greatest roots musicians and the tenacity that's grown out of his enduring passion for ……続きを見る

'Nobody owes us anything, but the Simple Minds story has been too condensed. After Live Aid and 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' there hasn't been quite the credit for those first few records. I think ……続きを見る

Informed by theories pertaining to transnational mobility, ethnicity and race, gender, postcolonialism, as well as Japanese studies, Transnational Musicians explores the way Japanese musicians estab……続きを見る

In the summer of 1964, the Beatles took America by storm and changed rock 'n' roll forever. In this first-ever chronicling of that revolutionary tour from the inside, author Ivor Davis serves up the……続きを見る

No Direction Home took 20 years to complete and has received widespread critical acclaim. Robert Shelton met Bob Dylan when the young singer arrived in New York; he became Dylan's friend, champion, ……続きを見る

Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, has had a stranger-than-fiction, roller-coaster ride of a life. Now, for the first time, he tells his story in his own wor……続きを見る

Musician, composer, producer, arranger, and pioneering entrepreneur Quincy Jones has lived large and worked for five decades alongside the superstars of music and entertainment -- including Frank Si……続きを見る

SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she could……続きを見る

The Beatles were the greatest rock band of all time. And their influence spread far beyond music, influencing the culture and politics of the sixties in a profound way. In Long and Winding Road, edi……続きを見る

On a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the loca……続きを見る

Published to coincide with Rostropovich's 80th birthday celebrations Mstislav Rostropovich, internationally recognised as one of the world's finest cellists and musicians, has always maintained that……続きを見る

Johana Harris was a musical prodigy who began her education in her native Canada, then moved to New York at the age of 12. The youngest student ever admitted to the Juilliard Graduate School of Musi……続きを見る

THE POWERFUL AND UPLIFTING NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In March 2022, much-loved pop star, father and son Tom Parker died from incurable brain cancer. This story is his legacy, in his own wor……続きを見る

"The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography. Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way……続きを見る

«Ho attraversato la vita senza guardarla. So cos’è la mia vita. Il pubblico è mio marito. Le canzoni sono i miei figli».Pochi artisti hanno intrecciato vita e arte quanto Dalida. Nella sua musica so……続きを見る

From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Ho……続きを見る

A candid and fascinating portrait of the American composer. The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Aaron Copland (1900-1990) became one of America's most beloved and esteemed composers. His work, whi……続きを見る

John Duffey’s Bluegrass Life: Featuring The Country Gentlemen, Seldom Scene and Washington, D.C. with a Foreword by Tom Gray is the definitive biography of one of bluegrass music’s most important ar……続きを見る

Historias apasionantes sobre el mundo del rock y sus protagonistas ¿Leyendas, realidad adulterada, pura superchería? Seguramente, sin las leyendas que circulan alrededor del mundo del rock Ozzy Osbo……続きを見る

A surprising, enlightening series of conversations that shed new light on the music and career of “our greatest living composer” (New York Times) Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of conte……続きを見る

台灣民歌教父──胡徳夫，首部在台出版散文作品集， 七十年來的困挫、掙扎、喜悦與傷痕，盡皆匯總於此！ 　　他看過大山，見過大海， 　　曾在各色人們的面前唱自己的歌； 　　從離家到回家，他走過遙遠遙遠的旅路，……続きを見る

Rimsky-Korsakov recalls his own life, in his own words This eBook edition of My Musical Life by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, originally published in 1924, contains detailed Table Of Contents and Navigat……続きを見る

An honest and revealing memoir from musician David Crosby, founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. A true rock-and-roll survivor, David Crosby was the quintessential American ……続きを見る

In the late 1970s legendary pianist Bill Evans, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, was at the peak of his career. He revolutionized the jazz trio (bass, piano, drums) by giving ……続きを見る

For the first time, Andrew Ridgeleyーone half of one of the most famous bands in the worldーtells the inside story of Wham!, his lifelong friendship with George Michael, and the formation of a band ……続きを見る

In which the writings of the authors Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood are gathered together. This commonplace book includes faxes, notes, fledgling lyrics, sketches, lists of all kinds and scribblings……続きを見る