Composers & Musicians 9

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

Winner of the 2016 Living Blues Award for Blues Book of the Year The complete history of early blues guitar, with portraits of its first starsーnow in paperback Since the early 1900s, blues and the ……続きを見る

In "Life of Chopin," Franz Liszt presents a compelling biographical account of his fellow composer Frédéric Chopin, whose profound impact on the Romantic music era is vividly captured through Liszt'……続きを見る

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after the shock of Elvis Presley and before the Beatles spearheaded the British Invasion, fourteen gifted young songwriters huddled in midtown Manhattan's lege……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 s……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

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

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* A captivating and inspiring guide to building an untouchable empire from mud to marble, no matter what obstacles stand in the way** Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a to……続きを見る

Explosive autobiography of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bass guitarist Duff McKagan Duff McKagan was a co-founder of Guns N' Roses, with a 13-year tenure on bass in what was at the time the big……続きを見る

Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensationーa fiftieth-anniversary ed……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

‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this is about what really happened.’ Jermaine Jackson You Are Not Alone is an intimate, lov……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

Paul Bley was barely into his twenties when he left Montreal for New York City, yet he had already played with Charlie Parker and subbed for Oscar Peterson at the Alberta Lounge. The piano prodigy h……続きを見る

It seems excessive…but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. The mass of black curls. The top hat. The cigarette dangling from pouty lips. These are the trademarks of one of the world’s greatest and m……続きを見る

Frank Sinatra was the greatest entertainer of his age, invigorating American popular song with innovative phrasing and a mastery of drama and emotion. Drawing upon interviews with hundreds of his co……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 compassionate yet clear-eyed" (Washington Post) portrait of country music’s founding father and "Hillbilly King." Mark Ribowsky’s Hank has been hailed as the "greatest biography yet" (Library Jou……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

The groundbreaking biography, available for the centennial of Woody Guthrie’s birth in July 2012. A patriot and a political radical, Woody Guthrie captured the spirit of his times in his enduring so……続きを見る

Four volatile bursts of energy whose incendiary music and intelligent lyrics made them articulate spokesmen for a dissatisfied generation. This is the band in their own words - from their anarchic b……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

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

L'écrivain toulousain Joël Fauré, amoureux de Jacques Brel, raconte son idole comme si c'était son ami de toujours. Jacques Brel nous a quittés le 9 octobre 1978. Plus qu’un chanteur, il fut un arti……続きを見る

A dazzling conductor and prodigiously talented composer whose passion for music inspired generations of musicians, Leonard Bernstein is one of the most famous figures in American musical history. No……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

Janis Joplin, singer-songwriter, counterculture icon, the Queen of rock and roll, died aged just 27. During a short four-year career, blighted by alcoholism and drug abuse, she changed the face of m……続きを見る

A stunning photographic journey through Prince's extraordinary life, featuring rare and never-before-seen images. When Prince wanted to document his One Nite Alone tour in 2002, he turned to Afshin ……続きを見る

Best known for his unique musical style and blindingly fast hybrid picking technique, English guitarist Albert Lee is often referred to within the music industry as the "guitar player's guitar playe……続きを見る

"The best book ever produced about Louis Armstrong by anyone other than the man himself."ーTerry Teachout, Commentary In the early twentieth century, New Orleans was a place of colliding identities ……続きを見る