A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man, Paperback - Holly George-Warren

The first biography of the artist who ``essentially invented indie and alternative rock`` (Spin) A brilliant and influential songwriter, vocalist, ...

Reducere. This extraordinarily intimate and "gripping" (Vanity Fair) biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musi...

The first biography of Janis Joplin to establish her as the rule-breaking trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was - based on unpr...

The first biography of Janis Joplin to establish her as the rule-breaking trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was - based on unpr...

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music

Reducere. From the bestselling author of Shout , comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music...

The book addresses the dearth of information about the life and music of the twentieth-century Irish composer, Ina Boyle. She worked at her craft t...

'Fascinating.' Guardian'Superlative.' The Times'Definitive.' ObserverAs an icon of India, Ravi Shankar ranks not far below Gandhi or the Taj Mahal.

The unparalleled breadth of his impact is reflected in his disciples, who included George Harrison, John Coltrane, Philip Glass and Yehudi Menuhin....

Reducere. In the 1950s, Meredith Willson's The Music Man became the third longest running musical after My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music: a considerable a...

Reducere. One of Hawaii's "living treasures" is the subject of this biography, Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae. It celebrates the personal jo...

Since ascending onto the world stage in the 1990s as one of the premier bassists and composers of his generation, William Parker has perpetually to...

One of the most individual stylists of his time, trumpeter Lee Morgan began his professional career in Philadelphia at age fifteen. At eighteen, af...

What does it mean to be a real man? When society looks at you, do they see an honest and trustworthy individual? Does your spouse view you as the p...

The authorised biography of Nick Lowe, the 'Jesus of Cool'.

DescriptionIn his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke Ellington ended with the words, "Never the world's most highly animated showm...

From a stage erected in front of the US Capitol, on April 25, 1993, Michael Callen surveyed the throng: an estimated one million people stretched a...

Reducere. DescriptionAlcoholic. Epileptic. Technically challenged. Jimmy Reed nevertheless overcame these roadblocks to become perhaps the most successful R&...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Jake PageIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Color Illustrations; Black & White IllustrationsNum...

Reducere. The life and music of the Malian music legend are examined through the eyes of those who knew him best. Compiled from both interviews and first han...

First time in paperback and e-book The jazz musician-composer-arranger Mary Lou Williams spent her sixty-year career working in--and stretching bey...

Reducere. First published in 1948, A Man Called White is the autobiography of the famous civil rights activist Walter White during his first thirty years of ...

DescriptionThe Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry for over fifty years; a member of the Country Music, S...

Reducere. Winner of the Best Book of 2009, Jazz Division, sponsored by AllAboutJazz-New York, 2009.Selected for "The Best of the Best" from University Presse...

Reducere. Chet Atkins called Lenny Breau (1941-1984) "the greatest guitarist who ever walked the face of the earth." Breau's astonishing virtuosity influence...

Bernard Herrmann is a music composer who in over 40 scores enriched the work of directors like Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, a...

One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a s...

Reducere. Pursuing God really is an adventure--one that can get extreme, one you'll never tire of.Becoming a young man after God's own heart is a lot like cl...

What Makes The Monkey Dance tells the story of one of the most respected musicians of his generation the singular rock n roll artist Chuck Prophet ...

Ever since she was a small child, Helma Swan, the daughter of a Northwest Coast chief, loved and learned the music of her people. As an adult she b...