The Story of Music

This playful poem is an ode to the colourful world of music and rhythm.

Reducere. Born blind into a life of slavery, Thomas Wiggins was dismissed as a "useless burden." But through the loving protection of his family, he went on ...

Reducere. The rise of Oasis in the mid-1990s was nothing short of stratospheric. Yet what made Oasis truly special was that they were the people's band. This...

Reducere. (Book). The definitive history of the world's most famous 12-string electric guitar. When the Byrds recorded their hit version of Dylan's ``Mr. Tam...

Reducere. Description1...2...3...4 Let's rock and roll, babies From Elvis Presley to Beatlemania, from Janis Joplin to David Bowie--rock has transformed thro...

Reducere. DescriptionLay down a baby beat and learn all about the history of rap From Grandmaster Flash to Kendrick Lamar, rap has shaped generations and bro...

In today's digital landscape, we have the luxury of experiencing music anytime, anywhere. But before this instant accessibility and dizzying array ...

Reducere. Throughout the 1960s, there's was one band that ruled the charts and defined the sound of a generation: The Four Seasons. On stage, they were clean...

Reducere. Little Peter was born in the small mining town of Votkinsk, Russia, not far from the border of Asia. His father was a mine inspector. Miss Wheeler ...

Reducere. From a Battle of the Bands contest in Teignmouth, to the first band ever to sell out the new Wembley Stadium, The story of Muse's stratospheric ris...

Reducere. Rebelling against the Elvis-based, American-imported rock scene in late '60s Brazil, Caetano Veloso suffused lyrical Brazilian folksongs with fuzz ...

Reducere. The definitive historic account of The Ventures, the world's number one instrumental group that had a worldwide smash hit in 1960 with "Walk-Don't ...

Reducere. Updated edition of the bestselling biography, now with details of Pink's 6th studio album, 'The Truth About Love', and the birth of her first child...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Peter Stone(Applause Books). A full-color gallery with over 150 photos of the original Broadway production; color costume a...

Reducere. The clarinetist Rebecca Rischin has written a captivating book. . . . Her research dispels several long-cherished myths about the 1941 premiere. . ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Chris WelchThe 40-year story of the rock band Yes reveals the rows, bust-ups and personal tensions, the twists, surprises, ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Bob Stanley--musician, music critic, and unabashed fan--recounts the progression from the Beach Boys to the Pet Shop Boys to the Beastie Boys; expl...

Reducere. DescriptionBlack Flag were pioneers of American hardcore, and the influential Californian punk band have left behind a legacy of blood, carnage, an...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Kinks are the quintessential British 60s band, revered for an incredible series of classic songs ("You Really Got Me, " "Waterloo Su...

Reducere. Black Flag were the pioneers of American Hardcore, and this is their blood-spattered story. Formed in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1978, they made...

Teenage Head was a full-on, balls-to-the-wall, three-chord band that obliterated categories and labels with their sonic assault, and everywhere the...

Reducere. Becoming Jimi Hendrix traces "Jimmy's" early musical roots, from a harrowing, hand-to-mouth upbringing in a poverty-stricken, broken Seattle home t...

Reducere. "From Kumina to Mento, Ska to Rocksteady, Reggae to Dancehall, Roots to Ragga - this is the authentic story of Jamaican popular music, told for the...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Rob BowmanAuthor: Robert M. J. BowmanWalk the halls of the famous studio that produced hits for Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, ...

In Mars By 1980, David Stubbs charts the evolution of electronic music from the earliest mechanical experiments in the late nineteenth century, thr...

Reducere. Music historian Neil Slaven has brilliantly chronicled the complex strands of Zappa's life and work in a book that will please not just Zappa fans ...

Reducere. The story of The Wailers is a litany of betrayal and greed that's rarely been reported elsewhere. Written in collaboration with Family Man and othe...

Reducere. "Alternative" may have taken over the rock world in the 1990s, but at least one band proved you could still do real rock and do it with showmanship...

Publisher: Velocity PressAuthor(s): Harry HarrisonNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 27Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Personally compiled by Glastonbury Festival's own creators - Michael and Emily Eavis - Glastonbury 50 celebrates five momentous decades in the life...

Reducere. Nine Inch Nails are the forerunners of the nu metal genre, having defined industrial rock in the 1990s. From the release of the acclaimed Pretty Ha...

Reducere. 844Wallace demystifies the narratives of Beethoven's approach to his hearing loss and instead explores how Beethoven did not "conquer" his deafness...

Reducere. The 160-year history of the saxophone comes to brilliant life in Michael Segell's wonderfully researched, beautifully told The Devil's Horn. Beginn...

Reducere. Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. Is This the Real Life? draws on eyewitness testimonies-...

Reducere. DescriptionThe story of singer Phyllis Hyman is brought to light in the powerful new biography Strength Of A Woman: The Phyllis Hyman Story by Jaso...

Reducere. A musician, songwriter, sound engineer, and producer, Vezi Tayyeb is one of the founders of Kensington Sound, the celebrated studio tucked down a b...

Reducere. (Book). Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato, but not as many know about the wonderful guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the ...

Reducere. "Brings to life, quite brilliantly, the underground music scene at the time of the Experience's rapid rise to fame."--New Musical Express The Jimi ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe only internationally successful, million-selling group to emerge from the late seventies London punk scene, the Clash set out to cha...

DescriptionThe long-awaited, first-ever print biography of "Canada's band" -- now in paperback. "A clever, touching, and very informative book that...

Reducere. FOUR BOYS AND A GUITAR: The Story and Music of the Mills Brothers is the only biography of this famous American singing group. 70 Chart hits over a...

Reducere. Two classic collections of freedom songs, We Shall Overcome (1963) and Freedom Is A Constant Struggle (1968), are reprinted here in a single editio...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael BruceAuthor: Billy JamesWritten by Alice Cooper's guitarist and keyboard player, this is an anthology of the band t...

Reducere. NPR Best Book of 2017Winner of the 2017 Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism"This is the best book about the Beatles ever written" ...

DescriptionDavid Byrne's play about Imelda Marcos called for the theater to be transformed into a disco. Spanish photographer Fernando Sancho found...

How do you lose music? Then having lost it, what do you do next? This book offers an account of one man's struggle to recover from loss of his grea...

Although Big Star were together for less than four years and had little commercial success, the influence of their three original albums - #1 Recor...

Publisher: HeadpressAuthor(s): Rich DeakinIllustration(s): 100 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 472Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 ...

Reducere. In the late sixties and early seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marc CushmanThe startling and endearing stories behind the Moodies rich musical past are now in your future. This meticulou...

Reducere. One of the most important documentaries on rock music ever published, this is EMI Records' official diary-format history of every Beatles recording...

Reducere. It's a haunting image. At least it was for author John Thomas. Some seventy women sit in four rows in front of the Gibson Guitar factory in the mid...

Hey America! unearths the untold story of how successive presidents and their most senior aides recruited pop, rock and soul musicians to campaign ...

Contributor(s): Author: Matthew CutterThe authorized biography of Robert Pollard, indie rock icon and founder of the music group Guided By VoicesRo...

The strangest detective story in the history of music - inspired by a true incident. A world spiralling towards war. A composer descending into mad...

Reducere. Discover the inspiring illustrated true story about one girl's escape from the Holocaust to become a concert pianist against all odds, made popular...

Reducere. Discover the inspiring illustrated true story about one girl's escape from the Holocaust to become a concert pianist against all odds, made popular...

Publisher: Kingston ImperialAuthor(s): Sleiman NejimNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x 146 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. Advance Praise for the Inextinguishable Symphony ""A Fascinating Insight into a Virtually Unknown Chapter of Nazi Rule in Germany, Made all the Mor...

DescriptionA story of mercy, miracles, and melody--and above all else: love.During the Great Depression, Fred Allen is born poor and hungry in the ...

Discover the magical world of Carnival of the Animals in this musical reimagining of this celebrated suite for children - push the button in each b...

(Book). The Beatles' North American tours turned the entertainment business on its ear and forever changed the landscape of the concert touring ind...

Workers' self-management was one of the unique features of communist Yugoslavia. Goran Music has investigated the changing ways in which blue-colla...

Reducere. (Book). "My dad and I decided to make an electric guitar. I designed an instrument from scratch, with the intention that it would have a capability...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Gary BarlowNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 253 x 27Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

Reducere. DescriptionAssociation of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for ExcellenceBest Research in Record Labels-Certificate of Merit (2012) The Starday St...

Reducere. For years, rumors have circulated about the identity of country music legend Patsy Cline's real father. In Patsy Cline: Our Father's Other Daughter...

Reducere. This book is a love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds defining North Carolina's extraordinary contributions to American popular music. Davi...