Composers Musicians category: 3267 books
by Ira D. Sankey
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
This book tells the story of Ira Sankey, famed gospel singer who worked closely with D. L. Moody for many years. The autobiography is mostly related to his work with Moody.
In addition, there are stories related to over 100 classic gospel songs and hymnals. Some of these stories are origins,...
Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
An insightful music writer brilliantly reinterprets the lives of three pop geniuses and the soul revolution they launched.
Soul music is one of America's greatest cultural achievements, and Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Curtis Mayfield are three of its most inspired practitioners. In...
by Richard Blade
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
Richard Blade’s autobiography is much more than a spotlight on any one decade. Instead, he gives you a jaw-dropping, uncensored insider’s look into the world of music, movies, and television and its biggest stars, starting in the sixties and continuing through to the new century. Richard takes...
Carlos Santana
Back on Top
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2000
Carlos Santana took the music world by storm back in 1969 with his thrilling performance at the Woodstock festival. He was the first guitarist to skillfully blend fiery rock riffs with Latin, blues and sensuous Afro-Cuban rhythms to create a unique and unforgettable sound. His vision to create innovative...
by Walt Whitman
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Not heaving from my ribb'd breast only, Not in sighs at night in rage dissatisfied with myself, Not in those long-drawn, ill-supprest sighs, Not in many an oath and promise broken, Not in my wilful and savage soul's volition, Not in the subtle nourishment of the...
by Michka Assayas
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2006
**For the first time ever, Bono--the biggest rock star in the world--tells his life story. **
In a series of intimate conversations with his friend Michka Assayas, a music journalist who has been with the band since the very beginning, Bono reflects on his transformation from the extrovert...
So Much to Say
Dave Matthews Band--20 Years on the Road
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND has one of the largest and most loyal followings of any band today—after twenty years of constant touring and several acclaimed, multiplatinum albums, the members enjoy a connection with their fans that few other acts can match. Ask DMB devotees and they’ll happily tell you...
Jenni Rivera
The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
LIKE A BLAZING SHOOTING STAR, JENNI RIVERA LIT UP THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, YET THE SKY SWEPT HER AWAY BEFORE HER TIME
Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Life of a Warrior Butterfly:
Full color photos
The complete discography of Jenni Rivera
Billboard lists of sales rankings of Jenni's...
True Brit
The Story of Singing Sensation Britney Spears
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
POP PRINCESS
Britney Spears is putting girls back on the map in the pop music world. With the effervescent and intoxicating sounds of her first album, ...Baby One More Time, Britney shot straight to the top of the charts--in just the first week of the album's release. Her ripe style and smart...
Alice in Chains
The Untold Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four - ahead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden - to get a gold record and achieve national recognition. With the charismatic Layne Staley behind the microphone, they became one of the most influential and successful bands to come out of the Seattle...
A Freewheelin' Time
A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2008
“The girl with Bob Dylan on the cover of Freewheelin’ broke a forty-five-year silence with this affectionate and dignified recalling of a relationship doomed by Dylan’s growing fame.” –UNCUT magazine
Suze Rotolo chronicles her coming of age in Greenwich Village during the 1960s and...
by Mark Evans
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC brings the gripping, laugh-out-loud tale of a band that lived fast and played harder than anyone else. The first bio by a band insider during the early years, the book details the struggles and personalities behind the rise of hard rocks most successful group;...
by Paul Zollo
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED! Tom Petty has long been seen as one of the great songwriters of American rock n roll, as well as one of the key standard bearers of integrity in the music business. Conversations With Tom Petty is the first authorized book to focus solely on the life and work of the man responsible...
More Room in a Broken Heart
The True Adventures of Carly Simon
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
A love song to an American icon: the first full-length biography of Carly Simon, from an acclaimed music journalist who has known her for decades
Carly Simon has won two Grammys and an Academy Award, and her albums have sold more than forty million copies. Her music has touched countless lives...