Composers Musicians category: 3267 books

The definitive biography of this ground-breaking band that played a pivotal role in shaping psychedelic rock, progressive rock and jazz-rock fusion. Based on lengthy interviews with the band and their associates, it recounts the lives of Soft Machine’s members, pieces together the band’s formation...

An “extraordinary” biography that “in its breadth . . . reminds me of nothing so much as Robert A. Caro’s The Power Broker” (New York Review of Books). Harvey Sachs’s “monumental” (Alex Ross) biography recounts the sixty-eight-year career of conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957),...

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born to parents Silvio Athony Ciccone and Madonna Louise Nee Fortin on August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. Married in 1955, her father, of Italian descent, was an engineer and her mother, of French Canadian descent, was initially a dancer and then followed a career...

Von David Buckley. Der unverzichtbare Wegweiser durch die Musik von David Bowie. Album für Album informiert es detailreich über sämtliche Songs, die jemals von Bowie veröffentlicht wurden - von den ersten Demos und dem Debüt-Album 'David Bowie' über das legendäre 'Hunky Dory', mit dem...

Lou Reed died in 2013. This is the critically acclaimed biography of the songwriter, Velvet Underground member and musician. Rock 'n' roll was Lou Reed's life. From recording one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time with THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO (1967), to heavy drug...

Theo Nabuurs (1965), beter bekend als Mental Theo, is een icoon uit de Nederlandse dance- en mediascene. Begin jaren negentig brak hij samen met Charly Lownoise door als dj. Met nummers als ‘Wonderful Days’ en ‘Stars’ bestormden zij de hitlijsten. Ook presenteerde hij programma’s voor TMF...

Adeles has taken both the music industry and music fans alike by storm. She sings from the soul and personal experience allowing her to touch the human emotion. She’s not just a powerful voice, but a songwriter that writes from her own experience. By allowing herself to share her personal...

In 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for the first time. Leiber was looking for someone to help compose music for lyrics he'd written, and a friend recommended a piano player named Mike Stoller. They discovered their mutual affection for R&B,...

De biografie 'Bob Marley; laat de The King of Reggae zien zoals hij werkelijk was, door de ogen van mensen die hem het best kenden. Auteur Roger Steffens legde in veertig jaar 's werelds grootste reggae-archief aan, met daarin talloze intieme interviews met Marley zelf, zijn familie, vrienden en bandleden....

Influenced at a young age by classic country, Tejano, western swing, and the popular music of wartime America, blues musician Delbert McClinton grew up with a backstage pass to some of the most significant moments in American cultural and music history. From his birth on the high plains of West Texas...

Talking Music is a collection of nineteen of Holger Petersens in-depth radio interviews with artiststhe pioneering men and women who created the blues and roots sounds that have influenced the course of popular culture and music in North America. Many of his interview subjects are no longer with ustheir...

From one of America's most successful and beloved country music artists, Rascal Flatts's Jay DeMarcus shares the never-before-told stories that have shaped his journey. Honest, entertaining, and inspiring, Shotgun Angels will rally your own courage to find hope where you least expect it. From...

La première fois qu'elle apparaît dans la loge de Line Renaud, au théâtre du Palais-Royal, Jenny n'a pas dix-sept ans. Sous son bras l'énorme dossier dans lequel, depuis son plus jeune âge, elle collectionne tous les articles consacrés à son idole. Dix ans ont passé, l'ado introvertie a laissé...

Prince Rogers Nelson released his first album in 1978. In the years that followed until his death in April 2016, he became a superstar, a recluse, an inspiration, an enigma, a slave and a symbol. He was a master of reinvention, but the one constant in his astonishing career was his genius: as a singer,...