Composers Musicians category: 3267 books

Walk the halls of the famous studio that produced hits for Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, and Booker T. and the MGs. Soulsville, U.S.A. provides the first history of the groundbreaking label along with compelling biographies of the promoters, producers, and performers who made and sold the...

Make a Joyful Noise chronicles Dr. Bobby Jones' 25 years in gospel music. Dr. Bobby Jones is the host and executive producer of the world's number one gospel television program with a viewership exceeding five million. He shares with readers his own personal journey from an improverished childhood...

Michael Nesmith’s eclectic, electric life spans his star-making role on The Monkees, his invention of the music video, and his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality. Above all, his is a seeker’s story, a pilgrimage in search of a set of principles to...

Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captures this country's imagination for more than thirty years: he is the nearest thing we have to the poet laureate of America's heart and the heartland. Told with frankness, warmth and earthy humor, here is Willie's story: his depression...

The first memoir by Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5 In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw,...

In 1982, five brave but foolish young men traded the safety and boredom of suburbia for a brutal regimen of greasy food, endless touring, shaky gear, dingy bars, too much booze, and violent fans. While SNFU did not immediately seem like obvious candidates for punk rock stardom, they quickly rose up to...

Cee Lo Green is a former Goodie Mob member, Southern gentleman, YouTube sensation, and Gnarls Barkley vocalist. If you ask the general public, you'll find he's best known for his vocals on mid-tempo, radio-friendly R&B songs with extremely catchy hooks. But in order to truly understand Cee Lo...

Success is within anyone's grasp with Rich Redmond's C.R.A.S.H. Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life. These memorable tenets, if put to use, will change your life. C—COMMITMENT R—RELATIONSHIPS A—ATTITUDE S—SKILLS H—HUNGER In this book,...

This book is about the life and times of ‘Jamal Dewar’ Better known as ‘Capital STEEZ’. Capital STEEZ was born on the 7th of July, 1993 and died on the 23rd Of December, 2012 to Jamaican parents but he was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Capital STEEZ was an American rapper, who also...

Steven Tyler is one of life's natural born survivors. With an exhaustively vibrant personality, this dynamic lead singer has been one of the most distinctive figures in rock music for more than three decades. Raised in a close, loving family, Tyler survived a tough upbringing in the Bronx. His inherent...

"Now Michael, you're the son of a naval officer, you must behave like a naval officer at all times..." What Captain William Rutherford told his seven-year-old son Michael was to stay with him all his life. Born in 1950, Michael was truly his father's son, even serving in the naval...

Mark Wahlberg is an American actor, rapper, and model. He was born the youngest of nine children in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a troubled youth who actually served forty-five days in prison as a teenager after robbing a pharmacy.   Mark later began his musical career as rapper...

Voix sans pesanteur, beauté intemporelle, silhouette élancée, Françoise Hardy est surtout une auteur-compositeurinterprète exigeante, appréciée dans le monde entier, qui a inspiré plusieurs générations depuis son premier succès, Tous les garçons et les filles, en 1962. Pour la première...

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