Composers Musicians category: 3267 books
All The Rage
My high life with the Small Faces, the Faces, the Rolling Stones and many more
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1998
My high life with the Small Faces, the Faces, the Rolling Stones and many more.
Room Full of Mirrors
A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2006
Now in paperback, the national bestselling biography of American musical icon Jimi Hendrix
It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still very much alive for his fans everywhere. Charles R. Cross vividly recounts the life of Hendrix, from...
Cured
The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 7, 2019
Las memorias definitivas de uno de los fundadores de The Cure, banda mítica y de culto.
"En nuestro primer día de clase, Robert y yo estuvimos en la parada designada en Hevers Avenue con nuestras madres, y fue entonces cuando nos conocimos por primera vez." Así comenzó una amistad...
Up Jumped the Devil
The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the history of the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his tragic death at age 27. This single notion can be recited by everyone who has ever heard of him, but the...
by David Stuart Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2011
The amazing story of the rise of John Lennon's group - The Beatles - to fame and fortune.David Stuart Ryan carried out a great deal of original research into the true background to John, speaking to many of the characters who helped formhis intense view of the world. This was backed up...
by Mick Wall
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Decades before reality television was invented, Ozzy Osbourne was subversive and dark. Ozzy was the singer in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when rock bands were measured by how 'heavy' they were, no one was weightier than Black Sabbath. All four founding members...
Histoire du cannibalisme
De l'anthropophagie rituelle au sadisme sexuel
Language: French
Release Date: February 15, 2016
Un proverbe maori prévient que « seuls les fous osent pénétrer sur les terres des cannibales. » C’est pourtant à ce dangereux voyage que vous convie Roland Villeneuve, le plus érudit des démonologues français. Qu’ils mangent de la chair humaine par choix, comme ces Gaulois Atticotes qui...
ANTHOLOGIE DU ROCK PROGRESSIF
Voyages en ailleurs
Language: French
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Né à l’aube des années soixante-dix en réponse musicale aux espoirs soulevés par la croissance socio-économique et la conquête spatiale, le rock progressif est devenu l’un des genres les plus populaires de la planète. Ses figures de proue sont des géants connus de tous, tels Pink Floyd,...
Journal d'un tueur
Une blonde sur un pieu et autres récits criminels
Language: French
Release Date: May 15, 2015
En 1972, Gerard John Schaefer, un policier de Fort Lauderdale, au nord de Miami, est arrêté pour deux meurtres et deux enlèvements. Ses collègues le soupçonnent d’avoir commis plus d’une trentaine d’assassinats de jeunes fugueuses dans la région. Leur indice : un carnet de bord tenu par...
by SparkNotes
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Bessie Smith (SparkNotes Biography Guide)
Making the reading experience fun!
SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes:
An examination of the historical context in which the person...
by Albert Trovato, Filippo Cataldo
Language: German
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Alberto, mit fast 1,3 Millionen Abonnenten einer der populärsten YouTuber und dazu einer der bekanntesten Beatboxer in Deutschland, hat in mehr als 1000 Videos über sein Leben erzählt. So einer kann keine Geheimnisse mehr haben. Oder? Alberto ist 1986 als Albert Martin Odonkor in Hamburg zur Welt...
Roger Waters
The Man Behind the Wall
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
To some, he is the face behind classic Pink Floyd. To others, he is the temperament behind some of the greatest albums of the rock era. And to others still, he is one of the most original songwriters of a generation that overflows with notable talent. To all, he is an enigma: a rock star who not only...
by Frankie Gaye
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Marvin Gaye's life and brilliant career were cut tragically short on April 1 1984 ä one day before his 45th birthday ä when he was shot and killed by his own father. Now for the first time ever Marvin Gaye's story is told in intimate detail by a member of his own family. Frankie and Marvin Gaye...
Swing Along
The Musical Life of Will Marion Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2008
Renowned today as a prominent African-American in Music Theater and the Arts community, composer, conductor, and violinist Will Marion Cook was a key figure in the development of American music from the 1890s to the 1920s. In this insightful biography, Marva Griffin Carter offers the first definitive...