Composers Musicians category: 3267 books

Just for the Record is perhaps unlike any book you have ever read. With over 100 gold and platinum records to his credit, multiple Grammy award winner Larry Butler shares many humorous and fascinating behind the scenes stories regarding his associations with some of the biggest names in show business--names...

L’histoire de Ronnie Wood se confond avec celle du Rhythm’n’Blues et du rock anglais : on y croise les Birds, les Faces avec Rod Stewart, les Beatles, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton et Jimmy Page… Mais depuis plus de trente ans, Ronnie Wood est le guitariste qui a succédé à Brian Jones et à Mick...

As a young photography student in 1980, David Jamaica Brooks struck gold and was personally invited to tour the US with Bob Marley and the Wailers.Marley had to cut the tour short, due to illness, and, tragically, the performances were his last.This is the amazing story of how a student found himself...

A look into the back story of Adele and how her own personal heartache enabled her to craft the most beautiful songs of her time.

Dnevnički zapisi Atlas života kompozitora i pjesnika Dubravka Detonija pripadaju među najimpresivnija štiva koja su se pojavila u posljednjih nekoliko godina u Hrvatskoj. Maestralno napisan, s mnogo referenci - glazbenih, filozofskih, literarnih i kulturoloških u najširem smislu riječi - ovaj...

Johann Sebastian Bach è considerato un grande compositore e musicista tedesco, fine rappresentante del periodo barocco. Il suo genio permette di unire in sé la grande tradizione tedesca e quella italiana, trovando una perfetta sintesi di equilibrio e innovazione. La difficoltà della sua opera e...

It is an April morning in 1844, in the town of Leipzig,—calm, cool, and fraught with exquisite promise of a prolific spring,—when the Herr Professor Doctor Robert Schumann, rising before six o'clock as is his wont, very quietly and noiselessly in his soft felt slippers, dresses and goes downstairs....

Farandole de paroles de chansons lâchées sur le chemin de l'école buissonnière en toute liberté. Histoires courtes, vécues ou imaginaires, ou chacun peut picorer à son aise. Sans Modération.

Exploding onto the world stage in 1991 with their multi-platinum first album, Ten, Pearl Jam courted controversy and conflict. They won credibility with their astounding second album, Vs., in 1993, which became the fastest-selling American album of all time. In Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too...

Random Notes is a collection of memories and anecdotes from the life of singer and musician Gilah Yaron. The musical environment in which she grew up is described throughout these pages and enables a glimpse into the events and circumstances that she experienced. They shaped her life as a student, a professional singer and voice instructor.

Continuing the insights into the creative processes of contemporary composer David Cope, Tinman Too presents another 150 vignettes from the author's life begun in his previous book Tinman. Some of the notable individuals discussed in this innovative autobiography are Alfred Hitchcock, Buckminster...

Principal créateur de la soul de Memphis, BOOKER T & THE MG's a laissé une empreinte fondatrice sur la soul, le rhythm and blues en général et le rock and roll dans tous ses états. Outre une brillante carrière personnelle, en tant que groupe ou artistes solos, BOOKER T AND THE MG'S a été...

One night while we were performing at the club, Tommy Dorsey himself came in with an entourage of his people. When Tommy's group went thru the room we were deep into an arrangement of mine, of a popular war song called, "On a Wing and a Prayer." they all slowed down a moment to hear what...

Music made in Akron symbolized an attitude more so than a singular sound. Crafted by kids hell-bent on not following their parents into the rubber plants, the music was an intentional antithesis of Top 40 radio. Call it punk or call it new wave, but in a short few years, major labels signed Chrissie...