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Consolidar uma banda em uma época difícil, com a Alemanha dividida pela Segunda Guerra Mundial e em plena Guerra Fria; conquistar destaque no auge do rock e em meio a grandes bandas como The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who e Deep Purple; e alcançar o sucesso, mantendo presença no mundo da música...

Michel Delpech revient sur sa réussite, sa popularité, et sa chute. Pour la première fois, il raconte comment il s'en est sorti. Une belle leçon de vie et de foi. Michel Delpech a eu deux vies. La première, sous les projecteurs, où il a enchaîné des titres désormais inscrits au patrimoine...

Depuis ses enregistrements légendaires chez Sun Records dans les années 1950 jusqu'à ses derniers albums devenus des classiques, Johnny Cash a toujours été LA voix country du rock.L'histoire fascinante de cette icône américaine commence avec Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis et Elvis Presley, pour...

The first biography of Manchester born singer David Gray, from his early years in obscurity though the gradual building of support in Ireland to the huge mainstream success of the White Ladder album, which has sold over a million copies in the UK and produced massive hit singles, Babylon and Please...

Nichts ist schöner, als wenn zwei Stimmen verschmelzen. Im gelebten Leben sieht der Stimmensatz allerdings oft anders aus. „Duett zu dritt" erzählt davon und zeigt Komponisten im Beziehungsdreieck. - Ludwig van Beethovens „Brief an die unsterbliche Geliebte", neu gelesen und interpretiert,...

Tout au long de sa carrière, Madness a connu des hauts et des bas, où se mêlent querelles intestines, accusations de racisme infondées liées au passé skinhead de certains membres, sans oublier une séparation. Fondé en 1976, juste avant l’apogée du punk, Madness a mêlé les rythmes reggae/ska...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene...

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The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: “A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rate” (The Washington Post). Known as the “Empress of the Blues,” Bessie Smith was a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African American performer...

Die Geschichte Der Pogues gestaltet sich ebenso ausschweifend und turbulent wie ihre mitreißenden, aufwühlenden Songs. In den Straßen und Pubs des Londons der Achtziger nimmt die unglaubliche Karriere der britischen Raubeine ihren Ausgangspunkt, in deren Verlauf über tatsächlich mehr als zwanzig...

Jeremy Oxley was diagnosed with schizophrenia aged 22, at the height of his fame as singer of the popular band Sunnyboys. Terrified and in denial, he tried to hide his diagnosis from family, band mates and friends, who attributed his erratic and sometimes terrifying behaviour to drug and alcohol abuse. Following...

"There really aren't mistakes. Be very adventurous and brave in your life. Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous--there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kind to yourself. . . There are no bounds." --Jewel Angel Standing By offers an...

Poeta della canzone, attore, irresistibile seduttore. Spaccone e fragile. Generoso e ingenuo. Questo libro offre il ritratto completo di Franco Califano, un artista che nella sua carriera ha scritto brani indimenticabili, ma ha anche attraversato e superato momenti difficilissimi. I suoi successi...

Are you the world’s biggest JLS fan? Do you know everything there is to know about one of the world’s best-loved boy bands? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite group - do you know all of them?Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged...