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1) Life
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English
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The lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones recounts his life, from a youth obsessed with Chuck Berry to the formation of the Stones and their subsequent stardom, and discusses his problems with drugs, the death of Brian Jones, and his relationship with Mick Jagger.
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"At the launch party for her memoir in 2014, Viv Albertine received the news her mother was dying. She left the party immediately and spent a few final hours with a woman who had been an enormous presence and force in her life. In the weeks that followed, Viv was left with the task of sorting through her mother's affairs. In that process she came across one fatally curious item: a bag labelled 'To throw away unopened'. This auspicious moment lies...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"A revealing look at the early years of Richard Thompson, one of the world's most influential guitarists and songwriters, following the formation of his band Fairport Convention, his revival of British folk traditions, and his journey through Sufism-all before the age of 26"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of the rock legend and guitar virtuoso, including his scandalous childhood, early musical success, struggles with addiction in the 1960s and 1970s, marriage to Pattie Boyd, and the death of his son.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The guitarist for seminal female punk band The Slits traces the story of her influential career, recounting experiences from her creative endeavors with Sid Vicious and her tour with The Clash through her relationship with Mick Jones and the 2012 release of her solo debut.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Told through a lyrical text and ... paintings, this book spotlights four ordinary boys growing up amid the rubble of postwar England who found music to be a powerful, even life-saving, force"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Acclaimed music biographer James Gavin traces Michael's metamorphosis from the shy and awkward Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou into the swaggering, dominant half of the leading British pop duo of the 1980s Wham!; he then details Michael's sensational solo career and its subsequent unraveling. With deep analysis of the creative process behind Michael's albums, tours, and music videos, as well as interviews with hundreds of his friends and colleagues,...
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An intimate portrayal of the musical icon, largely in his own words, draws on years of meetings between McCartney and the author and includes candid discussions of the artist's inspirations, creative process, beliefs, and achievements.
Author
Publisher
Genesis Publications
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Another Day In The Life is introduced and narrated by Ringo Starr, with forewords by legendary movie director David Lynch and rock photographer Henry Diltz. Ringo shows us the world as seen through a Starr's eyes, in more than 500 observational photographs and rare images from the archives, and an original text of nearly 13,000 words. From Los Angeles to Tokyo and everywhere in between, Ringo's photographs celebrate his life in music and offer a glimpse...
Author
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Core members of the legendary British experimental band Coil tell its story in the present-tense, as events unfold across their twenty-year history. Between 1983 and 2004 the legendary British experimental band Coil established themselves as shape-shifting doyens of esoteric music whose influence has grown spectacularly in the years since their untimely end. With music that could be dark, queer, and difficult, but often retained a warped pop sensibility,...
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