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Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Genesis front man and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, discussing his early years, relationships with fellow artists, and struggles with addiction.
Author
Publisher
Plexus
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Back in print, The Lizard King chronicles the life and death of one of the most irresistibly enigmatic figures in the history of rock: The Doors' infamous frontman Jim Morrison. Poet, shaman, Dionysian drunk, and druggie, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison quickly achieved cult status after his death in 1971. InThe Lizard King, Jerry Hopkins reassesses Jim Morrison's life and provides fresh insights into this powerful and troubled talent, considering...
Author
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
For the first time, the final years of one of the world's most captivating rock showman are laid bare. Including interviews from Freddie Mercury's closest friends in the last years of his life, along with personal photographs, Somebody to Love is an authoritative biography of the great man. Here are previously unknown and startling facts about the singer and his life, moving detail on his lifelong search for love and personal fulfilment, and of course...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett’s rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as a tropical icon and CEO behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit “Margaritaville.”" --
Author
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story -- a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on interviews with close associates, a revelatory account of the late musician's career traces his fame as a teen rock star in the 1960s and descent to humble jobs before his comeback as a solo artist, producer, and innovator in the indie-rock genre.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
"It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him forever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely private by nature, Jimi was shrouded in intrigue from the moment he first came into the public eye, and the mystery has only grown with time. Much has been written...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney’s...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the rock group from the perspective of a rock journalist who profiled the band, from their formation in California in the 1970s to their rise to fame, their breakup, solo music careers, and eventual reunion.
34) Yesterday
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
After a mysterious blackout, a struggling musician and songwriter ends up being the only one who remembers the songs of Beatles, so he goes on performing and presenting the songs as his own.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"HOLLYWOOD PARK is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country's most infamous cults, and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. Yet, ultimately, his is a story of fierce love and family loyalty told in a raw, poetic voice that signals the emergence of a uniquely gifted writer. We were never young. We were just too afraid of ourselves. No one told us who we were or...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A member of the E Street Band, political songwriter and performer, hardcore activist, and actor on "The Sopranos" chronicles the twists and turns of his surprising life in this one-of-a-kind memoir that doubles as an epic tale of self-discovery.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the definitive New York Times bestselling history of the Beatles comes the authoritative account of the group Jack Black and many others call the greatest rock band of all time, arguably the most successful, and certainly one of the most notorious. Rock stars. Whatever those words mean to you, chances are, they owe a debt to Led Zeppelin. No one before or since has lived the dream quite like Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Celebrate music icon Carlos Santana in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author of the New York Times Best Illustrated Childrens Book Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters. Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healinga sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. Carlos tried el clarinete...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Janis Joplins first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In 1967, as the new sound of rock and roll was taking over popular music, John Byrne Cooke was at the center of it all. As a member of D.A. Pennebaker’s film crew, he witnessed the astonishing breakout performances of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop Festival that June. Less than six months later, he was on a plane to San Francisco, taking a job as road manager for Janis and her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. From...
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