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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Rich Cohen enters the Stones epic as a young journalist on the road with the band and quickly falls under their swayprivy to the jokes, the camaraderie, the bitchiness, the hard living. Inspired by a lifelong appreciation of the music that borders on obsession, Cohens chronicle of the band is informed by the rigorous views of a kid who grew up on the music and for whom the Stones will always be the greatest rock n roll band of all time.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In exclusive interviews with the mothers of Michael Stipe, Adam Levine, Amy Winehouse, Miranda Lambert, Kelly Clarkson, Dr. Dre, and other music stars, Grohl asked the questions only a mom could answer: When did you hear the first chords, the drumbeats, that stellar voice that announced that music was the future? These answers--along with never-before-seen family photographs and a heartwarming introduction by Dave Grohl--make From Cradle to Stage...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
Author
Series
Killing volume 12
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"In the latest book in the...Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell the larger-than-life stories of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Traces the story of Michael Jackson's life from his famous childhood through his final four years, drawing on interviews with his friends, enemies, and other associates to cover his international travels, business acumen, and parenting decisions.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The life and career of Haitian American musician Jean Beauvoir, a member of the legendary New York City punk band the Plasmatics Jean Beauvoir joined the Plasmatics in 1979, playing bass and keyboards for the most notorious band to emerge out of the New York City punk scene. By 1982, he was a member of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, a retro-rock revival act headed by Steven Van Zandt. The Disciples of Soul videos played on MTV during the...
12) The biographical dictionary of popular music: from Adele to Ziggy, the real A to Z of rock and pop
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A biography of the controversial, outspoken member of the Beatles whose extraordinary songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney changed the world of rock music forever. Norman also wrote Shout!, one of the first and still one of the best Beatles histories.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Faith, Hope and Carnage is a meditation on faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love. Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with Seán O’Hagan, it is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of faith, art, music, freedom, grief, and love. It draws candidly on Cave’s life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013, ©2013
Language
English
Description
A half-century tribute to the iconic rock-and-rock band is presented through a lens of their most representative songs, analyzing the role of classic hits in popular culture while explaining how their lyrics reflect their personal experiences.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a portrait of the iconic music artist that discusses his award-winning achievements, status as a counterculture figure, and influence on such performers as John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie.
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
Language
English
Description
"Travis Barker's soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer's art and his life, including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery--a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood. It brings to a close the first chapters of a well-lived life, inspiring readers to follow the rhythms of their own hearts...
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