Musicians, singers, bands and groups Books

Daughter of Wales, Rita Landi is both a tribute and a celebration. It is a tribute to those who uphold the great tradition of choral singing while, at the same time, it celebrates the life of one exceptional lady whose musical leadership garnered...

GIRL TO CITY follows one young woman's progression from Elton John fan in the Pittsburgh suburbs to Manhattan art student; from punk show habitué to fledgling musician to cult singer-songwriter who caused a sensation with...

Singers and music lovers, read this book! It encompasses every aspect of the magnificent career of the great tenor from Ireland, John McCormack. Here you will read his heretofore unpublished memoirs, a chapter on his early career, and learn how to access...

Have you ever wondered if you're on the right path? For decades, veteran music and entertainment executive Lanny West thought he was living the rock 'n' roll life of his dreams ... until one day, when he woke up to the nightmare it had become. In Father,...

Imagine a world that can scarcely be imagined – the Old Detroit, at its lowest decline, spanning Early 80's – May 2002.Imagine the life of a strange teen; a young male of Punk Rock logic & Heavy Metal obsession – reading comic...

This book studies Crumb's Winds of Destiny and Black Angels as artefacts of collective memory and cultural trauma. It situates these two pieces in Crumb's output and unpacks the complex methodologies needed to understand these pieces as contributions and...

One of our great essayists and journalists--the Dean of American Rock Critics, Robert Christgau--takes us on a heady tour through his life and times in this vividly atmospheric and visceral memoir that is both a love letter to a New York long past and a...

Philip Norman's SHOUT! is the original definitive work on the Fab Four - brilliantly written, encapsulating an era, and reflecting close personal working relationships with each of the protagonists.

Chubby Girls Don't Cheer is Kelly Clinger's true tale of her life-- from a trailer park in the Bible belt to singing with some of the biggest stars in the world. Kelly's stories of the south-- with its beauty pageants, church services,...

Keyboardist and songwriter with the band Journey, Jonathan Cain writes this long-awaited memoir about his personal story of overcoming and faith, his career with one of the most successful musical groups in history, and the stories behind his greatest...

Within these covers lies a treasure trove of original compositions awaiting your enjoyment. Enhanced by personal recollections and photos, this is more than just a comprehensive jazz fake book, it's an artist's lifework that vibrates at the signature...

INTERIOR EN COLOR - Un repaso de todos los conciertos de Dire Straits en España, incluyendo sus primeras apariciones en TVE para unas actuaciones en playback. El repertorio que interpretaron, la formación de la banda en cada una de sus visitas, imágenes...

The Way Of The Zen Cowboy: Fireside Stories From A Globetrotting Rhythmatist is a new collection of 35 short stories from Grammy-winning percussionist, composer, and storyteller Barrett Martin. These stories are based on personal experiences around the...

Raised in poverty in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, the late Levon Helm clawed his way to fame and fortune in the music industry, lost it all and got it back.When he died in April 2012, the legacy he left revolved largely around a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

Women's Music for the Screen: Diverse Narratives in Sound shines a long-overdue light on the works and lives of female-identifying screen composers. Bringing together composer profiles, exclusive interview excerpts, and industry case studies, this volume...

Whenever you hear the prevalent wailing blues harmonica in commercials, film soundtracks or at a blues club, you are experiencing the legacy of the master harmonica player, Little Walter. Immensely popular in his lifetime, Little Walter had fourteen Top...

Who inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music? In this book, Jacquelyn E. C. Sholes provides a fresh look at the ways in which Brahms employed musical references to works of earlier composers in his own instrumental music. By analyzing newly...

First decent, full biography - and effective rediscovery of Cass Elliot, Mama Cass of the Mamas and Papas.

From the fall of 1947 through the summer of 1951 composer Igor Stravinsky and poet W. H. Auden collaborated on the opera The Rake's Progress. At the time, their self-consciously conventional work seemed to appeal only to conservative audiences. Few...

Informed by theories pertaining to transnational mobility, ethnicity and race, gender, postcolonialism, as well as Japanese studies, Transnational Musicians explores the way Japanese musicians establish their transnational careers in the hierarchically...

In this riveting personal story, award-winning, bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories, offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories...

When Laura Joplin stumbled on a bundle of old letters from her famous big sister, she discovered an innocent, eager-to-please side of Janis that no one had suspected. Intrigued, Laura interviewed Janis's friends and associates to get a true picture of...

With over 80,000 followers on Spotify, composer Tito Abeleda has found another way for fans to enjoy his music with his piano book Passionate Piano Moments. Passionate Piano Moments is a 155 page collection of emotional, dramatic piano music for...

In this book on Richard Wagner's compelling but enigmatic masterpiece Götterdämmerung, the final opera of his monumental Ring tetralogy, Alexander H. Shapiro advances an ambitious new interpretation which uncovers intriguing new facets to the work's...

Falling Down is the autobiography of Nashville musician and singer-songwriter Jeremy Neely who likens his experiences to those of the prodigal son.Despite growing up in a loving and stable Christian family, Jeremy fell into a pit of pain and rejection...

My life has been driven by a need for intense stimulation and risk, fuelled by a sense of grandeur. Kid Lightning and the Wave of Peace is a 90,000 word memoir about my first 30 years, conveyed in a unique format: I compiled my writings and notes from...

The violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) is considered among the most influential performers in history. Focussing on Heifetz and his extensive performing relationship with the Bach solo violin works (BWV 1001-1006), Dario Sarlo examines one of the most...