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Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle F. Wald
RRP: £16.99£11.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807011843Author Gayle WaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B. B. King by Daniel de Vise
RRP: £12.99£8.56'Without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced' Eric Clapton'No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues' President Barack Obama'One part of me says, "Yes, of course I can play." But the other part of me says, "Well, I wish... -
Rantings of the Loon Pant King Tex Austin 9781915122919
RRP: £9.99£7.32Often more interesting than great battles, royal weddings or grand state occasions are the weird and wonderful tales of ordinary folk. These memories turn into valuable currency as our familiar world is vandalised in the name of progress... Rantings of... -
Frank Talk: The Inside Stories of Zappa's Other People by Andrew Greenaway
RRP: £16.99£15.11Following his highly successful previous book, Zappa The Hard Way, Frank Zappa specialist Andrew Greenaway's second tome on the influential cult artist is something completely different! Frank Talk: The Inside Stories of Zappa's Other People is compiled... -
Visions of Jazz: The First Century by Gary Giddins 9780195132410
RRP: £23.99£18.42Poised to become a jazz classic, Gary Giddins' Visions of Jazz: The First Century contains no fewer than 78 chapters illuminating the lives of virtually all major figures in jazz history. From Louis Armstrong's renegade style trumpet playing to Frank... -
Elliott Smith's XO by Matthew LeMay
RRP: £9.99£7.89This book focuses on the genius of Smith's 1998 debut that remains his defining album. Many albums could be cited to support the claim that great suffering yields great art. Elliott Smith's "XO" should not be one of them. Smith's 1998 major label debut... -
Complicated Shadows: The Life And Music Of Elvis Costello Graeme Thomson 9781841956657
RRP: £14.99£10.06Complicated Shadows paints a detailed and accurate portrait of an intensely private and complex individual. It draws on nearly 50 exclusive interviews with schoolmates, pre-fame friends, early band members, journalists as well as members of The... -
The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer by Renee Fleming
RRP: £16.99£16.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143035947Author Renee FlemingFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Rod Stewart: The new biography by Stafford Hildred 9780749950279
£14.87Rod Stewart will be 60 in less than two years' time - yet his popularity (and his determination to continue living the rock-star life to the full) is undimmed by the passing years. Since turning 50, life has been as turbulent as ever for him; marriage to... -
Agnetha Faltskog the Girl with the Golden Hair by Daniel Ward 9781781555217
£17.97Her iconic blonde looks, stunning voice and songs of loneliness and melancholy have endeared her to millions, yet Agnetha Faltskog remains an enigmatic and distant figure. From her success as a teenage singer and songwriter in Sweden in the late 1960 s... -
Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James by Peter J. Levinson 9780195142396
RRP: £17.99£12.79Swing is back in style, and with it a renewed interest in the Big Band Era. And few players dominated that era more than Harry James, whose soaring trumpet solos and romantic hit tunes influenced popular music for a generation. Now, Peter J. Levinson,... -
A Freewheelin' Time by Suze Rotolo
RRP: £17.00£10.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767926881Author Suze RotoloFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Crown Publishing Group (NY)Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY)Weight(grams)... -
Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music's Hometown by Robert Gordon
RRP: £18.99£14.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632867735Author Robert GordonFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Bloomsbury USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 538g -
Christmas with Elvis: The Official Guide to the Holidays from the King of Rock 'n' Roll by Running Press
RRP: £14.99£11.84For Elvis, Christmas at Graceland was a time for family and friends, a respite from the road and the recording studio. It was a time to sing gospel songs around the piano and give out extravagant gifts. In this spirit, Christmas with Elvis is designed... -
Over Here, Over There-The Andrews Sisters by Maxene Andrews 9780758214492
RRP: £13.60£10.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780758214492Author Maxene AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Kensington Publishing CorporationPublisher Kensington Publishing... -
Alpha Boys School: Cradle of Jamaican Music by Adam Reeves 9780692980736
RRP: £18.99£13.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692980736Author Adam ReevesFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Half Pint PressPublisher Half Pint PressWeight(grams) 585g -
Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music by Philip Watson 9780571361694
RRP: £12.99£8.80The definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist Bill Frisell.FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH: Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon Giddens; The Bad Plus; Gavin Bryars; Van Dyke Parks; Sam... -
Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations by Kurt Cobain
RRP: £12.99£8.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890094Author Kurt CobainFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing -
Don't Stop Believin' by Olivia Newton-John
RRP: £16.99£11.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982122256Author Olivia Newton-JohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
The Faber Pocket Guide to Haydn Richard Wigmore 9780571234127
RRP: £10.99£7.54Joseph Haydn is one of the greatest and most innovative of all composers, yet in some ways he is still curiously misunderstood. This engaging new Pocket Guide assesses what Haydn's music means to us today, and challenges some of the myths that have grown... -
Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band by Bill Wyman
£29.21During the height of the Rolling Stones'success, Bill Wyman kept a diary, recoding the churning chaos of the band's creative evolution, power plays, recording sessions, tours, romances, drug busts, and financial disarray. Stone Alone is a meticulous,... -
Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt by Kristin Hersh
RRP: £11.99£11.11"Friend, asshole, angel, mutant," singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt "came along and made us gross and broken people seem . . . I dunno, cooler, I guess." A quadriplegic who could play only simple chords on his guitar, Chesnutt recorded seventeen critically... -
Behind the Rainbow: The Story of Eva Cassidy by Johan Bakker
RRP: £18.99£13.82A new edition of Johan Bakker's biography on musician Eva Cassidy. The Eva Cassidy phenomenon began too late for the woman herself to enjoy the fame, although whether she would have enjoyed it is another matter. This shy and sensitive singer... -
Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!: My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group by Dennis Dunaway
RRP: £18.99£11.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250181725Author Dennis DunawayFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 279gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975) by Ken Sharp 9780062131737
RRP: £11.99£8.49An indelible and irresistible portrait of the crucial formative years of the legendary rock band KISS and the music scene they changed forever-culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album Alive! and the smash single "Rock and... -
Elgar the Music Maker Diana McVeagh 9781843832959
RRP: £25.00£20.92An expert and informative appraisal of all of Elgar's works - from his juvenilia to the unfinished 3rd symphony - by the author of the acclaimed Gerald Finzi. The new Diana McVeagh book on Elgar is first-rate, wrote Gerald Finzi of her earlier study... -
The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones Rich Cohen 9781472218049
RRP: £12.99£8.83Rich Cohen enters the Stones epic as a young journalist on the road with the band and quickly falls under their sway - privy to the jokes, the camaraderie, the bitchiness, the hard living. Inspired by a lifelong appreciation of the music that borders on... -
The Real Frank Zappa Book by Frank Zappa
RRP: £15.00£14.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671705725Author Frank ZappaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 503g -
Arnold Schoenberg Mark Berry 9781789140873
RRP: £12.99£9.34The most radical and divisive composer of the twentieth century, Arnold Schoenberg remains a hero to many, and a villain to many others. In this refreshingly balanced biography, Mark Berry tells the story of Schoenberg's remarkable life and work,... -
Sondheim & Me: Recalling a Genius by Paul Salsini 9781610885928
RRP: £26.95£21.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610885928Author Paul SalsiniFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint Bancroft PressPublisher Bancroft PressWeight(grams) 562g -
Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul by Eddie Floyd
RRP: £25.95£17.79Known for the classics "Knock on Wood," "634-5789," "Raise Your Hand," "Big Bird," and "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)," among others, Eddie Floyd's career as a soul legend spans over sixty years. His professional singing career began... -
Stairway to Heaven: Led Zepplin Uncensored by Richard Cole 9780060938376
RRP: £13.99£12.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060938376Author Richard ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1230gDimensions(mm)... -
Sounds of Glory: The Punk and Ska Years: Volume 2 by Garry Bushell 9781910705469
£13.33This volume of memoirs chronicles the most exciting generation of British music the world has ever seen. Punk's initial firestorm kicked open the door for myriad other scenes. In rapid succession came Ska, New Mod, New Wave, anarcho-punk and... -
Blind Faith: Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder's Mother by Dennis Love 9781416577850
RRP: £14.99£14.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416577850Author Dennis LoveFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
The Real Ambassadors: Dave and Iola Brubeck and Louis Armstrong Challenge Segregation by Keith Hatschek 9781496837844
RRP: £26.50£23.33Keith Hatschek tells the story of three determined artists: Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, and Iola Brubeck and the stand they took against segregation by writing and performing a jazz musical titled The Real Ambassadors. First conceived by the Brubecks... -
Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked by Carol De Giere
RRP: £25.00£21.64From his writing of EGodspellE's score at age 23 through the making of the megahit musical EWickedE and beyond EDefying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz fromE Godspell EtoE Wicked takes readers into the world of the legendary Broadway... -
Where Are The Elephants? Leon Rosselson 9781629639734
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629639734Author Leon RosselsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Eberhard Weber: A German Jazz Story by Eberhard Weber 9781800500822
RRP: £25.00£23.27Eberhard Weber is a virtuoso who revolutionized jazz bass playing. He brought his instrument from the far corner of the stage into the spotlight - and turned it into a solo force. He began his career as a jazz bassist in the 1960s, and his band Colours... -
For the Music: The Vince Gill Story by Jo Sgammato 9780345472755
RRP: £12.33£9.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345472755Author Jo SgammatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306g -
Freddie Mercury: A Legendary Voice by Ernesto Assante
RRP: £25.00£17.63A singer, songwriter, an inimitable performer: Freddie Mercury has left his mark on the popular culture of the last 50 years, and his music has influenced the imaginary of different generations, defying the definition of musical genre itself. The biggest...