Music

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385318730Author Chuck DFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

'[An] astute reckoning with modern celebrity' - The Times'A wild read' - The Guardian'A well-researched, measured account' - The SunPart biography, part social history, Being Britney pieces together a collage of stories, interviews, legends and fan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399576362Author Sir Tom JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Blue Rider PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118517710Author Yngwie J. MalmsteenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

Everybody knows the hits of 1984-pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" to "Like a Virgin," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "Sister Christian" to "Love Is a Battlefield," "What's Love Got to Do with It"...

...in the tradition of the best jazz autobiographies...a fascinating travelogue through the jazz world filled with vivid images of Gene Krupa Stan Kenton Roy Eldridge and Billie Holiday...Her prose is as hip as her music. aEThe New York Times Book...

Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. "Catch a Fire", now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that...

For the last 50 years, Clive James has been writing remarkable songs - witty, moving, sometimes satirical, often thrillingly poetic - with his musical partner, Pete Atkin. They've written more than 200 together, releasing the first album of their work in...

In addition to his great prowess as a composer, Vaughan Williams was a man of strong character and unflagging energy, who lived a long, full life. He was at the centre of musical events in England for sixty years, a period which for sustained musical...

A New Yorker Best Book of the YearThe remarkable life of violinist and teacher Shinichi Suzuki, who pioneered an innovative but often-misunderstood philosophy of early childhood education-now known the world over as the Suzuki Method.The name Shinichi...

The son of a sheet-metal worker who led a big band on weekends, Lou Gramm rose from humble, working-class roots in Rochester, New York, to become one of rock 'n' roll's most distinctive and popular voices. With the aid of best-selling author Scott...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743235655Author Philip NormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Nearly 50 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the 20th century's most iconic figures. Popular fans still appreciate his later hits such as "Hello, Dolly!" and "What a Wonderful World," while in the jazz community, he remains venerated...

Since his untimely death in 1974 at the age of twenty six, Nick Drake has not only gained a huge international audience, which eluded him during his lifetime, but has also come to represent the epitome of English romanticism. Drake's small but much-loved...

Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began,...

"This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx", is part photo, part journal - but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594480188Author The RZAFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

A new book.Book InformationISBN 9780063093539Author Lou ReedFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 178g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767915083Author Herbert BreslinFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

It is 1965, and Swinging London is coming into its prime years. The streets are alive with mods and rockers, playboys and good-time girls, all revelling in the blossoming artistic, creative and cultural energies of the decade. Amid the colour and chaos...

Sometimes described as 'the British Brecht', Ewan MacColl (1915-1989) was a major twentieth-century political artist. This is the first biography of MacColl, and was prepared with the authorisation of his collaborator and widow, Peggy Seeger. MacColl...

'Families are societies in miniature.'The Lamberts: George, Constant and Kit won a Somerset Maugham Award in 1987. A lesson in the fragility of fame, it tells the tragic story of three generations: George, one of Australia's leading painters; his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609807743Author Brendan MullenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 310g

Rock City, Narita, Fire Down Under, Restless Breed, Born in America... These are the pioneering, superlative heavy metal records that represent the classic first decade of Brooklyn's Riot's, before the band would break up, eventually storming back with...

Despite his importance and influence, jazz musician, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott remains relatively unknown to most Americans. In Songs of the Unsung Tapscott shares his life story, recalling his childhood in Houston, moving with his...

'I always thought I would get into painting, but I got waylaid by rock 'n' roll. Finally, I thought, "Now's the time." As soon as I was in a situation where I could be alone and paint without any interruptions, I just couldn't stop.' - Chrissie Hynde ...

ENew York TimesE Bestseller EA Perfect Union of Contrary ThingsE is the authorized biography of musician and vintner Maynard James Keenan. Co-author Sarah Jensen's 30-year friendship with Keenan gives her unique insight into his history and career...

Paul Gemignani is one of the titans of the modern musical theater industry. Serving as musical director for more than forty Broadway productions since 1971, his collaborations with Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Hal Prince,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999477649Author Phil WoodsFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Cymbal PressPublisher Cymbal PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812974201Author Wynton MarsalisFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 133gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495052927Author Nick RosaciPage Count 144Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ___________'What a woman and what a...

One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes--the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925988017Author Eric ReeseFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Eric ReesePublisher Eric ReeseWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649528162Author James H McIntosh MbeFormat PaperbackPage Count 458Imprint Fulton BooksPublisher Fulton BooksWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Sardonic, bitter, threatening, compassionate, gleeful, and most of all loud, 'Like a Rolling Stone' is much more than a song. Six minutes and six seconds in length, it was released by Dylan despite the received wisdom of the day as to what constituted a...

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The raw material and interviews behind Anthony Scaduto's iconic biography of Bob Dylan draw an intimate and multifaceted portrait of the singer-songwriter who defined his era When Anthony Scaduto's Bob Dylan: An Intimate Biography was first published in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestselling author and front man and rhythm guitarist of KISS grants fans an all-access backstage pass to his personal life and shows them how to pursue a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of their own, offering hard-won...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770413481Author Neil PeartFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada