Music

An in-depth study of the life of Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941), pianist, composer and conductor of the Halle Orchestra, who arguably made Manchester the most important focus for music in Britain in his day. Sir Hamilton Harty (1879-1941) is best...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476714790Author Clive DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Simon & Schuster

Bill Haley a the man who brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream. His song Crazy Man Crazy was the first rock 'n' roll song to break the EBillboardE Top 20 in 1953 and was followed by his evergreen We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock the first song...

In his 1960s-1970s heyday Rod McKuen was a phenomenally popular singer-songwriter as well as the bestselling poet in publishing history. To his legions of fans around the world he was a voice of compassion and healing as much a prophet as an...

Written in collaboration with Family Man and other surviving band members, "Wailing Blues" reveals the truth behind the Marley legacy. It traces the early lives of the Barrett brothers before they joined Marley in the '60s and discusses how reggae...

The definitive biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the "Empress of the Blues" Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861714817Author Krystyna Fitzgerald-MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint Crescent Moon PublishingPublisher Crescent Moon PublishingWeight(grams)...

To tell the story of Morris Day is to tell the story of Prince. Not because they were inseparable or because their paths never diverged, but because, even when their paths did diverge, they always intersected again. Each artist lifted the other up,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501173196Author Editor and Contributor Jonathan CottFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553380941Author Reba McEntireFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 153gDimensions(mm) 191mm *...

THE "FEARLESS ...VIVID ...FAST-PACED ...AND INSPIRING"* NATIONAL BESTSELLER (*ROLLING STONE) "Heavy metal's leading female rocker (Rolling Stone) bares all, opening up about the Runaways, the glory days of the punk and hard-rock scenes, and the highs...

Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s a including E1999E EPurple RainE and ESign of the TimesE a he turned his attention to redefining his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501187544Author Nikki SixxFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Vh1 BooksPublisher Vh1 BooksWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 155mm * 23mm

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807071250Author Douglas H. DanielsFormat PaperbackPage Count 536Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

His exceptional good looks made him a matinee idol and Franco Corelli a the Prince of Tenors a was dubbed Mr. Soldout for 20 consecutive years. In 1958 just seven years after beginning his career he was already the highest-paid tenor in Italy...

One hundred years after the singer's birth, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song brings to life the eventful career of an iconic performer whose contributions to the Great American Songbook, jazz, popular music, and film music remained unparalleled.Lee stood out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306874949Author Rob HalfordFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 590g

Joni Mitchell is one of the most celebrated artists of the last half-century and her landmark 1971 album EBlueE is one of her most beloved and revered works. Generations of people have come of age listening to the album inspired by the way it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590793954Author Dean TorrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Select Books IncPublisher Select Books IncWeight(grams) 346g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780825672293Author Leslie GourseFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Schirmer BooksPublisher Cengage Gale

Now in paperback ÊJimmy Page: Magus Musician ManÊ is the first-ever biography of Led Zeppelin's legendary guitarist and producer. Never before has the story been told in such sharp detail leaving no stone unturned from the heady days of swinging...

The public image of Elgar as patriotic country squire was established in his lifetime, but, in reality, it concealed a highly complex, sometimes baffling, private individual. Although acquaintances found him a man of endless curiosity and good humour,...

Nirvana are one of the most influential bands in rock history, and even now, nearly 20 years after Kurt Cobain's death, the reverence in which they are held is undiminished. Books have been written about Nirvana before, but they tend to concentrate on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743238359Author Paul MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574670424Author John ArdoinFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Amadeus PressPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 685gDimensions(mm) 245mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578074245Author Greg PratoFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Greg PratoPublisher Greg PratoWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

You won't see no sad and teary eyes when I get my wings, and it's my time to fly Just call my friends and tell them there's a party, come on by So just roll me up and smoke me when I die In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson muses about...

The man behind "I Could Have Danced all Night" and "Almost Like Being in Love", lyricist Alan Jay Lerner (1918-86) is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the American musical stage. In penning the lyrics to some of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992751487Author Dave LodgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Pixel Tweaks PublicationsPublisher Pixel Tweaks PublicationsWeight(grams) 281g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781722664Author Peter FinchFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 495g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948225403Author Bruce BlackmanFormat HardbackPage Count 322Imprint Thewordverve IncPublisher Thewordverve IncWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A 2017 Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Nominee!THEConfessions of a Serial SongwriterE is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter...

Described as the Irish John Peel, Dave Fanning has been a major player in the Irish and global music scene for over 30 years. In this compelling memoir, RTE Radio 2 DJ Dave Fanning will give the behind-the-scenes story of all the international...

Described as the Irish John Peel, Dave Fanning has been a major player in the Irish and global music scene for over 30 years. In this compelling memoir, RTE Radio 2 DJ Dave Fanning will give the behind-the-scenes story of all the international...

The world's number one instrumental group had a worldwide hit in 1960 with "Walk-Don't Run." They hit high again with "Hawaii Five-0," continuing on a fifty-year career of recording and touring towards America's Rock & Roll Hall...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891241222Author Robert LurieFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Verse Chorus Press,U.S.Publisher Puncture PublicationsWeight(grams) 459g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781433689123Author Lecrae MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Broadman & Holman PublishersPublisher Broadman & Holman PublishersDimensions(mm) 223mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615442082Author Austin TeutschFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Jrab PressPublisher Jrab PressWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 12mm