Genres & Styles

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970047226Author David CalcanoFormat HardbackPage Count 148Imprint Fantoons LLCPublisher Fantoons LLC

DON'T MISS SYLVIA PATTERSON'S BRAND NEW MEMOIR, SAME OLD GIRL, COMING SPRING 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2016 'Celebratory and elegiac' Guardian 'A roller-coaster memoir' Sunday Times 'Funny, anecdote-packed, nostalgic but also very...

The greatest ever collection of action songs for little children!Everything from the sizzling Ten fat sausages to the hilarious No laugh race with all manner of toe tapping, hand clapping, nose wiggling, wriggling and giggling in between. Every early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorPete Chrisp has worked as a writer and editor for newspapers, magazines and books since 1979. His first book, co-written with the musician Gerry McAvoy, was the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789185639700Author Joseph InnissFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dokument PressPublisher Dokument ForlagWeight(grams) 154g

The 1980s saw Alice Cooper release arguably his most diverse collection of albums, ranging from new wave to metal to full-on radio-friendly rock. They weren't all commercially successful, but all are worth listening to and some are excellent. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859654982Author Levon HelmFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

The long-awaited, never-before-told, no-holds-barred memoir from the legendary Aerosmith frontman. Finally, all the lurid tales of debauchery, sex, drugs and rock n' roll are told straight from the horse's lips as The Demon of Screamin' describes his...

One of the biggest names in the musical landscape of the 1970s, Steely Dan released a string of albums that pushed the boundaries of what was possible in a recording studio. With albums like `The Royal Scam' and `Aja', the songs of Walter Becker and...

Ritchie Blackmore once said, "You can't get any better than Cozy, you know. He's always up there on stage going crazy, he always pushes me on when I look round. He always gives me that incentive to play because Cozy won't let anybody take it easy...

Django Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B.B. King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Yet there is no major biography of Reinhardt. Now, in Django, Michael...

This witty and enjoyable musical entertainment, based on the book by Kenneth Grahame, is for five soloists, narrator, SATB chorus, and instrumental ensemble. The main roles are written for adult singers, with a chorus of children and adults.About the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780600637127Author Mark LewisohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint HamlynPublisher Octopus Publishing Group

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A behind-the-scenes look at the life and music of legendary Hollywood composer Elmer Bernstein, the only person to be nominated for an Academy Award in every decade from the 1950s to the 2000sOver a career spanning 54 years, he composed landmark scores...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859653411Author John LydenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

With Genesis finally drawing a veil over their career with the last concerts taking place in March 2022, the full career is now encapsulated in one hefty tome. Or as the author Alan Hewitt was adamant it should be referred as - the Genesis Reference...

'A joyous treasure trove' Michael Morpurgo'A delight' Tom Jones'A Tour De Force' Roger PhillipsCook your way around the world with Cerys Matthews' Where the Wild Cooks Go, with a Spotify playlist ready for each country, as well as poems, proverbs,...

The gruesomely fascinating musical about the 'Demon Barber of Fleet Street', one of Sondheim's greatest hits. From the writing partnership behind A Little Night Music. Victim of a gross injustice that robbed him of his wife and child, Sweeney Todd...

Early Jazz is one of the seminal books on American jazz, ranging from the beginnings of jazz as a distinct musical style at the turn of the century to its first great flowering in the 1930s. Schuller explores the music of the great jazz soloists of the...

Bobby Womack was born on 4 March 1944, and died on 27 June 2014, aged 70. In a career that spanned two centuries and seven decades, the soul singer, songwriter and guitarist carved a niche for himself that has rarely been equalled, and never surpassed...

'An embrace of a book' Florence Welch 'Poetry was my place, my little clearing in the forest, where I could quietly put everything I was holding. I'm not sure what gave me the courage to open up that space to you,...

Praise for the Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die exhibition: "A fascinating look at how punk and new wave music met the eye" New York Times "An absolute joy" Financial Times The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908920744Author Nik PrestonImprint Rockschool LtdPublisher Rockschool Ltd

'Hugely entertaining and inspiring' The Sunday TimesOne of The Sunday Times' 100 biographies to loveThe inspirational and colourful memoir of Michael Volpe, the general manager of Opera Holland Park. The son of Italian immigrants, he and his brothers...

***'Wise and playful...'BBC Music MagazineWith a foreword by James NaughtieWithin the pages of this book lie musical prescriptions that offer comfort, solace and strength in the face of dark times.Whether you suffer from loneliness or laziness, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593767457Author Chris L. TerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Soft Skull PressPublisher Soft Skull Press

In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James...

Although he died in a tragic car accident at twenty-five, Clifford Brown is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of jazz, a trumpet player who ranks with Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, and a leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979616310Author Daniel EkerothFormat PaperbackPage Count 447Imprint Bazillion PointsPublisher Bazillion PointsWeight(grams) 1241g

This single volume includes three famous memoirs - Scouse Mouse, Rum, Bum & Concertina and Owning Up, with a new introduction by the author. Scouse Mouse is a funny and frequently touching story of the author's 1930s childhood in a middle-class...

From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.'A fascinating tale of the interlinking lives of three legendary...

'Entertaining, affectionate and righteous' Guardian'Says so much about being a woman' Cosey Fanni TuttiIn 1983, backstage at the Lyceum in London, Tracey Thorn and Lindy Morrison first met. Tracey's music career was just beginning, while Lindy, drummer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936239122Author Alice BagFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 508g

'Absolutely hilarious' - Neil Gaiman'One of the funniest musical commentators that you will ever read . . . loud and thoroughly engrossing' - Alan Moore'A man on a righteous mission to persuade people to "lay down your souls to the gods rock and roll".'...

Pete Burns has found a new audience with his outrageous antics on Celebrity Big Brother. Whether being berated for wearing an alleged 'gorilla' coat, or destroying any one of his housemates with a withering putdown, he's the undoubted star of the show...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859654883Author Jerry HopkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

Everything you want to know about the fabulousness that is Eurovision! The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the world's longest running TV programmes, and has become a much loved tradition across Europe and now Australia. From the spandex to the...

Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time, Be My Baby is the true story of how Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ronnie Spector carved out a space for herself against tremendous odds amid the chaos of the 1960s music scene...

Don Letts - filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father - has always defied conformity. A British-born son of Windrush parents, he seamlessly pivoted between London's punk and reggae scenes - earning his reputation as the...