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The double life of bob dylan: A restless, hungry feeling, 1941-1966
By Clinton Heylin. 2021
From the world's leading authority on Bob Dylan comes the definitive biography that promises to transform our understanding of the…
man and musician—created with early access to Dylan's never-before-studied archives. When it was announced, nearly two years ago, that the pre-Nobel Bob Dylan had sold his personal archive to the George Kaiser Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the astonishing sum of $22 million, the shock was palpable. Initially, one almost wondered if this was the pop culture equivalent of the Hitler diaries. How could there be this much material accumulated and archived from one of the world's least fastidious documenters of his own work? It simply couldn't be true.But what Clinton Heylin, considered to be the leading expert on Dylan's life and work, found when he traveled to the archives was enough to make him entirely rethink his understanding of music's greatest living legend. Boxes of small notebooks into which Dylan wrote in his microscopic hand his draft ideas, beginning in 1967 and stretching to the present day, previously undocumented working notebooks for Blood on the Tracks ; multiple drafts of his novel, Tarantula; letters and contracts that show Dylan's hard-won business acumen and artistic integrity time and time again; and, most exciting of all, so many song drafts for the majority of his key songs that a complete rethink of his working methods—and industry—is now required.With the discovery of such vast and previously unseen materials, Heylin had no choice but to return to Dylan. This time, by cutting his career in half, The Double Life of Bob Dylan dives deeper, explores further, and more thoroughly captures the enigmatic artist than has ever been done beforeThe Meaning of Mariah Carey
By Mariah Carey. 2020
It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell…
the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams - that contributed to the person I am today. Though there have been countless stories about me throughout my career and very public personal life, it’s been impossible to communicate the complexities and depths of my experience in any single magazine article or a 10-minute television interview. And even then, my words were filtered through someone else’s lens, largely satisfying someone else’s assignment to define me. This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival, and my songs. Unfiltered. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side. Writing this memoir was incredibly hard, humbling and healing. My sincere hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me, but also about the resilience of the human spirit. Love, Mariah About the author and narrator: Mariah Carey is an American artist of Black and Irish ancestry. She is an award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She has recorded 15 studio albums and holds numerous industry records, including the most number-one singles of any solo artist in history. She has received many accolades, honors, and distinctions throughout her career, including the Congressional Award for her charitable work with youth through the Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah. She is an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Carey remains forever thankful and fiercely loyal to her global family of fans. Ms. Carey is the mother of two children, Moroccan and Monroe.Narrative of the Great Plains, its native tribes, and America's western expansion. Highlights the story of nine-year-old settler Cynthia Ann…
Parker's 1836 kidnapping by Comanches and, later, her son Quanah's rise to chiefdom. Violence. Bestseller. 2010Pie Town woman: the hard life and good times of a New Mexico homesteader
By Joan Myers. 2001
Pie Town, New Mexico, was immortalized in 1940 in the photographs of Russell Lee, who documented life in the high,…
dry farming community as part of the Farm Security Administration's New Deal survey of American life. This book tells the story of one of the women photographed by Lee, Doris Caudill. Joan Myers tells Doris's story and recounts the experiences of Russell and Jean Lee during their stay in Pie Town. Woven through Myers's narrative are her musings on the relationships among memory, photographs, and actual events. Included are a selection of Lee's iconic photographs, Doris's family snapshots, and photographs taken by Myers herself showing the visual residue of those bygone yearsWay out West: recollections and tales
By H. G. Merriam. 1969
A collection of brief accounts portraying the variety of life in the West. The stories included here were selected by…
H.G. Merriam from "Frontier," a regional magazine published in Montana from 1920 to 1939The Bakersfield sound: how a generation of displaced Okies revolutionized American music
By Robert E. Price. 2018
Journalist Price reveals rich stories of the personalities that populated the dustbowl town of Bakersfield, California, a stop north of…
Los Angeles that developed a twangier, rockier, stylistic counterweight to Nashville's sweet, string-laden pop country music in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Through the lives of hit makers such as Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, the author discusses the history of America from the early 1900s to today, highlighting the crossroads of commerce and culture that sparked the alternative country music scene. 2015The golden thread: a song for Pete Seeger
By Colin Meloy, Nikki McClure. 2018
Blue grass boy: the story of Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass music
By Barb Rosenstock, Edwin Fotheringham. 2018
Presents the story of musician Bill Monroe, the youngest of eight children, who loved playing and singing harmonies with his…
family on the front porch and continued to work on his craft as he grew up. His deep Kentucky roots helped him to create the unique American music called bluegrass. For grades K-3. 2018Miss Dinah Shore: a biography
By Michael B. Druxman. 2015
Biography of the pioneering 1970s TV talk-show host, who began her career as a successful singer in the 1940s and…
50s. Covers her childhood in Tennessee, her early bout with polio, her long career, and her many romantic relationships. 2015Women of Motown: an oral history
By Susan Whitall. 2017
A music writer from Detroit presents an oral history of Motown, focusing on the many women who were part of…
the heyday of the record label. The short profiles start with Mable John and include girl groups such as Martha and the Vandellas and the Supremes. 2017Unmasked: A Memoir
By Andrew Lloyd Webber. 2018
Memoir by the British composer of some of the longest-running shows in the history of musical theater, including The Phantom…
of the Opera, Cats, and School of Rock. Opens up about his musical influences, his life in the theater, and the talented people with whom he has collaborated. Some strong language. 2018I'm a believer: my life of Monkees, music, and madness
By Mark Bego, Micky Dolenz. 2004
The actor and singer chronicles his days as a child actor, the heights of his fame with the 1960s television…
show The Monkees, and the years beyond. Includes behind-the-scenes stories of the group, including their struggles over control of their music and careers. Some strong language. 2004Siren song: my life in music
By Seymour Stein, Gareth Murphy. 2018
Memoir of music executive and co-founder of Sire Records. Discusses his formative time at King Records, the founding of his…
own label, and how he helped dozens of famous acts make their break, including Madonna, Talking Heads, and Ramones. Descriptions of sex. 2018Dylan on Dylan: interviews and encounters (Musicians in Their Own Words)
By Jeff Burger. 2018
A collection of interviews with the influential musician, mostly sourced from newspapers, magazines, and radio stations. Arranged chronologically from early…
in his career as a folk singer in 1962, through the acceptance speech he wrote when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. 2018Through her years as a touring musician, a singer-songwriter has spent a lot of time in America's small towns. Here…
she shares her observations about why some towns flourish and others fail, and describes factors towns can use to build an identity and thrive. 2017A passionate journey: a memoir
By Robert Mann. 2018
Memoir of violinist and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet. Shares personal stories of his life and musical contemporaries,…
focusing on the chamber music quartet he helped found in 1946 and retired from in 1997. Also includes a selection of letters and lectures. 2018Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville
By Michael Streissguth. 2013
The author of Johnny Cash (DB 63854) examines the careers of three trailblazing rebels of the Nashville music scene: Waylon…
Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. Focuses on a period from the late 1960s through the 1970s, when Nashville was finding its musical identity. Some strong language. 2013Juke box hero: my five decades in rock 'n' roll
By Scott Pitoniak, Lou Gramm. 2013
The lead singer of the band Foreigner looks back on his life and career, from his youth in Rochester, New…
York, through the heights of success in the 1970s and '80s, and beyond. Also discusses his troubles with addiction and a frightening health scare. 2013Verdi: the man revealed
By John Suchet. 2018
Biography of the Italian composer (1813-1901) who is most famous for operas including Aida, La Traviata, and Otello. Chronicles his…
life as a landowner, his efforts towards Italian independence, his personal life and losses, and his music. 2018No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead
By Peter Richardson. 2021
For almost three decades, the Grateful Dead was America's most popular touring band. No Simple Highway is the first book…
to ask the simple question of why - and attempt to answer it. Drawing on new research, interviews, and a fresh supply of material from the Grateful Dead archives, author Peter Richardson vividly recounts the Dead's colorful history, adding new insight into everything from the Acid Tests to the band's formation of their own record label to their massive late-career success, while probing the riddle of the Dead's vast and durable appeal. Arguing that the band successfully tapped three powerful utopian ideals - for ecstasy, mobility, and community - it also shows how the Dead's lived experience with these ideals struck deep chords with two generations of American youth and continues today. Routinely caricatured by the mainstream media, the Grateful Dead are often portrayed as grizzled hippy throwbacks with a cult following of burned-out stoners. No Simple Highway corrects that impression, revealing them to be one of the most popular, versatile, and resilient music ensembles in the second half of the 20th century. The band's history has been well-documented by insiders, but its unique and sustained appeal has yet to be explored fully. At last, this legendary American musical institution is given the serious and entertaining examination it richly deserves.