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My story
By Tommy Hunter, Liane Heller. 1985
Country singer Tommy Hunter became known while on the television show "Country Hoedown" in the late 1950s. For the past…
20 years, he has had his own TV show on CBC. 1985.My first forty years
By Plácido Domingo. 1983
My young years
By Artur Rubinstein. 1973
The pianist travels to South America in 1917 and then to New York and the glittering Paris of the 1920s…
and 1930s. He relates behind-the-scenes stories of concert life, tours, and his flight from the Nazis to Hollywood. 1973.Mozart's letters, Mozart's life: selected letters
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Spaethling. 2001
These letters of Mozart span almost 22 years, from his first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to his…
final months in Vienna. These translations capture the "vibrant, earthy flavour" of his writing, even retaining the misspellings and inaccuracies of the original German. 2001.Mozart: An Illustrated Biography
By Richard Baker. 1997
This biography tells the story of Mozart's triumphant tours across Europe as a child prodigy, his unwilling servitude under the…
Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg, enlivened by his rebellious behaviour and remarkable earthy sense of humour, and the tragedy of his early death. 1997.Mozart (Master musicians)
By Julian Rushton. 2006
An amazing prodigy who toured the capitals of Europe as a child, in his adulthood Mozart wrote some of the…
finest music in the European tradition. Offers a concise and up-to-date biography of this musical genius, combining a well-researched life of the composer with an introduction to the works - symphonic, chamber, sacred, and theatrical - of one of the few who have composed undisputed masterpieces in every genre of his time. 2006.Mozart: a life
By Maynard Solomon. 1995
The author of "Beethoven" (DC15797) examines the life and music of another of history's great composers. Solomon shows how Mozart…
developed from child prodigy to mature artist by the time of his death at thirty-five. Combining musical analysis with an in-depth study of documentary sources, Solomon contests the "eternal child" myth, which he attributes to Mozart's father. Some strong language. 1996, c1995.Mountains, campfires & memories
By Jack Boudreau. 2002
In the backwoods of British Columbia, Boudreau tells of adventures gone awry, bizarre encounters with creatures in the wilds, and…
the results of friendships gone sour. When men went missing, or furs were stolen, it was often up to the local police officer or game warden to don his hunting gear to track down the hunter or the hunted. 2002.Moonwalk
By Michael Jackson. 1988
As children, Michael and his brothers played the amateur music shows and seamy Chicago strip joints until Motown's corporate image-makers…
turned the Jackson Five into superstars. In this autobiography Michael Jackson shares his personal feelings about family relationships, performance tours, celebrity friends and, breaking a fiercely guarded silence, describes his rise to mega-stardom. 1988.Mountain city girls: the McGarrigle family album
By Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle. 2015
Anna and Jane recount their childhood in Montreal and the Laurentian Mountains, and go further back to their ancestors' early…
days in Canada, and their parents' courtship and marriage. A vivid snapshot of coming-of-age in the 1950s, the book recounts the sisters' school days and rebellious teenage antics, and their beginnings as musicians. It takes us through the vibrant folk music circuit of the 1960s in Montreal and New York City, and the burgeoning social movements of San Francisco, and ultimately leads to the formation of the folk music duo Kate and Anna McGarrigle, revealing the genesis behind some of their beloved songs and following their early days recording and performing. 2015.Michael Jackson: unauthorized
By Christopher P Andersen. 1994
Andersen interviewed friends, family, colleagues, and business partners in his biography of entertainer Michael Jackson. He discusses Jackson's friendships, the…
reasons for his plastic surgery, a look at his business empire, and his eccentric lifestyle. 1994.Miles and me: A Memoir (A george Gund Foundation Book In African American Studies)
By Quincy Troupe. 2000
Troupe documents his close relationship with jazz great Miles Davis, who, even before they met, was a role model for…
the author and his friends. Portrays the trumpeter as "irascible, contemptuous, brutally honest, and extremely bad-tempered...also insecure...and proud of being black." Companion to "Miles: the autobiography" (DC10314). Strong language. c2000.Me and a guy named Elvis: my lifelong friendship with Elvis Presley
By Chuck Crisafulli, Jerry Schilling. 2006
In Memphis in 1954, 12 year old Jerry Schilling wandered into a pickup football game in a local park, little…
realizing that his life was about to change forever. The quarterback that day was a charismatic 17 year old whose first recording, 'That's All Right', had debuted earlier that week and was burning up the local airwaves - Elvis Presley. They would strike up a friendship that would grow even as Elvis became the world's biggest star. This book looks at Elvis from the unique perspective of a close friend, presenting the man rather than the icon. 2006.Me, the mob, and the music: one helluva ride with Tommy James and the Shondells
By Tommy James, Martin Fitzpatrick. 2010
Part rock 'n' roll fairytale, part valentine to a bygone era, and part mob epic, "Me, the Mob, and the…
Music" is Tommy James's wild and entertaining true story of his career and his complex relationship with Morris Levy, the legendary "godfather of the music business". 2010.Little girl blue: the life of Karen Carpenter
By Randy Schmidt. 2010
Biography of the female half of a sibling duo that rose to fame in the early seventies. Describes the Carpenters'…
family dynamics - Richard and Karen lived with their controlling mother until they were twenty-seven and twenty-four - and Karen's descent into eating disorders, which led to her death at age thirty-two. 2010.Little Miss Dynamite: the life and times of Brenda Lee
By Brenda Lee, Robert K Oermann, Julie Clay. 2002
Autobiography of rockabilly singer who was born in poverty in Georgia in 1944. Lee began performing professionally when she was…
seven and was soon supporting her family. She reminisces about the entertainers she has known, from her early days in rock 'n' roll through country music superstardom. Some strong language. 2002.Lightfoot
By Nicholas Jennings. 2017
Takes us deep inside Gordon Lightfoot’s world, from his idyllic childhood in Orillia, the wild sixties, and his canoe trips…
into Canada’s North to his heady times atop the music world. Jennings explores the toll that success took on his personal life - including his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiences - and the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all. Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfoot’s family and the singer’s own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including “Beautiful” and “Song for a Winter’s Night,” as well as the infidelity and divorce that resulted in classics like “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind.” Bestseller. 2017.Life
By James Fox, Keith Richards. 2010
Autobiography of the Rolling Stones guitarist (b. 1943). Recounts his wartime London childhood, his education, and the beginnings of the…
group in 1962. Discusses bandmates including Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, and Brian Jones as well as his lover Anita Pallenberg and wife Patti Hansen. Bestseller. 2010.Liberace: the true story
By Bob Thomas. 1987
A biography of the extravagant pianist and entertainer. Born in 1919 in Milwaukee, Liberace began his professional career playing in…
roadhouses during his teens, and first won acclaim for his 1950s television show. 1987.Madonna: an intimate biography
By J. Randy Taraborrelli. 2001
This biography of Madonna is the result of ten years of exclusive interviews with people who are speaking publicly for…
the first time, including close friends, business associates and even family members. The author has also interviewed the star herself on numerous occasions and he draws on these first-hand experiences to bring Madonna to life as not merely a tabloid delight, but as a flesh-and-blood woman with human foibles and weaknesses, as well as great strengths and ambitions. Some strong language. 2001.