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Getting out of here alive: the ballad of Murray McLauchlan
By Murray McLauchlan. 1998
In this autobiography, Murray McLauchlan writes about growing up in Toronto in the fifties, rising to prominence as a songwriter…
in 1968 with "Child's song", and the three decades of his career as a singer-songwriter in Canada. He tells the story of his return to the working-class town of Paisley in Scotland to visit the very room in which he had been born, and his visits to the ruined McLauchlan castle and the battlefields at Culloden, in an attempt to find his own place within a long and tumultuous clan history. 1998.Honky tonk angel: the intimate story of Patsy Cline
By Ellis Nassour. 1993
Nassour traces the rags-to-riches story of Patsy Cline, one of the great singers of country music. Born Virginia Hensley in…
Gor, Virginia, Cline broke hearts, enraged songwriters, and delighted fans in her never-ending search for stardom. 1993.Glenn Gould at work: creative lying
By Andrew Kazdin. 1989
Glenn Gould baffled and infuriated all who knew him, even as they admired his musical skill. Andrew Kazdin, who worked…
as Gould's record producer for 15 years, provides a detailed and intimate picture of the pianist. 1989.Hit hard: a story of hitting rock bottom at the top
By Joey Kramer, William Patrick, Keith Garde. 2009
Heavier than heaven: a biography of Kurt Cobain
By Charles R Cross. 2002
Kurt Cobain's life and death fast became rock'n'roll legend. The worldwide success of his band, Nirvana, defined the music scene…
in the early 1990s and their songs spoke to and for a generation. This is the extraordinary story of artistic brilliance and the pain that extinguished it. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.Hank Williams: a bio-bibliography (Popular culture bio-bibliographies,)
By George William Koon. 1983
A reference work of Hank Williams' life and music which includes transcripts of interviews, a detailed chronology, an evaluation of…
his contributions to the country music field, and a bibliography. 1983.Guitar heroes
By John Tobler. 1978
Brief sketches of the styles and achievements of 32 legendary rock guitarists from pioneers Chuck Berry and Les Paul to…
superstars Jimi Hendrix and Peter Frampton and cult figures Duane Allman and Jerry Garcia. For junior and senior high school readers. 1978.Gustav Mahler
By Jens Malte Fischer. 2011
Fischer explores Mahler's early life, his relationship to literature, his achievements as a conductor in Vienna and New York, his…
unhappy marriage, and his work with the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic in his later years. 2011.Groovin' high: the life of Dizzy Gillespie
By Alyn Shipton. 1999
Biography of gifted trumpeter, jazz great, and musical ambassador John Birks Gillespie (1917-1993). Discusses his rise from poverty to become…
an outstanding entertainer, bandleader, and master of bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz, and bossa nova. Includes details about his offstage life and the complexities of his character. 1999.Glory days: Bruce Springsteen in the eighties
By Dave Marsh. 1987
Portrait of the rock-and-roll hero as both an artist and a private person. Follows Springsteen's tours at home and abroad,…
and notes his participation in organizations such as USA for Africa. Some strong language. 1987.Glenn Gould: the ecstasy and tragedy of genius
By Peter F Ostwald. 1997
Ostwald, a friend of Gould and a professor of psychiatry, relates the life of the renowned pianist. He discusses his…
numerous accomplishments but also the darker side of Gould's character, his reclusive nature, obsession with physical and mental complaints, and his reliance on prescription drugs. Some strong language. c1997.Gershwin: A Biography
By Edward Jablonski. 1987
Glenn Gould (Extraordinary Canadians)
By Mark Kingwell. 2009
The author regards Glenn Gould as an innovative thinker whose ideas about music governed his life. But those ideas were…
contradictory, mischievous, deliberately provocative. Just as Gould played twenty-one “takes” to record the opening aria in his famed 1955 Goldberg Variations, Kingwell offers twenty-one takes on Gould’s life, each offering a different interpretation of the man. 2012, c2009.Genesis: chapter and verse
By Philip Dodd, Tony Banks. 2007
This book is the first time in over 20 years that Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel and Mike Rutherford…
have collaborated creatively on a project, working together to create the complete history of Genesis. It is a story that spans 30 years and 30 albums selling a staggering 212 million copies worldwide. 2007.George Gershwin, his journey to greatness
By David Ewen. 1970
Through personal interviews, letters, scrapbooks, and diaries, the author affectionately traces the development of George Gershwin from his childhood on…
New York's east side to his position as one of America's foremost and favorite composers. 1970.Fleetwood Mac: rumours n' fax
By Steve Clarke, Roy Carr. 1978
A history of the rock group Fleetwood Mac, tracing its complex personal and musical development from the embryonic stages in…
1967 to its continuing success in the late 1970's. Junior and Senior High.1978.Elusive summit: the biography of Sheila Henig
By Harry Henig, Madeline Thompson. 1981
This biography of Sheila Henig, the first about a Canadian female classical musician, describes her youth, her short time as…
a front-ranking concert pianist, and the circumstances surrounding her death. 1981.Engelbert: what's in a name?
By Katie Wright, Engelbert Humperdinck. 2005
From living on the dole and receiving last rites with tuberculosis to buying a Hollywood palace with a heart-shaped pool…
and a fleet of fourteen Rolls Royces, Engelbert wears his 'King of Romance' crown so well that horticulturists even named a rose after him. And the love god has certainly lived up to his name, indulging in a string of affairs and one-night stands, whilst remaining happily married to his first love Patricia. Now, for the first time he is ready to tell all and she, in turn, speaks out about years of living with his womanising is a special additional chapter. 2005.Fascinating rhythm: the collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin
By Deena Rosenberg. 1991
A musical theater historian, who had Ira Gershwin's cooperation and access to all of his unpublished material, examines the factors…
that contributed to the successful show and songwriting partnership of the Gershwin brothers. Rosenberg traces the development of their dual artistry and analyzes George's musical wit and Ira's insightful lyrics in accessible technical language. 1991.Faithfull
By David Dalton, Marianne Faithfull. 1994
When Marianne Faithfull settled into a love affair with Mick Jagger her life looked like a rock 'n roll fairy…
tale, except that her passion for drugs increasingly dominated her life. She discusses her life as a junkie, her suicide attempts and her growing will to live. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1994.