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By Kevin Bazzana. 2003
Sheds new light on Gould's family history, his secretive sexual life, and the mysterious problems that afflicted his hands in…
his later years. Contrasts Gould's distinctive traits - his eccentric interpretations, his onstage demeanour, his resistance to convention - against his religious, upper middle-class Canadian childhood, and the influence of his mother and one piano teacher. Describes his concert career, his 1964 decision to perform only for records, radio, television, and film, and Gould's interests away from the piano. 2003.By Joe Klein. 1980
Poignant life story of the folk hero, singer, and song maker, whose father failed as a speculator, and whose mother…
died in an insane asylum. Some of the famous songs he wrote that have become part of American folklore include "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You," "Lonesome Road Blues," "I Ain't Got No Home," and "This Land Is Your Land." Some strong language. 1980.By Richard F Thomas. 2017
By Connie Francis. 1984
The autobiography of a popular singing star recalls her upbringing in a very strict Italian family, her ill-fated love for…
Bobby Darin and the other tragedies of her life. Some strong language. 1984.By Mick Wall. 2009
Mick Wall tells the story of the band that wrote the rulebook for on-the-road excess - and eventually paid the…
price for it, with disaster, drug addiction and death. Wall also recounts the life stories of the five individuals that made the dream of Led Zeppelin into reality: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and their infamous manager, Peter Grant. 2009, c2008.By Robert Harris. 1991
Harris analyzes some of Mozart's most popular compositions, discussing Mozart's style and innovations, and presenting clues of what to listen…
for. He also includes an annotated list of Mozart's "top fifty" pieces. 1991.By Robin Cross, Vera Lynn, Jenny De Gex. 1989
Vera Lynn, a British singer during World War II, is best known for her rendition of "The white cliffs of…
Dover". She describes how the war affected every aspect of day-to-day existence in Britain. 1989.By Paul Hume. 1977
By Steven Hyden. 2018
In this mix of personal memoir, criticism, and journalism, Steven Hyden offers an eye-opening and frank assessment of the state…
of classic rock, assessing its past and future, the impact it's had, and what its loss would mean to an industry, a culture, and a way of life. 2018.By Henry A Grunwald. 1999
The author chronicles his experience of macular degeneration, and the daily struggle to overcome its physical and psychological implications, and…
the discovery of what medicine can and cannot do. This is a story not merely about seeing but about living; not merely about losing sight but about gaining insight. 1999.By James Lester. 1994
The freelance musician and retired psychologist bases this first biography of the 1930s and 1940s jazz great on interviews with…
Tatum's surviving associates. They describe the blind piano player's intimidating virtuosity and fun-loving lifestyle and provide details of his life. Tatum, who loved alcohol and ignored his diabetes, died in 1956 at age forty-seven. 1994.By Lawrence Welk, Bernice McGeehan. 1979
By Ruby Mercer. 1976
By Philip Norman. 2002
The story of The Rolling Stones - the band's rise, the Marianne Faithfull, Brian Jones and Altamont scandals, the groundbreaking…
hits - is the stuff of twentieth century legend, and core to popular culture. 2002, c1984.By Steve Lopez. 2008
Los Angeles Times columnist describes his relationship with Nathaniel Ayers, a former student at Juilliard, who became homeless after succumbing…
to paranoid schizophrenia. Lopez discusses his and his readers' efforts to expose callous treatment of Ayers and relates Ayers's attempts at recovery. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2008.By Mark Baxter. 1990
Considered the "bible" of rock singing, this is a thorough yet easy-to-understand presentation of the basic elements necessary to sing…
with confidence. There are sections on vocal production, training, breathing, posture, diet, and even overcoming nervousness and dealing with emotions. Also exposes the true consequences of coffee, alcohol, and smoking. c1989, 1990.By Alex Ross. 2008
A sweeping musical history that goes from the salons of pre-war Vienna to Velvet Underground shows in the sixties. The…
author, music critic of the New Yorker, gives us a tour of the wild landscape of twentieth-century classical music: portraits of individuals, cultures, and nations reveal the predicament of the composer in a noisy, chaotic century. 2008.By Michael Hurd. 1990
This biography tells the tragic story of Ivor Gurney, a composer and poet. His poetry, music and life are examined…
from his childhood to the grim years of World War I, and finally his descent into madness, ending his days in a lunatic asylum. 1990.By Lindsley Cameron. 1998
Biography of the Japanese classical music composer Hikari Oe and his devoted father, Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize…
for Literature. Discusses Hikari's physical disabilities and musical gifts and his close relationship with the father who began writing to give his son a voice. c1998.By Yehudi Menuhin, Curtis W Davis. 1979