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The Stones
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.The soloist: a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music
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.The rock-n-roll singer's survival manual
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.The rest is noise: listening to the twentieth century
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.The ordeal of Ivor Gurney
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.The music of light: the extraordinary story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe
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.The music of man
By Yehudi Menuhin, Curtis W Davis. 1979
A classical musician and educational director explains how music can be an alternative healing method. He cites his personal experiences…
and those of many others. He also illustrates how people integrate the concept of musical healing - using ears, voice, and choice of music - into their daily lives. 1997.The murder of Biggie Smalls
By Cathy Scott. 2000
Describes the rivalry between East and West Coast "gangsta" rap musicians that leads to murder. Chronicles the life of rap…
artist Biggie Smalls and his successful career under the guidance of Sean "Puffy" Combs. Smalls was murdered a few months after rival Tupac Shakur. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2000.The music instinct: how music works and why we can't do without it
By Philip Ball. 2010
From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light onto every corner of…
human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all have, until recently, remained mysterious. Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known - and still unknown - about how music works its magic, and why it seems indispensable to humanity. 2010.The love you make: an insider's story of the Beatles
By Peter Brown, Steven S Gaines. 1983
Chronicles the lives and times of the Beatles from their early raucous days in Liverpool through John Lennon's death. Also…
the riveting, often bizarre story of the powerful and famous caught up in the Beatles' jet-set world. Strong language. Bestseller. 2002, c1983.The long trail: my life in the West
By Ian Tyson. 2010
Ian Tyson's journey to the West began in Victoria, BC, where he rode his dad's horses and eventually became a…
rodeo competitor. Laid up after breaking a leg, he learned the guitar, drifted east, and became a songwriter and performer in the folk revival movement. When his first marriage broke up, he retreated to a ranch, soon buying his own and finding a new voice as the Western Revival singer-songwriter and horseman he is today. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2010.The listener's guide to medieval & Renaissance music
By Derrick Henry. 1983
Guide to the recorded world of minstrels and meistersingers, and the chants, love songs, and bawdy tunes of an early…
age. Includes critical evaluations of nearly 200 recordings of music of the Renaissance and Middle Ages. 1983.The life and times of Little Richard: the quasar of rock
By Charles White. 1984
Biography of the original wild man of rock 'n' roll. The singer, who is now a preacher, confesses to homosexuality,…
voyeurism, sexual orgies and drug abuse. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1984.The Islamic enlightenment: the struggle between faith and reason, 1798 to modern times
By Christopher De Bellaigue. 2017
This absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam during the nineteenth and early…
twentieth centuries offers a game-changing assessment of the Middle East. Beginning his account in 1798, de Bellaigue demonstrates how the Middle East has long welcomed modern ideals and practices, including the adoption of modern medicine, the emergence of women from seclusion, and the development of democracy. With trenchant political and historical insight, de Bellaigue further shows how the violence of an infinitesimally small minority is in fact the tragic blowback from that modernization. This revolutionary argument, which completely refutes the misconception that Muslims live in a benighted state of backwardness, reveals the folly of Westerners demanding modernity from their Islamic neighbors. 2017.Still woman enough: a memoir (Biography Ser.)
By Loretta Lynn, Cox. Patsi Bale. 2002
Country singer continues her autobiography begun in "Coal Miner's Daughter" (DC31083). Includes reminiscences of her career and friendship with Conway…
Twitty, Tammy Wynette, and other entertainers; her stormy marriage to her late husband, Doolittle Lynn; and her relationships with her children. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2002.La musique au Québec: 1600-1875 ((Étoile d'or).)
By Willy Amtmann, Michelle Pharand. 1976
Edgar Fruitier
By Daniel Rolland. 1992
Sous-titre: une passion nommée musique suivi de considérations de l'auteur sur la musique. Tous les Québécois ou presque connaissent la…
passion que porte Edgar Fruitier à la musique classique. L'auteur questionne l'homme sur la naissance de son amour de la musique, ses débuts comme commentateur, l'évolution de son gout musical. Le livre fourmille aussi d'anecdotes savoureuses sur les compositeurs et leurs interprètes. 1992.Miles: l'autobiographie
By Miles Davis. 1989
Biographie du célèbre musicien de jazz, Miles Davis. D'un caractère indomptable, il raconte ses quarante ans de carrière; comment il…
a su s'imposer malgré le racisme des Blancs, sa lutte contre l'alcool et la drogue, ses rechutes, sa passion pour les femmes et, surtout, comment il a su révolutionner le jazz et en devenir l'une des figures marquantes de notre époque. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 1989.Maria Callas, ma femme
By Renzo Allegri, Isabelle Reinharez, G. B Meneghini. 1983