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When giants walked the Earth: a biography of Led Zeppelin
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.What to listen for in Mozart
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.We'll meet again
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.Verdi: the man and his music (Metropolitan Opera Guild composer series)
By Paul Hume. 1977
Twilight of the gods: a journey to the end of classic rock
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.Too marvelous for words: the life and genius of Art Tatum
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.This I believe
By Lawrence Welk, Bernice McGeehan. 1979
The tenor of his time: Edward Johnson of the Met
By Ruby Mercer. 1976
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.