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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Before he became a legend, he was just a boy... On an ordinary day, you could see him. A young boy named Prince Rogers Nelson, who had parents who fought, nowhere to call home, and a collection of memories turned into sound: the shouts of anger, the purr of pigeons, the roar of cars down a busy Minneapolis street, and the whisper of cold wind on budding lilac bushes. Other sounds joined in as he taught himself to play the guitar, piano, drums, and...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
vi, 584 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
This memoir chronicles the twists and turns of Stevie Van Zandt's always surprising life. It is more than just the testimony of a globe-trotting nomad, more than the story of a groundbreaking activist, more than the odyssey of a spiritual seeker, and more than a master class in rock and roll (not to mention a dozen other crafts).
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
674 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
A personal introspective by the influential pop songwriter and performer traces his Liverpool upbringing, artistic influences, creative pursuit of original punk sounds, and emergence in the MTV world.
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues and blended it into rock and roll to create their own unique sound. Decades later, they are still hard at work, recording and playing live to massive crowds of adoring fans. Who Are the Rolling Stones? captures the excitement of the Stones on their journey to become the greatest rock-and-roll band in the world." --Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Description
Presents a portrait of the iconic music artist that discusses his award-winning achievements, status as a counterculture figure, and influence on such performers as John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie.
10) Don't stop believin': the story of Jonathan Cain, songwriter and keyboardist for the band Journey
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
11) Who is Bono?
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
112 pages cm.
Description
"How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder of several humanitarian groups? Track Bono's rise to fame in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series."--Amazon.com.
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Series
Killing volume 12
Description
The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Formats
Description
A biography of the controversial, outspoken member of the Beatles whose extraordinary songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney changed the world of rock music forever covers topics ranging from Lennon's traumatic childhood in the care of his aunt and the Beatles' unprecedented rise to the in-fighting during the Yoko years and his early death in 1980.
16) John Lennon
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Description
From the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of John Lennon, the boy from Liverpool who dreamed of peace. When John Lennon formed a band while still in school, he couldn't have known they were about to change music forever.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Throughout his life, Little Richard careened between religion, sex and rock 'n' roll. A treasure trove of archival material brings to life a revolutionary figure, one who reinvented popular music as the ultimate form of self-expression.
Publisher
Eagle Vision
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The documentary uncovers historic and previously unseen footage of the illustrious rock band and provides new insight into the revolutionary impact of its music and legacy. Narrated by Johnny Depp, the film is a riveting account of the band's history.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
From the world's leading authority on Bob Dylan comes the definitive biography that promises to transform our understanding of the man and musician - thanks to early access to Dylan's never-before-studied archives.
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