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41) Rudderless
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sam, a former high-profile ad executive, is devastated by the sudden death of his musician son. When Sam discovers a box filled with his son's demo tapes, the grieving father's downward spiral comes to a standstill as he explores this unexpected gift. After mustering the will to perform one of the songs at a local bar, Sam meets and forms a friendship with Quentin a young musician. The unlikely duo forms a rock band that becomes a local sensation....
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
377 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
He sang the anthems of a generation: "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "Life Is a Carnival." Levon Helm's story--told here through sweeping research and interviews with close friends and fellow musicians--is the rollicking story of American popular music itself. In the Arkansas Delta, a young Levon witnessed "blues, country, and gospel hit in a head-on collision," as he put it. The result was rock 'n' roll. As a teenager, he joined the raucous...
43) Berlioz the bear
Author
Publisher
Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
44) Still Bill
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An unique and rare look inside the world of soul legend Bill Withers. Through concert footage, journeys to his birthplace, interviews with musicians, his family and closest friends, Still Bill presents the story of an artist who has written some of the most beloved songs in our time and who truly understands the heart and soul of a man.
45) Still crazy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd, col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow the hilarious exploits of '70s rock phenomenon Strange Fruit as they reunite 20 years after a nasty break-up and attempt to recapture their fame.
47) The Rose
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
c2003.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents the final days of a hard-living, burned-out rock performer who badly needs a rest. When her ruthless manager won't give her one, she sets off on a self-destructive binge.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
In an unexpurgated exploration of Bowie's kaleidoscopic personal life, biographer Leigh reveals his star-crossed inheritance--his mother was once an acolyte of the British Fascist party; his father, the PR genius who masterminded his early career--in a dramatic contrast to those family members grappling with mental illness, fears that would haunt Bowie for most of his life. Above all, there is Bowie's hard won rise to fame and fortune, his astounding...
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Using never-before-seen footage, photos and audio of Williams and featuring interviews with many friends and family who have never spoken on-camera before, Honky tonk blues tells the story of Hank Williams' rise and fall in full, vivid detail"--Container.
51) Testimony
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
500 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
In this captivating memoir, Robbie Robertson shares the journey that led him to some of the most pivotal events in music history. It's the story of a time when rock 'n' roll became life, when music legends moved through the same streets and hotel rooms, and above all, the profound friendship among five young men who together created a new kind of popular music.
52) Walk the line
Formats
Description
Traces Johnny Cash's childhood, including his distant father to his early attempts at a music career. At this point in his life he marries his girlfriend Vivian. During a tour with singer/musicians Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, he encounters singer June Carter, and his love for her, and her rejection of him through the years, spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. June is both a sassy spitfire singer whose charm breaks hearts and eventually...
53) Freddie Mercury
Author
Series
Formats
Description
"Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Freddie Mercury tells the inspiring story of the fabulous frontman who was one of the greatest rock stars to have ever lived"--
54) A star is born
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. This is the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
Author
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Description
"World-renowned Rock photographer, one of the originals at Rolling Stone Magazine and its first chief photographer, an author of multiple photographic books, Baron Wolman recently began posting what he calls his InstaMusicMemories on Instagram and sharing them on Facebook. Each post features intimate and revealing text which contextualises the photographs, complementing his images of the classic Rock Stars of the Woodstock generation and inspiring...
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"As a musician, Townes Van Zandt was legendary, perhaps one of the greatest who ever lived, inspiring artists from Bob Dylan to Norah Jones to Steve Earle. As a man, a husband, and a father his life was as tragic and as beautiful as the songs he wrote. Townes was an enigma to his family, pinned between a deep longing for home and nomadic lifestyle that was necessary for his livelihood."--Container.
58) Sidewalk singer
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After losing his family in a tragic accident and his job during the recession, a man is forced to play his guitar on the streets for donations.
59) Jazzmatazz!
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
When a mouse scurries into a house and starts to play jazz music, other animals join in, one by one, each using his or her own particular talent.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A family of nomadic shepherds assists with the births of their camel herd in the South Mongolian Gobi Desert. One of the camels has an extremely difficult delivery, but with help from the family, delivers a rare white colt. Despite the efforts of the shepherds, the mother rejects the baby, refusing it her milk and motherly love. When any hope for the little one seems to have vanished, the nomads send their two youngest boys on a journey to a town...
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