Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
502 p.
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of George Michael, offering an expansive look at the troubled life of the legendary singer, songwriter, and pop superstar.
George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image—that of a hypermacho sex god—loomed large in...
83) The Beatles
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
2nd rev. ed.
Physical Desc
lxxxiii, 419 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Knapp's meteoric rise in the Christian music industry ended abruptly when she walked away and came out publicly as a lesbian. This is her story of coming to Christ, building a career, admitting who she is, and how her faith remained strong through it all.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
"John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible. By the end of 1980, the Beatles had been broken up for a decade -- a decade John Lennon had spent in search of his true identity: singer, songwriter, activist, burn out. "It's the perfect time to be coming back," he declared. Except that Lennon was a marked man. As early as the Beatles' controversial 1966 American tour, the band had feared...
87) M train
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village cafe where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. Here, too, are singular memories of Smith's life in Michigan and the irremediable loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith. M Train is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee.
88) Face it
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an Imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
352 p.
Language
English
Description
"I was playing up the idea of being a very feminine woman while fronting a male rock band in a highly macho game. I was saying things in the songs that female singers really didn't say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to come back, I was kicking his ass, kicking him out, kicking my own ass too. My Blondie character was an inflatable doll but with a dark, provocative, aggressive side. I was playing it up yet I was very serious."- Debbie...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
c2016
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
371 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Genesis front man and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, discussing his early years, relationships with fellow artists, and struggles with addiction.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time--featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a run-down motorhome, flunking out of school, and picking up shifts at the local diner. But when April realizes she's finally had enough-enough of her selfish, absent father and barely surviving in an unfeeling town-she decides to make a break for it. Stealing a car and with only her music to keep her company, April hits the road, determined to live life on her own terms. She manages to scrape...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1989, as US news outlets declared an end to Operation Just Cause, Craig Morgan was part of an elite group of military operatives jumping into the jungle along the Panamanian border on a covert operation. Fans know the country music star from his hit songs and acclaimed albums, but there's a lot more to him--a soldier who worked with the CIA in Panama, an undercover agent who fought sex traffickers in Thailand, and a dedicated family man who lives...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Though a disability stunted his growth and left him with a hunched back, William Henry "Chick" Webb did not let that get in the way of his musical pursuits. Even as a young child, Chick saw the world as one big drum, pounding out rhythms on everything from stair railings to pots and pans. His love of percussion brought him to the big time as an influential big band leader. This picture-book biography details the life of black American jazz drummer...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Summer's music career crumbles, she returns to the place where secrets, wounds, and fears destroyed her closest friendships. It will take a reckoning with her past and the friends she lost to help her gain the closure she needs to move forward"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," that gave rock and roll its devil's edge; caused riots and boycotts with his incendiary performances; nearly scuttled his career by marrying his thirteen-year-old second cousin--his third wife of seven;...
Author
Physical Desc
ix, 252 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Joey and Rory Feek were enjoying a steadily growing fan base in country music when Joey was diagnosed with a rapidly spreading cancer. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey's life as she battled cancer, they captured hearts around the world. In this vulnerable book, Rory takes us into his own challenging life story"--
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An intimate exploration into the musical genius of fifteen living jazz legends, from the longtime New York Times jazz critic
Jazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to do, and Miles Davis famously gave his group only the barest instructions before recording his masterpiece "Kind of Blue." Musicians are often loath to discuss their craft for fear of destroying its improvisational essence, rendering jazz among...
100) Restless heart
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Destiny finds success on the musical stage but struggles to reconnect to the things in her life that matter most.