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Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on 25 October 1984) is a singer/songwriter from Santa Barbara, California, United States. Since the release of her 2007 debut single “Ur So Gay”, Perry has released two albums - 2008’s “One of the Boys” and 2010’s “Teenage Dream” - and has...

'A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of' - Kerrang! **** "I never wanted to be a big star. I just wanted to be the biggest at what I do! Powerful, unstoppable, heavy - when that word still meant something good!" - Meat Loaf, as told to Mick Wall Everything...

Bob Marley is the world’s best known reggae artist. His songs have brought pleasure to millions across the world and his legacy lives on to this very day. This book contains everything you need to know about the great man, from his family to his work with the Wailers, his beliefs and much more. So...

Active depuis une trentaine d’années et pas prête de s’arrêter, La Souris Déglinguée est l’un de ces rares groupes à avoir acquis à sa cause un public fidèle et indéfectible. Il était temps de lui laisser la voix et de livrer sa propre vision. Sous la direction de Jean-Noël Levavasseur,...

He's that regular guy from Astoria, Queens, who left his heart in San Francisco. He's the postwar heartthrob who inspired hundreds of young girls to wear black outside St. Patrick's Cathedral on his wedding day. He's the darling of the MTV generation who made music history when, at the age of 68,...

**Yma Sumac [exotica world music vocalist]: Musician Snapshots ** The next Musician Snapshots book in the 'Music You Should Hear Series' is a profile of singer Yma Sumac. With a four-octave range, Peruvian vocalist Yma (pronounced EE-ma) Sumac shocked and captivated 1950s America and became...

An unforgettable history of the 'fifth' member of Led Zeppelin and the toughest rock manager of them all. Chris Welch separates fact from myth and uncovers his complete story from childhood in war torn London to becoming a bouncer doorman and wrestler and helping turn Zep into rocks biggest attraction of the 70s. Paperback edition.

Lauryn Hill: She's Got That Thing is an engaging look at the life of the musician who was originally raised in South Orange, N.J. Author Chris Nickson shares with fans how Hill created the Fugees with Prakazrel Michel and Wyclef Jean and developed a unique blend of styles, and then how Hill continued find new ground as a solo artist.

Some samples: 1) Dee Dee Ramone could be pretty crazy. When the Ramones first played in London, their record company gave them unlimited room service, and Dee Dee acted the way that he thought a rock star should act and ordered so many bottles of Scotch that in two days his room service bill was $700....

Der legendäre Rockmusiker Wolfgang Ambros feiert sein 40-jähriges Bühnenjubiläum. Er schaffte es 1971 mit dem Lied Da Hofa in der Hitparade von 0 auf Platz 1 und hatte mit Zwickts mi 1975 einen weiteren Nummer Eins-Hit. Eine fulminante Musikerkarriere nahm ihren Lauf. In seinem authentischen Buch...

A forgotten singer from the early days of jazz is at the center of this riveting book--a narrative that is part mystery, part biography, part meditation on the meaning and power of music.

Glenn Gould, Universe of a Genius invites the reader to explore the ideas of this authentic creator who chose to regard his oeuvre as beyond the powerful influences of contemporary trends. This compilation of essays offers insight and understanding, through a diversity of approaches and views, of the...

Thank You is a tribute to music legend Chris Cornell, written in the words of his international family of fans. Poems, reminiscences, letters, expressions of love and grief, the overwhelming theme is one of gratitude - to the singer, the songwriter, the man. The individual pieces join together...

Morrissey est l'une des figures les plus provocantes et controversées de la pop. De la formation des Smiths, son groupe fondé à Manchester en 1982 à son retour en grâce au milieu des années deux mille, il a produit une quantité d'albums et de chansons inoubliables tout en restant l'un des secrets...