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Great Violinists of the 20th Century provides the first English-language introduction to fifty performers who made their mark upon the twentieth century. Readers will discover the lives and careers of these famous violinists through lively portraits highlighting their art, technique and discography....

Are you the world's biggest Spice Girls fan? Or do you want to know everything there is to know about the Girl Power band who took the world by storm in the 90s - and are still popular today?If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are 101 amazing facts about everything, from how the girls...

« Jean-Paul Bourre vient de raconter sa vie. Dans un superbe Guerrier du rêve. Sauf que lui, ce n’est pas la même came. Non, il ne falsifie pas, n’enjolive rien. Comme Dee Dee Ramone, encore une fois. Et il ne s’épargne pas. Il n’a pas cherché à dresser un beau portrait. Flatteur et épargnant...

Consolidar uma banda em uma época difícil, com a Alemanha dividida pela Segunda Guerra Mundial e em plena Guerra Fria; conquistar destaque no auge do rock e em meio a grandes bandas como The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who e Deep Purple; e alcançar o sucesso, mantendo presença no mundo da música...

Michel Delpech revient sur sa réussite, sa popularité, et sa chute. Pour la première fois, il raconte comment il s'en est sorti. Une belle leçon de vie et de foi. Michel Delpech a eu deux vies. La première, sous les projecteurs, où il a enchaîné des titres désormais inscrits au patrimoine...

Depuis ses enregistrements légendaires chez Sun Records dans les années 1950 jusqu'à ses derniers albums devenus des classiques, Johnny Cash a toujours été LA voix country du rock.L'histoire fascinante de cette icône américaine commence avec Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis et Elvis Presley, pour...

The first biography of Manchester born singer David Gray, from his early years in obscurity though the gradual building of support in Ireland to the huge mainstream success of the White Ladder album, which has sold over a million copies in the UK and produced massive hit singles, Babylon and Please...

Nichts ist schöner, als wenn zwei Stimmen verschmelzen. Im gelebten Leben sieht der Stimmensatz allerdings oft anders aus. „Duett zu dritt" erzählt davon und zeigt Komponisten im Beziehungsdreieck. - Ludwig van Beethovens „Brief an die unsterbliche Geliebte", neu gelesen und interpretiert,...

Tout au long de sa carrière, Madness a connu des hauts et des bas, où se mêlent querelles intestines, accusations de racisme infondées liées au passé skinhead de certains membres, sans oublier une séparation. Fondé en 1976, juste avant l’apogée du punk, Madness a mêlé les rythmes reggae/ska...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene...

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The essential biography of one of music's most influential icons: Lou Reed As lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground and a renowned solo artist, Lou Reed invented alternative rock. His music, at once a source of transcendent beauty and coruscating noise, violated all definitions...

“A must for CSNY fans.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review The first ever biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of “rock’s first supergroup” (Rolling Stone) Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young—when they were the most successful, influential, and politically...

The definitive biography of musical legend Bessie Smith: “A landmark in the writing of jazz history . . . First-rate” (The Washington Post). Known as the “Empress of the Blues,” Bessie Smith was a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African American performer...