Jazz Blues category: 910 books

The Lombardo Story, Guy Lombardo and The Royal Canadians, the band's life and times, by Beverly Fink Cline, is an eBook re-issue of a 1979 book published by Musson Book Co., a division of General Publishing, Toronto, Canada. Featuring an introduction by Lebert Lombardo, the book is written with co-operation...

Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington's bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a fresh look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written by a fellow musician and African-American, the book traces Ellington's life and career in terms of the...

Die Geschichte des Schlagerduos Fantasy alias Martin und Freddy klingt wie ein modernes Märchen - und sie ist es auch. Beide waren bettelarm, verfolgten aber ihren Traum: Sie wollten berühmt werden. Wer weiß, was aus den beiden geworden wäre, hätte nicht Schlagerstar Andrea Berg die sympathischen...

Erykah Badu stands at the forefront of a whole new genre of music. Before Macy Gray, Alicia Keys and Angie Stone, Erykah was bringing the unique sounds of neo-soul - the classic vibes of Motown and Stax smoothed by Jazz and toughened by Hip-Hop - to the people. quite simply, there is no other artist...

Am Anfang stand ein Vertrag. Mit ihm räumten die Rolling Stones dem Autor im Oktober 1969 das Recht ein, sie als offizieller Biograf auf ihrer USA-Tournee zu begleiten. So erlebte Stanley Booth hautnah die Faszination mit, wie morbide Themen damals auf die bösen Buben des Rock ausübten. Ihre "Sympathy...

The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as “(Sittin’...

"Part memoir, part discourse on the art of music. . . . This is an intelligent, thoughtful look into the mind of an artist."--New York Times Book Review Since the release of his first best-selling album Look Sharp in 1979, Joe Jackson has forged a singular career in music through...

In post-Reconstruction America, John William "Blind" Boone, an illiterate, itinerant musician, overcame obstacles created by disability, exploitative managers, and racial prejudice to become one of the countrys most beloved concert performers. Melissa Fuell-Cuther's out-of-print biography, Blind Boone:...

Ende der Sechzigerjahre schufen Instrumente wie Mellotron und Synthesizer neue Möglichkeiten für ambitionierte Soundtüftler. Bands wie Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake & Palmer oder King Crimson machten sich daraufhin ans Werk, die bestehenden Grenzen der Rockmusik hinter sich zu lassen:...

Sein Vater, der als Soldat im Golfkrieg fiel; der Vorwurf des Raubüberfalls, der wieder fallengelassen wurde; ein heftiger öffentlicher Konflikt mit FPÖ-Obmann Heinz-Christian Strache, der ihn als "Terror-Rapper" und "Islamisten-Rapper" bezeichnete; und vier Amadeus-Awards:...

Roll With It is a firsthand account of the precarious lives of musicians in the Rebirth, Soul Rebels, and Hot 8 brass bands of New Orleans. These young men are celebrated as cultural icons for upholding the proud traditions of the jazz funeral and the second line parade, yet they remain subject to...

The man who could make you cry when he sang' - RONNIE WOOD. Bobby Womack was born on 4 March 1944, and died on 27 June 2014, aged 70. In a career that spanned two centuries and seven decades, the soul singer, songwriter and guitarist carved a niche for himself that has rarely been equalled, and never...

An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, “the most accomplished black music critic of his generation” (Washington Post Book World). When it debuted in October...

The heartbreakers, lovemakers and dreamers always at the top of the music charts are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the forefathers of modern music Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and Bob Dylan to larger-than-life rock gods Elton...