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Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
vi, 584 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
Author
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
19 sound discs (23.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon remain among the most enduring and important women in popular music. Each woman is distinct: King is the product of outer-borough, middle-class New York City; Mitchell is a granddaughter of Canadian farmers; and Simon is a child of the Manhattan intellectual upper crust. They collectively represent, in their lives and their songs, a great swath of American girls who came of age in the late 1960s.
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
367 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 35 cm.
Description
This extraordinary project has been made possible because Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr have agreed to tell their combined story especially for this book. Together with Yoko Ono Lennon, they have also made available the full transcripts (including all the outtakes) of the television and video series The Beatles Anthology. Through painstaking compilation of sources worldwide, John Lennon's words are equally represented in this remarkable...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This stunning, award-winning film takes viewers behind the scenes to explore the myths, honor the legends, and reveal the incredible stories and never-before-seen photographs of rock giants like Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Davies, Frank Zappa, Patti Smith, and many, many others. It reveals anecdotes and unpublished photos from the world's most influential music publication, Melody Maker magazine.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
Description
"Canadian guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson is known mainly for his central role in the musical group the Band. But how did he become one of Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists of all time? Written by his son Sebastian, this is the story of a rock-and-roll legend's journey through music, beginning when he was taught to play guitar at nine years old on a Native American reservation"--Amazon.com.
8) Prince
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Prince, one of the most iconic performers in music history. From a young age, Prince was obsessed with music. Even though he couldn't read it, his talent - whether on piano, drums, guitar or vocals - turned him into an icon. Combining funk, disco, soul and almost every other genre out there, his songs are some of the best-loved...
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb find early fame in the 1960s and go on to write over 1,000 songs, including 20 No. 1 hits. This film follows the group's meteoric rise as they navigate the complexities of working so intimately alongside family.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Is there a song that changed your life? NPR's music authority Bob Boilen posed that question to some of today's best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In their answers the artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An honest retrospective on the early life of John Lennon and the tragedies that shaped his personality and later his music. The film includes rare and previously unseen memoirs along with interviews with some of his closest family, friends, and associates.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A portrait of the late Grammy Award-winning musician, Harry Nilsson, who the Beatles once proclaimed their favorite artist. This retrospective traces Nilsson's rise and his turbulent life as seen by many friends, including Micky Dolenz, Eric Idle, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Richard Perry, Robin Williams, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Pretenders singer/songwriter Chrissie Hynde tells exactly where she came from and what her crooked, winding path to stardom entailed. Her All-American upbringing in Akron, Ohio, a child of postwar power and prosperity. Her soul's capture, along with tens of millions of her generation, by the gods of sixties rock who came through Cleveland -- Mitch Ryder, David Bowie, Jeff Back, Paul Butterfield, and Iggy Pop among them. Her shocked witness in 1970...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
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Born Declan Patrick MacManus, Elvis Costello was raised in London and Liverpool, grandson of a trumpet player on the White Star Line and son of a jazz musician who became a successful radio dance band vocalist. Costello went into the family business and had taken the popular music world by storm before he was twenty-four. "Unfaithful Music" describes how Costello's career has endured for almost four decades through a combination of dumb luck and animal...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. A raw and intimate documentary look at the wildly colorful life of legendary funk artist Rick James from acclaimed Director Sacha Jenkins. Original interviews with artists, collaborators, and friends focus on the "punk-funk" music James left behind while illuminating his fearless attitude, social justice advocacy, and bold musical aspirations. Featuring rare footage of James' incredible live shows and never-before-seen home video.
16) I'm not there
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Six characters recreate different stages in Bob Dylan's career, from Greenwich Village folk singer to electric guitar trailblazer to born-again preacher.
Author
Description
"Hollywood Park is a remarkable memoir of a tumultuous life. Mikel Jollett was born into one of the country's most infamous cults, and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse. Yet, ultimately, his is a story of fierce love and family loyalty told in a raw, poetic voice that signals the emergence of a uniquely gifted writer. We were never young. We were just too afraid of ourselves. No one told us who we were or...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
119 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 31 cm + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 inches).
Description
A tribute to more than two dozen legendary music artists who significantly influenced the landscape of music for generations to come, from Ray Charles and Bob Dylan to Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.
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