Biography: arts and entertainment Books
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Lynyrd Skynyrd
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£14.44
Crown So You Wanna Be a Rock Roll Star How I MachineGunned a Roomful of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummers Life
Book SynopsisAfter years of working day jobs and making music in his basement, Jacob Slichter wondered if his dreams of rock stardom were a vain illusion. Then he was recruited by two of his successful musician friends to form a band that became Semisonic. Who could forget the smash single “Closing Time,” a runaway hit in 1998 that thrust Jake and his bandmates into the international spotlight and helped them sell over two million albums worldwide? But along the road to fame and success came bewilderment and personal chaos: How will we ever get a record deal? Which record company is the best? The worst? Do I really have to wear these ridiculous boots? Why isn’t radio playing our song? What if I have a panic attack right here on stage? What should I write on this fan’s CD? Am I famous? Why isn’t the video director getting more shots of me? Did I say the wrong thing during that interview? Help!So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star is a telli
£12.99
Crown Wilco Learning How to Die
Book SynopsisThe intimate story of one of the great American bands of our time, creators of the controversial masterpiece Yankee Hotel FoxtrotWhen alt-country heroes-turned-rock-iconoclasts Wilco handed in their fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, to the band’s label, Reprise, a division of Warner Brothers, fans looked forward to the release of another challenging, genre-bending departure from their previous work. The band aimed to build on previous sales and critical acclaim with its boldest and most ambitious album yet, but was instead urged by skittish Reprise execs to make the record more “radio friendly.” When Wilco wouldn’t give, they found themselves without a label. Instead, they used the Internet to introduce the album to their fans, and eventually sold the record to Nonesuch, another division of Warner. Wilco was vindicated when the album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard charts and posted the band’s strongest sales to d
£13.29
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Lady Sings the Blues
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£15.30
Random House USA Inc Frank
Book SynopsisFrank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of the twentieth century—infinitely charismatic, lionized and notorious in equal measure. But despite his mammoth fame, Sinatra the man has remained an enigma. Now James Kaplan brings deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable voice, from Sinatra’s humble beginning in Hoboken to his fall from grace and Oscar-winning return in From Here to Eternity. Here at last is the biographer who makes the reader feel what it was really like to be Frank Sinatra—as man, as musician, as tortured genius.
£22.50
Random House USA Inc Clapton The Autobiography
Book SynopsisWith striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography. More than a rock star, Eric Clapton is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Well known for his reserve in a profession marked by self-promotion, flamboyance, and spin, he now chronicles, for the first time, his remarkable personal and professional journeys. Born illegitimate in 1945 and raised by his grandparents, Eric never knew his father and, until the age of nine, believed his actual mother to be his sister. In his early teens his solace was the guitar, and his incredible talent would make him a cult hero in the clubs of Britain and inspire devoted fans to scrawl “Clapton is God” on the walls of London’s Underground. With the formation of Cream, the world's first supergroup, he became a worldwide superstar, but conflicting personalities tore the band apart within two years. His s
£16.20
Thomas Nelson Publishers By Faith Not by Sight
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£999.99
Running Press My Undoing
£17.09
Hyperion Home
£25.65
Hyperion By Julie Andrews Home A Memoir of My Early Years
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£15.19
Hyperion Room Full of Mirrors
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£17.09
St. Martins Press-3PL Everything Is Cinema
£36.14
John Wiley & Sons Duke The Life and Image of John Wayne
Book SynopsisMore than an actor, John Wayne is a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the passage of time. In this illuminating biography, Ronald Davis focuses on Wayne's human side, portraying a complex personality defined by frailty and insecurity as well as by courage and strength.
£19.76
John Wiley & Sons Hollywood Beauty Linda Darnell and the American Dream
£17.06
Wildside Press Olympians of the Sawdust Circle A Biographical Dictionary of the Nineteenth Century American Circus 18 Clipper Studies in the Theatre
£28.49
Scarecrow Press An Unsung Cat
Book SynopsisAn Unsung Cat explores the life and music of jazz saxophonist, Warne Marsh. Safford Chamberlain follows the artist from his start in youth bands like the Hollywood Canteen Kids and The Teen-Agers through his studies under Lennie Tristano, his brilliant playing of the 1950s, his disappearance from public view in the 1960s, his re-emergence in the 1970s, and his belated recognition in the 1980s as one of the finest tenor players of the post-World War II era. Through interviews with the Marsh family and friends, Chamberlain offers an inside view of Marsh''s private life, including his struggles with drug abuse. Detailed analysis of outstanding performances complements the personal story, while an extensively researched discography and photographs reveal the public and private face of this unique performer. In addition to the book, Scarecrow is pleased to offer a companion compact disc, released by Storyville Records. The tracks on the CD provide a representative sampling of Marsh''s best work, while providing a historical overview of his development, from the beginning track, Apple Honey, which is a private, low-fidelity tape from an NBC radio broadcast in 1945 of the Hoagy Carmichael Show, to the final track, Sweet and Lovely, captured months before his death in 1987.Trade ReviewUnsung Cat is not only a many-faceted, novelistic biography by a noted jazz journalist and one of Marsh's former sax students, but a heartbreaking mystery that tortures readers with questions as deeply as it satisfies with narrative richness. Who was this jazz cipher, and how did so many of us miss his musical genius?...The publisher has put together a companion CD released by Storyville Records and a book and Cd set for $68.50. That should serve as a good introduction to Marsh's work. * Jazzsteps *..highly-detailed biography...an interesting story... * Rapport *...painstakingly researched and gracefully written...A fine volume... * CHOICE *...with Chamberlain's discerning comments on the music, the interested reader will easily be able to follow Marsh's musical development...the discography is invaluable for a player like Marsh... * The IAJRC Journal *...remarkable job of cutting through the myth of Warne Marsh and taking a serious, analytical look at his life and his music...Chamberlain's book is one of the finest examples of jazz biography, and worthy of Marsh's legacy in every way. * All Music Guide To Jazz *Safford Chamberlain...has just given a big boost to Marsh's stock. An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music of Warne Marsh ... is a thorough and objective study of a man Chamberlain calls 'a flawed genius.' Chamberlain's book is important in many respects. Aside from its value as a biography, he provides an informative discography of Marsh's recorded work. An accompanying section of transcribed Marsh solos will prove invaluable to musicians. In addition, Chamberlain has compiled a companion CD of important Marsh recordings. * Pasadena Weekly *Warne Marsh left a legacy of fine recordings which are thoroughly analyzed by Chamberlain in his compelling and insightful journey into one jazz musician's existence. Safford Chamberlain has compiled a brilliant biography of a very complicated man...This is savvy writing from a man who is in tune with jazz by virtue of being a musician, scholar and a relentless searcher for truth and accuracy. This is the best and most legitimate bio that I have read in years.... * Jazzreview.com *Chamberlain studies jazz saxophone for awhile with Marsh (1927-87), but eventually gave it up in favor of his day job teaching literature and writing about jazz. Still the experience inspired him to produce a biography of his teacher. Aside from some exuberant fans, he says, Marsh was considered a very good second-level tenor saxophonist during his career, but attributes his lack of recognition primarily to an outsider temperament that led him to mismanage his own affairs and contribute to his own obscurity. * Reference and Research Book News *...a detailed picture of this fascinating musician. * European Free Improvisation Bibliography *
£67.00
Random House USA Inc Decoded
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£24.00
The University Press of Kentucky John Ford
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsBringing in the Sheaves Half Genius, Half Irish Himself The Noble Outlaw Men and Women at War Ireland Rebels What Really Happened The Last Place on Earth Addendum Filmography Bibliography Acknowledgments
£20.70
MP-SYR Syracuse University P Adirondack Photographers 18501950
Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive look at the first one hundred years of photography through the lives of those who captured this unique rural region of New York State. Svenson’s fascinating biographical dictionary is enriched with over seventy illustrations.
£25.46
LUP - University of Georgia Press Phillis Wheatley Peters
Book SynopsisThe first full-length biography of the poet whose remarkable odyssey took her from being a child enslaved in Africa to becoming an international celebrity by the time she was in her early twenties, only to fall into relative obscurity when she died in 1784 at barely the age of thirty.
£21.95
University of Georgia Press Porgys Ghost
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£999.99
University of Georgia Press Porgys Ghost
£999.99
Music Sales Limited Straight No Chaser The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk
Book SynopsisBiography of the legendary pianist/composer. Based on scores of interviews with family and friends, the book gives rare insights into the elusive personality of this legendary hero of jazz.
£18.44
Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Travel Diaries of Peter Pears 19361978
Book SynopsisTravel diaries reveal musical inspiration, personal encounters, notes on performances.This volume brings together all the travel diaries of Sir Peter Pears (1910-1986), principal interpreter of Britten's works. Pears accompanied Britten on many of his trips and the record of their tour of the Far East in 1955 is ofspecial interest. Here the sound of the gamelan orchestras enchanted Britten and deeply influenced his musical development.Trade ReviewA valuable source of material on the musical development of both Pears and Benjamin Britten...a 'must' for those interested in either. * OPERA JOURNAL [US] *Table of ContentsAmerican tour with the New English Singers (1936); world trip (1955-56); Ansbach Bach Festival (1959); India (1965); Armenian holiday - a diary (August 1965); Moscow Christmas - a diary (December 1966); Nevis fortnight (1967); Moscow diary (1971); Saint Enoch (1972); San Fortunato (1972); the New York "Death in Venice" (1974); the New York "Billy Budd" (1978); appendix - German text of chapter 3.
£33.77
George Ronald Publisher Ltd Maxwells of Montreal Vol 2 Middle and Late Years 19231952 SC
£27.54
George Ronald Publisher Ltd The Maxwells of Montreal Volume 1
£28.82
Farrar, Straus and Giroux You Must Go and Win
£16.15
Rlpg/Galleys 4 Lives in the Bebop Business
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£14.61
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Fromental Halevy His Life Music His Life and
Book SynopsisFROMENTMAL HALEVY HIS LIFE
£999.99
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers DW Griffith An American Life Limelight
Book SynopsisD.W. GRIFFITH
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers John Cage
Book SynopsisJOHN CAGE WRITER
£30.00
Rlpg/Galleys The Woodchoppers Ball
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£15.60
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers What Ever Happened to Robert Aldrich His Life and
Book SynopsisWHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROBERT
£999.99
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Mitchum
Book SynopsisMITCHUM-IN HIS OWN WORDS
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Beautiful Fairy Tale The Life of Actress Lois
Book SynopsisA BEAUTIFUL FAIRY TALE THE LIFE OF ACTRESS LOIS MORAN
£25.00
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers You Cant Do That on Broadway A Raisin in the Sun
Book SynopsisYOU CAN'T DO THAT ON BROADWAY
£25.00
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dont Think It Hasnt Been Fun
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£25.00
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Autobiography of Pops Foster New Orleans
Book SynopsisTHE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF POPS: FOSTER NEW ORLEANS JAZZ MAN
£15.60
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dark Magus
Book SynopsisÊDark MagusÊ is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son this book strips away the public perception of Davis and gets down to the realities of his personality his relationships and his many quirks. ÊDark MagusÊ details this enigmatic superstar''s Jekyll and Hyde behavior: his swings between sobriety and prodigious drug use; his tender family moments and his destructive selfishness; his search for marital stability and his obsession with young women; his exalted musical talent and his ever-present personal demons. The author also delves into Davis'' relationships with artists such as Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane as well as his role as a mentor to young musicians his obsession with sports the ups and downs of his career and the family''s turmoil over his final will.Þ This book is a brilliant and engaging revelation of Miles'' character through the recollections of his oldest son. It''s a book about a legendary musician who was one of m
£25.00
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Keyboard Player Presents the Best of the 80s The
Book SynopsisKEYBOARD PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE 80S
£24.50
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Metallica Guitar World Presents Guitar World
Book SynopsisGUITAR WORLD PRESENTS: METALLICA
£15.60
Mercer University Press Allman Joy
Book SynopsisOffers Bill Connell's insightful account of the mid-1960s musical journey he went on as the drummer for The Allman Joys, a group that was a precursor to The Allman Brothers Band. His memoir is loaded with touching personal thoughts and hilarious tales from the road, making it a must-read for music fans of all ages.
£23.36
University Press of the Pacific Sergei Prokofiev Autobiography Articles Reminiscences
£26.55
David Leonard Russian Ballet Master
£13.63
Dance Books The Chevalier Noverre Father of Modern Ballet
£18.58
Toccata Press Whom the Gods Love
Book SynopsisThe first study of the life and music of the composer George Butterworth [1885-1916], including some of his own writings on music.The career of the composer George Butterworth was cruelly cut short by a sniper's bullet at the Somme. His name is kept alive by the popularity of his orchestral tone-poems, such as The Banks of Green Willow and A Shropshire Lad, and his songs. In this book, the first full-length study of Butterworth, Michael Barlow traces his brief life: from preparatory school through Eton and Oxford, a teaching post at Radley, study at the Royal College ofMusic, a period as a music critic for The Times - and his enlisting in August 1914 which, two years later, led to his heroic death at the Somme. All of Butterworth's surviving compositions are discussed, and important chapters examine his Housman settings and his friendship with Vaughan Williams. Butterworth was also prominent in the folksong revival, and chronicled here for the first time are his extensive activities as a folksong and dance collector. The book also includes some of Butterworth's own writings on music.
£16.99
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Priest of Music Life of Dimitri Mitropoulos The
Book SynopsisPRIEST OF MUSIC THE LIFE OF DIMITRI MITROPOULOS
£35.00
Retrofuture Products LLC Bee Gees The DayByDay Story 19451972
£14.56
