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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This picture book biography follows a young Bob Zimmerman as he renames himself after his favorite poet, Dylan Thomas, and leaves his mining town to pursue his love of music in New York City. There, he meets his folk music hero Woody Guthrie, changing his life forever.
84) Jimi
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Chroma
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive visual celebration includes ... an extensive biography of Jimi's remarkable life and career. Additionally, a trove of photographs, vintage memorabilia, and handwritten lyrics, as well as quotes by legendary musicians ... underscore Jimi's inspiring legacy and lasting influence"--Insert.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An iconic figure in the history of rock and pop culture (inducted not once but twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), Neil Young has written his eagerly awaited memoir. Candid, witty and revealing, this book takes its place beside the classic memoirs of Bob Dylan and Keith Richards.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. Although he was trained to play classical music, Elton's real love was rock and roll.
90) I am Ozzy
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
One of television's best loved personalities via the wildly successful hit MTV show The Osbournes, Ozzy tells about his days on the road and the heartbreak he suffered during those days of hard living.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evie Decker is a shy, slightly plump teenager, lonely and silent. But her quiet life is shattered when she hears the voice of Drumstrings Casey on the radio and becomes instantly attracted to him. She manages to meet him, bursting out of her lonely shell--and into the attentive gaze of the intangible man who becomes all too real.... -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Trynka illuminates Bowie's seemingly contradictory life and his many re-inventions as an artist, offering more than 300 new interviews with everyone from classmates to managers to lovers. He reveals Bowie's broad influence on the entertainment world.
Author
Publisher
Powerhouse Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The summer of 1969 was a momentous one in modern history. It was a season punctuated with change. Apollo 11 landed on the moon, thousands of young fans flocked to rock 'n' roll festivals like Woodstock and the controversial Altamont Freeway concert, the Manson Family cult were on a high-profile killing spree, and the first uprisings that would become the Stonewall Riots began. It was an electric summer of violent endings, new beginnings, and social...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Zanes provides an honest and evocative examination of Petty's music, and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write. Petty was a kid without a whole lot of promise; rock and roll made it otherwise. His story has all the drama of a rock and roll epic. Dark and mysterious, Petty manages to come back, again and again, showing us what the music can do and where it can take us.
Publisher
Universal Music Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Using unseen photos and footage ... director Martin Scorsese traces the life of George Harrison in a personal film, weaving together performance footage, home movies, rare archival materials and interviews with his family and friends"--Container.
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