Resultados para "A" en Compositores y músicos

Rock-and-roll icon and three-time bestselling author Nikki Sixx tells hisorigin story: how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his fascinatingjourney from irrepressible Idaho farmboy to the man who formed the revolutionary rock group Mötley Crüe. Nikki Sixx is one of the most...

In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. ​Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock...

Tradicionalment, els músics han estat objecte d'adoració. Una admiració que, a vegades, frega la devoció religiosa. Cues interminables, i fins a desmais, per als concerts, pòsters decorant les habitacions dels adolescents, portades de milers de publicacions i milers de biografies escrites sobre talentosos músics que, en general, representen la imatge de l'èxit. Amb humor despreocupat i un toc disbauxat, Santi Giménez i Malcolm Otero t'ensenyen el costat més fosc d'aquests genis que, molt probablement, han format part de la banda sonora de la teva vida.

Sobre el escenario, bajo las luces y frente a su público, Pastora Soler sintió el silencio y la sombra de la inseguridad. Sin embargo, ese oscuro momento se convirtió en el inicio de una historia de fuerza y superación inspiradora. En este conmovedor relato, Pastora Soler abre su corazón y nos lleva por aquellos momentos que han marcado su vida. Con humildad, valentía y gran honestidad, la autora comparte en estas páginas cómo, a pesar de la angustia y los miedos, aprendió a amarse a sí misma y encontró su auténtica melodía.

Ficción dramática basada en el encuentro entre Astor Piazzolla, el famoso músico argentino y Nadia Boulanger, la super reconocida pedagoga musical francesa. Las clases tomadas con la Boulanger fueron decisivas en la evolución musical de Astor y marcaron para siempre al tango argentino.

In this updated edition of Graeme Thomson’s critically acclaimed biography, a near-exhaustive survey of Kate Bush’s life surveys everything from her upbringing in South London to her stunning return to live performance in August 2014. The original edition of Under the Ivy was called one of the best music biographies ever, and this updated edition adds a wealth of new research to include the complete scope of Bush’s oeuvre. With new interviews and in-depth analysis of her triumphant return to the stage, this is the most complete Kate Bush biography and a must for any fan.

Primera biografía en lengua castellana de la más grande cantante de jazz que transformó la canción popular norteamericana A Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), The First Lady of Jazz, se la conoce y venera por habernos permitido gozar de una de las voces más portentosas, versátiles y amadas de todos los tiempos don del que dan fe sus cinco docenas de álbumes en estudio, un sinfín de grabaciones en directo y casi trescientos singles.

Poco antes de la medianoche del 28 de marzo de 1977, un amigo encontró moribundo al compositor Waldo de los Ríos en el dormitorio de invitados de su casa madrileña. Desde hacía varios meses, De los Ríos atravesaba una mala racha: había adelgazado mucho, bebía, trasnochaba, tomaba constantemente tranquilizantes y se sentía amenazado por unas extrañas llamadas telefónicas de las que no daba muchos detalles.

Axl Rose fue el cantante y líder de los Guns N´Roses, probablemente la banda de rock más popular del mundo cuando la década de los 80 le abría paso a la de los 90. Canciones como "Welcome to the jungle", "Sweet child O´mine", y "November rain" se impregnaron en la memoria colectiva al punto que siguen siendo fuertemente escuchadas y reversionadas en la era de YouTube.

Destined to Give–The Legendary Generosity of Elvis Presley examines the evolution of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s benevolent giving and the purpose he found by sharing much of his wealth with others. Hoedel explores the roots of that generosity, which was a learned behavior when he was on the receiving end during those early years of poverty in Tupelo. It was there that he witnessed a natural sense of giving rooted in survival. Fame allowed Elvis Presley to be generous in ways he never could have imagined. However, trust became hard to come by for Elvis.

‘Two young brown chicks walking around Doncaster Shoppingtown dressed like they were about to go and tend to goats in the Swiss Alps must have been quite the sight …’ While most music careers stalled during the pandemic, Vika and Linda Bull soared with two chart-topping albums as they...

Así es, las canciones de Camela forman parte de la banda sonora de nuestras vidas. Veinticinco años grabando discos, miles de actuaciones, impresionantes cifras de ventas y una legión de «cameleros» avalan a Ángeles Muñoz y Dioni Martín. Solo les faltaba contar su propia historia, el secreto que les llevó desde su barrio de San Cristóbal, a convertirse en uno de los grupos que más discos ha vendido en España.

A captivating and fast-paced account of the rise of Ruffhouse Records’ founder Chris Schwartz, the coming of age of hip-hop, and the trials and tribulations of some of its greatest artists. As a homeless musician struggling to catch a break in 1980s Philadelphia, Schwartz navigates the criminally infested, morally bankrupt independent record business to build one of the most successful hip-hop record companies in the world, which dominated the charts and generated global revenues of over one billion dollars.

Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film - each one a commercial success and cultural milestone. How did this semiautobiographical musical masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock sounds come to alter the recording landscape and become an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans?

Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you’ve ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell’s oldest friend and co-writer, journalist and Broken Record podcast co-host Bruce Headlam, the conversation flows from Simon’s music, to his childhood in Queens, NY, to his frequent collaborators including Art Garfunkel and the nature of creativity itself.

In this intimate biography of the Prince of Soul, David Ritz provides a candid look at a star and a friend. Ritz had been collaborating with Marvin Gaye on his story for several years before the singer's tragic death and had conducted a series of extraordinary interviews in which Gaye discussed his deepest secrets. What emerges is a full-scale portrait of a charming but tortured artist, a brilliant singer with a divided soul.

The heartfelt memoir of Ray Raghunath Cappo, a legendary hardcore punk musician-turned-monk—and pioneer of the straight-edge movement—told with warmth, candor, and humor, narrated by the author himself. Ray Cappo was a hardcore punk singer and pioneer of the straight-edge movement living on the Lower East Side of New York City in the ’80s, where his band Youth of Today played to packed clubs and touched thousands of people across the globe.

An inspiring and revealing essay about motherhood, self-acceptance, and overcoming the fears that hold you back by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Open Book.

There's No Bones in Ice Cream by Sylvain Sylvain is the inside story of glam heroes the New York Dolls - outrageous, defiant, sleaze kings, transgender posers, drug casualties, and victims, not just of their own excess but of an unsympathetic music industry that simply didn't know how to process them. Though their brief, sensation-filled yet doomed career produced just two albums, the Dolls exerted an influence on rock that changed it forever. A cross between the Rolling Stones and the Sex Pistols, the Dolls became the link in the chain between them.

Esta es la historia de cuatro amigos que subieron al cielo y bajaron a los infiernos. Cuatro niños que empezaron jugando al fútbol bajo el sol en el paseo de la Constitución de Baeza y que acabaron jugando a hacer música con su propio grupo en el quiosco de ese mismo paseo bajo la luna pocos años después. Un relato acerca de cómo los sueños se hacen realidad, pero también de su fragilidad.