Resultados para "A B" en Celebridades del entretenimiento

A las puertas del centenario, la biografía definitiva de B.B. King, considerado -y por muchos llamado- Rey (de reyes) del Blues. He aquí la más vibrante y completa semblanza del que fuera gran pionero y el último en partir de toda una generación de profetas del blues. Riley "Blues Boy" King (1925-2015), más conocido como B.B. King, nació en la más absoluta pobreza en el corazón del Misisipi afroamericano subyugado por la América de Jim Crow.

Tradicionalmente, los músicos han sido objeto de adoración. Una admiración que, en ocasiones, roza la devoción religiosa. Colas interminables, y hasta desmayos, para los conciertos, posters decorando las habitaciones de los adolescentes, portadas de miles de publicaciones y miles de biografías escritas sobre talentosos músicos que, por lo general, representan la imagen del éxito. Con humor desenfadado y un toque gamberro, Santi Giménez y Malcolm Otero te enseñan el lado más oscuro de esos genios que, muy probablemente, hayan formado parte de la banda sonora de tu vida.

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.

Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century—the New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." His radical approach to choreography—and life—reinvented the art of ballet and made him a legend. Written with enormous style and artistry, and based on more than one hundred interviews and research in archives across Russia, Europe, and the Americas, Mr. B carries us through Balanchine's tumultuous and high-pitched life story and into the making of his extraordinary dances.

Maureen O’Hara was “the queen of technicolor”. With her bright red hair and piercing green eyes, this Irish colleen’s career spanned over 70 years, as she held her own against such leading men as Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn, James Stewart, Charles Laughton, Henry Fonda, and, of course, John Wayne. Her films include such classics as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, How Green Was My Valley, Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Parent Trap.

Gigmentia is a reflection on the raw, challenging, and gritty vocation of a blue-collar musician living in the Pacific Northwest, and the varied adventures of a hard working, day-in day-out rock band. Introspective, insightful, and eloquently observed, Michael B. Koep chronicles a summer season of fifty rock shows performed in small clubs, huge bars, and on outdoor festival stages, in barns, backyards, and the middle of the woods.

One was a tough junkman's son, the other a cosseted mama's boy, but they dreamed the same mighty dream: that the right movies could make a profit and change both the culture and individual lives. Sharing a religion and an evangelical zeal for film, Louis B. Mayer (1884-1957) and Irving Thalberg (1899-1936) were unlikely partners in one of the most significant collaborations in movie history. Over the course of their decade-long relationship, as key players at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and major players in Hollywood, they joined forces in redefining and mastering the template for the film industry.

Hermosa Beach, California, in the mid-1960s. Sun, surf, and sand castles along The Strand to a soundtrack of “Fun, Fun, Fun.” But the hang-loose life of the locals was soon being drowned out—by a social storm able to turn even the most perfect wave into a brutal riptide. How do you go from planning vacations and evaluating investments to planning prison visits and evaluating defense pleas? How do you watch your surfer-champion sons turn into drug lords? Inmates? How do you watch your entire family die, one by one? Yet never stop fighting. It takes a rare and special person: Karl McMillen.

Levon is the dazzling, epic biography of Levon Helm - the beloved, legendary drummer and singer of The Band.

Andrei Tarkovsky: A Life on the Cross by Lyudmila Boyadzhieva is an intimate portrayal of the renowned Soviet filmmaker’s life, struggles, and artistic legacy.

Christine Quinn, the breakout star of Netflix’s hit Selling Sunset, shows women how to unapologetically own their power in business and relationships to live the life they deserve.

The Art of Confessing is an intimate diary entry from Jazmine Sullivan, a Grammy-winning vocal powerhouse blessed with the unique gift of emotional storytelling. R&B is a space for Black women to create their own language around love, sexuality, and heartache. Within that space, Jazmine Sullivan has built a strong, powerful sisterhood through her music.

Howard Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. In this brilliantly documented biography, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the truth.

Bo Joseph’s life reads like one of his own stories. Raw, reckless, and relentlessly real. A high school dropout and convicted felon, he spent his teens and twenties doing everything he could to derail his future. By thirty, he’d hit rock bottom. Divorced, bankrupt, and arrested more times than he could count. But somewhere between the wreckage and redemption, he found his voice. The B-Train: An American Loser is Joseph's brutally honest and darkly funny account of second chances, survival, and self-discovery.

As one-fifth of the iconic Spice Girls and judge on X Factor and America's Got Talent, Melanie Brown, aka Scary Spice, has been an international star since the age of 19. And yet there are sides of Mel that no one has ever seen, or really known. Brutally Honest is an exposé of the struggles and acute pain that lay behind the glamour and success. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and Melanie’s trademark Yorkshire humour, this audiobook removes the mask of fame and reveals the mother, wife and daughter behind the Spice Girl everyone thinks they know.

In this true crime murder mystery, Mark Shaw tells the story why Pulitzer-Prize-nominated investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen was one of the most feared journalists in history. Shaw includes facts that have never before been published, including eyewitness accounts of the underbelly of Kilgallen’s private life, revealing statements by family members, and shocking new information about Jack Ruby’s part in the JFK assassination. Denial of Justice adds the final chapter to the story behind why the famous journalist was killed.

Ein Auffahrunfall dort ist Anlass für die Erinnerung an das Musikgenie Jakob Händel, dessen Charme und Spiel sich niemand entziehen kann. Ein Nervenzusammenbruch jedoch zerstört seine perfekt komponierte Welt aus Affären, Scriabin und dem Meisterschülerstudium. Der Psychiatrieaufenthalt weist den Weg zur dunklen Quelle seines musikalischen Genies.

Years ago, an enthusiastic filmmaker named Michael Uva acquired entry and dedicated his soul to the art of motion picture production, not just as a grip, but as a storyteller. His journey so far has been a rollercoaster of experiences, revealing the unvarnished truth of what goes on behind the scenes. So, Michael decided to pen a tell-all memoir titled Hollywood B.S.: Behind the Scenes.

Lori’s obsession with Springsteen began in the summer of 1981, when she hid in the bathroom stall of a seaside bar for four hours because she heard Bruce might show up. That experience kicked off a journey of music, mayhem, and magic that’s lasted decades. This memoir is a tribute to the joy and connection Bruce has brought to her life and the lives of fellow fans who've shared their stories, their memories, and their hearts.

The only biography of Sam Cooke that his family has claimed as being both truthful and inclusive of not only his life, but his death. Today, Sam Cooke's music has enjoyed a cultural resurgence, yet the movies that try to tell his story fall short, mostly because they fail to also include the stories told by his family and closest friends.