Resultados para "For the Win" en Compositores y músicos

You know his work—Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical. Among the most commercially successful artists of his time, he was a fighter for social justice who constantly prodded his audiences to be better than they were.

The Beatles. From his first exposure to Please Please Me at the age of nine, to bringing his London West End production of Let It Be: A Tribute to the Beatles to Broadway, their music has shaped Jeff Parry's career and life. And what a life. Producing Flood Aid in support of the devastation caused by Calgary's 2013 flood, flying on Bill Cosby's private jet, mounting extravaganzas in Japan, dining with Randy Bachman in London - music and theatrical promotion have taken Jeff around the world.

Autobiographie des Gitarristen Ulli Boegershausen: Ulli Boegershausen begann vor 50 Jahren Gitarre zu spielen. "Love, love me do" von den Beatles hatte 1963 den damals 9-jährigen so begeistert, dass er loszog und sich eine Gitarrenlehrerin suchte.In einer westfälischen Kleinstadt in den 60er Jahren gab es noch niemanden, der sich mit einer E-Gitarre auskannte, es gab keine Noten, keine Videos. Ulli hörte die Musik von Schallplatten ab, gründete seine eigene Band und begann nach vielen Umwegen eine Karriere als Berufsmusiker. Seine Laufbahn führte ihn durch die Beatclubs der 60er, die Berliner Folkclubs der 70er und ab den 80er Jahren auf die internationalen Konzertbühnen.

John Farnham is the quintessential Aussie legend. As a teenager he gave up an apprenticeship to chase his musical dreams, hitting the big time with the catchy pop ditty 'Sadie (the Cleaning Lady)'. But it wasn't smooth sailing from there. A family man at heart and the most loyal of friends, John was sometimes uncomfortable with the spotlight and for many years struggled to make his music career as successful as those close to him - including Glenn Wheatley and Molly Meldrum - could see it could be.

In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

Book package features a black simulated-leather cover with gold foil stamping and black ribbon bookmark. The fact that KISS is one of the most successful rock bands in the world is no accident. From the beginning Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley had a clear-cut vision of what they wanted to do and...