Títulos en Compositores y músicos

'Last Of the Giants is the mad, funny, dark and often painful story of a lost band from a now-distant time' CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE INCLUDES BRAND NEW CHAPTER COVERING GUNS N' ROSES EPIC WORLD TOUR 'Any story about Guns is worth reading. But when the author is Mick Wall it's absolutely essential'...

The first insider's account of life inside The Fall, Steve Hanley's story unfolds like a novel; from 1979 when he joined his schoolmates Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon in The Fall, he puts us right in the heart of the action: on stage, on the tour bus, in the recording studio, and up close and personal with an eccentric cast of band mates.

80 Jahre Leben – davon 60 auf der Bühne: Kaum ein anderer deutschsprachiger Künstler steht so konsequent und kontinuierlich für musikalische Präsenz wie Howard Carpendale. Seit Jahrzehnten prägt er mit seiner markanten Stimme und seinem unverwechselbaren südafrikanischen Akzent die deutsche Musiklandschaft – immer authentisch, immer er selbst. »Ti amo«, »Hello again«, »Wie frei willst du sein« – viele seiner größten Hits wecken Erinnerungen und große Emotionen. Als Entertainer der Extraklasse hat Howard Carpendale den Soundtrack gleich mehrerer Generationen geliefert.

Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, a poet, and an enduring style icon with a truly phenomenal life story. The Omnibus enhanced Dreams, Visions & Rumours is a celebratory examination of this tale, tracing Stevie's life from her Arizona childhood, the magic moment when she joined Fleetwood Mac, and the hedonistic turbulence that followed.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia opened its borders, and Russian audiences were hungry for Western popular music and the values it espoused. David Junk was one of the first idealistic, young Americans to seize this opportunity. Rockin’ the Kremlin is the thrilling true story of how David became the first CEO of Universal Music Russia and built impactful cultural bridges with music—but also how that would all shatter with the rise of Vladimir Putin and invasions of Ukraine.

For decades, Los Tigres del Norte have been more than just a band—they have been the voice of millions. From their humble beginnings in rural Mexico to becoming global icons of norteño music, their journey is a testament to perseverance, cultural pride, and the unbreakable spirit of immigrants. Through their signature corridos, they have told the stories of the working class, migrants, and those forgotten by mainstream history.

From a member of the Pussy Riot collective: An urgent, intimate, firsthand account of grassroots dissent, bravery, art, and spectacle in Putin's Russia Picking up where Riot Days left off, Maria (Masha) Alyokhina takes us through her activist experiences between 2014 to 2022. In vivid...

You can’t truly understand the last decade of the 20th century without a look at the muddy, electrifying rock music that would come to define it: grunge. For such a short-lived genre—at least in the mainstream—grunge had a lasting impact on American music and culture. It also provides a unique lens through which to examine the post-Reagan, pre-internet America of the 1990s. In the six lectures of The Story of Grunge, you’ll explore the rise and evolution of the genre, tracing it from Seattle subculture to MTV and the Billboard charts, all the way to its decline and evolution into new forms.

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.

Este libro es mucho más que la historia de cómo un niño, que rasgaba una escoba imaginando que era una guitarra en la vereda de una de las polvorientas calles de Santa Cruz, se convierte en el líder, cantante y compositor del grupo de música pop más exitoso del Bolivia: Azul Azul. Es mucho más que la historia del compositor del hit La bomba, que sonó en todos los rincones del planeta, y que alcanzó a ser la canción latina número uno del mundo, certificada por la revista Billboard y convertida hoy en un clásico mundial que ha vendido más de 16 millones de copias.

En los años sesenta, Celia Cruz emprendió una nueva vida lejos de su Cuba natal, el lugar donde brilló por primera vez. Exiliada y con el corazón dividido entre la nostalgia y la esperanza, Celia decidió conquistar escenarios que parecían inalcanzables. Peldaño a peldaño, durante más de cuatro décadas, la Guarachera forjó una carrera extraordinaria a fuerza de talento, carácter, visión y su inconfundible sello personal: ¡Azúcar!

Now fully revised and expanded, this new edition of While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison is the most comprehensive evaluation of George Harrison's musical career ever published. Treating each of Harrison's songs with unprecedented analysis, author Simon Leng reveals Harrison's eclectic approach – from teenage Nashville twang through Indian raga, psychedelia, gospel, soul, and pure pop – and thoroughly defines Harrison's role in the Beatles.

Mountain Notes: A Nature Diary is a captivating, poetic journal that celebrates the rugged beauty of the Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland where the author returned home to live on her family farm in 2020. Maggie Doyle grew up on this small dairy farm and feels a deep, emotional connection to this landscape and the rhythms of the natural world. Following a thirty-year career in radio production at BBC Northern Ireland, she took early retirement in 2019.

El verano londinense de 1995 fue una locura. Con uñas, dientes, guitarras eléctricas y declaraciones arrogantes, se libraba la batalla del britpop; desde la de Beatles versus Rolling Stones que no se veía una competencia tan feroz como la que protagonizaron Oasis y Blur. Fue memorable: el Reino Unido había recobrado su histórica fortaleza rockera.

“Take the backroads, not the highways,” Minnie Pearl often said—a sentiment that captures her life’s winding journey. Born Sarah Ophelia Colley in 1912, she grew up in Centerville, Tennessee. This small-town upbringing inspired her imagined hometown of Grinder’s Switch. Minnie Pearl’s break came in 1940 when she debuted on the Grand Ole Opry, which marked the beginning of a career that spanned more than fifty years. Garth Brooks remarked, “When she walked out, everybody waited for the ‘How-dee!’ It’s just two syllables, one word, but every time she said it—it felt like it was just for you.”

Nur wenige Künstler schaffen es, sich auf so vielseitige Weise in die Herzen seines Publikums zu spielen wie Manuel Rubey. Er war einst Sänger der deutschsprachigen Band Mondscheiner und ist es aktuell bei der großartigen Allstar-Formation Familie Lässig, er spielt erfolgreich Kabarett, hat im Jahr 2020 mit seinem Buch-Debüt "Einmal noch schlafen, dann ist morgen" (Molden Verlag, Styria) einen Bestseller gelandet und ist überdies im deutschsprachigen Raum gefragter Schauspieler (u.a. Falco, Braunschlag, Aufschneider, Waren mal Revoluzzer).

In Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist, Anthony Feinstein tells the poignant story of the life and career of one of history's greatest violinists. As a child prodigy, Rabin had the classical music world at his feet. Notable successes abounded. Yet no sooner had Rabin taken his place alongside such illustrious colleagues as Heifetz, Milstein, and Stern than he abruptly and inexplicably disappeared from the concert stage. For three years, the public saw and heard little of him.

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter writing hits of her own. It's about growing up, the creative process – the highs and the lows, the conflicts that arise between motherhood and career success, the divas and schemers, but also the talented and remarkable people she's found along the way. It's filled with stories and step-by-step advice about the songwriting process, especially collaboration.

Shell Shocked is Kaylan's candid, no-holds-barred journey through the wildest decades of rock and roll. He pulls no punches in recounting the sex, the drug use, and the legendary encounters that defined the era including the jaw-dropping, true story of snorting cocaine off Abraham Lincoln's desk inside the Nixon White House.

Get the inside scoop on breaking into the music industry from the bassist of MEGADETH, David Ellefson.