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Best Sellers
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- Written by: Warren Zanes
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
Written by: Warren Zanes
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How Music Works
- The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond
- Written by: John Powell
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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An enthralling investigation into the mysteries of music....
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decent.. needs samples
- By santosh on 20-05-19
Written by: John Powell
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Lust for Life - Always on my mind
- Pop-Splits
- Written by: N.N.
- Narrated by: Michael Pan
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Wie Leonard Cohen Janis Joplin flach legte (Chelsea Hotel Nr.2); und wie die britische Königin-Mutter Pete Townshend von The Who dazu brachte, eines seiner besten Lieder zu schreiben...
Written by: N.N.
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The History of Gangster Rap
- From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form
- Written by: Soren Baker, Xzibit - foreword
- Narrated by: James Shippy, Soren Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Filled with interviews with key players such as Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, and dozens more, as well as breakout bios of notorious characters, lists, and more, The History of Gangster Rap is the be-all-end-all book that contextualizes the importance of gangster rap as a cultural phenomenon....
Written by: Soren Baker,
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- Written by: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
Written by: Ted Gioia
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
- Written by: Greil Marcus
- Narrated by: Henry Rollins
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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In a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008 and then proceeds to dramatize how each embodies rock 'n' roll as a thing in itself in the story it tells, inhabits, and acts out....
Written by: Greil Marcus
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- Written by: Warren Zanes
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
Written by: Warren Zanes
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How Music Works
- The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond
- Written by: John Powell
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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An enthralling investigation into the mysteries of music....
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decent.. needs samples
- By santosh on 20-05-19
Written by: John Powell
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Lust for Life - Always on my mind
- Pop-Splits
- Written by: N.N.
- Narrated by: Michael Pan
- Length: 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Wie Leonard Cohen Janis Joplin flach legte (Chelsea Hotel Nr.2); und wie die britische Königin-Mutter Pete Townshend von The Who dazu brachte, eines seiner besten Lieder zu schreiben...
Written by: N.N.
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The History of Gangster Rap
- From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form
- Written by: Soren Baker, Xzibit - foreword
- Narrated by: James Shippy, Soren Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Filled with interviews with key players such as Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, and dozens more, as well as breakout bios of notorious characters, lists, and more, The History of Gangster Rap is the be-all-end-all book that contextualizes the importance of gangster rap as a cultural phenomenon....
Written by: Soren Baker,
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- Written by: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
Written by: Ted Gioia
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs
- Written by: Greil Marcus
- Narrated by: Henry Rollins
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008 and then proceeds to dramatize how each embodies rock 'n' roll as a thing in itself in the story it tells, inhabits, and acts out....
Written by: Greil Marcus
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Original Gangstas
- The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
- Written by: Ben Westhoff
- Narrated by: J.D. Jackson
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast hip-hop: Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur....
Written by: Ben Westhoff
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Music
- A Subversive History
- Written by: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
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"A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched" (Los Angeles Times) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions....
Written by: Ted Gioia
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So Many Roads
- The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead
- Written by: David Browne
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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So Many Roads paints the most vivid portrait yet of the Grateful Dead, one of the most enduring institutions in American music and culture....
Written by: David Browne
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The Making of Music
- The Complete Landmark BBC Radio 4 Series
- Written by: James Naughtie
- Narrated by: James Naughtie
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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In this major BBC Radio 4 series, James Naughtie uncovers the roots of our music and reveals the soundtrack to our own history....
Written by: James Naughtie
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Our Band Could Be Your Life
- Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
- Written by: Michael Azerrad
- Narrated by: Jon Wurster, Merrill Garbus, Fred Armisen,
- Length: 21 hrs and 6 mins
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This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan '80s - when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives reenergized American rock....
Written by: Michael Azerrad
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A Little History of Music
- Written by: Robert Philip
- Narrated by: Zeb Soanes
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs....
Written by: Robert Philip
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The Indispensable Composers
- A Personal Guide
- Written by: Anthony Tommasini
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
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Tommasini offers his own personal guide to the canon - and what greatness really means in classical music. Tommasini draws on elements of biography, the anxiety of influence, the composer's relationships with colleagues, and shifting attitudes toward a composer's work over time....
Written by: Anthony Tommasini
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Michael Jackson
- King of Pop 1958 - 2009
- Written by: Emily Herbert
- Narrated by: Andre Blake
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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This in-depth and affectionate biography traces the rise of the man, from child prodigy to tortured megastar....
Written by: Emily Herbert
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Ticket Masters
- The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped
- Written by: Josh Baron, Dean Budnick
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
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Music journalists Dean Budnick and Josh Baron chronicle the behind-the-scenes history of the modern concert industry....
Written by: Josh Baron,
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Amazing Grace
- A Cultural History of the Beloved Hymn
- Written by: James Walvin
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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A fascinating journey through the history of one of the transatlantic world’s most popular hymns....
Written by: James Walvin
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Classical Music 101
- Written by: Fred Plotkin
- Narrated by: Fred Plotkin
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
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In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to more than 100 great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers....
Written by: Fred Plotkin
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- Written by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
Written by: Hanif Abdurraqib
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Music as an Art
- Written by: Roger Scruton
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Roger Scruton turns again to the meaning of tonality and sound in a most satisfying and provocative new work....
Written by: Roger Scruton
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101 Hymn Stories
- Written by: Kenneth Osbeck
- Narrated by: Various
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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This collection of uplifting, informative stories behind your favorite hymns will warm your heart and revitalize your worship....
Written by: Kenneth Osbeck
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The Story of Classical Music
- Written by: Darren Henley
- Narrated by: Aled Jones
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
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The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by singer and presenter Aled Jones....
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great audio book
- By santosh on 27-05-19
Written by: Darren Henley
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Man in the Music
- The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson
- Written by: Joseph Vogel
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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The first book dedicated solely to exploring his creative work, Man in the Music guides us through an unparalleled analysis of Jackson’s recordings, album by album....
Written by: Joseph Vogel
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Promise That You Will Sing About Me
- The Power and Poetry of Kendrick Lamar
- Written by: Miles Marshall Lewis
- Narrated by: Larry Herron, Miles Marshall Lewis
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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A stunning, in-depth look at the power and poetry of one of the most consequential rappers of our time....
Written by: Miles Marshall Lewis
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Musical Revolutions
- How the Sounds of the Western World Changed
- Written by: Stuart Isacoff
- Narrated by: Jamie Rennell
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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The invention of music notation by a skittish Italian monk in the eleventh century. The introduction of multilayered hymns in the Middle Ages. The birth of opera in a Venice rebelling against the church’s pious restraints....
Written by: Stuart Isacoff
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The History of Classical Music
- Written by: Richard Fawkes
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music....
Written by: Richard Fawkes
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Play It Loud
- An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
- Written by: Brad Tolinski, Alan di Perna, Carlos Santana - foreword
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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By a pair of veteran music writers, an unprecedented history of the electric guitar, its explosive impact on music and culture, and the people who brought it to life....
Written by: Brad Tolinski,
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El rock de la muerte
- Los discos póstumos como legado musical de grandes artistas
- Written by: Alberto Manzano
- Narrated by: Miquel García Borda
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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Seis músicos imprescindibles para comprender la compleja evolución de la historia del rock -Bowie, Cohen, Mercury, Cash, Harrison y Zevon-, en la medida...
Written by: Alberto Manzano
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Mozart in the Jungle
- Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music
- Written by: Blair Tindall
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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Mozart in the Jungle delves into the lives of the musicians and conductors who inhabit the insular world of classical music....
Written by: Blair Tindall
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The Number Ones
- Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music
- Written by: Tom Breihan
- Narrated by: Ray Stoney
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100....
Written by: Tom Breihan
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The Strat in the Attic
- Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology
- Written by: Deke Dickerson, Jonathan Kellerman
- Narrated by: Deke Dickerson
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Guitar sleuth and music-history detective Deke Dickerson tells the true tales of 50 thrilling rare guitar finds that will make guitarists green with envy....
Written by: Deke Dickerson,
New Releases
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Elvis Is King
- Costello's My Aim Is True (Pop Classics)
- Written by: Richard Crouse
- Narrated by: Shea Taylor
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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In 1976, under the guidance of legendary label Stiff Records, he transformed himself into the snarling, spectacled artist who defied the musical status quo to blaze the trail for a new kind of rock star with his debut album, My Aim Is True. In Elvis Is King, Richard Crouse examines how the man, the myth, and the music of this arrestingly original album smashed the trends of the era to bridge the gap between punk and rock ’n’ roll.
Written by: Richard Crouse
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Can't Be Satisfied
- The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
- Written by: Robert Gordon
- Narrated by: Keb' Mo'
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and-roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography.
Written by: Robert Gordon
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A Really Strange and Wonderful Time
- The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999
- Written by: Tom Maxwell
- Narrated by: Tom Maxwell
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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A Really Strange and Wonderful Time features a representative cross-section of what was being created in and around Chapel Hill between 1989 and 1999. In addition to the aforementioned indie bands, it documents―through firsthand accounts―other local notables like Ben Folds Five, Dillon Fence, Flat Duo Jets, Small, Southern Culture on the Skids, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Veldt, and Whiskeytown. At the same time, it describes the nurturing infrastructure which engendered and encouraged this marvelous diversity. In essence, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time is proof of the genius of community.
Written by: Tom Maxwell
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Sound Tracks
- Uncovering Our Musical Past
- Written by: Graeme Lawson
- Narrated by: Graeme Lawson
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Taking us from the present day back to the dawn of time, long-lost music is here reconstructed as we enter the worlds of its makers. We feel a child's delight at playing with a water-filled pot that chirps like a bird in Peru in 700 AD; we appreciate the challenge of a soldier sending signals by trumpet along Hadrian's Wall; we hear the chiming of 64 bells buried in a tomb in 5th century China. Graeme Lawson leads us on a grand tour of the world's greatest musical discoveries, revealing that music is part of our DNA.
Written by: Graeme Lawson
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Crying in the Rain
- The Perfect Harmony and Imperfect Lives of the Everly Brothers
- Written by: Mark Ribowsky
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Everly Brothers—aka Don and Phil to fans with an intimate appreciation for them—seemed to exist almost as an apparition. Emerging within the formative era for young Baby Boomers during the blandly regimented '50s, they were a ubiquitous presence, clad in snug suits and skinny ties, hair neatly Brylcreemed, never raising their voices when they sang. The two prim-looking country boys with dark, curiously penetrating eyes and perfectly merged, honey-dipped harmonies, were oddly but comfortably settled as sentimental, soothing, sometimes lovelorn voices of a still-uncharted cultural turf.
Written by: Mark Ribowsky
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Me and Mr Jones
- My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
- Written by: Suzi Ronson
- Narrated by: Suzi Ronson
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Suzi Ronson was working in a Beckenham hair salon in the early seventies when Mrs Jones came in for her weekly shampoo and set. After being introduced to her son David and his wife Angie, Suzi finds herself at the Bowies' bohemian apartment and is soon embroiled in their raucous world. Having crafted his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle, Suzi becomes the only working woman in David's touring party and joins the Spiders from Mars as they perform around the globe.
Written by: Suzi Ronson
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Elvis Is King
- Costello's My Aim Is True (Pop Classics)
- Written by: Richard Crouse
- Narrated by: Shea Taylor
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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In 1976, under the guidance of legendary label Stiff Records, he transformed himself into the snarling, spectacled artist who defied the musical status quo to blaze the trail for a new kind of rock star with his debut album, My Aim Is True. In Elvis Is King, Richard Crouse examines how the man, the myth, and the music of this arrestingly original album smashed the trends of the era to bridge the gap between punk and rock ’n’ roll.
Written by: Richard Crouse
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Can't Be Satisfied
- The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
- Written by: Robert Gordon
- Narrated by: Keb' Mo'
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and-roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography.
Written by: Robert Gordon
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A Really Strange and Wonderful Time
- The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999
- Written by: Tom Maxwell
- Narrated by: Tom Maxwell
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A Really Strange and Wonderful Time features a representative cross-section of what was being created in and around Chapel Hill between 1989 and 1999. In addition to the aforementioned indie bands, it documents―through firsthand accounts―other local notables like Ben Folds Five, Dillon Fence, Flat Duo Jets, Small, Southern Culture on the Skids, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Veldt, and Whiskeytown. At the same time, it describes the nurturing infrastructure which engendered and encouraged this marvelous diversity. In essence, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time is proof of the genius of community.
Written by: Tom Maxwell
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Sound Tracks
- Uncovering Our Musical Past
- Written by: Graeme Lawson
- Narrated by: Graeme Lawson
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Taking us from the present day back to the dawn of time, long-lost music is here reconstructed as we enter the worlds of its makers. We feel a child's delight at playing with a water-filled pot that chirps like a bird in Peru in 700 AD; we appreciate the challenge of a soldier sending signals by trumpet along Hadrian's Wall; we hear the chiming of 64 bells buried in a tomb in 5th century China. Graeme Lawson leads us on a grand tour of the world's greatest musical discoveries, revealing that music is part of our DNA.
Written by: Graeme Lawson
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Crying in the Rain
- The Perfect Harmony and Imperfect Lives of the Everly Brothers
- Written by: Mark Ribowsky
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Everly Brothers—aka Don and Phil to fans with an intimate appreciation for them—seemed to exist almost as an apparition. Emerging within the formative era for young Baby Boomers during the blandly regimented '50s, they were a ubiquitous presence, clad in snug suits and skinny ties, hair neatly Brylcreemed, never raising their voices when they sang. The two prim-looking country boys with dark, curiously penetrating eyes and perfectly merged, honey-dipped harmonies, were oddly but comfortably settled as sentimental, soothing, sometimes lovelorn voices of a still-uncharted cultural turf.
Written by: Mark Ribowsky
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Me and Mr Jones
- My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
- Written by: Suzi Ronson
- Narrated by: Suzi Ronson
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Suzi Ronson was working in a Beckenham hair salon in the early seventies when Mrs Jones came in for her weekly shampoo and set. After being introduced to her son David and his wife Angie, Suzi finds herself at the Bowies' bohemian apartment and is soon embroiled in their raucous world. Having crafted his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle, Suzi becomes the only working woman in David's touring party and joins the Spiders from Mars as they perform around the globe.
Written by: Suzi Ronson
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Jelly Roll Blues
- Censored Songs and Hidden Histories
- Written by: Elijah Wald
- Narrated by: Mela Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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New York Times-bestselling author Elijah Wald, one of the most wide-ranging and respected writers on blues and popular music, traces the beginnings of the music that became our national soundtrack. Using Morton’s life and songs as a connecting thread, Jelly Roll Blues suggests an alternate history of blues and jazz, surveying a world of Black and working class culture that at times seems startlingly modern.
Written by: Elijah Wald
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Legendäre Songs der 70er und ihre Geschichten
- Written by: Uwe Prasse
- Narrated by: Uwe Prasse
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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In dieser Ausgabe Legendärer Songs geht es um 5 Songs, die auch heute noch von Millionen Hörern gehört werden. Games without Frontiers von Peter Gabriel, Blue Monday von New Order, Go your own way und Dreams von Fleetwood Mac und Breakfast in Amerika von Supertramp. Ich bin sicher, dass auch Du einiges noch nicht über die Songs wusstest. Wie zB bei wem alles New Order sich für "Blue Monday" bedient haben. Ja, klar bei Kraftwerk aber auch bei Giorgio Moroder. Mit welchem Song ? Hör mal rein.
Written by: Uwe Prasse
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I Saw Them Standing There
- Adventures of an Original Fan during Beatlemania and Beyond
- Written by: Debbie Gendler
- Narrated by: Debbie Gendler
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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After February 9, 1964, everyone wanted to be Debbie Gendler. She was one of a handful of lucky fans who were in the live audience for the Beatles' historic performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Everyone has a story about where they were when they watched the appearance, but very few were there in-person—and even fewer would go on not just to meet the Beatles, but end up building a career around the band. But Debbie did.
Written by: Debbie Gendler
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Rock School mit Andy Brings - Judas Priest
- Rock School mit Andy Brings 9
- Written by: Andy Brings
- Narrated by: Andy Brings, Marcel Schmier, Scott Travis
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Bereit für die "Metal Gods"? Zusammen mit dem neuen Album von JUDAS PRIEST erscheint die passende Episode "ROCK SCHOOL"! Zu Gast sind Hardcore-Fan Schmier (Frontmann DESTRUCTION) und Scott Travis (Schlagzeuger JUDAS PRIEST) höchstpersönlich! Bloß keine "Panic Attack", aber diese Folge solltest Du nicht verpassen! "ROCK SCHOOL", die Hörbuch-Serie mit Andy Brings, in Kooperation mit dem ROCK CLASSICS-Magazin, veröffentlicht im Hause LAUSCH.
Written by: Andy Brings
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3 Shades of Blue
- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & the Lost Empire of Cool
- Written by: James Kaplan
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the seminal jazz album of all time Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is a magnificent blended biography on the meandering paths which led Miles, Coltrane and Evans to the mountaintop of 1959 and the aftermath. It's a book about music, business, race, addiction and the cities that gave jazz its home; from New York and LA to Philadelphia, Chicago and Kansas City. Kaplan meditates on creativity and the great forebears of this golden age who would take the music down strange new paths.
Written by: James Kaplan
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Панк-Рок. Предыстория. Прогулки по дикой стороне: От Боба Дилана до Капитана Бифхарта
- Written by: Михаил Кузищев
- Narrated by: Евгений Шокин
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
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Михаил Кузищев — музыкальный журналист, исследователь и блогер, автор ряда интервью с зарубежными музыкантами, опубликованных в таких российских изданиях, как Zvuki.ru, InRock, Music Box, "СОЮЗ" (Soyuz.Ru) и другие. Лауреат премии имени А.М. Зверева журнала "Иностранная литература" за материал о текстах Боба Дилана. На протяжении двадцати лет соведущий — вместе с Владимиром Ильинским — передачи "120 минут классики рока" на радиостанции "Эхо Москвы". Автор радиосериала об истории панк-рока "Прогулки по дикой стороне", выходившего в эфир с 2006 по 2014 год.
Written by: Михаил Кузищев
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Live from the Underground
- A History of College Radio
- Written by: Katherine Rye Jewell
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
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Jewell uncovers how battles to control college radio were about more than music—they were an influential, if unexpected, front in the nation's culture wars. These battles created unintended consequences and overlooked contributions to popular culture that students, DJs, and listeners never anticipated. More than an ode to beloved stations, this book will resonate with both music fans and observers of the politics of culture.
Written by: Katherine Rye Jewell
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Pelão
- A revolução pela música
- Written by: Celso de Campos Jr.
- Narrated by: Mauro Ramos
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Hoje é inimaginável conceber a música brasileira sem as vozes de Cartola e Adoniran Barbosa. Mas, nos anos 1970, a situação era diferente: nenhum deles jamais gravara um LP, e a percepção do mercado era de que lançar discos dedicados aos veteranos era um desperdício de dinheiro. Foi quando entrou em cena o intrépido produtor João Carlos Botezelli, o Pelão, que tomou para si a missão de registrar alguns dos maiores compositores de nossa cultura.
Written by: Celso de Campos Jr.
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Livin' Just to Find Emotion
- Journey and the Story of American Rock
- Written by: David Hamilton Golland, Joel Selvin - foreword
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Since exploding on the scene in the late 1970s, Journey has inspired generations of fans with hit after hit. But hidden under this rock 'n' roll glory is a complex story of ambition, larger-than-life personalities, and clashes. David Hamilton Golland unearths the band's true and complete biography, based on over a decade of interviews and thousands of sources.
Written by: David Hamilton Golland,
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Revolutions in American Music
- Three Decades That Changed a Country and Its Sounds
- Written by: Michael Broyles
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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In Revolutions in American Music, award-winning author Michael Broyles shows the surprising ways in which three key decades—the 1840s, the 1920s, and the 1950s—shaped America's musical future. Drawing connections between new styles of music like the minstrel show, jazz, and rock 'n' roll, and emerging technologies like the locomotive, the first music recordings, and the transistor radio, Broyles argues that these decades fundamentally remade our cultural landscape in enduring ways.
Written by: Michael Broyles
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Song
- A History in 12 Parts
- Written by: John Potter
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Author and singer John Potter tells the European story of song. The form has captivated audiences and excited performers for centuries, from the music of the troubadours and the Christian liturgy through classical composers such as Bach and Schumann up to Britten, Berio, and the rise of popular music. Choosing twelve key works, Potter offers a personal tour through this vital tradition, from John Dowland's "Flow My Tears" to George Gershwin's "Summertime." Throughout, he reveals who wrote and sang these joyful masterpieces—and what they mean to singers and audiences today.
Written by: John Potter
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First Things First
- Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game
- Written by: Nadirah Simmons
- Narrated by: Nadirah Simmons
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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This enlightening book reframes the history of hip-hop—and this time, women are given credit for all their trailblazing achievements that have left an undeniable impact on music. First Things First, hip-hop is not just the music, and women have played a big role in shaping the way it looks today. First Things First takes listeners on a journey through some notable firsts by women in hip-hop history and their importance.
Written by: Nadirah Simmons