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Johnny Cash, Countrylegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Joseph Haydn, Komponist: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Bill Withers entered the music fray as hardly an afterthought, rewrote the rules for a decade, earned a fortune, then, unable to square himself with the requisites of the music business, took his leave. When he died in 2019 at eighty-one, he was every bit the mystery he was when he started. In this remarkable biography by acclaimed author Mark Ribowsky, the most accidental music supernova is brought to life in vivid detail, told with insights from those who knew him throughout his short but incredibly impactful career.

Audiobook "Mozart i jego epoka" przybliża życie jednego z najwybitniejszych kompozytorów w historii. Twórca ten, zaliczany do tzw. "trójcy klasyków wiedeńskich", swoje pierwsze utwory komponował w wieku 6 lat. Już rok później, wraz z rodziną, wyruszył na pierwsze tournée. Odtąd jego kroki ściśle związane były z muzyką. Mozart koncertował w największych miastach Europy. Grywał na dworach koronowanych głów, w tym dla królów Ludwika XV oraz Jerzego III. Już za życia uznawany był za muzyka genialnego.

As one of the most recognisable faces in showbiz today, Kerry Katona has seen more than her fair share of ups and downs played out in public. Once labelled ‘the nation's sweetheart,' the Atomic Kitten singer rose from foster care to international stardom but her fall from grace in a haze of drink and drugs was just as dramatic, as she saw her picture-perfect marriage crumble and her career slump.

Autobiografia de Nelson Motta, Personagem Fundamental Na Construção Da Música Popular Brasileira.

In January 2021, Freda Love Smith, acclaimed rock musician and author of Red Velvet Underground, watched as insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol. It felt like the culmination of eight months of pandemic anxiety. She needed a drink, badly. But she suspected a midday whiskey wouldn’t cure what was really ailing her—nor would her nightly cannabis gummy, or her four daily cups of tea, or any of the other substances she relied on to get through each day. Thus began her experiment to remove one addictive behavior from her life each month to see if sobriety was really all it was cracked up to be.

A music-obsessed retrospective, beginning with Thurston Moore's childhood epiphany of rock 'n' roll in the early 1960s into an infatuation with the subversive world of 1970s punk and no wave blasting forth from New York City - where he eventually runs off to join a band in 1978. By 1981 Moore would form the legendary and notorious experimental rock group Sonic Youth, who proceeded to record and tour relentlessly for almost 30 years, always progressing, always exploring. Along the way we meet a constellation of artists and musicians who colluded and collided with Sonic Youth.

Con New Wave si definisce un movimento musicale e artistico incredibilmente eterogeneo, sviluppatosi tra la seconda metà degli anni Settanta e i primi Ottanta: difficile immaginare qualcosa in comune tra i Duran Duran di Rio e i Joy Division di Love Will Tear Us Apart, eppure c’è: sfruttando l’energia, gli stimoli e il dinamismo ancora in circolazione del punk, numerose band hanno scelto di reinventare estetiche e suoni, creando così un’onda musicale nuova e multiforme.

Musikeren og mennesket Johnny Hansen – kendt fra popgruppen Kandis og fra Dansk-toppen – fortæller i denne bog åbenhjertigt om sit liv og sin musik. I mere end 40 år har Johnny Hansen spillet og sunget over hele landet – hvilket har gjort ham foragtet i visse kredse og forgudet i andre. Hans fans elsker ham og stiller op igen og igen, mens den danske popbranche har set på hans musik med en vis overbærenhed. Dokumentarfilmen "Kandis for livet" satte imidlertid Johnny Hansens musik og hans store engagement i sit publikum i et nyt lys.

What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, and Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling author and podcast host, sit down together, with a tape recorder and a guitar? Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you’ve ever heard before.

Johann Sebastian Bach, weltberühmter Komponist: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

John Lennon, Musiklegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

In the US, hip hop reigns as the genre that influences every aspect of our culture. From fashion to film, the dominance of this prolific sound can be traced back to one year—1988. From Public Enemy to The Fresh Prince, these twelve months gave rise to the superstars and styles that still resonate in songs released today. Through the unique perspective and personal experiences of Will Smith, Class of ’88 reveals the milestone moments, albums and artists that inspired a sonic evolution and secured 1988 as hip hop’s most important year.

Told in his inimitable style, Karma will reflect on Boy George's life as a kid growing up in sixties London, through the hedonism of the seventies and the glam rock and punk rock revolution that birthed Culture Club, and the heydays of the nineties meeting musical legends like David Bowie, Madonna and Prince - as well as addressing all those rumours. The book will reveal the highs and lows of love, loss, addiction, recovery, prison, and celebrity on Boy George's journey through fame to finally embracing the man and artist that he is today.

Kim Sjøgren blev født under mystiske omstændigheder i 1955, og han var violinspillende vidunderbarn allerede som 4-årig, feteret og berømt. Som 12-årig sprang han fra skolen og blev optaget på Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium. Han debuterede som 17-årig, og som 22-årig blev han koncertmester i Det Kongelige Kapel. Sådan kunne karrieren have fortsat uden problemer, men Kim Sjøgren ville mere og andet end at følge den slagne klassiske vej. Han ville også gøgle, spille revy og komponere.

Philipp Burger ist ein Mann, der polarisiert. Kopf und Sänger von Frei.Wild, einer der umstrittensten deutschsprachigen Bands unserer Zeit. Aufmüpfig, laut, provokant. Aber auch ein liebevoller Familienvater, leidenschaftlicher ArcheHof-Landwirt und weltoffener Neulandbegeher. Irgendwie unschubladisierbar. Aus seiner Jugend in der rechten Szene Südtirols hat er nie einen Hehl gemacht – und bezeichnet sie heute als "schlimmste Zeit meines Lebens".

Memorias de uno de los miembros del núcleo fundacional de Les Luthiers (y memoria de más de 50 años de espectáculos del grupo -Carlos lo conservó todo-). Desternillante. "A comienzos de los años 70 empecé a tener la firme sensación de que Les Luthiers era un grupo sumamente peculiar, por no decir único en su género.

As pessoas me perguntam como eu ainda estou vivo, e eu não sei o que dizer. Quando eu estava crescendo, se você me colocasse contra uma parede com os outros garotos da minha rua e me perguntasse qual de nós chegaria aos sessenta anos, com cinco filhos e quatro netos e casas em Buckinghamshire e Califórnia, eu não teria apostado dinheiro em mim – de jeito nenhum. Mas aqui estou eu: pronto para contar minha história, com minhas próprias palavras.

Watford Forever is the remarkable story of Elton John's ownership of Watford FC and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor. Perhaps most remarkably, four of the same players who had been written off as has-beens went with them all the way from the bottom to the top.