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A trajetória de um dos mais icônicos nomes da música brasileira. Como Raulzito, o garoto de classe média de Salvador que era fã de Elvis Presley, se transformou em Raul Seixas, um dos maiores ícones da cultura pop brasileira? Como o jovem sonhador, depois de "passar fome por dois anos na cidade maravilhosa", conquistou as gravadoras e o grande público? E como o criador de "Maluco Beleza" e "Sociedade Alternativa", responsável por versos que se confundem com a contracultura dos anos 1970, foi derrotado pelas drogas e pelo alcoolismo na década seguinte, mas sem deixar de produzir hits inesquecíveis?

Esta biografia, escrita pelo autor best-seller e reconhecido jornalista musical Charles R. Cross, traz relatos inéditos sobre a vida e obra do maior guitarrista de todos os tempos. Muito já foi escrito sobre ele, contudo, Hendrix é muito mais conhecido pelo seu mito do que por sua verdadeira biografia, por sua infância e pelos bastidores da sua curta e incendiária carreira como músico, o que é corrigido neste livro de forma impecável.

Vienna, 1871. Al terzo piano di un appartamento al numero 4 di Karlsgasse, un «vagabondo senza indirizzo» ha trovato casa e concluso così, dopo i pellegrinaggi degli anni di formazione e dei primi successi, la sua giovinezza raminga. L'uomo si chiama Johannes Brahms e dieci anni dopo quel rigido giorno di dicembre decide di ripercorrere la sua vita, sottraendo i frammenti di una storia lontana e unica dalla nebbia della memoria.

Here is the epic tale of how these artists dominated American popular music over a fifty-year period, a roller coaster ride that gains momentum through the 1930s and '40s, reaches a crest of magical creativity in the 1950s and early '60s, and then crashes down by the early 1970s, a half century when the great American songbook dominated the airwaves and the fight for racial equality came to the forefront.

"La femme en moi" est un témoignage poignant et courageux, une histoire de liberté, de célébrité, de maternité, de survie, de foi et d’espoir. En juin 2021, le monde entier a pu entendre Britney Spears s’exprimer sur sa mise sous tutelle lors de son audience publique. Son intervention a fait bouger les lignes. En faisant entendre sa voix — et sa vérité —, elle a non seulement changé sa vie mais aussi celle de nombreuses personnes. "La femme en moi" dévoile pour la première fois l’incroyable odyssée et la force inouïe d’une des plus grandes stars de la pop de tous les temps.

ESTE É UM RESUMO DA OBRA AMY WINEHOUSE - MAIS FORTE QUE ELA, DE SUSANA MONTEAGUDO. PARA SE APRODUNDAR, LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Inquieta, dramática e sempre em busca de ação e atenção, desde a infância Amy Winehouse demonstrou rebeldia e inteligência. A garota que cresceu cercada de música - o jazz do pai, o folk da mãe e a própria incursão pelo hip-hop – soube desde muito cedo que queria fazer arte à sua maneira

Following Mozart from his youth in Salzburg to his early death; from his close and rivalrous relationship with his father to his romantic attachments; from his hugely successful operas to intimate compositions on the keyboard, Patrick Mackie leads the listener through the major and lesser-known moments of the composer's life and brings alive the teeming, swiveling modernity of eighteenth-century Europe.

Jean-Jacques Goldman n’est pas seulement un grand nom de la chanson. Il est aussi un enfant d’immigrés juifs devenu la personnalité préférée des Français, un artiste engagé après la mort des utopies, un artisan au cœur des industries culturelles, un homme en rupture avec les codes virils. Le succès n’a affecté ni sa droiture ni son humilité.

From experimenting with punk in Big in Japan to penning and recording new-wave tracks for Care, Ian Broudie developed his musical talents early. With an independent record label in his name, he soon became a producer-for-hire, working on hit records for acts like Echo & the Bunnymen, the Fall, the Pale Fountains, Terry Hall and the Coral. But, as his debut album of home recordings took off, Ian's one-man outfit transitioned into the Lightning Seeds, and the critical acclaim of his next three records led to the assembly of a touring band to perform his music live across the Atlantic.

Rita pode ter tido de tudo, menos uma “vidinha besta”. E os últimos anos foram, sim, desafiadores. Ao mesmo tempo que o mundo passava por uma pandemia, ela foi diagnosticada com câncer no pulmão. Em um texto franco, ora cru e chocante, ora cheio de ironias, ora sutil e amoroso, Rita Lee não poupa detalhes de seu tratamento. Fala também da rotina, dos avisos do Universo, de seres de luz e dos caminhos que a vida tomou.

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.

The music of Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák is suffused with natural nobility, fluency and freshness, and embodies the spirit of his native land. This revealing biography portrays Dvořák as a complex and wide-ranging composer, and explores the creation and performance of his music as well as its reception on both sides of the Atlantic, tracing his art in all its richness and variety.

Bach ist ein Zentralgestirn der Musikgeschichte. Manche verehren ihn gar als den "Lieben Gott der Musik". Aber auch der Schöpfer der Matthäus-Passion war ein Mensch wie jeder andere, und sein Leben verlief nicht immer harmonisch. Die neue Hörbiografie erzählt seine ganze Geschichte.

An androgynous gender-bending musician from the get-go, Cidny Bullens toured extensively with Sir Elton John and performed with Bob Dylan, undergoing a complete immersion in the drug-fueled excesses of 1970s rock 'n' roll. Despite getting sober, climbing the charts with the Grammy-nominated Survivor, as well as a Grammy nomination for his lead vocals in the soundtrack for the movie Grease, Bullens was unable to break out as a solo star in a world that allowed its artists to cross the gender line, but had much more narrow expectations about how women could behave and perform.

After performing with Ronnie Hawkins as the Hawks (1957-1964), The Band (Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, and Levon Helm) eventually rose to fame in the sixties as backing musicians for Bob Dylan. This collaboration with Dylan presented the group with a chance to expand musically and strike out on their own. The Band's fusion of rock, country, soul, and blues music-all tinged with a southern flavor and musical adventurousness—created a unique soundscape.

There have been innumerable 'rock star' biographies and music histories before, but there is no book that presents the deepest, innermost thoughts from some of the industry's most legendary musicians on not only how they create, but what drives their creative process. Have you ever wondered how your favourite rock stars get inspired? How they write a song? How an album is put together? Icons of Rock contains interviews with each musician to give the listener a compelling and groundbreaking insight into the creative process at the heart of each rock star's musical success.

This book is a love letter to women longing to break free of the boxes their postcode, skin colour, gender and bank balance put them in. Its title is a rebel yell to ambitious women and girls hungry for more. Growing up on the whitewashed Central Coast in the 1980s and attending an elite school...

While documenting his own personal identity struggles with gender and self-identity, British K-Pop singer Oli London explores the root cause of the issue of trans ideology and gender identity, tackling the pressures of social media, the education system, media, and other factors that are pushing a growing number of young people into transitioning. He takes a close look at real world examples and examines laws, research, and data to help lift the lid on the multibillion-dollar gender affirming care industry.

What was Elvis like in those early Army Days? The question I get most is 'what was he like?' It's hard to give a blanket answer because I knew the 22-year-old version of what everyone else sees in the media and those tell all books. We were kids, clowning around having fun, playing football, chasing girls. I didn't know him in his turbulent years or have exposure to any prescription pill use or so-called mood swings. I only knew the young, very funny, unvarnished version of him. Hopefully the stories in this book shed more light on what he was really like.

Nos últimos tempos eu tive um privilégio pra lá de especial: vi Rita escrever sua biografia. Era um momento que nem em meus sonhos mais loucos ousei experimentar. Como jornalista e curioso, sempre gostei de livros assim. História de gente interessante me move. E vi nascer, daquelas mãos de fada com sua estrela de sete pontas tatuada, a melhor bio que já li na vida. Sem exagero. No texto, Rita é de uma honestidade... Muitas vezes brutal. Que contrasta com sua doçura e com tanto amor e leveza.