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"Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family members and close friends who have never spoken on the record before. Paul McCartney reveals the complex character behind the façade and sheds new light on his childhood--blighted by his mother's death but redeemed...
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The definitive biography of The Beatles, hailed as "irresistible" by the New York Times, "riveting" by the Boston Globe, and "masterful" by Time.
As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth — one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving — the highs and the lows, the love and the rivalry, the awe and the jealousy,...
As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth — one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving — the highs and the lows, the love and the rivalry, the awe and the jealousy,...
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Phil Collins pulls no punches--about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that's inspired his music. In this much-awaited memoir, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age thirteen in a crowd shot from the Beatles' legendary film A Hard Day's Night. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on-the-job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally...
4) Life
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Autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards. With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards lived the original rock and roll life. He tells his story of life in the crossfire hurricane; his listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones' first fame and the notorious drug busts that led to...
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A revised edition of the classic Led Zeppelin biography, featuring rich and substantial new material
Rock writer Mick Wall draws on insider access, as former confidante to both Plant and Page, to craft the definitive biography of the world's most legendary rock band-Led Zeppelin. In When Giants Walked the Earth, Wall audaciously tells the story of the band known not just as one of the biggest-selling bands of all-time, but also as the one that...
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This rock biography is a revealing, intimate look at the man who would be Queen. The lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury's unmatched skills as a songwriter and his flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar and Queen a household name. But despite his worldwide fame, few people ever really glimpsed the man behind the glittering facade. Now, more than twenty years after his death, those closest to Mercury are finally opening...
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In this monumental work, Paul McCartney's life and music are examined from a fresh perspective. With a forensic eye for detail, a deep appreciation for a complicated period in this celebrated musician's life and an ability to contextualize McCartney's work and person in the culture at large in a way that makes for sweeping narrative, The McCartney Legacy does what no biography has done before. In this, the first of a multivolume set, Allan Kozinn...
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In 1957 in Liverpool, England, a young lad named John Lennon and his band played music at a local church fair. In the audience was Paul McCartney, who liked what he heard and soon joined the group. Paul's friend George Harrison kept showing up at rehearsals until the older boys finally let him in. Eventually they found the perfect drummer, Ringo Starr, and the perfect name: The Beatles.
Told through a lyrical text and stunning paintings, this book...
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When Stewart Copeland gets dressed, he has an identity crisis. Should he put on "leather pants, hostile shirts, and pointy shoes"? Or wear something more appropriate to the "tax-paying, property-owning, investment-holding lotus eater" his success has allowed him to become? This dilemma is at the heart of Copeland's memoir. The world knows him as the drummer for The Police, one of the most successful bands in rock history. But they may not know about...
11) Freddie Mercury
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"Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Freddie Mercury tells the inspiring story of the fabulous frontman who was one of the greatest rock stars to have ever lived."--
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"Late on December 8th, 1980, the world abruptly stopped turning for millions, as news broke that the world's most beloved musician had been gunned down in cold blood in New York City. The most iconic Beatle left behind an unrivaled body of music and legions of faithful disciples--yet his profound legacy has brought with it as many questions and contradictions as his music has provided truths and certainties. In this compelling exploration, acclaimed...
13) The Beatles
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Mason Crest Publishers
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[2008]
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1050L
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64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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950L
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"The Beatles' look, sound, and musical approach influenced a generation and brought fame beyond the band's wildest dreams. But the stress of their fame and their individual career desires eventually broke up The Beatles in 1970. Yet, the band's popularity remained strong for decades and still shows no signs of waning."--from cover, p. [4].
17) The Who
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1060L
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64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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English
18) Queen
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Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1020L
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64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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English
19) Pink Floyd
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1070L
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64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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English
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Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury
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[2014]
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1160L
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176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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Fifty years after the British invasion began, Martin Sandler explores The Beatles' long-lasting impact on the world.
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