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*HEAR KENNY'S STORY IN HIS OWN VOICE AS HE READS THE AUDIOBOOK* INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Heart Life Music is a love letter to the journey: all the places I’ve gone and how we got here. This book takes you on the ride. Knoxville. Moscow. Myrtle Beach...

“Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac’s life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness.”—Chuck D “Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur’s life and...

An intense memoir about mental illness, memory and storytelling, from an acclaimed novelist. When Rob Roberge learns that he's likely to have developed a progressive memory-eroding disease from years of hard living and frequent concussions, he is terrified by the prospect of becoming a...

The spellbinding memoir of a violin virtuoso who loses the instrument that had defined her both on stage and off -- and who discovers, beyond the violin, the music of her own voice Her first violin was tiny, harsh, factory-made; her first piece was “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.” But from...

Unabridged CDs * 11 CDs, 13 hours A remarkable memoir by one of the most popular and beloved entertainers of the twentieth century...

The true story of Elton John’s meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the weird, wild 1970s, based on rare one-on-one interviews with the Rocket Man himself—now the subject of a major motion picture. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing...

The perfect gift for music and car lovers, Special Deluxe is Neil Young's New York Times bestselling follow-up to Waging Heavy Peace that “reads like a great Neil Young song plays.” (The Buffalo News) In this acclaimed new memoir, New York Times bestselling author Neil Young has...

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was...

The long-awaited autobiography of legendary singer Tom Jones, following six decades of unparalleled experiences in the spotlight to coincide with his 75th birthday. Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its...

Tune In is the first volume of All These Years—a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John...

The “beautifully written” (The New York Times) autobiography of Michael Nesmith, from his star-making role on The Monkees and his invention of the music video to his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality “Reads like the chronicle of a relentless...

The extraordinary life and career of music legend Rod Stewart, in his own words for the first time. With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting, and passionate live performances Rod Stewart has paved one of the most iconic and successful music careers of all time. He was the...

A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith. Scotland’s National Poet blends poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction to create an entirely unique biography of the Empress of the Blues. There has never been anyone else like Bessie Smith. Born in...

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.

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!

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.

Sobre el escenario, bajo las luces y frente a su público, Pastora Soler sintió el silencio y la sombra de la inseguridad. Sin embargo, ese oscuro momento se convirtió en el inicio de una historia de fuerza y superación inspiradora. En este conmovedor relato, Pastora Soler abre su corazón y nos lleva por aquellos momentos que han marcado su vida. Con humildad, valentía y gran honestidad, la autora comparte en estas páginas cómo, a pesar de la angustia y los miedos, aprendió a amarse a sí misma y encontró su auténtica melodía.

Las radiantes memorias definitivas de uno de los más grandes iconos de nuestro tiempo, ganadora del National Book Award: un canto a la creación, el amor y la esperanza.

In this new book, authors Matt Richards & Mark Langthorne dig deep to find out exactly who Sir Cliff Richard really is. In profiling his life and career, his success, his relationships and his beliefs, they uncover a man of contradictions: the rock & roller who rejected sex and drugs, the poster boy for Christianity, the public performer who's really a ruthless and calculated businessman, the star who's both a National Treasure and a figure of fun.

After dropping out of college, he became immersed in the colorful world of pool hustlers as he managed the largest pool hall in Chicago. During a stint as a paratrooper early in the Vietnam war, he applied for discharge as a conscientious objector, and lived in San Francisco during 1967's "summer of love." While bumming around Europe the following year, Portnoy heard the blues again on a record by Sonny Boy Williamson and became obsessed with mastering blues harmonica.