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21) Armstrong
Author
Series
Publisher
Moonlight
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
[25] pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm. + 1 sound disc (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
"The life of Louis Armstrong told in pictures, words and music with eleven extracts of his finest jazz compositions on audio CD." - provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold. It's a story of...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top-40 hits, including the #1 song "You're So Vain." She was the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award,...
25) Tar
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia TÌr, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), music ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Narrates the life of the German-born musical genius who lost his hearing completely by age fifty and who is renowned as one of the world's greatest composers.
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Physical Desc
xxv, 259 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words, Joni and Malka Marom follow her life's thread through seven decades of life and art, discussing the influence of Joni's childhood, love and loss, playing dives and huge festivals, acclaim and criticism, poverty and affluence, glamorous triumphs and tragic mistakes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Four years after leaving town to make a name for himself as a composer, Gilbert Baty has returned temporarily to Falke, Kansas. Now, he’s trying to keep everyone from learning the truth about his disastrous years in New York City. He hopes to start writing music again in Falke, but he can’t help being distracted by Ava Flaming, the brown-eyed baker to whom he was briefly engaged before he ended things--and who still stirs feelings in...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and Rolling Stone founder comes a remarkable collection of new and collected interviews with the greatest rock stars and cultural icons of our time"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny memoir of unparalleled wit and heartfelt candor"--
"We know him best for his unforgettable roles on Monty Python--from the Flying Circus to The Meaning of Life. Now, Eric Idle reflects on the meaning of his own life in this entertaining memoir that takes us on a remarkable journey from his childhood in an austere boarding school...
31) Testimony
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
500 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this captivating memoir, Robbie Robertson shares the journey that led him to some of the most pivotal events in music history. Robertson and his partners in The Band fashioned a music that has endured for decades, influencing countless musicians. One of the most beloved songwriters and guitarists of his time, now he employs his storyteller's voice to weave together the journey that led him to some of the most pivotal events in music history. It's...
33) Green book
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Lin-Manuel Miranda gives readers an extraordinary inside look at "In the Heights," his breakout Broadway debut, written with Quiara AlegrƯa Hudes, soon to be a Hollywood blockbuster. Miranda offers untold stories, perceptive essays, and the lyrics to his songs. Features newly commissioned portraits and never-before-seen photos from backstage, the movie set, and productions around the world. Print run 200,000.