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Explore the best music books, including captivating reads about music, piano books, and songbooks. Find bestsellers and top-recommended music books at our online bookstore.
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The Little Guide to Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManA legend in music, with a career that spanned five decades, Cohen was globally renowned, praised and acclaimed for his poetry, novels, lyrics and artistic work. Cohen's most famous song, "Hallelujah" has been covered by such artists as John Cale, Rufus Wainwright and Jeff...
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Journey to the Center of the CrampsMore than a band, the Cramps are a uniquely special rock'n'roll phenomenon that has endured for over 35 years. Formed in the creative maelstrom of late 1970's New York by Ohio natives Lux Interior (Erick Purkhiser) and Poison Ivy Rorschach (Kirsty Wallace), the Cramps...
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Gold Buckle Dreams: The Life & Times of Chris LeDouxChris LeDoux was a rodeo icon, known for his ability to ride bareback horses and a world championship. But Chris also had a talent with a guitar and an ability to put the life and thoughts of a rodeo cowboy into song. With the...
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Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye"A biography as dramatic as any to come out of the pop field . . . told with sympathy and unflinching candor."--San Francisco Chronicle In this intimate biography of the Prince of Soul, David Ritz provides a candid look at a star and a...
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The History of the Blues: The Roots, the Music, the PeopleFrancis Davis's The History of the Blues is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, Davis...
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Woody Guthrie: A LifeA biography of the influential American folk singer, Woody Guthrie, who lived a life on the edge of tragedy but inspired a generation of songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Few artists have captured the American experience of their time as wholly as...
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Who Was Frank Sinatra?Learn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series! Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was...
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City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success"City Kid is perhaps one of the seven greatest books ever written. It has the realness of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the warmth of The Color Purple, and the page count of Tuesdays with Morrie. It's a must read."-Chris Rock From Nelson George,...
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You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a SongIn You Are My Sunshine, Robert Mann weaves together the birth of country music, Louisiana political history, World War II, and the American civil rights movement to produce a compelling biography of one of the world's most popular musical compositions. This is the story...
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DecodedDecoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.Praise for Decoded "Compelling...
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Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and ListeningAcclaimed scholar rethinks the nature and meaning of music.Extending the inquiry of his early groundbreaking books, Christopher Small strikes at the heart of traditional studies of Western music by asserting that music is not a thing, but rather an activity. In this new book,...
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Joy Division's Unknown PleasuresJoy Division's career has often been shrouded by myths. But the truth is surprisingly simple: over a period of several months, Joy Division transformed themselves from run-of-the-mill punk wannabes into the creators of one of the most atmospheric, disturbing, and influential debut albums ever...
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The Beatles' Let It BeThe recording sessions for Let It Be actually began as rehearsals for a proposed return to live stage work for the Beatles, to be inaugurated in a concert at a Roman amphitheatre in Tunisia. In this thoroughly researched book, Steve Matteo delves deep into...
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Bela Bartok - Mikrokosmos Volume 1 (Blue): 153 Progressive Piano Pieces(BH Piano). The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartok. (English/Spanish/Japanese/Portuguese text). In 1945 Bela Bartok described Mikrokosmos as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for "didactic" purposes, seeing them as a...
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Bible Of Butchery: Cannibal Corpse: The Official BiographyComing this fall, the first-ever official authorized biography of Cannibal Corpse. Written by Joel McIver, author of Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica and biographies on Black Sabbath, Slayer, Slipknot, and Queens Of The Stone Age, Bible Of Butchery - Cannibal Corpse: The...
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On Ruben Slikk: A Manifesto on the Purpose of Art and the Value of TransgressionOn Ruben Slikk: An Manifesto on the Purpose of Art and the Value of Transgression is a philosophical and critical inquiry into the modern musical landscape, using the obscure, prolific, transgressive soundcloud rapper Ruben Slikk as an entrypoint for discussing the interplay of art,...
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Singing in the RainI'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain, Oh, what a glorious feeling!Spring calls in this classic Broadway number, brought to life in a beautiful picture book--perfect for sharing! Jump in puddles, raise umbrellas, and dance with joy through the pages of...
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Talking Heads' Fear of MusicIt's the summer of 1979. A 15-year-old boy listens to WNEW on the radio in his bedroom in Brooklyn. A monotone voice (it's the singer's) announces into dead air in between songs "The Talking Heads have a new album, it's called Fear of Music"...
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Simple Dreams: A Musical MemoirIn this memoir, iconic singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a captivating story of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, and her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and '70s. Tracing the timeline of her remarkable life, Linda Ronstadt, whose...
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A Dozen a Day Anthology Book/Online Audio(Willis). For decades, A Dozen a Day has been the go-to series for piano teachers worldwide, being first introduced to music studios in 1950. This timeless method, penned and whimsically illustrated by Edna Mae Burnam, stands out for its effective and easy-to-follow technique exercises....
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