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You may know that Austin Mahone rose to fame after singing and strumming the guitar on his own YouTube channel. But did you know that he: • Skyped randomly with fans even after becoming famous? • went on tour with Taylor Swift and even had a food fight with her? • had to be homeschooled because he got too much attention at school? Want to know more about this talented star? Read on to learn all about Austin's life before stardom, breakthrough...
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xx, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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"In this new book, we hear directly from the artist through the widest array of sources -- letters, notes to himself, published articles, rough drafts, stories, and poetry -- creating the most detailed picture available of Seeger as a musician, an activist, and a family man, in his own words and from his own perspective ... The portrait that emerges is not a saint, not a martyr, but a flesh-and-blood man, struggling to understand his gift, his time,...
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"A monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," that gave rock and roll its devil's edge; caused riots and boycotts with his incendiary performances; nearly scuttled his career by marrying his thirteen-year-old second cousin, his third wife of seven;...
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xx, 316 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Jessye Norman is not only one of the world's most admired and beloved opera stars--she is an American icon whose life story is as inspiring as the fictional plot triumphs she sang onstage. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, a descendant of many generations of hardworking slave and free ancestors, she grew up amid the challenges of Jim Crow racism, with the civil rights movement just beginning to awaken. Nurtured by a close family and tight-knit...
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601 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Including interviews with hundreds who knew Lee ... music journalist James Gavin offers the most revealing look yet at an artist of infinite contradictions and layers. Lee was a North Dakota prairie girl who became a temptress of enduring mystique. She was a singer-songwriter before the term existed. 'Lee had incredible confidence onstage, ' observed the Godfather of Punk, Iggy Pop; yet inner turmoil wracked her. She spun a romantic nirvana in her...
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xix, 442 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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This work is a portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man, offering access into a rarefied world. The author, his brother, older than Michael by four years, offers a keenly observed and surprisingly candid memoir tracing Michael's life starting with their shared childhood and extending through the Jackson 5 years, Michael's phenomenal solo career, his loves, his suffering, and his tragic end which sparked worldwide grief. It is an examination...
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248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"An intimate and light-hearted memoir by viral sensation and three-time Emmy-nominated musical comedian Randy Rainbow that takes readers through his life-the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes. Randy Rainbow, the man who conquered the Internet with a stylish pair of pink glasses, an inexhaustible knowledge of Broadway musicals, and the most gimlet-eyed view of American politics this side of Mark Twain finally tells...
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xi, 339 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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The veteran singer and songwriter recounts his life and career, beginning from his teenage performances in dive bars and playing to provide for his family, through selling more than 53 million albums and singles worldwide.
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viii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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In "Might as Well Laugh About It Now," the beloved superstar imparts her insights on surviving all of life's roadblocks and detours in a collection of friendly musings and heartening advice about learning to survive, and moving forward with humor and optimism.
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354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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A folk music icon discusses the height of her career in the 1960s, her alcoholism, her love affair with Stephen Stills, and her friendships with Joan Baez, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and others.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Tells the story of Marvin Gaye's life and death through interviews with family, friends and colleagues, re-enactments and archival footage (never seen before) of Marvin on stage, at home and in the recording studio. Features cuts from Stubborn kind of fellow, Quiet night of quiet stars, I heard it through the grapevine, Ain't no mountain high enough, What's going on, Inner city blues, Let's get it on, Save the children, Distant lover and Sexual healing....
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306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
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"A memoir by the celebrated singer-songwriter and social activist Ani DiFranco. In her new memoir, Ani DiFranco recounts her early life from a place of hard-won wisdom, combining personal expression, the power of music, feminism, political activism, storytelling, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and much more into an inspiring whole. In these frank, honest, passionate, and often funny pages is the tale of one woman's eventful and radical journey to...
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When a tragic plane crash took the life of singer and actress Jenni Rivera on December 9, 2012, the world lost an artist whose talents transcended borders and even languages. One of this generation's most beloved singers, Rivera achieved 15 platinum and 5 double platinum records while selling more than 15 million albums total. Popular in both the United States and Mexico, Rivera played to sold-out crowds across North America, and in 2009, she was...
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xviii, 364 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the two-time Grammy Award-winning "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation" (New Yorker), Rickie Lee Jones. Have you met Ms. Jones? One weekend night on primetime television, a then-unknown singer and vital part of the burgeoning Los Angeles jazz pop scene skyrocketed to fame overnight after a now- iconic performance on Saturday...
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xviii, 250 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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The entertainment icon presents an array of stories that capture humorous and inspirational moments from his sixty-year career, and shares the wisdom he has gained from his own experiences and from the people he met along the way.
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