Bestsellers
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The Creative Act
- A Way of Being
- By: Rick Rubin
- Narrated by: Rick Rubin
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us....
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Rick is Art
- By Ira Henke on 01-17-23
By: Rick Rubin
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Tonight in Jungleland
- The Making of Born to Run
- By: Peter Ames Carlin
- Narrated by: Peter Ames Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run.
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Great for recording nerds
- By talia blanchard on 08-07-25
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Fahrenheit-182
- A Memoir
- By: Mark Hoppus, Dan Ozzi - contributor
- Narrated by: Mark Hoppus
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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A smart, funny, and refreshingly candid memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182. Narrated in his own voice, the audiobook offers an intimate and immersive experience that fans won’t want to miss.
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Roller Coaster of Emotion
- By Melisa Huerta on 04-19-25
By: Mark Hoppus, and others
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John & Paul
- A Love Story in Songs
- By: Ian Leslie
- Narrated by: Chris Addison
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world.
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Stunned
- By BellevueMike on 04-16-25
By: Ian Leslie
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Born to Run
- By: Bruce Springsteen
- Narrated by: Bruce Springsteen
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it....
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Me Springsteen's book moved me beyond words...
- By Ellen O'Brien on 12-12-16
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Heartbreaker
- A Memoir
- By: Mike Campbell, Ari Surdoval - contributor
- Narrated by: Mike Campbell
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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A fast-paced, tender-hearted rock ’n’ roll memoir for the ages, Mike Campbell’s Heartbreaker is part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-the-pants adventure, recounting Campbell’s life and times as lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Wonderful!
- By William Straten on 03-21-25
By: Mike Campbell, and others
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The Creative Act
- A Way of Being
- By: Rick Rubin
- Narrated by: Rick Rubin
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us....
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Rick is Art
- By Ira Henke on 01-17-23
By: Rick Rubin
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Tonight in Jungleland
- The Making of Born to Run
- By: Peter Ames Carlin
- Narrated by: Peter Ames Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run.
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Great for recording nerds
- By talia blanchard on 08-07-25
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Fahrenheit-182
- A Memoir
- By: Mark Hoppus, Dan Ozzi - contributor
- Narrated by: Mark Hoppus
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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A smart, funny, and refreshingly candid memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182. Narrated in his own voice, the audiobook offers an intimate and immersive experience that fans won’t want to miss.
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Roller Coaster of Emotion
- By Melisa Huerta on 04-19-25
By: Mark Hoppus, and others
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John & Paul
- A Love Story in Songs
- By: Ian Leslie
- Narrated by: Chris Addison
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world.
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Stunned
- By BellevueMike on 04-16-25
By: Ian Leslie
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Born to Run
- By: Bruce Springsteen
- Narrated by: Bruce Springsteen
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it....
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Me Springsteen's book moved me beyond words...
- By Ellen O'Brien on 12-12-16
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Heartbreaker
- A Memoir
- By: Mike Campbell, Ari Surdoval - contributor
- Narrated by: Mike Campbell
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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A fast-paced, tender-hearted rock ’n’ roll memoir for the ages, Mike Campbell’s Heartbreaker is part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-the-pants adventure, recounting Campbell’s life and times as lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Wonderful!
- By William Straten on 03-21-25
By: Mike Campbell, and others
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Unf--k Your Brain
- By: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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A no-nonsense and helpful guide on how to cope with a slew of mental-health issues that are hell-bent on ruining the lives of millions of people worldwide....
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Untuck this recording quality
- By Martin J. Fogarty on 07-25-18
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Brothers
- By: Alex van Halen
- Narrated by: Alex van Halen
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
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Great but incomplete.
- By Zac Stafford on 10-31-24
By: Alex van Halen
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The Heroin Diaries: 10 Year Anniversary Edition
- A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
- By: Nikki Sixx
- Narrated by: Nikki Sixx, Sophie Kargman, Ross Marquand
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In honor of the 10-year anniversary of The Heroin Diaries, Nikki Sixx’s definitive and bestselling memoir on drug addiction is now available on audio for the first time, read by Nikki Sixx....
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Sixx Review
- By Anonymous User on 02-12-20
By: Nikki Sixx
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The Storyteller: Expanded
- ...Because There's More to the Story
- By: Dave Grohl
- Narrated by: Dave Grohl
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller created a sensation when it was initially published, becoming a global bestseller and thrilling fans and critics alike....
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The early years of Dave’s drumming, touring in a van, the mad junkies chasing him with pipes, & the Nirvana years.
- By Bob Ruefle 2 on 05-31-24
By: Dave Grohl
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
- The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup
- By: David Browne
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, by acclaimed music journalist and Rolling Stone senior writer David Browne....
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Comprehensive, but how did they the Music?
- By charles wartelle on 06-03-19
By: David Browne
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My Effin' Life
- By: Geddy Lee
- Narrated by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Cliff Burnstein
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an essential part of the success story of Canadian progressive rock trio Rush....
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Lee's Narration Will Captivate You.
- By Ms. R on 11-14-23
By: Geddy Lee
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Into the Void
- From Birth to Black Sabbath—And Beyond
- By: Geezer Butler
- Narrated by: Geezer Butler
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black Sabbath, Into the Void covers his years as the band’s bassist and main lyricist through his later-career projects, and detailing how one of rock’s most influential bands formed and prevailed....
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Geezer, The Only Member Of Sabbath You Can Trust.
- By monday night by satellite on 06-15-23
By: Geezer Butler
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Open Book
- A Memoir
- By: Jessica Simpson
- Narrated by: Jessica Simpson
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age 15, and brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, Open Book is as inspiring as it is entertaining....
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Narration alert!
- By Johnene on 02-05-20
By: Jessica Simpson
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The Dirt
- Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
- By: Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, and others
- Narrated by: Sebastian York, Roger Wayne, Fred Berman, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrate over 30 years of the world's most notorious rock band with the audiobook edition of The Dirt - the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe....
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1000x more detail than the movie
- By C. K. Lyons on 06-27-19
By: Tommy Lee, and others
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The Marathon Don't Stop
- The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
- By: Rob Kenner
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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This “beautiful tribute to a legendary artist” (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy....
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Proflic
- By Norris on 08-27-21
By: Rob Kenner
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
- Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
- By: David McGowan
- Narrated by: Bill Fike
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place....
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My first review. This book changed me.
- By Robert on 06-30-19
By: David McGowan
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Perreo, una revolución
- By: Cazzu
- Narrated by: Cazzu
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Cazzu es una de las traperas más importantes de Latinoamérica. No es casual que la llamen La Jefa. No es casual que su perreo moleste a muchos, interpele a tantas, y no deje indiferente a nadie....
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Gracias por educarnos🌺🌺🌺
- By Anonymous User on 05-04-25
By: Cazzu
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Adversity for Sale
- Ya Gotta Believe
- By: Jeezy
- Narrated by: Jay Jenkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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To Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous with hustle, grit, and the integrity to go out there and achieve your dreams....
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Couldn’t turn it off!!
- By Anonymous User on 09-11-23
By: Jeezy
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Down with the System
- A Memoir (of Sorts)
- By: Serj Tankian
- Narrated by: Serj Tankian
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band System Of A Down Serj Tankian presents listeners with a memoir that is far more than just a rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it’s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light....
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Preachy narcissist. Difficult listen at times
- By Jake43 on 08-08-24
By: Serj Tankian
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A Long Strange Trip
- The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
- By: Dennis McNally
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 29 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture....
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Amazing story!
- By Michael Knoll on 11-04-18
By: Dennis McNally
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The Most Beautiful
- My Life with Prince
- By: Mayte Garcia
- Narrated by: Mayte Garcia
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons....
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BOTH HEART WRENCHING AND WARMING! LOVED IT!!!!!
- By Annie The Audible Addict!!! on 04-07-17
By: Mayte Garcia
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What a Fool Believes
- A Memoir
- By: Michael McDonald, Paul Reiser
- Narrated by: Michael McDonald, Paul Reiser
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award-winning, platinum selling singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, written with his friend, Emmy Award-nominated actor, comedian, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Paul Reiser....
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Those eyes! 😍
- By Linda Lehman on 06-26-24
By: Michael McDonald, and others
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Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath
- By: Tony Iommi
- Narrated by: Bev Bevan
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Iron Man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist Tony Iommi and legendary band Black Sabbath, dubbed "The Beatles of heavy metal" by Rolling Stone....
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The story: interesting; The narration-terrible.
- By Natalie on 12-26-12
By: Tony Iommi
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Scar Tissue
- By: Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman
- Narrated by: Rider Strong
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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As lead singer and songwriter for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis has lived life on the razor's edge. Much has been written about him, but until now we've only had his songs as clues to his experience from the inside.
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Not A Favorite
- By The Kruels on 08-16-11
By: Anthony Kiedis, and others
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Me
- Elton John Official Autobiography
- By: Elton John
- Narrated by: Elton John, Taron Egerton
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his roller-coaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend....
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A Book as Extraordinary as Elton
- By Tracey Brown on 10-17-19
By: Elton John
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How to Write One Song
- Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
- By: Jeff Tweedy
- Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity in their life? Listen to find out more....
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Practical and actionable recipes for songwriting
- By Dry Toast Fan on 11-20-20
By: Jeff Tweedy
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All You Need to Know About the Music Business (11th Edition)
- By: Donald S. Passman
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 22 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls: streaming....
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Very thorough!
- By Jeff Stauffer on 05-09-24
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Heart Life Music
- By: Kenny Chesney
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Heart Life Music shares the stories of a kid from small town East Tennessee with a dream fueled by the sports and music around him. When high school football came to an end, he knew there must be something more.
By: Kenny Chesney
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Dolly Parton, Songteller
- My Life in Lyrics
- By: Dolly Parton
- Narrated by: Dolly Parton
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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A Recorded Books Audio Original production of songs and stories performed by Dolly herself, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics goes beyond the glitz, glamour, and rhinestones to the warmth, heart, and soul of a treasured pop-culture icon....
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Interview without questions
- By Jen loves travel on 11-19-20
By: Dolly Parton
New releases
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Tonight in Jungleland
- The Making of Born to Run
- By: Peter Ames Carlin
- Narrated by: Peter Ames Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run–one of the most iconic records in rock history–Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented inside access to Springsteen, his bandmates, and the full story behind every song… and coincides with the album’s 50th anniversary in August 2025.
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Great for recording nerds
- By talia blanchard on 08-07-25
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The Absence
- Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer
- By: Budgie
- Narrated by: Budgie
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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As a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Creatures, 'Budgie' became one of the era-defining drummers in the much-mythologised post punk scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A man and musician whose creativity and singular style came to define the goth-pop 1980s as much as any other individual, Budgie's life is both fabulously glamorous and a tawdry cautionary tale. For the first time the story of this most exalted and mysterious of bands has been told by one who survived inside the belly of the beast.
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Raw
- By shonin corbeil on 07-19-25
By: Budgie
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Here Beside the Rising Tide
- Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
- By: Jim Newton
- Narrated by: Jim Newton
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In early 1960’s Palo Alto, Jerry Garcia randomly opened a dictionary to a fable in which an appreciative soul repays the generosity of a traveler by delivering him a fortune, a “gift of the grateful dead.” After a traumatic car accident that injured him and killed a close friend, Garcia had recently resolved to build the life he wanted, which meant making music. He had practiced relentlessly and caromed across the northern California folk and bluegrass scene, gathered up some fellow musicians and formed a band. Now they had their name.
By: Jim Newton
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Blood Harmony
- The Everly Brothers Story
- By: Barry Mazor
- Narrated by: Webb Wilder
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story is the first biography that’s focused on the dramatic, complicated relationship of these two famous and strikingly talented brothers, and explores how the evolution of their relationship played out in the much- loved music they created—through some sixty years of performing. Their story is the story of American music, from their rural Kentucky origins to massive international fame, falling out of fashion in the wake of the rise of rock bands and singer-songwriters, and their many comebacks.
By: Barry Mazor
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Hope I Get Old Before I Die
- Why Rock Stars Never Retire
- By: David Hepworth
- Narrated by: Paul Fox
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When Paul McCartney closed Live Aid in July of 1985, we thought he was rock's Grand Old Man. He was forty-three years old. As the forty years since have shown, he—and many others of his generation—were just getting started. This was the time when live performance took over from records. The big names of the '60s and '70s exploited the Age of Spectacle that Live Aid had ushered in to enjoy the longest lap of honor in the history of humanity, continuing to go strong long after everyone else in the business had retired.
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Broad overview of aging rock stars and their legacies, well known and obscure.
- By Anonymous User on 08-05-25
By: David Hepworth
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Flow State: Master the Art of Rap
- By: Nahid Ahmed
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Flow State: Master the Art of Rap is your complete guide to transforming raw ambition into lyrical mastery. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced MC, this book takes you step-by-step through the mindset, skills, and business strategies every rapper needs to succeed. Inside, you’ll learn: How to develop unstoppable confidence and authenticity in your rap persona Proven techniques for mastering beats, flow, cadence, rhyme schemes, and storytelling Tips for writing punchlines, crafting unforgettable bars, and freestyling with ease Studio secrets for recording like a pro and ...
By: Nahid Ahmed
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Tonight in Jungleland
- The Making of Born to Run
- By: Peter Ames Carlin
- Narrated by: Peter Ames Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run–one of the most iconic records in rock history–Tonight in Jungleland combines lush music writing with unprecedented inside access to Springsteen, his bandmates, and the full story behind every song… and coincides with the album’s 50th anniversary in August 2025.
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Great for recording nerds
- By talia blanchard on 08-07-25
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The Absence
- Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer
- By: Budgie
- Narrated by: Budgie
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Story
As a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Creatures, 'Budgie' became one of the era-defining drummers in the much-mythologised post punk scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A man and musician whose creativity and singular style came to define the goth-pop 1980s as much as any other individual, Budgie's life is both fabulously glamorous and a tawdry cautionary tale. For the first time the story of this most exalted and mysterious of bands has been told by one who survived inside the belly of the beast.
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Raw
- By shonin corbeil on 07-19-25
By: Budgie
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Here Beside the Rising Tide
- Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening
- By: Jim Newton
- Narrated by: Jim Newton
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In early 1960’s Palo Alto, Jerry Garcia randomly opened a dictionary to a fable in which an appreciative soul repays the generosity of a traveler by delivering him a fortune, a “gift of the grateful dead.” After a traumatic car accident that injured him and killed a close friend, Garcia had recently resolved to build the life he wanted, which meant making music. He had practiced relentlessly and caromed across the northern California folk and bluegrass scene, gathered up some fellow musicians and formed a band. Now they had their name.
By: Jim Newton
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Blood Harmony
- The Everly Brothers Story
- By: Barry Mazor
- Narrated by: Webb Wilder
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story is the first biography that’s focused on the dramatic, complicated relationship of these two famous and strikingly talented brothers, and explores how the evolution of their relationship played out in the much- loved music they created—through some sixty years of performing. Their story is the story of American music, from their rural Kentucky origins to massive international fame, falling out of fashion in the wake of the rise of rock bands and singer-songwriters, and their many comebacks.
By: Barry Mazor
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Hope I Get Old Before I Die
- Why Rock Stars Never Retire
- By: David Hepworth
- Narrated by: Paul Fox
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When Paul McCartney closed Live Aid in July of 1985, we thought he was rock's Grand Old Man. He was forty-three years old. As the forty years since have shown, he—and many others of his generation—were just getting started. This was the time when live performance took over from records. The big names of the '60s and '70s exploited the Age of Spectacle that Live Aid had ushered in to enjoy the longest lap of honor in the history of humanity, continuing to go strong long after everyone else in the business had retired.
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Broad overview of aging rock stars and their legacies, well known and obscure.
- By Anonymous User on 08-05-25
By: David Hepworth
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Flow State: Master the Art of Rap
- By: Nahid Ahmed
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Flow State: Master the Art of Rap is your complete guide to transforming raw ambition into lyrical mastery. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced MC, this book takes you step-by-step through the mindset, skills, and business strategies every rapper needs to succeed. Inside, you’ll learn: How to develop unstoppable confidence and authenticity in your rap persona Proven techniques for mastering beats, flow, cadence, rhyme schemes, and storytelling Tips for writing punchlines, crafting unforgettable bars, and freestyling with ease Studio secrets for recording like a pro and ...
By: Nahid Ahmed
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Time Signature: The Life of Mike Portnoy
- From Long Beach beginnings to progressive metal icon—four decades of drumming, creativity, and reinvention
- By: Rafe J. Kincannon
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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Mike Portnoy’s name is etched into the DNA of progressive metal. For over four decades, his relentless drive, technical mastery, and creative vision have shaped some of the most ambitious and influential music of the modern era. Time Signature: The Life of Mike Portnoy is the definitive biography of the drummer who co-founded Dream Theater, helped redefine what rock drumming could be, and never stopped pushing the limits of his craft. From his Long Beach, New York childhood—where his father’s record collection planted the seeds of a lifelong obsession—to his years at Berklee College...
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The Big Band Architect: Billy Strayhorn’s Quiet Genius
- The Untold Story of Jazz’s Hidden Architect and the Genius Behind Duke Ellington
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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Billy Strayhorn was one of the most brilliant composers of the 20th century—and one of its most overlooked. Known to insiders as the creative engine behind Duke Ellington’s most sophisticated work, Strayhorn lived in deliberate shadow, crafting masterworks that bore another man’s name. From the aching lyricism of “Lush Life” to the harmonic elegance of “Chelsea Bridge” and the signature swing of “Take the ‘A’ Train,” his music shaped the sound of American jazz—while his identity remained hidden in the margins. The Big Band Architect: Billy Strayhorn’s Quiet Genius ...
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Trombone’s Lost Icon: Lawrence Brown of Ellington
- The Elegance and Precision of Jazz’s Most Underrated Trombonist in the Duke Ellington Orchestra
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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In the pantheon of jazz legends, Lawrence Brown rarely gets the ink he earned. Trombone’s Lost Icon: Lawrence Brown of Ellington restores the spotlight to a musician whose sound defined an era—without ever demanding attention. As Duke Ellington’s principal trombonist, Brown played with velvet tone, architectural clarity, and emotional discipline. While others shouted from the bandstand, Brown whispered with precision. He shaped some of jazz’s most iconic recordings, including “Prelude to a Kiss” and “In a Sentimental Mood,” yet remained mostly invisible to critics and fans ...
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The Iron Drummer
- A Bodybuilding Program for the Modern Metal Drummer to Gain Precision, Power, and Endurance
- By: Black Static Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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The Iron Drummer is a comprehensive, high-intensity training program—engineered specifically to forge a body that can withstand and conquer the unique physical, neurological, and psychological demands of modern metal drumming. This is for players who understand that 240 BPM double bass endurance is not just “practice”—it’s an athletic act. That blast beats at threshold tempo require not just wrist speed, but structural conditioning. That limb independence under fatigue doesn’t come from natural talent—it comes from repetition under load, from drills that treat your limbs like ...
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L.A. After Midnight: The Life of Curtis Amy
- Saxophone Noir, Soul Jazz Sessions, and the Lost Soundtrack of Black Los Angeles
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Curtis Amy played saxophone like a man scoring a city’s hidden life—never too loud, never too clean, but always true. L.A. After Midnight: The Life of Curtis Amy is a deep, unflinching biography of one of jazz’s most overlooked sidemen, whose career unfolded in the liminal corners of postwar Los Angeles. From Central Avenue’s twilight to Hollywood’s studio underbelly, Amy was everywhere—recording with Bobby Hutcherson, backing Gerald Wilson, ghosting on film scores, and shaping the noir-jazz sound that would later echo across vinyl crates and Spotify loops. He never made the ...
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Bird’s Shadow: The Uncharted Journeys of Wardell Gray
- The Untold Life, Death, and Legacy of Jazz’s Vanished Tenor Virtuoso
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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Bird’s Shadow: The Uncharted Journeys of Wardell Gray is a groundbreaking jazz biography that unearths the life, art, and mysterious death of one of bebop’s most compelling yet overlooked tenor saxophonists. From the smoke-filled clubs of Central Avenue to the tense bandstands of Goodman’s racially integrated tours, Wardell Gray played with Bird, Dizzy, Basie, and Billie—but never got top billing. This richly detailed portrait follows his journey from Oklahoma to Detroit, from Earl Hines’s revolutionary band to the Los Angeles underground, from artistic triumph to tragic erasure. ...
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The Rediscovery of Alberta Hunter
- How a Forgotten Blues Pioneer Defied Time, Gender, and History to Reclaim Her Voice
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Before the blues had a name, Alberta Hunter was already singing it. Before categories like “classic blues” or “queer Black artist” existed, she was living them. The Rediscovery of Alberta Hunter is a stunning literary resurrection of a woman who spent decades in the shadows—first by industry neglect, then by her own choice—and returned not as a legend, but as a working artist who refused to disappear. This book is part biography, part musicology, and part cultural excavation. Alberta Hunter wasn’t just a performer—she was a composer, a trailblazer, and a woman decades ahead ...
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Exiles & Departures: Jazz Musicians Who Left and Never Came Back
- True Stories of Jazz Legends Who Vanished from the Spotlight—Disappearance, Defiance, and the Hidden Cost of Greatness
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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Why do some of the greatest jazz musicians in history disappear without a trace? Exiles & Departures: The Vanishers is a haunting, deeply researched chronicle of the geniuses who walked away from the spotlight—or were pushed out of it. Written in the raw, lyrical voice of a jazz insider who lived the era, this book uncovers the lives of thirty extraordinary artists who vanished from the bandstand, the record bins, and public memory. These stories aren’t about tragic endings—they're about chosen exits, creative rebellion, and the brutal economics of the jazz industry. From pianist ...
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Chris Cornell: A Life in Thirty Songs
- A biography like no other—told through the haunting echo of Chris Cornell’s own songs
- By: Ink and Grit Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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A Life in Thirty Songs is a biography like no other—told not through anecdotes or interviews, but through the haunting echo of Chris Cornell’s own songs. Each chapter is a deep dive into one track, dissecting its lyrics, mood, and psychic weight to illuminate the man behind the music. From the strangled beauty of “Tighter & Tighter” to the fragile sensuality of “All Night Thing,” this book traces the arc of Cornell’s life as a slow, searing unraveling. Rather than offer tidy closure or fan-service nostalgia, A Life in Thirty Songs stares directly into the fractured lens of ...
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West Coast Pulse: Buddy Collette and the Integration of Jazz
- The Untold Story of Buddy Collette, Jazz Integration, and the Real Sound of West Coast Cool
- By: Ink and Grit Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
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Buddy Collette never chased the spotlight—but his fingerprints are all over the sound of West Coast jazz. From the smoke-filled clubs of Central Avenue to the segregated studios of 1950s Los Angeles, Collette’s quiet revolution shaped the course of American music. West Coast Pulse: Buddy Collette and the Integration of Jazz tells the untold story of this multi-instrumentalist, arranger, activist, and architect of sonic and social transformation. Far more than a sideman, Collette played with everyone—Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy—and stood at the epicenter of cultural ...
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Blue Note Women: Solos in a Male Ensemble
- A Feminist Excavation of Forgotten Jazz Legacies from Blue Note to Bebop, 1940–1970
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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Blue Note Women: Solos in a Male Ensemble is not another feel-good music history. It’s a forensic excavation of the women who left sonic fingerprints on modern jazz, only to be airbrushed from its archives. Drawing from studio logs, private correspondence, and unreleased session data, this book interrogates how iconic institutions like Blue Note Records built their mythologies on masculine brilliance—while systematically erasing the women who shaped the music alongside, beneath, and often ahead of their male counterparts. From the haunting career of Jutta Hipp to the organ genius of ...
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Lee Konitz: Cool Sound, Rebellious Heart
- How Lee Konitz Quietly Reshaped Modern Jazz Without Playing Loud or Following the Rules
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
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Lee Konitz: Cool Sound, Rebellious Heart is not just a jazz biography—it’s a deep, incisive portrait of one of the most enigmatic figures in 20th-century music. Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz refused the fame handed to him. From co-founding the "cool jazz" movement to sidestepping bebop orthodoxy, Konitz played outside the box even when he stood at the center of it. This meticulously researched book charts his six-decade career of contradictions: a man hailed as a genius who avoided the spotlight, a player known for restraint who ignited harmonic revolutions, a jazz icon who never courted ...
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Miles Behind: The Unknown Life of Donald Byrd
- Trumpet, Tenure, and the Unfinished Genius of Donald Byrd in Jazz, Funk, and Academia
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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Donald Byrd was never just a trumpeter. He was a provocateur, professor, and cultural architect who defied jazz orthodoxy and reshaped Black artistic possibility from the margins. Miles Behind: The Unknown Life of Donald Byrd tells the uncompromising story of a musician who moved from bebop brilliance to jazz-funk rebellion, from Blue Note icon to academic insurgent—and paid the price for being unclassifiable. In this deeply researched, unsentimental biography, Byrd’s career is reconstructed not as a heroic arc but as a case study in how American music and institutions reward visibility...
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Soldiers of Sound: Invisible Elite of Jazz
- The Untold Lives Behind the Giants of Bebop, Hard Bop, and Post-Bop Jazz
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Behind every jazz legend stood a sideman—playing with fire, precision, and vision, only to vanish from the spotlight. Soldiers of Sound: Forgotten Sidemen / Invisible Elite of Jazz excavates the hidden history of jazz’s most essential but least remembered figures. From Jimmy Cobb’s whispering cymbals on Kind of Blue to Bob Cranshaw’s electric groove under Sonny Rollins, this book pulls back the curtain on the musicians who built the music from the ground up. Across 30 in-depth chapters, we dive into the complex, often painful stories of players like Melba Liston, Julius Watkins, ...
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Swing Street, NYC: Jazz’s Golden Era in the Alleyways of 52nd Street, New York City
- The Rise and Fall of Jazz on 52nd Street
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Swing Street, NYC is a ferocious excavation of the one city block that briefly became the molten core of American music. From the mid-1930s through the early 1950s, Manhattan’s 52nd Street—unassuming, narrow, overbuilt—hosted the nightly revolution of jazz. Cramped clubs like The Three Deuces, Onyx, and the Famous Door gave birth to bebop and shattered the conventions of swing, even as the city looked the other way. This book doesn’t romanticize. It remembers. It charts the rise of the scene through the stories of musicians who made it: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious ...
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The Bernard Purdie Half-Time Shuffle
- The Untold Story of Bernard Purdie, the Groove Genius Behind the World's Greatest Hits
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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Bernard "Pretty" Purdie is the drummer you've heard a thousand times—but never by name. From the soul-drenched backbeats behind Aretha Franklin to the impossibly smooth shuffle that inspired Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan, Purdie's grooves shaped half a century of music while he remained in the shadows. Half-Time Shuffle: The Bernard Purdie Story finally gives this unsung architect of modern rhythm the spotlight he earned and the recognition long overdue. This definitive biography pulls no punches. Drawing from session logs, tour itineraries, rare interviews, police reports, liner notes, ...
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Praying God's Promises Into Suffering
- A Devotional Bible Study Prayer Journal
- By: Lauri A. Hogle
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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Discover quieted peace, sure hope, and strengthened faith that comes with praying God’s promises into suffering With Praying God’s Promises Into Suffering, written by best-selling author Lauri Hogle amid her own serious and progressively disabling illness, readers will embark on a powerful 31-day journey into God’s Word. Through honest and authentic lament prayers, readers will discover intimate times of personal worship and growth in their relationship with Jesus Christ. This devotional Bible study prayer book provides readers with: Comforting and sustaining grace in the darkest ...
By: Lauri A. Hogle
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Standing Up Singing: The Forgotten Fire of Butler “String Beans” May
- The Untold Story of Jazz’s Funniest Forgotten Pioneer and the Black Vaudeville Genius Who Shaped an Era
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Before recordings, before microphones, before jazz had a name—there was Butler “String Beans” May. Standing Up Singing is a bold, lyrical excavation of one of America’s greatest unsung performers. At just 24 years old, May had already conquered Black vaudeville, redefined piano comedy, and ignited stages from New Orleans to Chicago. He was wild, brilliant, hilarious, and unrecorded. And then—he vanished. No grave. No obituary. Just whispers. Told through the voice of a weathered jazz sideman who saw it all, this book is a rhythm-driven, soul-deep biography that swings between ...
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Jelly Roll Morton: The Making and Unmaking of America's First Composer of Jazz
- Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton - Race, Rhythm, and the Birth of Jazz in America
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Jelly Roll Morton was the diamond-toothed pianist from New Orleans who claimed, loudly and often, to be the sole inventor of jazz. Critics dismissed him. Musicians mocked him. Historians forgot him. But Morton’s music—composed with ruthless precision and built on syncopated genius—never lied. Jelly Roll Morton: The Making and Unmaking of America's First Composer of Jazz is the definitive portrait of a man both glorified and ghosted by history. Drawing from over a hundred sources, including Library of Congress recordings, out-of-print interviews, court documents, and rare session logs,...
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Beyond the Ride: The Radical Timekeeping of Tony Williams
- How a Teenage Drummer Redefined Jazz, Ignited Fusion, and Transformed Rhythm Forever
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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In Beyond the Ride: The Radical Timekeeping of Tony Williams, uncover the electrifying life and relentless genius of the drummer who redefined the pulse of modern jazz. From his early days as a prodigy in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood to his meteoric rise alongside Miles Davis at just seventeen, Tony Williams didn’t just play time—he shattered it and rewrote the rules. Through intimate, unsentimental prose and the voice of a weathered jazz sideman who lived through the scene, this book chronicles Williams’s seismic impact on jazz, fusion, and the wider musical world. Readers are ...
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Stan Getz: Bossa Nova, Addiction, and the Cool Sound That Haunted an Era
- A Jazz Biography of Stan Getz tenor saxophone legend.
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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Stan Getz was more than the saxophone's answer to velvet. He was a man whose tone could make silence ache—and whose life left scorched earth behind every melody. Stan Getz is a hauntingly intimate portrait of one of jazz’s most seductive and self-destructive figures. Drawing from eyewitness accounts, out-of-print interviews, tour diaries, and unreleased session logs, this book strips away the mythology to reveal the man behind the horn: brilliant, broken, cruel, and human. From the Bronx tenements to Parisian clubs, from the cool jazz scenes of L.A. to the fevered studios of Rio, Getz ...
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Ghost Notes: The Life and Death of Kansas City Frank
- Frank Melrose and the Untold Legacy of Chicago’s Forgotten Jazz Pianist
- By: Spang-a-Lang Publishing
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Ghost Notes: The Life and Death of Kansas City Frank unearths one of jazz history’s most mysterious and overlooked figures—Frank Melrose, the gifted sideman who played in the shadows of legends like Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holiday, and Bix Beiderbecke. While his brothers built music empires, Frank chased down smoke-filled stages, cut bootleg recordings, and lived out a raw, itinerant life that ended violently and anonymously in 1941. Born into a family that shaped the early recording industry, Melrose rejected commerce for pure expression. Under the misleading pseudonym “Kansas City...
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Guitar Effects - Everything You Wanted to Know All in One Book - PART 2
- Guitar Effects and Stomp Boxes - How to Use Them and Get the Most Out of Them
- By: James Harrison
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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1 BOOK BUT IN 2 PARTS! THIS "HOW TO" BOOK is PART 2!: Guitar Effects—Everything You Wanted to Know in One Book—PART 2: Guitar Effects and Stomp Boxes: How to Use Them and Get the Most Out of Them PART 1 "EFFECT HISTORY, MAKERS, ARTISTS" NOT THIS BOOK BUT ANOTHER, SEPARATE BOOK: Guitar Effects—Everything You Wanted to Know in One(??) Book—PART 1: Effects, Pedals, Stomp Boxes, Rack Mounts, Talk Boxes, Wahs, Vocoders, Preamps, Amp Simulators/Modelers— History, Makers, Artists—is a separate—book(!?) Yeah, yeah, we know—“Everything You Wanted to Know in ONE Book.” Technically...
By: James Harrison
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Pop Scars
- A memoir on fame, addiction and the dark side of 90s pop
- By: Anthony Kavanagh
- Narrated by: Anthony Kavanagh
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Born in Manchester in 1977, Anthony Kavanagh's rise to fame was stratospheric, scoring a record deal at the age of just eighteen and winning the much-coveted Smash Hits Male Artist of the Year Award in 1997, all the while achieving top ten hits, appearing on countless magazine covers, performing on Top of the Pops and gigging alongside the Spice Girls. The stuff that dreams are made of. But Anthony - or Kavana as he came to be known - was also trying to keep his sexuality a secret while navigating his way through an industry where image was everything.
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The honesty, and the humour… It took me on a journey through so many emotions
- By Drew Sherrod on 07-19-25
By: Anthony Kavanagh