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Little Richard
- A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Musicians)
- Narrado por: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
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The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations. What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. Talent we wished we had. What did we want of them? To be larger than life but also like us. To live out their songs. To stay young forever. No wonder many didn't stay the course.
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5 out of 5 stars
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INSIGHTFULL!
- De CLAUDIA R KENNEDY en 02-18-18
De: David Hepworth
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The History of Rock & Roll
- Volume 1: 1920-1963
- De: Ed Ward
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 15 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative - from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post-World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an immense change in the airwaves took hold and the Beatles prepared for their first American tour.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Author's blindspots mar this book
- De Mark Clark en 03-28-17
De: Ed Ward
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Country Music
- A History
- De: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrado por: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Duración: 18 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 192
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 162
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 161
The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century - based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Immersed in country music!
- De Lori Hanson en 09-30-19
De: Dayton Duncan, y otros
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Never a Dull Moment
- 1971 - the Year That Rock Exploded
- De: David Hepworth
- Narrado por: David Hepworth
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 197
On New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court in London, effectively ending The Beatles. You might say this was the last day of the pop era. The following day, which was a Friday, was 1971. You might say this was the first day of the rock era. And within the remaining 364 days of this monumental year, the world would hear Don McLean's "American Pie", The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A blast from the past
- De Amazon Customer en 07-30-16
De: David Hepworth
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Johnny Cash
- The Redemption of an American Icon
- De: Greg Laurie, Marshall Terrill
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 253
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 232
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon dives deep into the singer’s inner demons, triumphs, and gradual return to faith. Laurie interviews Cash’s family, friends, and business associates to reveal how the singer’s true success came through finding the only Person whose star was bigger than his own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Cash biography by far
- De C. W. Walker en 08-27-19
De: Greg Laurie, y otros
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Lennon, Dylan, Alice and Jesus
- De: Greg Laurie
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 172
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 149
Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus examines wretched excess, self-absorption and miraculous redemption; the book is a raw, sensitive, and unforgettable journey of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and sweet salvation. Author Greg Laurie traces the lives of rock stars and entertainment figures and legends who wallowed in the decadence of both the high life and low life, as they alternately experienced Heaven and Hell on Earth. He travels with them into their demonic abysses and joyfully chronicles their ultimate ascension to their prodigal moments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I wished Greg would of narrated the book.
- De Dennis DeMeis en 06-28-22
De: Greg Laurie
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Bright Lights, Dark Shadows
- The Real Story of Abba
- De: Carl Magnus Palm
- Narrado por: Adrian Mulraney
- Duración: 26 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
An exploration of all aspects of the Abba member’s lives and careers. Amazingly detailed, it examines the group member’s family backgrounds, the pre-Abba days, the legendary 70s, the marriages, the divorces, the business ups and downs, and the post-Abba solo careers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome! -- All the Swedish words pronounced!
- De Howard_a en 06-18-12
De: Carl Magnus Palm
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Fornication
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story
- De: Jeff Apter
- Narrado por: Adrian Mulraney
- Duración: 15 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Despite an epic reputation for exhibitionism, drug taking, and drunkenness, through it all the Chili Peppers have continued to produce records that shock, challenge, and intrigue their fans. Jeff Apter tells the complete Red Hot Chili Peppers story, from their first meeting at a Los Angeles high school to the creation of such career-defining albums as BloodSugarSexMagik, Californication and By The Way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cabron
- De Amazon Customer en 10-02-19
De: Jeff Apter
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Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?
- Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock
- De: Gregory Alan Thornbury
- Narrado por: Stephen R. Thorne
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
In 1969, in Capitol Records' Hollywood studio, a blonde-haired troubadour named Larry Norman laid track for an album that would launch a new genre of music and one of the strangest, most interesting careers in modern rock. Having spent the bulk of the 1960s playing on bills with acts like The Who, Janis Joplin, and The Doors, Norman decided that he wanted to sing about the most countercultural subject of all: Jesus.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hagiography not Biography
- De Keith Howard en 10-29-18
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Dig If You Will the Picture
- Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince
- De: Ben Greenman
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Ben Greenman, New York Times best-selling author, contributing writer to The New Yorker, and owner of thousands of recordings of Prince and Prince-related songs, knows intimately that there has never been a rock star as vibrant, mercurial, willfully contrary, experimental, or prolific as Prince. Uniting a diverse audience while remaining singularly himself, Prince was a tireless artist, a musical virtuoso and chameleon, and a pop-culture prophet.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reads like a indepth career review & analysis
- De herb en 05-18-17
De: Ben Greenman
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Goodnight, L.A.
- Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock’s Legendary Recording Studios
- De: Kent Hartman
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
From behind the walls of a handful of well-hidden, unlikely recording studios in the Los Angeles area, legends-in-waiting created masterpiece albums. It was a time of astonishing creativity and unprecedented fame and fortune. It was also a time of unfettered excess that threatened to unravel everything along the way. With access that only a longtime music business insider can provide, Kent Hartman packs Goodnight, L.A. with never-before-told stories about the most prolific time and iconic place in rock 'n' roll history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great stories and insight into a miraculous time
- De RWM en 05-27-22
De: Kent Hartman
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Catch a Wave
- The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
- De: Peter Ames Carlin
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 14 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 188
In Catch a Wave, Peter Ames Carlin pulls back the curtain on Brian Wilson, one of popular music's most revered luminaries, as well as its biggest mystery. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before heard studio recordings, Carlin follows the Beach Boys from their earliest days through Brian's deepening emotional problems to his triumphant re-emergence with the release of Smile, the legendarily unreleased album he had originally shelved.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not great
- De J. Barker en 08-08-16
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Skydog
- The Duane Allman Story
- De: Randy Poe, Billy F. Gibbons - foreword
- Narrado por: Arthur Flavell
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
Revised and expanded, with a new afterword by the author, this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman, one of the most revered guitarists of his generation. Skydog reveals the complete story of the legendary guitarist: his childhood and musical awakening; his struggling first bands; his hard-won mastery of the slide guitar; his emergence as a successful session musician; his creation of the Allman Brothers Band; his tragic death at age 24; and his thriving musical legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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duane was the best great story
- De OBIE en 08-08-23
De: Randy Poe, y otros
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My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire
- De: Maurice White, Herb Powell
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 528
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 468
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 462
The late Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist whose groundbreaking sound continues to influence music today. With a foreword by David Foster.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Maurice--Earth, Wind and Fire
- De Linda Ealey en 02-28-17
De: Maurice White, y otros
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1965
- The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
- De: Andrew Grant Jackson
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
During 12 unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent '60s, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers) chronicles a groundbreaking year of creativity fueled by rivalries between musicians and continents, sweeping social changes, and technological breakthroughs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Seems like a good overview
- De wylie smith en 01-12-23
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The Wrecking Crew
- The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
- De: Kent Hartman
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 882
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 805
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 807
If you were a fan of popular music in the 1960s and early '70s, you were a fan of the Wrecking Crew - whether you knew it or not. On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves as the driving sound of pop music - sometimes over the objection of actual band members....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Left Guessing
- De Patrick King en 04-29-14
De: Kent Hartman