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Why the Beach Boys Matter
- By: Tom Smucker
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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Of all the white American pop music groups that hit the charts before the Beatles, only the Beach Boys continued to thrive throughout the British Invasion to survive into the 1970s and beyond. The Beach Boys helped define both sides of the era we broadly call the sixties, split between their early surf, car, and summer pop and their later hippie, counterculture, and ambitious rock.
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Why the Beach Boys Matter
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Series: Music Matters
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 02-08-22
- Language: English
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Ten Masterpieces of Music
- By: Harvey Sachs
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes listeners into the heart of 10 great works of classical music - works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters - Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert, Schumann, Berlioz, Verdi, and Brahms; Sibelius, Prokofiev, and Stravinsky - communicated their life experiences through music, and through music they universalized the intimate.
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Ten Masterpieces of Music
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 26-10-21
- Language: English
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Willin'
- The Story of Little Feat
- By: Ben Fong-Torres
- Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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The saga of the legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat is one of rock 'n' roll's great stories. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk. Fronted by the charismatic but doomed vocalist and brilliant slide guitarist Lowell George, the band recorded such classic studio albums as Sailin' Shoes and Dixie Chicken, as well as Waiting for Columbus, which many consider to be one of the best live albums of all time.
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Willin'
- The Story of Little Feat
- Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 25-01-21
- Language: English
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Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
- By: Robert J. Morgan
- Narrated by: Steven Roy Grimsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Pastor Robert Morgan’s goal is to keep these traditional hymns vital and meaningful to all generations. Then Sings My Soul will help listeners reacquaint themselves with 150 beloved hymns of the faithful. These devotional-style stories show the emotion and drama behind the hymns of faith that have changed many lives throughout history - from the people whose faith led them to write these wonderful hymns to the people whose faith was affected by reading, hearing, and singing them.
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Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
- Narrated by: Steven Roy Grimsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 15-09-20
- Language: English
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Music Production
- Discover the Past, Present, & Future of Music Production, Recording Technology, Techniques, & Songwriting
- By: Tommy Swindali
- Narrated by: Austin R Stoler
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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It's a big question, and one that has been written about endlessly in an attempt to reveal the "formula" for creating a worldwide, smash hit record. First of all a good song speaks to you. You remember it, even if it's just one really good line.... It fills you with emotions, whether those be sad or happy ones. Then there is something else...it's the way the music was produced and its techniques which hook you in and enhance the listening experience. Inside this book, you will find a timeless blueprint for making smash hit songs.
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Dreadful - avoid!
- By Skol on 09-08-20
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Music Production
- Discover the Past, Present, & Future of Music Production, Recording Technology, Techniques, & Songwriting
- Narrated by: Austin R Stoler
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 04-02-20
- Language: English
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Prophets of the Hood
- Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop
- By: Imani Perry
- Narrated by: Emil Nicholas Gallina
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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At once the most lucrative, popular, and culturally oppositional musical force in the United States, hip-hop demands the kind of interpretation Imani Perry provides here: criticism engaged with this vibrant musical form on its own terms. A scholar and a fan, Perry considers the art, politics, and culture of hip-hop through an analysis of song lyrics, the words of the prophets of the hood.
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Prophets of the Hood
- Politics and Poetics in Hip Hop
- Narrated by: Emil Nicholas Gallina
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 16-06-15
- Language: English
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Exploring American Folk Music
- Ethnic, Grassroots, and Regional Traditions in the United States
- By: Kip Lornell
- Narrated by: Michael Rene Zuzel
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
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Exploring American Folk Music: Ethnic, Grassroots, and Regional Traditions in the United States reflects the fascinating diversity of regional and grassroots music in the United States. The book covers the diverse strains of American folk music - Latin, Native American, African, French-Canadian, British, and Cajun - and offers a chronology of the development of folk music in the United States. A chapter includes detailed information about the roots of hip hop.
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Exploring American Folk Music
- Ethnic, Grassroots, and Regional Traditions in the United States
- Narrated by: Michael Rene Zuzel
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 12-11-14
- Language: English
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Biography of a Phantom
- A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey
- By: Robert Mack McCormick, John Troutman - editor
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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When blues master Robert Johnson's recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. Biography of a Phantom is musicologist Mack McCormick's search, from the late 1960s until McCormick's death in 2015, to uncover Johnson's life story. McCormick spent decades reconstructing Johnson's mysterious life and developing theories about his untimely death at the age of 27, but never made public his discoveries. Biography of a Phantom publishes his compelling work for the first time.
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The fickleness of blues history.
- By Hoops on 12-02-24
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Biography of a Phantom
- A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-04-23
- Language: English
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Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue
- The Rolling Stones and New York City
- By: Christopher McKittrick
- Narrated by: Gary Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City explores the history of the group through the prism of New York. It is a highly detailed document of the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between the world's most famous band and America's most famous city as well as an absorbing chronicle of the remarkable impact the city has had on the band's music and career.
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Stones
- By Linda T on 04-08-23
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Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue
- The Rolling Stones and New York City
- Narrated by: Gary Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 23-06-20
- Language: English
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The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues
- By: R. Gary Patterson
- Narrated by: Mike Dawson
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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“Paul is dead.” It was the late 1960's, the Beatles hadn’t toured since 1966, and some truly bizarre indications began appearing, pointing to the unthinkable: Paul McCartney had been killed in a car accident and replaced by a look-alike. The Walrus Was Paul unearths every single clue from one of rock ’n’ roll’s most enduring puzzles and takes you on a magical mystery tour of baffling, yet fascinating, hints for solving this mystery.
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The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues
- Narrated by: Mike Dawson
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 20-03-20
- Language: English
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Along Comes the Association
- Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits
- By: Russ Giguere, Ashley Wren Collins, David Geffen - foreword
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 11 hrs
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Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated.
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Wonderful journey back in time
- By Jackie on 24-05-23
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Along Comes the Association
- Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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Lollapalooza
- The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival
- By: Richard Bienstock, Tom Beaujour
- Narrated by: Dylan Fitzpatrick, Joshua Quinn, Kelli Tager, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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The definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1990s alt-rock festival Lollapalooza―told by the musicians, roadies, and industry insiders who lived it. From the New York Times bestselling authors of Nothin’ But A Good Time.
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Lollapalooza
- The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival
- Narrated by: Dylan Fitzpatrick, Joshua Quinn, Kelli Tager, Shahjehan Khan, Yael Rizowy, Zac Aleman
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 01-04-25
- Language: English
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Where Did Our Love Go?
- The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
- By: Nelson George
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Nelson George's chronicle of Motown Records' rise and fall remains a classic account of an essential American music company and its dynamic founder, Berry Gordy Jr. Gordy's uncanny instinct for finding extraordinary talent - from performers and musicians to songwriters and producers - packed the label's roster with a who's who of historic artists and hitmakers.
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Beautiful book, beautifully read
- By Greg Williams on 19-02-22
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Where Did Our Love Go?
- The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-05-21
- Language: English
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Yes: The Tormato Story
- By: Kevin Mulryne
- Narrated by: Kevin Mulryne
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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The music of Yes indelibly shaped the original sound of progressive rock. But the true tale of this landmark band goes well beyond headline-making albums like Fragile and Close to the Edge. In this book, Kevin Mulryne tells the absorbing story of the final Yes album of the 1970s, Tormato, uncovering myriad fascinating twists and turns for the first time.
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An interesting idea but rather badly written book
- By Tim Armishaw on 13-08-23
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Yes: The Tormato Story
- Narrated by: Kevin Mulryne
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 20-07-23
- Language: English
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The Beatles
- Image and the Media
- By: Michael R. Frontani
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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The Beatles: Image and the Media charts the transformation of the Beatles from teen idols to leaders of the youth movement and powerful cultural agents. Drawing upon American mainstream print media, broadcasts, albums, films, and videos, the study covers the band's career in the United States. Michael R. Frontani explores how the Beatles' media image evolved and how this transformation related to cultural and historical events.
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The Beatles
- Image and the Media
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 16-03-12
- Language: English
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This Must Be the Place
- Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City
- By: Jesse Rifkin
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
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Take a walk through almost any neighborhood in Manhattan and you’ll likely pass some of the most significant clubs in American music history. But you won’t know it—almost all of these venues have been demolished or repurposed, leaving no record of what they were, how they shaped music scenes, or their impact on the neighborhoods around them. This Must Be the Place examines how these scenes came together and fell apart—and shows how these communal artistic experiences are not just for rarefied geniuses but available to us all.
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This Must Be the Place
- Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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Simply Stravinsky
- Great Lives, Book 19
- By: Pieter van den Toorn
- Narrated by: Angus Freathy
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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In Simply Stravinsky, Professor Pieter van den Toorn takes a fresh look at the composer and his legacy, providing a compact, exciting, and accessible introduction to the 20th century’s most celebrated composer and his timeless music. From Stravinsky’s apprenticeship in St. Petersburg to his life among the émigré community in Southern California, Professor van den Toorn shows how the composer’s music was tied to his personality and how it came to influence artists from Aaron Copland to Philip Glass.
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Woke
- By DiegoSantiago on 30-01-23
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Simply Stravinsky
- Great Lives, Book 19
- Narrated by: Angus Freathy
- Series: Great Lives, Book 19
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 02-12-21
- Language: English
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Jazz 101
- By: John F. Szwed
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Jazz 101 is a fascinating entry into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast. Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than 50 years.
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supremely boring
- By Diane Severson on 25-11-09
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Jazz 101
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 26-05-04
- Language: English
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The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll
- The Mysterious Roots of Modern Music
- By: Christopher Knowles
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Sex. Drugs. Loud music. Wild costumes. Dazzling light shows. These words can all describe a great rock concert or a hot dance club, but they were also part and parcel of the ancient cultural phenomenon known as the "Mystery religions". In this book, author Christopher Knowles shows how the long-dead Mystery religions got a secular reincarnation when a new musical form called rock 'n' roll burst onto the scene.
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The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll
- The Mysterious Roots of Modern Music
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-01-12
- Language: English
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The Composer's Landscape
- The Pianist as Explorer: Interpreting the Scores of Eight Masters
- By: Carol Montparker
- Narrated by: Carol Montparker
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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Derived from a popular series of lecture-recitals presented by Carol Montparker over the past several years, The Composer's Landscape features eight insightful essays on the piano repertoire. Each chapter focuses on a single composer: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. Montparker uses landscape as a metaphor for the score, whether it's a well-tended garden of Mozart or the thorny thickets on a Schumann page.
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The Composer's Landscape
- The Pianist as Explorer: Interpreting the Scores of Eight Masters
- Narrated by: Carol Montparker
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 14-06-16
- Language: English
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