From the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea comes a memoir about growing up in the tiny fishing village of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and then taking to the world stage. Alan paints a vivid and raucous portrait of a curious young...
Rock groups
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Author:Doyle, AlanSummary: -
Author:Renoff, GregSummary:A vivid and energetic history of Van Halen’s legendary early years
After years of playing gigs everywhere from suburban backyards to dive bars, Van Halen — led by frontman extraordinaire David Lee Roth and guitar...
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Author:Reid, M. E.Summary:Hoping to keep his parents together by fulfilling an old dream of his father's, seventeen-year-old Del starts a band in which all the members have Asperger's syndrome.
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Author:McCammon, Robert R.Summary:A struggling rock band on the verge of breaking up is touring in the American Southwest when they are noticed by a damaged Iraq War veteran. This crossing of paths changes all their lives.
- Author:Kiedis, Anthony, Sloman, LarrySummary:
Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself. After a brief child-acting career, Kiedis dropped out of U.C.L.A. and...
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Author:Rhodes, DevonSummary:For Rory, his band landing a well-paid private gig at a wild, remote mountain lodge is a wish come true. He needs the money bad enough to go along with all the strange clauses in their contract with the mysterious group. The one that...
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Author:O'Shea, M. J., Vaughn, PiperSummary:2nd Edition Lucky Moon: Book One Eleven years ago, Shane Ventura made the biggest mistake of his life when he caved in to pressure from his record label to kick his best friend, Jesse Seider, out of their band, Luck. To this day, Shane...
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Author:Shayne, MeredithSummary:Scott King swore off rock stardom after his band, King Phoenix, crashed and burned. Now in his forties, Scott lives a quiet life as a music producer and session guitarist. But in a box hidden in his wardrobe lie the relics of the past...
- Author:CARTER, MikeSummary:
Jessie's not so sure about moving to an Outback Australian town, but her Dad and her therapist think it might be good for her. She's leaving her life as Ginny Ford, famous pianist and all-round smart kid, and starting again as...
- Author:Phillips, BeauSummary:
Provides an all-access behind-the-scenes VIP tour of when rock was great, courtesy of Beau Phillips, a former head of marketing at MTV and insider / occasional accomplice to the funny, decadent, and outrageous legends of classic rock in...
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Author:Boone, Steve, Moss, TonySummary:On October 15, 1967, bass player Steve Boone took the Ed Sullivan Show stage for the final time, with his band The Lovin’ Spoonful. Since forming in a Greenwich Village hotel in early 1965, Boone and his bandmates had released an...
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Author:Brown, JakeSummary:With more Top 10 hits than any other female-fronted music group in history, beginning with such '70s classics as "Crazy on You," "Barracuda," "Magic Man," and "Straight On," Rolling Stone hailed Heart's "sister team of Nancy...
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Author:Dillon, MarkSummary:Catch a wave with original insights behind the best tunes of the Beach Boys
An original look at a beloved band, Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys chronicles the story behind 50 of their greatest songs through...
- Author:Bass, KarenSummary:
Sid desperately wants to play drums in her school's most popular band, The Fourth Down. But how far is she willing to compromise herself to achieve her goal?
The Fourth Down needs a drummer, and Sid's the best in the school. But...
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Author:Popoff, MartinSummary:Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home & Away is a detailed history of the exhaustive road experience of Canadian rock icons Rush. Celebrating the band’s 30th anniversary, By-Tour features in-depth original...
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Author:Fink, JesseSummary:The death of Bon Scott is the Da Vinci Code of rock
In death, AC/DC’s trailblazing frontman has become a rock icon, and the legend of the man known around the world simply as “Bon” grows with each...
