Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups

Beginning his career as a member of Take That and rising to international fame as a solo singer, Robbie Williams has developed a reputation for ent...

Revel in the outrageous life of Ozzy Osbourne and the band that created the modern metal scene through inside stories, photos, and memorabilia. Few...

An international collaboration between leading scholars showcases a broad spectrum of observations on Handel and his music, covering many aspects o...

Status Quo were one of the most successful, influential and innovative bands of the 1970s. During the first half of the decade, they wrote, recorde...

George Harrison was one of the most prolific popular music composers of the late 20th century. During his tenure with the Beatles, he caught the wa...

This second selection of essays by David Fallows draws the focus towards individual composers of the 'long' fifteenth century and what we can learn...

Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and altering the...

How and why did the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) matter to experimental writers in the early twentieth century? Previous answ...

London teemed with top-rated singers and musicians during the '60s and '70s, whether they were squatting, playing gigs or investing in multi-millio...

One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a s...

**Winner of the American Book Award (2023)**?**Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award (2023)**The long-awaited first full biography of...