Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups

Prince Rogers Nelson aka Prince was a complete artist, all at once author, composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. A real showman ...

Rory Gallagher is a hero and icon of rock music. He inspired guitar players from The Edge to Johnny Marr, Slash to Gary Moore, Johnny Fean to Phili...

Often, we just see the byline of the photographer next to a picture. In this collection, we now learn insider information about the Rolling Stones ...

With an introduction by Richard Hawley. So It Started There chronicles the life and career of drummer Nick Banks, and how he came to be in one of ...

Alex Harvey was active in the music industry from the very birth of British rock and roll. A Zelig-like figure, he won a contest to become Scotland...

For five short years in the 1980s, a four-piece Manchester band released a collection of records that had undeniably profound effects on the landsc...

The photographs of William Claxton define the essence of cool. - Jason Ankeny (AllMusic) Claxton's innovative choices and airy style, which he...

As a performer, songwriter and actor, Will Oldham has carved a singular path through the worlds of indie folk and cinema. Now the critically acclai...

Ella Fitzgerald was one of America's greatest jazz singers. This volume is as complete a discography of her recorded songs as currently seems po...

As more people come to value the natural world and venture into wildlife areas, a reference to help identify the animals who call these places home...

If a picture tells a thousand words, Tony Mott's photos tell millions of stories. His photos of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards mid performance, Pet...

Bruce Springsteen: A musician. A family man. A religious man. An activist. A boss. THE BOSS. From podcasts with former President Barak Obama to rec...

The Beatles lives and work continue to delight fans and influence musicians half a century since their heyday. Yet their contribution to contempora...

The first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey. When it comes to Mariah Carey, star power is never in doubt. She has...

Exploring the many dimensions of Messiaen's life, thought and music, this book provides fresh perspectives on the contexts within which the compose...

This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of 30 years, reveals her as a self-assured woman and artist who was vital to her husband's cr...

The Lost Tradition of Dvoáks Operas: Myth, Music, and Nationalism examines Antonín Dvoáks operas, specifically Jakobín and Rusalka, from a critical...

Crosby, Holiday, Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Garland, and Streisand were the major interpreters of the American songbook, and this is the interlocking sto...