Par TODD / ROBINSON. Nina Simone était une icône : elle était à la fois une des plus grandes chanteuses de jazz de son époque, et une ambassadrice de la lutte contre le racisme. Mais avant d?être Nina Simone, elle était Eunice Kathleen Waymon, une prodige qui a chanté avant de pouvoir marcher et a appris à jouer du piano sur les genoux de son père. Quand plusieurs portes lui ont été fermées à cause de la couleur de sa peau, la jeune fille a rapidement découvert que son talent n'était peut-être pas suffisant. Mais elle n?a pas renoncé pour autant, a chanté dans des bars, a élevé la voix, et Eunice est devenue Nina Simone. Si à ses débuts sa voix était douce, à mesure que la lutte contre les discriminations raciales a pris de l'ampleur, sa voix s?est faite plus grave, pour devenir rugissement. Le parcours d?une femme forte, de son enfance jusqu?à son dernier concert, un album puissant et incarné, pour faire découvrir aux enfants la lutte contre le racisme à travers la vie d?une des plus grandes voix du jazz. / Broché / Livre / Livres

Par SHERIDAN MAUREEN. Un vibrant hommage à la plus grande voix du reggae et l'intégrale de son répertoire. Quelle aventure nocturne de Bob Marley a inspiré Midnight Ravers ? Quelles désillusions se cachent derrière le titre Revolution ? En quoi Positive Vibration saisit parfaitement l'ambiance des débuts du mouvement ' rasta ' ? De Judge Not à Iron Lion Zion en passant par No Woman, No Cry ou Exodus, découvrez tous les secrets des chansons de Bob Marley : le contexte politique et social, les sources d'inspiration, la composition, les séances d'enregistrement... Grâce aux témoignages souvent exclusifs de ses proches, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Chris Blackwell, ' Family Man ' Barrett, Sly Dunbar, son manager Don Taylor ou Cindy Breakspeare, ce livre abondamment illustré retrace toute la carrière de cet artiste devenu une légende. Un bel hommage à la plus grande voix du reggae. / Relié / Livre / Livres

Par SPRINGSTEEN BRUCE. En 2009, Bruce Springsteen et le E Street Band jouent à  la mi-temps du Super Bowl. L'expérience est tellement grisante que Bruce décide d'écrire à  ce sujet. C'est ainsi qu'a commencé cette extraordinaire autobiographie. Au cours des sept années écoulées, Bruce Springsteen s'est, en secret, consacré à  l'écriture de l'histoire de sa vie, apportant à  ces pages l'honnêteté, l'humour et l'originalité qu'on retrouve dans ses chansons. Il décrit son enfance, dans l'atmosphêre catholique de Freehold, New Jersey, la poésie, le danger et les forces sombres qui alimentaient son imagination, jusqu'au moment qu'il appelle Le Big Bang: la premiêre fois qu'Elvis Presley passe à  la télévision, au Ed Sullivan Show. Il raconte d'une maniêre saisissante l'énergie implacable qu'il a déployée pour devenir musicien, ses débuts dans des groupes de bar à  Asbury Park et la naissance du E Street Band. Avec une sincérité désarmante, il raconte aussi pour la premiêre fois les luttes personnelles qui ont inspiré le meilleur de son oeuvre et nous montre que la chanson Born to Run révêle bien plus que ce qu'on croyait. Born to Run sera une révélation pour quiconque apprécie Bruce Springsteen, mais c'est bien plus que le témoignage d'une rock star légendaire. C'est un livre pour les travailleurs et les rêveurs, les parents et les enfants, les amoureux et les solitaires, les artistes, les dingues et quiconque ayant un jour voulu être baptisé dans les eaux bénies du rock'n'roll. Rarement un artiste avait raconté son histoire avec une telle force et un tel souffle. Comme nombre de ses chansons (Thunder Road, 'Badlands, 'Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River, Born in the USA, The Rising, The Ghost of Tom Joad, pour n'en citer que quelques-unes), l'autobiographie de Bruce Springsteen est écrite avec le lyrisme d'un auteur/compositeur singulier et la sagesse d'un homme qui a profondément réfléchi à  ses expériences. / Broché / Livre / Livres

This is a story of the renowned musician known internationally as the King of Latin Music an instrumental force in the rise of la musica latina and its spread throughout the world. Here are first-person stories that trace Tito's life starting with the early years in New York City through the war years the emergence of the Palladium nightclub as a center of Latin Music and his development as an arranger and bandleader. Tito provides humour history and insights into the music and its masters and discusses the foundation of Latin jazz and the evolution of Mambo Rumba and Danzon. Includes a special Bonus DVD that features never-before-seen footage ofTito discussing his incredible 50-year career as a band leader.

The Eddie Cochran Story-Outrageously talented remarkably handsome internationally renowned and dead at the age of 21. More than 40 years after the tragic car crash that killed him Eddie Cochran remains one of the rock 'n' roll's most lamented what ifs. A trailblazing guitarist gifted vocalist hit-making composer and arranger and budding whiz-kid producer Cochran quickly ascended from Midwestern obscurity in the late '50s to become one of nascent rock 'n' roll's leading lights. He penned or recorded many of the most recognized songs in rock history Summertime Blues Nervous Breakdown Somethin' Else C'mon everybody Twenty Flight Rock Sittin' in theBalcony songs whose distinctive sound and defiant often wryly humorours lyrics have been eagerly digested analyzed and lovingly reinterpreted by generations of rockers after him from The Beatles to the Sex Pistols The Who to U2. Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cohran Story co-authored by Cochran's nephew a gifted musicion in his own right is the first American biography of this uniquely American rock legend who was among the first to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. The book is a detailded portrait of Cochran's personal and professional triumphs and travails with fascinating insights into the rock pieoner life that only a family member could provide. Bobby Cochran reveals the dynamics of a musical family and the amazing and tragic parallels between his own life story and that of his Uncle Eddie. Bobby Cochran is an award-winning producer and guitarist who has worked with Steppenwolf the Flying Burrito Brothers Leon Russell the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Adrian Legg.

First time in paperback! Noel Coward and Cole Porter's fascinating lives celebrated. Fresh on the heels of the popular motion picture based on Cole Porter's life De-Lovely Noel And Cole presents a delightful and often surprising portrait of these two geniuses. The author provides insight into both men's private lives - including a frank discussion of their homosexuality - while illuminating their musical achievements. Born an ocean apart - one in Indiana the other in England - Cole Porter and Noel Coward have come to represent the ultimate in sophistication and urbanity.Noel and Cole will be an essential reference as well as a fascinating dualbiography of two men who brought style and dazzle to the art of popular entertainment. Based on access to previously unpublished manuscripts lyrics scores and letters plus dozens of interviews the book also includes a chronology and a fifty-page section devoted to the analysis of select works.

The Music Of George Harrison-Far from being 'the quiet one ' George Harrison was a writer and arranger of terrific power and beauty and his guitar playing was fundamental to the sound and success of The Beatles.Simon Leng presents the most comprehensive evaluation of the art and music of George Harrison ever published from the star's initial early influences right up to his final collection of songs Brainwashed. Treating each song with unprecedented analysis Leng reveals Harrison's eclectic approach - from teenage Nashville twang through Indian raga psychedelia gospel soul and pure pop - thoroughly defining Harrison's role in The Beatles. First hand accounts of theConcert For Bangla Desh and the making of All Things Must Pass take the reader deep into the most fertile and controversial periods of Harrison's long solo career.Enhanced with insights from key figures who worked closely with Harrison throughout his extraordinary career this biography is a remarkably stirring study and portrait of a great artist whose musical and spiritual quest changed the lives of millions of people around the world while redefining popular music and rock'n'roll.

Elyse Mach. Fascinating interviews with 25 of the world's greatest pianists of the contemporary era. Includes 50 photographs.

More than four decades since their first album and 35 years after the release of the iconic Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd continue to inspire and mystify rock fans around the world.Pink Floyd FAQ by pop culture author Stuart Shea lays out the band's strange winding history through a new series of prisms. What were the band's most memorable gigs? What are their greatest moments on record as a group and individually? What contemporary records influenced them and which performers follow in their wake? What was it like to be at a Pink Floyd show in 1967 in 1973 in 1980?Pink Floyd FAQ tells the band's story dissects their most popularwork and provides little-known facts all adding up to a provocative must-read for fans. With 400 pages of stories history observation opinion photos and reminiscences from those who were there Pink Floyd FAQ will discuss frankly what made the band great - as well as note their not-so-great moments - and their place in modern pop culture giving credit where credit is due - and maybe puncturing some inflatable pigs along the way.

All That's Left to Know About The King's Recorded Works-Why is Elvis Presley's body of recorded work still so relevant nearly 60 years after he began recording? Elvis Music FAQ is for anyone who has been inspired by an Elvis Presley record. Following in the tradition of the FAQseries in Elvis Music FAQ a lot of rare information is woven together in one concise entertaining package.There are chapters about every year of Elvis's career including a look at his pioneering original recordlabel Sun; insight on his management; the continued importance of television in his career; a summation of each Presley concert tour; the inside scoop about the role Elvis's band members and songwriters played in his sound;stories about the amusing musical oddities created by those trying to ride on the Elvis success train; details about the contentious role drugs played in his career; and finally a full review of every record the King everissued.One might say that the only truths about Elvis Presley can be found in the grooves of his records where his natural talent and passion for music comes through always. Elvis Music FAQ aims to be the oneessential companion that explains the reason why the voice heard over the speakers still carries such resonance. Dozens of rare images accompany this engaging text.

The Beatles' Solo Years 1970-1980-In the years following the 1960s Beatle fans around the world were twice-stunned: in 1970 when their beloved group disbanded and ten years later when the murder of John Lennon ended a decade of hope that somehow the Fab Fourwould reunite. Fab Four FAQ 2.0 picks up the story where the acclaimed Fab Four FAQ left off. Loaded with images of rare period ephemera including periodicals single sleeves and movie stills this is the firstcomprehensive biography of all four ex-Beatles. This book covers everything from their recording careers in the decade after the band's dissolution to the musicians they played with the bands they influenced the manifestationsof latter-day Beatlemania and the constant clamor for reunion expressed by fans and – sometimes – by the four themselves.

Selected Lyrics 1972-2017-Bruce Springsteen Like a Killer in the Sun originally published in Italian is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introduction Leonardo Colombati draws the attention to the fact that Springsteen is an author grafted on the line that goes from Whitman to Steinbeck from Flannery O'Connor to Raymond Carver. The book also contains Springsteen's biography and discography plus an exclusive interview with Bruce Springsteen. Withforewords by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone and music critic Dave Marsh a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Springsteen's biographer. Like a Killer in the Sun is a book for anyone who wants to listen to a powerful and inspired voice coming from the heart of America.

L'?uvre de John Cage restera sans doute encore longtemps un défi lancé au monde musical et à ses conventions.
Inventeur du « piano préparé », il est aussi l'initiateur de courants artistiques majeurs de l'après-guerre et de formes d'expression comme le « happening », la « performance », les installations multimédia, etc. Une analyse détaillée et pénétrante de ses recherches, de ses conceptions et de ses oeuvres.
Avec cinq entretiens réalisés entre 1970 et 1990. / Livre /

Dans toutes les langues, dans tous les pays et chaque année depuis 1970, date de la séparation du groupe.


Depuis la pure hagiographie (saints Beatles, priez pour nous) jusqu'aux délires sataniques (les quatre cavaliers de l'Apocalypse), de la biographie autorisée aux récits iconoclastes, de l'analyse érudite aux interprétations psychédéliques, on aura tout lu... Mais il manquait celui que tu tiens entre les mains, camarade.

Tu as maintenant l'image, à toi de lancer la bande-son. /