The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter-Author Mary Lou Sullivan sat with Johnny Winter for hours of exclusive no-holds-barred interviews covering the guitar slinger's entire career. From toughing it out in Texas to his appearance at Woodstock his affair with Janis Joplin his stadium-filling tours and washing out on drugs and the temptations of the road before finally fulfilling his dream of becoming a 100-percent pure bluesman resurrecting the career of Muddy Waters and winning a Grammy Award for his effort this is a raucous roller coaster of story.Rolling Stone magazine has called Johnny Winter one of the greatest Guitar players of all time. Ripped off and beaten down by unscrupulous managers strungout living the extreme highs and extreme lows of an uncompromising musician Johnny is a true rock 'n' roll survivor. Signing with Columbia in 1969 for the largest advance ever paid a musician (which led to his appearance at Woodstock recently reissued in the deluxe Woodstock Experience box set) he has jammed with Guitar heavies Hendrix Clapton and the Allman Brothers. He is a legend and an icon paving the way for fellow Texas superstars Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZ Top. Along the way he has gone from boom to bust and back again but has never lost his lust for his own brand of blues. Still on the road playing hundreds of gigs a year to his devoted adoring fans Johnny like this book is the real deal.

He lived in the shadow of death painfully aware of the tuberculosis that would kill him prematurely. But Frédéric Chopin attained immortality with his Piano works which endure as pinnacles of the instrument's repertoire. This biography by one of the nineteenth century's foremost pianists--Chopin's friend and fellow artist Franz Liszt--offers a highly informed assessment of the Polish composer's musical legacy. It is further enlivened by the author's personal acquaintance with Chopin's other friends who constituted the very cream of Parisian intellectual and artistic society.Born a year apart Chopin andLiszt came of age in an era favorable to musical change when audiences as well as performers were receptive to Romanticism's innovations. Liszt surveys the technical brilliance as well as the poetry of Chopin's masterpieces including the 'Adagio' from Piano Concerto No. 2 and Polonaise in F-sharp Minor. He also chronicles Chopin's progress from child prodigy to the darling of Parisian salons. A source of rare and unparalleled insights into Chopin's world of private anguish and public triumph this memoir recounts the composer's loneliness as a Polish emigré his tempestuous romance with George Sand and his life among a glittering social set that included Balzac Hugo Berlioz Delacroix and Schumann.Reprint of the Oliver Ditson Company Boston 1880 edition.

Carlos Santana is one of Guitar Player's most frequently covered artists. Revered by guitarists for his tone and brilliant sense of melody Santana has been extremely giving in his Guitar Player interviews sharinghis gear secrets technical approaches musical influences and the building blocks of his sound. Here collected in one volume are all of Santana's interviews from his first post-Woodstock discussion to detailing the popularjuggernaut that was 1999's Supernatural to the masterful seminar he gave on creativity in 2008. Also included are style lessons and licks from Guitar Player's respected staff of music writers and transcribers thatreveal all the voodoo that explodes from Santana's fingers.

Maria Callas was almost as famous for her personal life - her jet-setting her staggering weight loss her tigress-like temperament - as she was for her singing.Of Greek parentage the New York-born internationally famous Callas was the most influential soprano of the 20th century reviving a school of singing - bel canto - that had been forgotten for 75 years. Unlike most of her generation of sopranos she was a superb actress both vocally and physically: her voice encompassed many colours and she embodied each character she portrayed. After seeing or hearing her in a role it was said it was difficult to imagine another singer attempting it so fierce was herindividual stamp. Her status went beyond cult; her triumphs and failures appeared on the front page of newspapers all over the world.This profusely illustrated musical biography covers Callas's life and career. A final third of the book analyzes the tracks on the two CDs describing what made Callas unique what made Callas Callas. Listen for yourselves to La Divina ('the divine one') as the Italians dubbed her and be amazed.

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.

Dame Fanny Waterman: My Life In Music tells the extraordinary story of one of the twentieth century???s most inspirational British women. Born into an artistic family in impoverished circumstances her prodigious musical talent and sheer determination was her passport out of hardship leading to recognition as one of the most talented young pianists of her generation. Her emergence as a visionary teacher leads to the founding of the Leeds International Piano Competition and relationships with many internationally renowned pianists whose lives she has touched through her work. Interwoven throughout the story Dame Fanny Waterman shares her inspirationalphilosophies on life learning and music and her compelling and utter passion for the Piano.

Written by Brett Morgen with Richard Bienstock, Cobain: Montage Of Heck is a true goldmine of exclusive material collected and created for the acclaimed documentary. Delving further into the interviews, art and photography used in the film, this book is the perfect companion piece to the definitive film on this genuine legend's life.Even if you haven't yet seen the film, or you've loved it and have been left wanting more, Cobain: Montage Of Heck will definitely quench your thirst for all things Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. The legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist has gone down in history as almost a mythically brilliant voice of a generation, turning late 20th century angst into electrifying rock music. Brett Morgen's Montage Of Heck documentary was fully authorised by the Cobain family, after his widow Courtney Love approached him with the idea for the film.Getting exclusive access to Cobain's personal and family archives was an unprecedented achievement, allowing Morgen to delve deeply into home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, demos and journals, presenting an intimate portrait of Cobain's personal life as well as his astonishing artistry. The exclusive interviews in the film have provided fans with incredible insight into Cobain's life, featuring words from all the key figures like Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic, and his parents. Included in this book are extended versions of these interviews, giving unbridled vision into his life and work, told by the people who knew him best.Accompanying these interviews are some incredible and often never-before-seen visuals including animation stills from the films, personal art, candid photography and other treasures from his personal archive. Looking at these visuals, readers will find a true sense of the tortured genius, the artist who achieved enormous success and almost demi-god status yet still struggled with his personal, all-too-human demons. Since Cobain's tragic death, fans have been left with nothing but his music and an overwhelming amount of press rumours and cinema speculation. Now, Cobain: Montage Of Heck and the accompanying documentary provides the most definitive insight into the real man behind the musical legend.For nearly everyone who is interested in popular music, this book is absolutely fascinating. Cobain's boundary-pushing art has almost been overshadowed by rumour, but this book thankfully restores both to their rightful place, setting examples of his boundless creativity alongside authorised truths from the people who knew him intimately. Cobain: Montage Of Heck is sure to be seen as a true classic of rock biography. / Livre

Pat Metheny is one of the most critically acclaimed commercially successful and musically significant artists of the last 50 years. He has not only revolutionized his instrument but also changed the face of jazz itself.In 2007 composer arranger and performer Richard Niles wrote and produced a three-part series of in-depth interviews for the BBC titled Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life. This book is comprised of these never-before-printed interviews and discussions with Metheny whom Niles has known and worked with since 1974. In this series of intimate in-depth interviews Methenyreveals why he was driven toward music with astratospheric drive and dedicationuncovers the inner workings of his creative mind showing step by step how he set and achieved each of his own demanding goalsdescribes his methodology as a guitarist improviser and composerdemonstrates his concepts and methodologies on the guitar. Niles has transcribed these unique musical performances for the book.Some of Metheny's closest colleagues including Lyle Mays Gary Burton Jack DeJohnette John Patitucci Metheny's brother Mike and the late Michael Brecker have contributed to the book which also includes numerous photographs and a discography.

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.

All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors-Offering a fresh perspective on one of the most prolific and well-loved catalogs of songs in the rock 'n' roll canon Fleetwood Mac FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors digs deeper than your average music compendium and sidesteps the tediousness of most generalized band histories. Professional yet playful the book's most unique feature is its structure: a hybrid of historical breakdowns Q

Few composers since the mid-twentieth century have escaped Mahler's influence. This book is the first discussion of Mahler's ten completed symphonies to offer music lovers a comprehensive overview of the music as it strikes today's listeners. The book caters to the novice as well as the expert as David Hurwitz describes what the listener will hear section by section. He explains how each work is arranged how the various parts relate to one another and how one work leads to the next. The emphasis throughout is on the experience of listening and how each symphony embodies Mahler's dictum that the symphony 'must embrace the world. It must contain everything'. Hurwitz describes the emotional extravagance that lies at the root of Mahler's popularity the consistency of his symphonic thinking and his dazzling and revolutionary use of orchestral instruments to create an expressive musical language that is varied in content and immediate in impact.

Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s – including 1999 Purple Rain and Sign of the Times– he turned his attention to redefining his role in the music industry changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol declaring war on his record label Warner Bros. and leading the internet revolution. His subsequentcareer has had many ups and downs but he remains a major commercial and artistic force as evidenced by his ability to sell out the O2 Arena in London for 21 nights in succession in 2007. In 2010 he announced that the internetwas “over” and released his latest album 20Ten as a free cover-mounted CD with several European publications. Prince: Chaos Disorder and Revolution is an authoritative chronicle of one of popularmusic's true mavericks. Covering every album every movie and every tour it includes profiles of various key collaborators assesses the artist's various business dealings and details his many and varied side projects –on stage on record on screen and beyond.

Le Sfere (45). Par POUSSEUR HENRI. Teorico e compositore della Nuova musica esplosa in Europa negli anni Cinquanta del secolo scorso, Henri Pousseur propone in questo libro quattordici suoi scritti datati tra gli anni '50 e '80 mai tradotti in Italia. Con una prefazione di Michel Butor che ripercorre con precisa intelligenza critica la vita musicale e culturale, quindi lo stesso impegno sociale di Pousseur, il libro è di sorprendente attualità./ Livre / Biographie

Ce livre compile de magnifiques photos de Led Zep à leur apogée.Retrouvez la plus spectaculaire collection de photos jamais prises de Led Zeppelin. Personne d'autres n'a mieux réussi à capter le romantisme et le mystique du groupe que le photographe américain Neal Preston.De superbes clichés de Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones et John Bonham, coté court et coté jardin.Ce superbe livre est un très beau cadeau pour tout fan de Led Zep ou pour tout photographe amoureux de la belle photo. / Livre

Qui est Jacques Douai ?

Jacques Douai est un chanteur français. De son vrai nom Gaston Tanchon, il est né le 20 décembre 1920 à Douai (d?où il tirera son nom de scène). Il est mort le 7 août 2004 à Paris. Il était surnommé « le troubadour des temps modernes ».
Il a chanté Prévert, Aragon, Ferré, Trenet, Max Jacob, Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel... mais aussi des poètes du Moyen Âge comme Chrétien de Troyes, Rutebeuf ou François Villon. Il a été le premier interprète masculin de la chanson Les Feuilles mortes de Prévert et Kosma en 1947. Il a reçu le grand prix de l?Académie Charles-Cros à plusieurs reprises : 1955, 1962, 1968.


Le Livre - Une biographie - toute une époque

Jacques Douai a été un artiste prestigieux à l?écart du grand public et des médias. Son immense talent d?interprète de la chanson poétique n?a d?égal que la détermination tenace du militant culturel. Sa carrière, étalée sur la seconde partie du siècle écoulé, a commencé au cabaret : Chez Pomme, au Quod Libet, à La Rose Rouge, à L?Échelle de Jacob, Chez Solange, à La Reine Blanche, au Club du Vieux-Colombier... et dans de nombreux autres lieux dont les plus connus préfigurent l?âge d?or de la chanson. Puis la scène, le disque et la culture populaire se succèdent pour cet animateur inlassable d?une prophétique civilisation des loisirs.
Inspiré de Jules Ferry et des grands humanistes de son parcours, il a porté le chant des poètes à toutes les sensibilités. Il a été l?ambassadeur de la chanson francophone sous toutes les latitudes avant de créer, avec Thérèse Palau, le Ballet national populaire de danses françaises puis le Théâtre populaire de la chanson, enfin, avec Ethery Pagava, l?admirable et généreux théâtre du Jardin.
Cet ouvrage veut ainsi répondre à un devoir de mémoire et d?amitié. L?aventure humaine et artistique de Jacques Douai doit échapper à l?indifférence et à l?oubli. Elle témoigne de grandes et belles heures de notre patrimoine.

Préfaces : Edgar Morin / Georges Moustaki
Illustration de couverture : José Corréa

Livre illustré de photos / Variété / Livre /