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In the US, hip hop reigns as the genre that influences every aspect of our culture. From fashion to film, the dominance of this prolific sound can be traced back to one year—1988. From Public Enemy to The Fresh Prince, these twelve months gave rise to the superstars and styles that still resonate in songs released today. Through the unique perspective and personal experiences of Will Smith, Class of ’88 reveals the milestone moments, albums and artists that inspired a sonic evolution and secured 1988 as hip hop’s most important year.

Alice Cooper is an American rock star whose career has spanned more than four decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, boa constrictors and baby dolls, Cooper has pioneered a grandly theatrical and violent brand of hard rock designed to shock.

Music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead...

Entertaining, crazy, and hilarious stories from Scott Ian of Anthrax Scott Ian, famous for cofounding legendary thrash metal band Anthrax and only slightly less so for his iconic beard, has done and seen a lot in his decades of touring. Those of you who have read Scott's memoir I'm the Man may...

No Beethoven chronicles the life and times of drummer Peter Erskine, with the legendary band Weather Report being the nexus to this firsthand account. Erskine was in the midst of the modern American jazz music scene as it underwent its most dynamic change. Peter Erskine is a musician of his times with incredibly rich stories to tell in this autobiography.

Sophia Chang is a badass of the music industry. As the daughter of Korean immigrants in predominantly white suburban Vancouver, she grew up shunning the “model minority” myth. Armed with a fierce sense of independence, she moved to New York City and infiltrated the world of hip-hop, yet remained mostly in the shadows of the artists she supported. With her debut memoir, Sophia Chang is finally ready to grab the mic for herself.

Growing up, Rich Hall aspired to be a writer, and after school he trained to be a journalist. But after a stint at the Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee, he found himself trying to impress a girl by doing a one-man show in a state university campus in Kansas, armed with a bucket, a loudhailer and some dog biscuits. It wasn't exactly a triumph, and he didn't get the girl, but he had found his true calling. Nailing It is a collection of true stories from both Hall's professional and personal life where he really had to nail it.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Musikalisches Ausnahmetalent. Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zum bis heute weltweit einzigartigen Komponisten Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) zeigt seine außergewöhnliche Begabung bereits als Kind, als ihm sein Vater, ein renommierter Geiger, zusammen mit seiner Schwester Musikunterricht erteilt.

Zarah Leander gilt als berühmtester und umstrittenster weiblicher UFA-Star der 40er Jahre. Sie spielte in einer Vielzahl deutscher Filmproduktionen aus Nazi-Deutschland, doch es ist vor allem ihre einzigartige, rauhe Stimme, die bis heute Erinnerungen weckt...

The women of the iconic eighties band the Go-Go’s will always be remembered as they appeared on the back of their debut record: sunny, smiling, each soaking in her own private bubble bath with chocolates and champagne. The photo is a perfect tribute to the fun, irreverent brand of pop music...

Chilly Gonzales is one of the most exciting Musicians of our times. Worldwide he fills concert halls, singing in slippers and bathrobe. His piano play changes between jazz and neo classics as he represents a rapper's attitude. In his audio book about Enya he asks himself: Does music has to be smart or should it touch the heart? Ones opinion about Enya, the woman with the voice of an angel, who awarded uncountable golden records, might differ. Chilly Gonzales is absolutely thrilled by the gentle sounds of the mysterious musician.

An exuberant, uniquely accessible, beautifully illustrated look inside the enigmatic art and craft of conducting, from a celebrated conductor whose international career has spanned half a century. John Mauceri brings a lifetime of experience to bear in an unprecedented, hugely informative...

Diane Vanette’s Cherry Sisters Music City tells of the three women who became this famous team and have remained lifelong friends. These are the behind the scenes stories of Nashville’s recording studios, the owners, producers, technicians and the development of the Unions that would assure benefits to these independent contractors who made the world’s music. And it shares the near launch of The Cherry Sisters as a front of the stage starring band.

Few people knew that Freddie Mercury kept a diary. When he died in 1991, he left behind seventeen handwritten notebooks chronicling his life and times, which he had begun to write in 1976 when Queen were at the height of their global fame. His final entry was made just weeks before his death. Only four of his nearest and dearest ever knew what became of those diaries. To one of them, Freddie secretly entrusted the collection just before he died. A mind-blowing listen, they constitute the closest thing to a Freddie Mercury autobiography that the world will ever know.

Here is the Whitney only family would know.... Somewhere outside the glare of the concert spotlights...behind the tawdry entertainment news headlines...beyond the crush of the scandal-seeking paparazzi...lies the truth about Whitney Houston. And few individuals are better qualified to show us that complicated, funny, generous, troubled, extremely loyal Whitney than the friend she called "brother", Bebe Winans.

A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recording artist behind hits like “Leave (Get Out),” “Too Little, Too Late”, and the Grammy Award-winning "Say So" Signed to a major recording deal at just 12 years old, JoJo catapulted to the top...

In this fearless and hilarious memoir, legendary trumpeter Mark Gould, former co-principal trumpet of the Met Orchestra for nearly three decades, takes listeners behind the gold-leaf curtain of the world’s most secretive opera house. With sharp wit and total honesty, Gould reveals what it’s really like to spend 29 years buried beneath the stage in the biggest opera house on earth—sharing tight quarters with world-famous singers, unpredictable conductors, and a brass section built on equal parts brilliance and chaos.

Crafting smash hits with Van Halen, the Doobie Brothers, Nicolette Larson, and Van Morrison, legendary music producer Ted Templeman changed the course of rock history.

Now in paperback, Christopher Ciccone’s “breathless tell-all” (Time) based on his fortyseven years of growing up with, working with, and understanding one of the most famous women of our time—Madonna. Only Christopher can tell the full scale, riveting untold story behind the woman who...

A leading music journalist’s riveting chronicle of how beloved band Pearl Jam shaped the times, and how their legacy and longevity have transcended generations. Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut album, Ten, they have sold 85M+...