Composers & Musicians

Herbert von Karajan emerged after World War II as the most important conductor of his generation. In 1955 he became conductor-for-life of the Berlin Philharmonic and the following year became director of the Vienna State Opera. He made frequent international

Encyclopedic and exhaustive, this guide to the more than 500 songs Bob Dylan has covered, in concert or on record, details the history of each song and offers an explanation of how he came to perform them. His masterful interpretations range from the more

Focusing on key elements surrounding a group that stands alongside legends such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin, this book reveals the phenomenon that is AC/DC. Covering past and present members, songs, gigs, events, albums, bootlegs, producers,

For the first time, delve inside the head of a professional Australian touring musician signed to a major American record label. Read about what it's really like, on a day-by-day basis, to live a life of music and creation, love and sex, drugs and alcohol,

The vibrant performing career of the legendary pianist

Tenor sax man John Barrow has played and recorded with world name artists. This is the tale of his stroll through the labyrinth of dreams that is the pop industry.

Someone Out There is Listening tells the story of Eddie Hazell, a jazz guitar player and vocalist with a unique style unmatched in the last half century. Hazell had a combination of good looks, skills, and style. He was a '50s guy - heady, hopeful,

In a sprawling parable of ambition, sex, and betrayal, "The Supremes" delivers the definitive story of the most successful female vocal group of all time.

In the months before she died, Florence Ballard, the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history-the Supremes-told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape, Flo shed light on all areas of her life, including the surprising

The first modern biography of this virtuosic pianist and composer available in English