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Philip Lambert. To Broadway, To Life!: The Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick (Broadway Legacies)

Publisher:
Year:2010
Pages:384
ISBN:0195390075

In fourteen years of collaboration, composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick wrote seven of Broadway's most beloved and memorable musicals together, most famously Fiddler on the Roof (1964), but also the enduring audience favorite She Loves Me (1963), and the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Fiorello! (1959). With their charm, humor, and boundless musical invention, their musicals have won eighteen Tony Awards and continue to capture the imaginations of millions around the world. To Broadway, To Life!: The Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick is the first complete book about these creative figures, one of Broadway's most important songwriting teams. Drawing from extensive archival sources, and from personal interviews and communications with Bock and Harnick themselves and their most ...

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Michael Bolton. The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life

Publisher:Sphere
Year:2013
Pages:384
ISBN:978-0-7515-5057-3

After four decades in the music industry, Michael Bolton has become one the most successful musicians of our time. "The Soul of It All: My Music, My Life" is his backstage pass into his life lived thus far-into the venues, busses, limos, and hotel rooms of stardom, and finally into his home and heart. His story will go long and dive deep, not only into his self-proclaimed "vagabond vampire" life, but also into the belly of the beast that is the music industry, with its joys, follies, and torments. From a 14 year old kid performing in dive bars in his hometown of New Haven, CT, to struggling to provide for his wife and kids, to finally breaking through with the Soul Provider album, and going on to sell more than 53 million albums and singles worldwide, Bolton has fought for and earned ...

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Timothy White. Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor: His Life and Music

Publisher:Omnibus Press
Year:2011
Pages:432
ISBN:978-1-84938-773-6

From "The Beatles" patronage of his 1968 debut album to his Grammy awards for Hourglass, James Taylor has remained a universally acclaimed songwriter of effortless eloquence and power. In this major biography, the late Timothy White explores the myths and reality behind the personal journey of legendary singer. White examines the roots of Taylor's anguish, and his recurring problems with heroin and alcohol. There is an epic family history, an exploration of the stories behind "Fire and Rain", and a frank account of the artist's time spent at Apple Records and Warner Brothers. With contributions from Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Sting, the Taylor family and many other key figures, this edition is destined to become the definitive biography of the troubled hero. There is also an epilogue ...

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Rikky Rooksby. Complete Guide to the Music of Fleetwood Mac (Complete Guide to the Music of...)

Publisher:
Year:2004
Pages:125
ISBN:1844494276

Book DescriptionClassic guides to the music of the world?s best-known acts. Written by experts, each book examines every song in a given artist?s recorded repertoire, making it an invaluable guide for collectors and fans alike.