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The story of Motown The story of Motown Peter Benjaminson Motown was part of growing up in the 1960's and 70's. An amazing number of well-known stars worked for Motown: Diana Ross and the Supremes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Gladys Knight and the Pips… OL13562116W
Hitman Hitman David Foster After almost four decades in the music business, David Foster--producer, arranger, songwriter, performer--relates his compelling and outspoken memoir, describing the delicate balancing act between ar… OL13604561W
Por amor a la música Por amor a la música Kike Santander The award-winning Colombian composer, lyricist, and arranger, now living in Miami, recounts his early years in Cali, his attraction to both medicine and music, and other highlights of his professiona… OL13748186W
Life and Def Life and Def Russell Simmons Simmons tells the story of the founding of Def Jam Records and his expansion into television, movies, clothing and more. OL15837773W
Def Jam, Inc Def Jam, Inc Stacy Gueraseva An inside look at the world's largest and most successful hip-hop record label traces the evolution of Def Jam, Inc. from an idea hatched in an NYU dorm room in 1984 to a multibillion-dollar hip-hop … OL15950595W
Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams Chris Roberts In 2003, Pharrell Williams was responsible (performing or producing) for 43 per cent of all the music played on radio across the USA, and 20 per cent in the UK. His prolific and varied collaborations… OL17272633W
Sweet revenge Sweet revenge Tom Bower Simon Cowell has made an international name for himself as the no-holds-barred judge on the television phenomenon American Idol. He's been called mean, arrogant, brash, and unapologetic, but his stin… OL17671766W
A new America A new America Tommy Mottola The legendary music impresario explores and expounds on his lifelong love of Latin music and its ever-growing influence in America, in a book inspired by the HBO documentary "The Latin Explosion." "… OL17885022W
In search of Pharrell Williams In search of Pharrell Williams Lester, Paul (Music journalist) Pharrell Williams is one of the biggest names on today's top 40 charts. He's won eleven Grammys (and immeasurable attention for his Grammys fashion choices), been nominated for an Oscar, and is about… OL17896430W
By love alone By love alone Kathryn Ross "Do a story on Cole Adams, the music producer." Lauren, a music reporter, couldn't believe her ears when the boss gave her the assignment. "It may be my job, but I have to do a story on the e… OL18154326W
Phil Spector Phil Spector Sean MacLeod Musician, songwriter, and producer-- Spector's musical ability and visionary foresight charted the future of popular music and culture of the late twentieth century. He reshaped the business and mark… OL19722123W
Siren song Siren song Seymour Stein Seymour Stein is America's greatest living record man. Not only has he signed and nurtured more important artists than anyone alive, now sixty years in the game, he's still the hippest label head, tr… OL19745363W
Days like this Days like this J. Torres,Scott Chantler In the early 1960s, Anna Solomon, recently divorced from a music mogul, decides to start her own record label. The first act she signs is Tina & the Tiaras. Add one talented song writer named Karen S… OL19923625W
Creation stories Creation stories Alan McGee Alan McGee's role in shaping British musical culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records he brought us the bands that defined an era. A charismatic Gla… OL19984935W
Ralph Peer and the making of popular roots music Ralph Peer and the making of popular roots music Barry Mazor The first biography of Ralph Peer, the adventurous A&R man and music publisher who changed the breadth and flavor of popular music in the United States and around the world, a man who was crucial in … OL19993077W
How music dies (or lives) How music dies (or lives) Ian Brennan All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to … OL20028098W
The keys The keys DJ Khaled The hip-hop impresario and social-media guru presents a collection of motivational success strategies based on his "keys" video posts and drawing from his personal experiences, sharing the philosophi… OL20046777W
My British Invasion My British Invasion Harold Bronson 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm OL20221165W
All Things Remembered All Things Remembered C. M. Goldie 1 online resource OL21150345W
Hiro in Exile Hiro in Exile Hiro Igarashi,VERBAL,Nigo 271 pages : 31 cm OL22535759W
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