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The Wonder of Stevie
- By: Wesley Morris
- Narrated by: Wesley Morris, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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For the first time, uncover the untold story of an extraordinary artistic journey that shaped the greatest creative era in popular music history.
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Good but not great
- By Anonymous User on 09-14-24
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The Wonder of Stevie
- Narrated by: Wesley Morris, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Questlove, Dionne Warwick, Janelle Monáe, Smokey Robinson, Babyface, Ray Parker Jr., Deniece Williams, full cast
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 09-12-24
- Language: English
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For the first time, uncover the untold story of an extraordinary artistic journey that shaped the greatest creative era in popular music history.
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Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall
- By: Christophe Lebold
- Narrated by: Vlasta Vrana
- Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins
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After more than two decades of research and travels, Christophe Lebold, who befriended the poet and spent time with him in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohen’s life and art.
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Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall
- Narrated by: Vlasta Vrana
- Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 09-03-24
- Language: English
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After more than two decades of research and travels, Christophe Lebold, who befriended the poet and spent time with him in Los Angeles, delivers a stimulating analysis of Cohen’s life and art.
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How Music Works
- By: David Byrne
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman, David Byrne
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological, is now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.
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Kind of all over the place
- By Amazon Customer on 02-17-23
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How Music Works
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman, David Byrne
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-26-22
- Language: English
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David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological, is now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.
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Life in the Fast Lane
- The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
- By: Mick Wall
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....
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Disappointed
- By O'Fallon Doug on 03-20-24
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Life in the Fast Lane
- The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-31-23
- Language: English
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Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....
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Making Rumours
- The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album
- By: Ken Caillat, Steve Stiefel
- Narrated by: Ken Caillat, Fred Berman
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for 31 weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy....
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Caillat Cursed With Perfect Memory
- By Private. on 02-05-13
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Making Rumours
- The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album
- Narrated by: Ken Caillat, Fred Berman
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-01-13
- Language: English
- Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for 31 weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy....
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A Long Strange Trip
- The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
- By: Dennis McNally
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 29 hrs and 25 mins
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From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture....
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Amazing story!
- By Michael Knoll on 11-04-18
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A Long Strange Trip
- The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 29 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 11-28-17
- Language: English
- From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture....
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From Pieces to Weight
- Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens
- By: 50 Cent
- Narrated by: Kris Ex
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens is a violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50 Cent's story but the story of a generation....
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Very insightful
- By steve on 08-18-11
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From Pieces to Weight
- Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens
- Narrated by: Kris Ex
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 08-08-05
- Language: English
- From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens is a violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50 Cent's story but the story of a generation....
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3 Shades of Blue
- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
- By: James Kaplan
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue....
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Superb
- By Claudia I Saldi on 05-14-24
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3 Shades of Blue
- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 03-05-24
- Language: English
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The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue....
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Cocaine and Rhinestones
- A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette
- By: Tyler Mahan Coe
- Narrated by: Tyler Mahan Coe
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
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From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
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Unique, in a good way
- By William P. Warford on 09-17-24
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Cocaine and Rhinestones
- A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette
- Narrated by: Tyler Mahan Coe
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-03-24
- Language: English
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From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music’s legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
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Beatles '66
- The Revolutionary Year
- By: Steve Turner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture....
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Great listen
- By Tad Davis on 07-28-18
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Beatles '66
- The Revolutionary Year
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
- A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture....
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
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An Exciting Opportunity Missed
- By Kindle Customer on 02-02-15
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-14-14
- Language: English
- Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
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Tune In
- The Beatles: All These Years
- By: Mark Lewisohn
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 43 hrs and 43 mins
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Tune In is the first volume of All These Years - a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy....
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Insanely great
- By Tad Davis on 12-17-13
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Tune In
- The Beatles: All These Years
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 43 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-29-13
- Language: English
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Tune In is the first volume of All These Years - a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy....
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
- Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
- By: Lizzy Goodman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston, Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
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In the second half of the 20th century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene....
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Deeply disappointing.
- By ChicagoRob on 01-18-20
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
- Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston, Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-23-17
- Language: English
- In the second half of the 20th century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene....
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- By: Warren Zanes
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
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Much more than a “Making of” story…
- By W. Smith on 05-31-23
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 05-02-23
- Language: English
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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The brilliance of Hanif
- By Anonymous User on 09-18-24
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 11-15-22
- Language: English
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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Icons of Rock
- In Their Own Words
- By: Jenny Boyd
- Narrated by: Jenny Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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A glimpse into the creative power of music.
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Is the integrity and the honesty of the stories.
- By BG Rhule on 03-16-24
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Icons of Rock
- In Their Own Words
- Narrated by: Jenny Boyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 02-21-24
- Language: English
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A glimpse into the creative power of music.
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
- The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
- By: Chris Payne
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Chris Abell
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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An energetic and explosive oral history examining emo’s pop culture takeover from 1999-2008, featuring exclusive interviews with My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump....
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I REALLY Wanted to Like This
- By Fuzz414 on 08-18-23
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
- The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Chris Abell
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 06-06-23
- Language: English
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An energetic and explosive oral history examining emo’s pop culture takeover from 1999-2008, featuring exclusive interviews with My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump....
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Laurel Canyon
- The Inside Story of Life in L.A.'s Legendary Rock and Roll Neighborhood
- By: Michael Walker
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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This is the story of an important period in rock music, but also of the harsher results of the sixties....
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Interesting book. Poor reader.
- By Louise on 09-09-06
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Laurel Canyon
- The Inside Story of Life in L.A.'s Legendary Rock and Roll Neighborhood
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-18-06
- Language: English
- This is the story of an important period in rock music, but also of the harsher results of the sixties....
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Home Before Daylight
- My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead
- By: Steve Parish, Joe Layden - contributor, Bob Weir - foreword
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow, even during his childhood growing up in Flushing Meadow, Queens. Busted as a teenager for selling acid in the summer of 1968, Parish landed in Riker's Island....
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Narrator-Blaa
- By MORGAN NOTEL on 10-06-19
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Home Before Daylight
- My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-01-19
- Language: English
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Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow, even during his childhood growing up in Flushing Meadow, Queens. Busted as a teenager for selling acid in the summer of 1968, Parish landed in Riker's Island....
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Country Music
- A History
- By: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrated by: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
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The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century - based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019....
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Immersed in country music!
- By Lori Hanson on 09-30-19
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Country Music
- A History
- Narrated by: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
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The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century - based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019....
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