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Alfred Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe.
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Alfred Who Were the Beatles?
Readers will learn about their Liverpudlian childhoods, their first forays into rock music, what Beatlemania was like, and why they broke up. It's all here in an easy-to-read narrative with plenty of black-and-white illustrations!
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Hal Leonard ABBA: The Complete Guide To Their Music
The indispensable consumers guide to the music of Abba. An album by album, track by track, examination of every song released by Abba, from Ring Ring in 1973 to The Visitors eight years later. Includes sections on compilations, live recordi...
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Hal Leonard Life On Tour With David Bowie: We Can Be Heroes
In 1978, Sean Mayes toured the world with David Bowie. Traveling first class and performing each night with one of the worlds greatest rock stars at the height of his fame was an amazing experience. Fortunately, Sean had the foresight to do...
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Hal Leonard This Is Spinal Tap (Music on Film Series)
in 1984, four comedians Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, and Harry Shearer unleashed This Is Spinal Tap, the world's first mock-rockumentary and a joke that has lasted into the 21st century and inspired a generation of imitati...
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Hal Leonard West Side Story (Music on Film Series)
On the brink of celebrating its 50th anniversary, West Side Story remains one of the classic motion pictures of the musical genre. A joint collaboration between directors Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, it won 10 Academy Awards and produced...
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Hal Leonard Bob Marley - The Stories Behind Every Song
Reggae superstar Bob Marley died 30 years ago, and this Behind the Songs compilation pays tribute to his musical legacy. Written by Maureen Sheridan a writer and editor for Billboard it features specially conducted interviews with Rita Marl...
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Hal Leonard Chicken Soup for the Soul-The Story Behind the Song
Recounts the exclusive, personal stories behind 101 of your favorite songs, from artists including Barry Manilow, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Paul Anka, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis, Kanye West, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Smokey Robi...
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Hal Leonard If You Like Metallica...
In hard rock history, there is the time before Metallica and there is everything that has come since: metal, punk, industrial, grunge, alternative all of it absorbed, transformed, and reinvented by the band that, for decades, has ruled as b...
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Alfred The Rough Guide to The Velvet Underground
Sporting shades and feedback-heavy sounds, the Velvets straddled art and rock, changing popular music forever, and sowing the seeds for punk, grunge, and thousands of countercultural four-chord wonders. The Rough Guide to The Velvet Undergr...
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Alfred The Rough Guide to Film Musicals
The perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin' in the Rain and West Side St...
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Alfred The Rough Guide to The Rolling Stones
Still going strong after four decades, The Rolling Stones are the ultimate rock band. The Rough Guide to The Rolling Stones explores every aspect of the music, and charts how Mick, Keith and the boys invented rock stardom. The Story: From t...
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Alfred The Rough Guide to Nirvana
The Rough Guide to Nirvana uncovers the magic and tragedy of this iconic 90s grunge band - from small-town gigs to the last days of Kurt Cobain, delve into the story of the life and afterlife of this extraordinary, all too short-lived group...
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Alfred The Rough Guide to Jimi Hendrix
The Rough Guide to Jimi Hendrix is a thorough reference book about the life and music of the greatest rock guitarist of all time. It covers all the key events throughout his metamorphosis; from a misfit youngster growing up in poverty to hi...
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