Music audiobooks

Queen of Bebop

By: Elaine M. Hayes

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Queen of Bebop brilliantly chronicles the life of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century and a pioneer of women’s and civil rights.Sarah Vaughan, a pivotal figure in the formation of bebop, influenced a broad array of singers who followed in her wake, yet the breadth and depth of... Read more

The Spree of ’83

By: Freddy Powers & Catherine Powers

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Carrington MacDuffie, Donald Corren...

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Los Angeles Times affectionately referred to Freddy Powers as the “Ol’ Blue Eyes of Country Music,” and wrote that if you were to “ask country superstars Willie Nelson, George Jones, or Merle Haggard (they’ll) … tell you that he’s one of country music’s best-kept secrets.” The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame inductee has been to the top of... Read more

Madeline Kahn

By: William V. Madison & Valerie Smaldone

Narrated by: Valerie Smaldone

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Valerie Smaldone gives listeners a fascinating look at the life and career of Tony and Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated actress and comedian Madeline Kahn. In speaking with William V. Madison, author of Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life, Smaldone paints a portrait of a complex woman who was intensely private and brought larger-than-life... Read more

Toscanini

By: Harvey Sachs

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 40 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

During a sixty-eight year career, conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957) was famed for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, and impassioned performances. At various times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the NBC Symphony, and the Bayreuth, Salzburg, and Lucerne festivals. His... Read more

Lieber, guter Weihnachtsmann - Abridged

By: Ulrich Maske

Narrated by: Ulrich Maske

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die schönsten Advents- und Weihnachtslieder zur besinnlichsten Zeit des Jahres - zusammengestellt von Ulrich Maske Inhalt: Hört das Lied der Sternensänger • In dulcio jubilo • Kling, Glöckchen, kling • Wiegenlied für das Jesuskind • Nussknacker • Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen • Bleibet wach • Lieber, guter... Read more

Lieber, guter Weihnachtsmann - Abridged

By: author

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die schönsten Advents- und Weihnachtslieder zur besinnlichsten Zeit des Jahres - zusammengestellt von Ulrich Maske Inhalt: Hört das Lied der Sternensänger • In dulcio jubilo • Kling, Glöckchen, kling • Wiegenlied für das Jesuskind • Nussknacker • Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen • Bleibet wach • Lieber, guter... Read more

Classical Hits for Children - Abridged

By: Marko Simsa

Narrated by: Marko Simsa

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An ideal concert for fans of classical music or for anyone who would like to become one! Marko Simsa, the "king of concerts for children" (FONO FORUM), presents "Classical Hits for Children", a varied selection of 23 pieces of classical music by famous composers. Each piece is introduced in a fun and easy way by the actor Howard Nightingall. For... Read more

The Virginia cavern that can play the Moonlight Sonata

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, this year marks the 60th anniversary of “The Great Stalacpipe Organ,” the largest musical instrument in the world, built into Virginia’s Luray Caverns. Read more

Runnin' with the Devil

By: Noel Monk & Joe Layden

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music.Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world had ever seen—their mythos an epic party, a sweaty,... Read more

Grown-Up Anger

By: Daniel Wolff

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A tour de force of storytelling years in the making: a dual biography of two of the greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, that is also a murder mystery and a history of labor relations and socialism, big business and greed in twentieth-century America—woven together in one epic saga that holds meaning for all working Americans... Read more

The Show That Never Ends

By: David Weigel

Narrated by: Rudy Sanda

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The Show That Never Ends is the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive (“prog”) rock, epitomized by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and Emerson Lake & Palmer, and their successors Rush, Styx, and Asia.



With inside access to all the key figures, Washington Post... Read more

Brad Lansky and the Result War

By: J.D. Venne

Narrated by: Dieter Zimmermann, Jeremy Crutchley, Jennifer B...

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Rogue Planet missed Earth by a few thousand kilometers and quickly receded into the blackness of space.The Sleepers, the smartest form of biological life ever encountered, showed no interest in Earth and shunned all communication, even with GAIA. The massive object deflected Earth inward, toward the Sun.Earth’s new orbit is elliptical - a... Read more

Märchenhafte Klassik-Hits

By: Marko Simsa

Narrated by: Marko Simsa

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Marko Simsa hat die bekanntesten und beliebtesten Ballettmusiken und Konzerte sorgsam ausgewählt und stellt sie kindgerecht vor. Fröhliche Klänge erzählen von goldenen Feen und schelmischen Kobolden, spannend geht es in der Höhle des Bergkönigs zu und verträumt bei verzauberten Schwänen und verwunschenen Prinzessinnen. Ganz nebenbei kann man... Read more

Joseph Haydn für Kinder

By: Marko Simsa

Narrated by: Marko Simsa

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In dieser liebevoll gestalteten Geschenkausgabe entführt Marko Simsa spielerisch und humorvoll in das spannende Werk des Komponisten Joseph Haydn und fordert in "Paukenschlag und Kaiserlied" Groß und Klein zum Tanzen, Singen und Musizieren auf. Die "Haydn-Hits für Kinder" bieten eine abwechslungsreiche Sammlung mit den schönsten Sinfonien und... Read more

Trouble Boys

By: Bob Mehr

Narrated by: Mary Lucia

Length: 20 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on all-new interviews and including 72 rare photos, Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements is the definitive boigraphy of one of the last great rock 'n' roll bands of the twentieth century. Written with the participation of the group's key members, including reclusive singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, and... Read more

Who Is Bruce Springsteen?

By: Stephanie Sabol

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Not only was Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA," he has risen to become a twenty-time Grammy winner and American icon.

Bruce Springsteen grew up in a blue-collar New Jersey town, where his parents struggled to make ends meet. Bruce didn't fit in at school but found solace in rock and roll and playing guitar. After the breakup of a local band... Read more

Never Say No To A Rock Star

By: Glenn Berger

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1974, at the age of seventeen, author Glenn Berger served as "schlepper" and apprentice to the legendary recording engineer Phil Ramone at New York City's A&R Studios, and was witness to music history on an almost daily and nightly basis as pop and rock icons such as Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach, Bette... Read more

Who is Stevie Wonder?

By: Jim Gigliotti

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover more about Stevie Wonder, the music prodigy whose awards include 25 Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Stevie Wonder is one of the most successful singer-songwriter-musicians of our time. Signing his first record deal when he was only eleven, he had his first No.1 hit when he was thirteen. Since then he has had thirty... Read more

Who Are the Rolling Stones?

By: Dana Meachen Rau

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Follow the bad boys of rock and roll from their beginnings in London to their unparalleled success around the world.

Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues and blended it into rock and roll to create their own unique sound. Decades later, they are still hard at work, recording and playing live to massive... Read more

The Holy or the Broken

By: Alan Light

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Today, “Hallelujah” is one of the most-performed rock songs in history. It has become a staple of movies and television shows as diverse as Shrek and The West Wing, of tribute videos and telethons. It has been covered by hundreds of artists, including Bob Dylan, U2, Justin Timberlake, and k.d. lang, and it is played every year at countless... Read more

Who is Dolly Parton?

By: True Kelley

Narrated by: Dorothy Dillingham Blue

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose "Imagination... Read more

Who Was Bob Marley?

By: Katie Ellison

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Get Up, Stand Up! for the king of reggae music!

Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread the gospel of reggae music around the globe.... Read more

How To Audition For A Musical

By: HowExpert

Narrated by: Warren Brownley

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to know the secrets of those who succeed in musical theater, then check out this How to Audition for a Musical guide.In this step-by-step guide, you will learn not only the basic but improvement tips as well to surpass musical theater auditions. Learn the basics of good singing dancing and acting Know how to audition well and come... Read more

Unti Bob Weir Memoir

By: Bob Weir

Narrated by: TBD

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

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