Music audiobooks

Frankencrayon

By: Michael Hall

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Ingenuity and surprise rule in this funny and colorful companion to Red: A Crayon’s Story written and illustrated by Michael Hall, the New York Times–bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo.The crayons are ready to tell the thrilling tale of Frankencrayon. The costumes are made, the roles are cast, the pages are all set—but then disaster... Read more

Wenn ich fröhlich bin

By: Ulrich Maske

Narrated by: Bettina Göschl

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Die fröhlichen Spiel- und Bewegungslieder bekannter Kinderliedermacher gehen nicht nur ins Ohr, sondern auch in die Beine. Mal laut, mal leise, mal schwungvoll, mal ruhig fördern sie Körpergefühl, Koordination, Spracherwerb und Rhythmik und machen nicht nur kleinen Leuten großen Spaß. Beim Katzentatzentanz und auf der Löwenmonstermärchenparty... Read more

aufwärts - Abridged

By: Jana Highholder & Christoph Wittelsbürger

Narrated by: Jana Highholder

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das Leben bietet so viel mehr. Wenn Texte widerspiegeln, dass sich kämpfen lohnt, dann bekommt Hoffnung eine Gestalt. Wenn Vertrauen Versmaße sprengt, dann bricht Glaube alle selbst gesteckten Grenzen. Wo Freude überquillt, da wächst Stärke. Und wo ein Wille ist, da ist auch Leben. Wer sich auf die Gedanken der Poetry-Slammerin Jana Highholder... Read more

In It for the Long Run

By: Jim Rooney

Narrated by: Jim Rooney

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the Hank Williams and Leadbelly recordings he heard as a teenager growing up outside of Boston, Jim Rooney began a musical journey that intersected with some of the biggest names in American music, including Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Bill Monroe, Muddy Waters, and Alison Krauss. In It for the Long Run: A Musical Odyssey is Rooney’s... Read more

BeatlesTalk

By: SpeechWorks

Narrated by: SpeechWorks

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

BeatlesTalk traces the historic odyssey of the Fab Four, beginning in England, 1963 with the conquest of their own country, leading to a successful invasion of America. Topics include their haircuts and how they named the group, comments on their pending trips to America, President Johnson, songwriting, and their reaction to fame and money. This... Read more

Mississippi - Songs Along the Road

By: Richie Arndt

Narrated by: Richie Arndt

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Mississippi Songs along the road 11 1/2 Welthits und ein Reisebericht Im Frühjahr 2015 erhält der ostwestfälische Musiker Richie Arndt den Blues in Germany Award 2014 als bester zeitgenössischer Bluesmusiker Deutschlands und liefert damit die perfekte Stilschublade für Presseberichte und Interviews Read more

VIP: I'm With the Band

By: Jen Calonita

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old Mackenzie "Mac" Lowell's dreams are about to come true. Thanks to her mom scoring the coolest job EVER, Mac is going from boy band fanatic to official tour member of her favorite group, Perfect Storm. Thankfully she's brought along her journal so she can record every moment, every breath, and every one of lead singer Zander... Read more

We Bombed in New London

By: Brian Gari

Narrated by: Brian Gari

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

We Bombed in New London tells the true story of one man’s tenacious plight to get his musical mounted. From its romantic inception to its eventual demise and then the score’s resurrection in cabarets and recordings, this book takes you on a journey through the ups and downs of the theatrical world with all its excitement, disappointment,... Read more

Over the Top and Back

By: Sir Tom Jones

Narrated by: Jonathan Pryce

Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited autobiography of legendary singer Tom Jones, following six decades of unparalleled experiences in the spotlight to coincide with his 75th birthday.

Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but... Read more

Boys in the Trees

By: Carly Simon

Narrated by: Carly Simon

Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top... Read more

Jerry on Jerry

By: author

Narrated by: Jerry Garcia

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

These never-before-published interviews with Jerry Garcia reveal his thoughts on religion, politics, his personal life, and his creative process. Jerry on Jerry provides new insight into the beloved frontman of the Grateful Dead in time for the 50th Anniversary of the band.

Released by the Jerry Garcia Family and made available to the public for... Read more

Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes

By: Huey Morgan

Narrated by: Huey Morgan

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers... Read more

The Van Cliburn Story

By: Howard Reich

Narrated by: Tom Taylorson

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

When a lanky, unpretentious, incredibly gifted, twenty-three-year-old Texan took Moscow by musical storm in 1958, it launched a sensational career that began at the age of thirteen and was to span over four decades. At the height of the Cold War, this friendly, open-hearted pianist enchanted the hearts of Americans and Russians alike with... Read more

Music Class Today!

By: David Weinstone

Narrated by: David Weinstone

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Hooray!
Music class is underway!

As soon as the teacher starts to play his guitar and sing, the kids are whirling and twirling and having a blast. But for one hesitant little music maker, it is all a bit overwhelming at first. This song is a reassuring story about the courage it sometimes takes to try something new will resonate with children... Read more

This Is All a Dream We Dreamed

By: Blair Jackson & David Gans

Narrated by: Holter Graham, Fred Berman, Oliver Wyman, Arthu...

Length: 17 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Dead, Blair Jackson and David Gans, reveal the band’s story through the words of its members, their creative collaborators and peers, and a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a seamless oral tapestry. Capturing the ebullient... Read more

Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll

By: Peter Guralnick

Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell

Length: 29 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records.

The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee... Read more

Adrenalized

By: Phil Collen

Narrated by: Steve West

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A revelatory, redemptive, and “wild...juicy” (Rolling Stone) memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard—the first ever written by one of its members—chronicling the band’s extraordinary rise to superstardom and how they maintained it for three decades.

Meet Phil Collen. You may know him as the lead guitarist in Def... Read more

Becoming Beyoncé

By: J. Randy Taraborrelli

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 19 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The first comprehensive biography ever published about America's favorite living pop icon, Beyonce, from New York Times bestselling biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli.

Beyonce Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft through her teenage years until, at the age of... Read more

Sinatra

By: James Kaplan

Narrated by: Donald Corren

Length: 40 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Just in time for the Chairman’s centennial, the endlessly absorbing sequel to James Kaplan’s bestselling Frank: The Voice—which completes the definitive biography that Frank Sinatra, justly termed the “Entertainer of the Century,” deserves and requires. Like Peter Guralnick on Elvis, Kaplan goes behind the legend to give us the man in full, in... Read more

Mano aitvaras skraido

By: Vytė Nemunėlis

Narrated by: Kristina Stanké & Alexandre Stanké

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Albumas "Mano aitvaras skraido" alsuoja gera nuotaika ir energija, švelnumu ir paprastumu, jaunyste ir svajonėmis. Kristina ir jos bičiulės mus kviečia į nuostabų, melodingą kompozitoriaus Aleksandro Stankevičiaus pasaulį. Tai draugystės ir dainavimo džiaugsmo šventė. Presented in Lithuanian (one of the oldest languages still spoken in the... Read more

The Best Man

By: Gore Vidal

Narrated by: Terrence Currier, Johnny Holliday, Naomi Jacobs...

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This darkly satirical drama by Gore Vidal finds two presidential contenders seeking the endorsement of an aging ex-president, and explores how personal agendas can change the course of a nation's destiny. The political intrigues rampant in Vidal's 1960 setting are strangely similar what is going on today. Includes an interview with actors Fred... Read more

Where I Belong

By: Alan Doyle

Narrated by: Alan Doyle

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the lead singer of the band Great Big Sea comes a lyrical and captivating musical memoir about growing up in the tiny fishing village of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, and then taking to the world stage.

     Singer-songwriter and front man of the great Canadian band Great Big Sea, Alan Doyle is also a lyrical storyteller and a creative force.... Read more

The Dresden Manuscripts

By: David Wilson

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating journey to rediscover the music of a composer who was lauded in his day yet forgotten soon after, The Dresden Manuscripts chronicles David Wilson’s thirty-year quest to locate, reconstruct, and perform the music of Johann Adolf Hasse, a composer who, along with his equally famous wife, mezzo-soprano Faustina Bordoni, had close... Read more

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink

By: Elvis Costello

Narrated by: Elvis Costello

Length: 18 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect gift for music lovers and Elvis Costello fans, telling the story behind Elvis Costello’s legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs. 

Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink provides readers with a master’s catalogue of a lifetime of great music. Costello reveals the process behind writing and recording legendary albums like My... Read more