Music audiobooks

Extended interview with Wynton Marsalis

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. Read more

This Is Gonna Hurt

By: Nikki Sixx

Narrated by: Nikki Sixx

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This is Gonna Hurt is music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal rock band Mötley Crüe’s and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries. A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs, This is Gonna Hurt is an arresting, deeply personal look through the eyes of a real... Read more

Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

By: Steven Tyler

Narrated by: Jeremy Davidson

Length: 13 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“Steven Tyler is one of the giants of American music, who’s been influential for a whole generation of Rock ’n’ Roll fans around the world. Long May He Rock!”
—Sir Paul McCartneyDoes the Noise in My Head Bother You? is the rock memoir to end all rock memoirs — the straight-up, no-holds-barred story of Grammy Award-winning, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of... Read more

The Ballad of Bob Dylan

By: Daniel Mark Epstein

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 15 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The Ballad of Bob Dylan is a vivid, full-bodied portrait of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century—a man widely regarded as the most important lyricist America has ever produced. Acclaimed poet and biographer Daniel Mark Epstein frames Dylan against the backdrop of four seminal concerts—all of which he attended: Lisner... Read more

Music for the People

By: Gareth Malone

Narrated by: Gareth Malone

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure. ... Read more

Lovesick Blues

By: Paul Hemphill

Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A sickly and awkward boy who turned into a country music legend, Hiram Williams had reinvented himself as Hank Williams and taken to alcohol by the age of 14. He was dead by the age of 29. Here, Paul Hemphill recounts the tortured life and whirlwind career of the hillbilly Shakespeare as only a fellow Southerner can. " . this is the finest work... Read more

Red

By: Sammy Hagar

Narrated by: Scott Shepherd

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Sammy Hagar—legendary lead singer of Van Halen, founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand, and one of rock music’s most notoriously successful performers—tells his unforgettable story in this one-of-a-kind autobiography of a life at the top of the charts. From his decade-long journey alongside Eddie Van Halen to his raucous solo career with... Read more

I See the Rhythm of Gospel

By: Toyomi Igus

Narrated by: Toyomi Igus

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

“We free now, baby,” mama whispers as we bounce and sway with the wagon’s twists and turns over roads of clay through the land that oppressed us to a new world, a brand new day.The dynamic author/illustrator team of Toyomi Igus and Michele Wood has come together again to produce I See the Rhythm of Gospel, a sequel to the Coretta Scott King... Read more

Wofür stehst du? - Abridged

By: Axel Hacke & Giovanni di Lorenzo

Narrated by: Axel Hacke & Giovanni di Lorenzo

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In diesem spannenden Hörbuch treten Axel Hacke und Giovanni di Lorenzo in einen ungewöhnlichen Dialog. Sie erzählen und reflektieren, was im Leben und was in der Gesellschaft wichtig ist. Es geht ihnen nicht um einen allgemeinen Tugendkatalog, wie er neuerdings en vogue ist, sondern um eine Inventur bisheriger Lebensführung, geleitet von den... Read more

Man of Constant Sorrow

By: Ralph Stanley & Eddie Dean

Narrated by: Ed Sala

Length: 18 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In Man of Constant Sorrow, Grammy Award winner Ralph Stanley opens up about his expansive career as an old-time musician. Stanley grew up in the Virginia mountains and first learned music from his banjo-playing mother. He interrupted his musical career to farm for a short time, but soon returned to music with his brother Carter. Later in his... Read more

Sterntaler Weihnachtslieder und Märchen 2 - Abridged

By: Wilhelm Busch, Christoph Morgenroth, Josepf von...

Narrated by: Sven Görtz & Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sterntaler Weihnachtslieder und Märchen 2 - Nach dem Erfolg von "Weihnachtslieder Und Märchen" folgt nun der zweite Teil in Kooperation mit Sterntaler. STERNTALER, beheimatet in Dornburg im Westerwald, ist seit Jahrzehnten führender Hersteller in Sachen Babybekleidung und Spielsachen für Kleinkinder und jede Familie liebt diese wunderschönen und... Read more

The Producer

By: Dunstan Prial

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 12 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The son of a Vanderbilt heiress, John Hammond listened to jazz records with his parents’ servants, went to Harlem as a teenager, and became a regular in clubs where very few white faces ever appeared. Taking a little family money, Hammond went across racial lines in pre–World War II America and came back with recordings of some of the greatest... Read more

Chinaberry Sidewalks

By: Rodney Crowell

Narrated by: Rodney Crowell

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed musician comes a tender, surprising, and often uproarious memoir about his dirt-poor southeast Texas boyhood.

The only child of a hard-drinking father and a Holy Roller mother, Rodney Crowell was no stranger to bombast from an early age, whether knock-down-drag-outs at a local dive bar or fire-and-brimstone sermons at... Read more

Franz Liszt, sa vie son oeuvre

By: José Bruyr

Narrated by: Jacques Dacqmine

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

L'inventeur du poème symphonique, considéré comme le pianiste virtuose du millénaire, peut être érigé en symbole de l'exaltation de la période romantique : alors que dans sa jeunesse, ses liaisons défrayent la chronique, notamment avec Marie d'Agoult, Franz Liszt vit dans l'opulence et côtoie les plus grands - prenant des cours avec Czerny,... Read more

Michael Jackson

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of Michael Jackson! This book introduces readers to Jackson’s childhood, family, and rise to fame. From singing and dancing with his siblings in the Jackson 5 to achieving a groundbreaking solo career, Jackson became a legend... Read more

Franz Schubert, sa vie son oeuvre

By: Claude Dufresne

Narrated by: Jean Topart & Claude Laydu

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Né d'un instituteur, Franz Schubert a pour premiers professeurs son père pour le violon et son frère pour le piano. Il reçoit également l'enseignement du maître de chapelle de la paroisse, qui lui transmet l'art du chant et les techniques de l'orgue. Puis, il rentre sur concours au 'stadkonvikt' où il reçoit l'enseignement de Salieri. Admirateur... Read more

Mozart raconté aux enfants

By: George Duhamel

Narrated by: Gérard Philipe

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Le très talentueux comédien Gérard Philipe nous conte la vie fascinante et tragique de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Le récit est agrémenté d'une dizaine d'extraits des œuvres de Mozart. Read more

Justin Bieber

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of popular singer Justin Bieber! This book introduces readers to Bieber’s childhood, family, educational background, rise to fame, and future plans. From his start on YouTube to signing a record deal, readers will learn about... Read more

Alan Lomax

By: John Szwed

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Length: 20 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The remarkable life and times of the man who popularized American folk music and created the science of songFolklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer, Alan Lomax is best remembered as the man who introduced folk music to the masses. Lomax began his... Read more

His Way

By: Kitty Kelley

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 21 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the book Frank Sinatra failed to stop,  the unauthorized biography of one of the most  elusive public figures of our time. Celebrated  journalist Kitty Kelley spent three years researching  government documents (Mafia-related material, wiretaps  and secret testimony) and interviewing more than  800 people in Sinatra's life (family,... Read more

Extended interview with Stephen Sondheim

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeffrey Brown talks to master lyricist Stephen Sondheim about his new book, Finishing the Hat. Read more

How Music Works

By: John Powell

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

An Enthralling Investigation Into The Mysteries Of Music

Have you ever wondered how off-key you are while singing in the shower? Or if your Bob Dylan albums really sound better on vinyl? Or why certain songs make you cry?


Now, scientist and musician John Powell invites you on an entertaining journey through the world of music. Discover what... Read more

Yo

By: Ricky Martin

Narrated by: Tony Chiroldes

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

El artista Ricky Martin quien ha vendido mas de 60 millones de albumes en todo el mundo habla por primera vez sobre su infancia, sus comienzos musicales en el grupo Menudo, su busqueda de identidad durante el fenomeno de "Livin La Vida Loca", la aceptacion de su sexualidad, las relaciones en las que descubrio el amor y las decisiones que... Read more

Frank

By: James Kaplan

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 22 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author James Kaplan redefines Frank Sinatra in a triumphant new biography that includes many rarely seen photographs.

Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of the twenti­eth century—infinitely charismatic, lionized and notori­ous in equal measure. But despite his mammoth fame, Sinatra the man has remained an enigma. As Bob... Read more