Music audiobooks

Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical

By: Laurie Winer

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

You know his work—Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical. Among the most commercially successful artists of his time, he was a fighter for social justice who constantly prodded his audiences to be better than they were.


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Taylor. From the Vault

By: Anónimo

Narrated by: Noelia Antúnez

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Un recorrido por todas las eras de Taylor que demuestra por qué es imposible no amarla; para guardar por siempre como el mejor de los recuerdos.
Por primera vez, Taylor llega a Latinoamérica y es un punto de inflexión para toda una generación que lleva años esperando disfrutar de sus canciones en vivo y poder tenerla cerca. Por fin llegó... Read more

Johnny Cash

By: Johnny Cash

Narrated by: John Carter Cash & Joshua Kane

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The life of the Man in Black revealed by his lyrics,  authorized by the Cash estate.
 
Johnny Cash is one of the most beloved and influential country-music stars of all time, having composed more than six hundred songs and sold more than ninety million records. He received twenty-nine gold, platinum, and multiplatinum awards for his recordings... Read more

The Upcycled Self

By: Tariq Trotter

Narrated by: Tariq Trotter, Rhett Samuel Price & Allyson Joh...

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of hip-hop’s greatest MCs, unpacking his harrowing, remarkable journey in his own words, with enough insights for two lifetimes.”—Lin-Manuel Miranda, award-winning songwriter, producer, director, and creator of In the Heights and Hamilton
 
From one of our generation’s most powerful artists and incisive... Read more

Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 2

By: James Shipway

Narrated by: James Shipway

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 2 continues where volume 1 left-off, showing you guitar theory concepts you need to gain an even greater understanding of the guitar fretboard. Use this knowledge to become a better improviser, soloist, singer-songwriter, composer, and all round musician! This audiobook (with optional downloadable workbook and... Read more

Mantequilla

By: Manuel Antonio Morán

Narrated by: Manuel Antonio Morán & Tony Chiroldes

Length: 3 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Tito, el héroe de este relato, hace un viaje a su infancia, la recorre a través de capítulos de una vida de variados matices: tenebrosos, humillantes, alegres, reveladores, tristes y definitorios para convertirse en el hombre que escribe la historia.

Basado en la producción de la compañía de teatro Teatro SEA, este audiolibro bilingüe está... Read more

Living the Beatles Legend

By: Kenneth Womack

Narrated by: Gary T. Evans & Kenneth Womack

Length: 19 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. Malcolm Evans, the Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band’s inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles’ story, contributing at times as a... Read more

Nick Drake

By: Richard Morton Jack

Narrated by: Richard Morton Jack & Gabrielle Drake

Length: 19 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Experience the only memoir of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the twentieth century with this eye-opening book featuring a foreword by Gabrielle Drake. In 1968, Nick Drake had everything to live for. The product of a loving, creative family and a privileged background, he was not only a handsome and popular Cambridge undergraduate, but... Read more

No One to Meet

By: Raphael Falco

Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The literary establishment tends to regard Bob Dylan as an intriguing, if baffling, outsider. That changed overnight when Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, challenging us to think of him as an integral part of our national and international literary heritage. No One to Meet places Dylan the artist within a long tradition of... Read more

Ukulele Practice Time

By: Susan Montgomery

Narrated by: Susan Montgomery

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Sammy the Seahorse loves playing the ukulele more than anything.When he tries to learn a new song, he feels frustrated because he can't play the chords. With the help of a wise pufferfish who is a music teacher, he learns the chords and the importance of practice and patience.Follow Sammy as he shows perseverance and learns a favorite song that... Read more

The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't

By: Barrett Martin

Narrated by: Barrett Martin

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened. It wasn't because the band didn't have great songs-indeed, the Trees were revered for their ability to write a great song that was both artistically original and commercially viable,... Read more

Supertato: Presents Jack and the Beanstalk

By: Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet

Narrated by: Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The brand new adventure in this super bestselling series!

It's showtime in the supermarket as Supertato and the veggies put on their very own production of Jack and the Beanstalk, starring The Evil Pea as Jack and Supertato as Jack's mum.

There are thrills, spills and the return of a familiar-looking melon-bot as this hilarious, panto-tastic... Read more

A Head Full of Music

By: Cliff Richard

Narrated by: Cliff Richard & Roy McMillan

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

On a sunny Saturday morning in May 1956, a fifteen-year-old, then called Harry Webb, was mooching down Waltham Cross High Street, with two mates. They heard some music blaring out of a parked car. It stopped them in their tracks.

The song was 'Heartbreak Hotel' by Elvis Presley. It sounded like nothing they had ever... Read more

Monkey Drummers Band

By: Max Marshall

Narrated by: Max Marshall

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Cain and Gian, two talented monkey brothers with a deep passion for music. From an early age, the mischievous duo discovered their rhythmic talents and fell in love with the vibrant beats of the drums. As they grew older, it became clear to them that they wanted to form a musical group dedicated to the art of drumming.Driven by their... Read more

I Quit Everything

By: Freda Love Smith

Narrated by: Freda Love Smith

Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

An experimental account of one woman’s quest to shed addictive substances and behaviors from her life—which dares to ask if we’re really better off without them.In January 2021, Freda Love Smith, acclaimed rock musician and author of Red Velvet Underground, watched as insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol. It felt like the culmination of eight... Read more

The Beat Goes On

By: Steve Riggs

Narrated by: Steve Riggs

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Let's not beat around the bush, Covid made a total mess for musicians, producers, bands, DJs, road crew, venue owners, lighting engineers, and anyone else involved in the industry.
The main lesson that I learnt from it all… Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Now, during the aftermath of it all, we see the cost-of-living crisis, and now a... Read more

Purple Rising

By: Lise Funderburg

Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Amir Abdullah, Ramón de O...

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2023

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece The Color Purple—as well as the acclaimed 1985 film from Steven Spielberg, the Tony-winning Broadway musical, and the all-new film adaptation with this gorgeously designed exploration of the novel’s enduring legacy, featuring... Read more

World Within a Song

By: Jeff Tweedy

Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Tweedy, sharing fifty songs that changed his life, the real-life experiences behind each one, as well as what he’s learned about how music and life intertwine and enhance each other,

What makes us fall in love... Read more

Bach: Orgelwerke

By: Jörg Endebrock

Narrated by: Jörg Endebrock

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Jörg Endebrock wurde Anfang 2020 als Kantor und Organist an die Hamburger Hauptkirche St. Michaelis berufen und leitet hier mit Chor St. Michaelis einen der renommiertesten Chöre Norddeutschlands. Neben der Pflege eines breiten Repertoires von Monteverdi bis Martin setzt er mit den jährlichen Aufführungen des Weihnachtsoratoriums, der... Read more

Recuerdos que mienten un poco

By: Indio Solari

Narrated by: Marcelo Figueras & Indio Solari

Length: 25 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Las memorias del Indio Solari, creador y líder de Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, desde sus orígenes en Paraná hace 70 años hasta hoy, atravesando la historia de sus bandas disco por disco, sus comienzos, sus influencias, su independencia militante, su compleja relación con los medios, sus polémicas, y su presente personal y... Read more

Energy Follows Thought

By: Willie Nelson, David Ritz & Mickey Raphael

Narrated by: Willie Nelson & Ethan Hawke

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nelson provides the stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs.From his earliest work in the 1950s to today, Willie looks back at the songs that have defined his career, from his days of earning $50 each to his biggest hits, from his less... Read more

Pomon lumo – Bruce Springsteenin tarina

By: Esa Mäkijärvi

Narrated by: Pertti Huuskonen

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Kuinka Bruce Springsteen nousi musiikkimaailman huipulle, ja kuinka hän on pysytellyt siellä jo vuosikymmenten ajan?Bruce Springsteen on legendaarinen yhdysvaltalainen muusikko, joka on myynyt yli 140 miljoonaa levyä ja hurmaa faneja vuosikymmenestä toiseen. Mutta mikä tekee hänestä The Bossin, kuten hänen lempinimensä kuuluu? Tietokirjassa... Read more

ROOMS

By: Wilson Sherman

Narrated by: Poetry Band

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Introducing ROOMS, a new kind of audiobook, a poetry musical, or even... rock novel! Join POETRY BAND, on a visionary voyage into the imagination, traveling mystical rooms to the end of time... and eternal beginning! ROOMS, the poetry novel, is the second book in the poetry novel trilogy by Wilson Sherman, that also includes EXIT and PSALM. All... Read more

Amazing Grace

By: James Walvin

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating journey through the history of one of the transatlantic world’s most popular hymns

Sung in moments of personal isolation or on state occasions watched by millions, “Amazing Grace” has become an unparalleled anthem for humankind. How did a simple Christian hymn, written in a remote English vicarage in 1772, come to hold such sway in... Read more