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Duet
By: Elise Broach
Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses
Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. She lives with her family in the backyard of a piano teacher, and she is quickly intrigued by Mr. Starek's newest pupil. Michael Jin... Read more
Her Country
By: Marissa R. Moss
Narrated by: Kelli Tager
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
The full and unbridled inside story of the last twenty years of country music through the lens of Maren Morris, Mickey Guyton, and Kacey Musgraves—their peers and inspirations, their paths to stardom, and their battles against a deeply embedded boys’ club, as well as their efforts to transform the genre into a more inclusive place for all (and... Read more
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Only Wanna Be with You
By: Tim Sommer
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1985, Mark Bryan heard Darius Rucker singing in a dorm shower at the University of South Carolina and asked him to form a band. For the next eight years, Hootie & the Blowfish—completed by bassist Dean Felber and drummer Soni Sonefeld—played every frat house, roadhouse, and rock club in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, becoming one of the... Read more
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On Jazz
By: Alyn Shipton
Narrated by: Alyn Shipton
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the ‘essence’ of the music. This book is... Read more
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Didn’t We Almost Have It All
By: Gerrick D. Kennedy
Narrated by: Leon Nixon
Length: 9 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passingOn February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality,... Read more
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Isn't Her Grace Amazing!
By: Cheryl Wills
Narrated by: Tracey Leigh
Length: 2 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music—powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin’ for generations.Nothing in the world soothes the soul better than Gospel music. From the foot-stomping, hand-clapping melodies... Read more
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This Woman's Work
By: Kim Gordon & Sinead Gleeson
Narrated by: Sinead Gleeson, Cindy Kay, Nikki Massoud & Jean...
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Edited by iconic musician Kim Gordon and esteemed writer Sinéad Gleeson, this powerful collection of award-winning female creators shares their writing about the female artists that matter most to them. This book is for and about the women who kicked in doors, as pioneers of their craft or making politics central to their sound: those who offer... Read more
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The Last Days of Roger Federer
By: Geoff Dyer
Narrated by: Richard Burnip
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
One of Esquire's best books of spring 2022
An extended meditation on late style and last works from "one of our greatest living critics" (Kathryn Schulz, New York).
When artists and athletes age, what happens to their work? Does it ripen or rot? Achieve a new serenity or succumb to an escalating torment? As our bodies decay, how do we keep on? In... Read more
My Old Kentucky Home
By: Emily Bingham
Narrated by: Emily Bingham
Length: 10 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
The long journey of an American song, passed down from generation to generation, bridging a nation’s fraught disconnect between history and warped illusion, revealing the country's ever evolving self.
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, from its enormous success in the early 1850s, written by a white man, considered the father of American music,... Read more
Mary Travers
By: Josée Ouimet
Narrated by: Amélie Bonenfant
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Mary Travers, Madame Bolduc, est née le 4 juin 1894 dans le petit village de pêcheurs de Newport, en Gaspésie. Elle démontre très vite un goût prononcé pour la musique. À treize ans, elle part pour Montréal, engagée comme domestique. Grâce à ses talents de musicienne, elle rencontrera Édouard Bolduc qui deviendra son mari et le père de ses... Read more
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Exit Stage Left
By: Nick Duerden
Narrated by: Matt Bates
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
'Exit Stage Left is the book I've long wanted to read about the PTSD-like after-effects of pop stardom - and Nick Duerden is the perfect writer for the job. The pop star's bittersweet lot - the mass adoration that comes with pop stardom, followed by the bathetic comedown of what inevitably follows - is represented with flair and empathy.' - Pete... Read more
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La musica del diavolo
By: Nicola Valentini
Narrated by: Riccardo Ricobello
Length: 9 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
A Jackson Mississippi, nel 1938, le strade sono piene di polvere. Ed è così che negli incroci sterrati, nei numerosi "crossroads" del Sud degli Stati Uniti, la polvere può avvolgere anche la verità. Che Robert Johnson, il bluesman più famoso del Delta, sia morto ucciso da un marito tradito non ci crede quasi nessuno. Più probabile che sia vera... Read more
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The Sound of Being Human
By: Jude Rogers
Narrated by: Jude Rogers
Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
'Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. Jude Rogers shows the emotional and cerebral heft such music can have. It's a personal journey which becomes universal. Fascinating'
Ian Rankin
'Moving and absorbing, The Sound of Being Human mixes memoir, analysis, anecdote and personal chronicle into a mosaic... Read more
Blackbird
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
(Late Beginner Level) Learn the guitar part to this Beatle’s classic without using music, tab, or video. The lesson includes a full demonstration of the guitar part followed by a detailed “note-by-note” and “phase-by-phase” lesson describing frets and fingering completely “by ear!” You will also learn two different ways to play the unusual... Read more
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Long Train Running
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
(Beginner & Intermediate Level) In this lesson you start with a full demonstration of the song with backing tracks followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson of both the rhythm guitar and the harmonica solo arranged for lead guitar. Each section is taught in detail with demonstration, and then at the end of the lesson you are given the backing... Read more
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Jesus Just Left Chicago
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 31 minutes
Abridged: No
(Intermediate Level) Learn all of the guitar licks and riffs to this ZZ Top hit without using music or tab. The entire guitar part is demonstrated all the way through and then taught in two- to four-measure increments totally “by ear.” Backing tracks are included to practice and perform with. Read more
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House of the Rising Sun
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
(Beginner Level) You will learn both guitar parts to this pre-psychedelic version of “House of the Rising Sun” using no print, tab, or video. A full demonstration of the song is played at the beginning of the lesson followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson on every lick in the song. Also included is information about guitars, amplifiers, and... Read more
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Down on the Corner
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 28 minutes
Abridged: No
(Beginner Level) A lesson on the style of Creedence Clearwater Revival. In this all-audio lesson you will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this classic rock hit without using any music, tab, or video. The entire lesson is taught “phase-by-phase” and “note-by-note” completely “by ear!” A full demonstration and backing tracks are... Read more
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Dance With the Guitar Man
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 24 minutes
Abridged: No
(Late Beginner Level) Learn the guitar part to this Duane Eddy Rock-a-Billy hit without using any music, tab, or video! The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching every lick played by Eddy on the guitar. Backing tracks included for live performance. Read more
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Cotton Fields
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
(Beginner Level) In this lesson you will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to “Cotton Fields.” A full demonstration is given at the beginning of the lesson followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson in two- to four-measure sections. At the end of the lesson there are backing tracks to play along with. This is a lot of fun for a great price! Read more
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Lovely to See You
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 45 minutes
Abridged: No
(Beginner Level) In this all-audio lesson you will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this Moody Blues hit without using music, tab, or video. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson on each guitar part. The song is broken up into small sections, and each lick is taught... Read more
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: No
(Intermediate Level) Learn all of the great licks from Edge in this easy to follow “by ear” lesson. The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and then teaches very lick and phase “by ear” without the use of music, tab, or video. Bill Brown also describes the effects used on the song. Backing tracks are included with this lesson for... Read more
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Heartbreak Hotel
By: Bill Brown
Narrated by: Bill Brown
Length: 23 minutes
Abridged: No
(Beginner Level) In this lesson you will learn not only the actual guitar part but a guitar version of the walking bass part as well. There is a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson. At the end you are given backing tracks to practice and play along with. Read more
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How Music Works
By: David Byrne
Narrated by: Andrew Garman & David Byrne
Length: 13 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.
“How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey,... Read more