Music audiobooks

Dream, Annie, Dream

By: Waka T. Brown

Narrated by: Sophie Oda

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.As the daughter of immigrants who came to America for a better life, Annie Inoue was raised to dream big. And at the... Read more

Dilla Time

By: Dan Charnas

Narrated by: Dan Charnas

Length: 14 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

This program contains examples of J Dilla's music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps, photos, guides, and more.

"This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius.” —QUESTLOVE

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time... Read more

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

Endless Endless

By: Adam Clair

Narrated by: Landon Woodson, Noah Michael Levine & Cassandra...

Length: 13 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring, revelatory exploration of the genesis and impact of the fabled Elephant 6 collective and the baffling exodus of its larger-than-life luminary, Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum
 
Years after its release, Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea remains one of the most beloved and best-selling albums in all of indie... Read more

Mary Melody und die verlorene Stimme

By: Karin Obermaier

Narrated by: Felicitas Weiß

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Hörbuch zum Buch - mit 12 zauberhaften Songs! Schon als Kind konnte Mary Melody mit ihrer Stimme alle Menschen verzaubern. Und das hat sich bis heute nicht geändert. Wenn sie singt, verschwinden plötzlich alle Probleme wie von selbst. Mit dieser magischen Zauberkraft schafft sie es, Streit, Kummer und Hass aus der Welt zu vertreiben. ... Read more

Hurra, wir spielen ein Konzert

By: Marie-Luise Dingler

Narrated by: Leni Bohrmann

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine Geschichte über Freundschaft, Mut und die Kraft der Musik. Für Kinder von 4-9 Jahren. Igel und Eichhörnchen sind beste Freunde und spielen beide ein Instrument. Sie haben soooo viel geübt und wollen ihre Musik gerne mit anderen teilen. Doch wie geht das eigentlich? Wie spielt man ein Konzert? Die beiden machen sich auf die Suche nach... Read more

Cyrano - Abridged

By: Judith Dvorkin

Narrated by: The Limelight Players

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Limelight Players present Cyrano in music and word.Written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac is about a man born with a very large and ugly nose, which makes him feel as if he is unlovable. Cyrano is a talented poet and an excellent swordsman who is secretly in love with a woman named Roxane, herself a lover of poetry. Read more

À sombra dos viadutos em flor

By: Cadão Volpato

Narrated by: Gabriel Rosa

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Parece que os anos 80 do século XX não morrem nunca. Para um punhado de jovens daquele tempo, viver foi só um outro tipo de aventura. À sombra dos viadutos em flor, de autoria de Cadão Volpato, é uma lembrança pessoal e intransferível de um tempo de música em que tudo estava começando, o rock, ele mesmo, com suas legiões urbanas, seus... Read more

Tenement Kid

By: Bobby Gillespie

Narrated by: Bobby Gillespie

Length: 16 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

'Gillespie is rock and roll's Oliver Twist. A punk rock fairytale, razor sharp on class struggle, music, style, and a singular view of the world resulting in one of the world's great bands. Couldn't put down' Courtney Love

Born into a working-class Glaswegian family in the summer of 1961, TENEMENT KID begins in the district of Springburn, soon... Read more

Mozart and Beethoven

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Chris Newman

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a compilation of 2 different titles, which are about the following topics:
1: Many people have had the pleasure to listen to Mozart’s music. His legacy has lived on for more than two centuries. And although he only lived to be 35 years old, he has had a major impact on the classical music genre. From simple rebel to sheer genius, this... Read more

Everybody Had an Ocean

By: William McKeen

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Los Angeles in the 1960s gave the world some of the greatest music in rock 'n' roll history: "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas and the Papas, "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds, and "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, a song that magnificently summarized the joy and beauty of the era.



But there was a dark flip side to the fun fun fun of the... Read more

Layla

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

(Intermediate Level) This Eric Clapton hit is taught totally by ear and you learn EVERY lick and phase on both the rhythm and lead guitars. The extended slide solo played by Duane Allman at the end of the recording is taught as well. This lesson also includes a full demonstration and backing tracks in different configurations for you to practice... Read more

I Got the Blues

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

(Intermediate Level) This is a treasure trove of the most-used Blues licks! In this lesson you will first be given a full demonstration of the guitar part with backing tracks as a reference. Then you get a detailed “by ear” lesson on all of the licks and tips about guitar and amp settings. At the end of the lesson you get the tracks again but... Read more

Get Back

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

(Beginner & Intermediate Level) You will learn both the Telecaster and Epiphone Casino guitar parts in this “by ear” lesson. At the beginning of the lesson there is a full demonstration of the song to listen to and practice with followed by a detailed all-audio lesson on every lick of every section for both guitar parts. At the end of the... Read more

Dust My Broom

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

(Late 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 and slide guitar parts in small phases. You will learn the solos for ALL SEVEN slide solos. This song is in open D tuning. At the end you are given the backing tracks in different... Read more

Jaime

By: Leonardo Cabrera

Narrated by: Mariano Prince

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Jaime vivía con sus padres en un edificio cercano a la rambla de Montevideo. Era un niño al que le atraía mucho la música, en especial las murgas y disfrutaba de pasearse por los tablados y hacerse pintar la cara cuando un murguista bajaba del escenario.  Una noche de verano, sus padres fueron al cine y Jaime no se podía dormir. Escuchó por la... Read more

Semilla del son. De cómo germinó en suelo español la música cubana

By: Santiago Auserón

Narrated by: Alex Ortega

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

De parecido modo a como refiere Homero en la odisea al dar noticia del irreprimible deseo que apodérase de Ulises —embriagarse con los cantos de las sirenas—, no es menos cierto que pocos son los que se resisten al embrujador encanto del acervo musical de Cuba; trasunto «afrocañí» de la isla de las sirenas por cuyas entrañas fluyen y concluyen... Read more

America Over the Water

By: Shirley Collins

Narrated by: David Tibet, Pip Barnes & Shirley Collins

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

'Shirley is a time traveller, a conduit for essential human aches, one of the greatest artists who ever lived' Stewart Lee

'Without doubt one of England's greatest cultural treasures' Billy Bragg

In America Over the Water, celebrated English folksinger Shirley Collins offers an affecting account of her year-long stint as assistant to legendary... Read more

Leading Australian Icons in Music

By: Jene Roswell

Narrated by: Daniel Mills

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you interested in knowing all the details on how the most influential Australian musicians have shaped the music industry?Perhaps you are a ‘music buff’ and want more of the inside story on the top Australian musicians?Or, maybe you want to know more about what makes the top 20 Australian musical legends aspire to international stardom and... Read more

Ludwig von Beethoven

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Chris Newman

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Most people have heard of Ludwig von Beethoven, one of the most famous composers of all time. His music had a certain aggression, passion, and beauty to it that still brings admirers to tears, more than 200 years later. His symphonies came from his creativity, the circumstances, and the trends in that time period in Germany and Austria.There is... Read more

Season of the Witch

By: Peter Bebergal

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This epic cultural and historical odyssey unearths the full influence of occult traditions on rock and roll—from the Beatles to Black Sabbath—and shows how the marriage between mysticism and music changed our world.



From the hoodoo-inspired sounds of Elvis Presley to the Eastern odysseys of George Harrison, from the dark dalliances of Led... Read more

Mozart

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Chris Newman

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people have had the pleasure to listen to Mozart’s music. His legacy has lived on for more than two centuries. And although he only lived to be 35 years old, he has had a major impact on the classical music genre. From simple rebel to sheer genius, this intelligent composer has shown the world that despite all the odds, masterpieces and... Read more

The Hag

By: Marc Eliot

Narrated by: Marc Eliot

Length: 17 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of country legend Merle Haggard by the New York Times bestselling biographer of Clint Eastwood, Cary Grant, The Eagles, and more.Merle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the second half of the 20th Century and into the first two... Read more

Mozart

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Chris Newman

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Many people have had the pleasure to listen to Mozart’s music. His legacy has lived on for more than two centuries. And although he only lived to be 35 years old, he has had a major impact on the classical music genre. From simple rebel to sheer genius, this intelligent composer has shown the world that despite all the odds, masterpieces and... Read more