Music audiobooks

World Music

By: Philip V. Bohlman

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The term "world music" encompasses both folk and popular music across the globe, as well as the sounds of cultural encounter and diversity, sacred voices raised in worship, local sounds, and universal values. It emerged as an invention of the West from encounters with other cultures, and holds the power to evoke the exotic and give voice to the... Read more

Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer

By: Norman Harris

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer, Norman Harris tells how he became the world's leading seller of vintage guitars. As founder and owner of the legendary store Norman's Rare Guitars, he has sold some of the finest fretted sting instruments to the biggest stars in the world, including George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and many... Read more

Guitar King

By: David Dann

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 31 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Named one of the world's great blues-rock guitarists by Rolling Stone, Mike Bloomfield (1943–1981) remains beloved by fans nearly forty years after his untimely death. Taking listeners backstage, onstage, and into the recording studio with this legendary virtuoso, David Dann tells the riveting stories behind Bloomfield's work in the seminal Paul... Read more

Do You Feel Like I Do?

By: Peter Frampton

Narrated by: Peter Frampton

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From his early rise to fame to battles with his health, this revelatory memoir by legendary guitarist Peter Frampton celebrates the life of a rock icon.

Do You Feel Like I Do? is the incredible story of Peter Frampton's positively resilient life and career told in his own words for the first time. His monu-mental album Frampton Comes Alive!... Read more

Blood: A Memoir by the Jonas Brothers

By: Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Neil Straus...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum powerhouse trio Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, and Nick Jonas are ready to tell their story in BLOOD, a memoir that details the incredible true story of the Jonas Brothers, from the band’s creation, phenomenal rise to superstardom, break up at the height of their fame, and now reunification. Written with Neil Strauss,... Read more

Lawrence Welk: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Bandleader and Television Host

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

By the mid-20th century, a musical revolution was stirring, and a generation that had not fought in the wars was ready to put the sorrows of the previous 50 years away. Requiring a commentary on modern life all its own, the first post-war generation went for self-expressed rock & roll, with Elvis Presley leading the movement. Jazz,... Read more

Das Tapfere Schneiderlein - ein musikalisches Märchenhörspiel

By: Brüder Grimm, Wolfsmehl, Marianna Korsh & Sebas...

Narrated by: Lars Rudolph, Dieter Hallervorden, William Cohn...

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Das tapfere Schneiderlein - Ein Märchenhörspiel in Starbesetzung mit vielen Liedern. "Sieben auf einen Streich" heißt die Devise des tapferen Schneiderleins. Unerschrocken und gewitzt besiegt er den tumben Riesen, zähmt ein wütendes Einhorn und lockt einen wildgeworden Eber in die Falle. Der Klassiker der Brüder Grimm ist aufwendig und... Read more

I Wanna Be Yours

By: John Cooper Clarke

Narrated by: John Cooper Clarke

Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a memoir as wry, funny, moving and vivid as its inimitable subject himself. This audiobook, read by the author, will be a joy for both lifelong fans and for a whole new generation.

John Cooper Clarke is a phenomenon: Poet Laureate of Punk, rock star, fashion icon, TV and radio presenter, social and cultural commentator. At 5 feet 11... Read more

HowExpert Guide to Becoming a Country Singer-Songwriter

By: HowExpert & Caroline Watkins

Narrated by: Mark Dannells

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you want to become the next star country music singer-songwriter but don’t know where to start? Congratulations, you’ve come to the right place! This HowExpert guide contains everything you need to know.Written by country music singer-songwriter Caroline Watkins, this guide goes into detail on every topic you need to understand in order to... Read more

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Leben, Werk, Bedeutung - Basiswissen (Ungekürzt)

By: Bert Alexander Petzold

Narrated by: René Wagner

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Musikalisches Ausnahmetalent. Der erfahrene Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zum bis heute weltweit einzigartigen Komponisten Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)... Read more

How to Write One Song

By: Jeff Tweedy

Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity in their life? That's something that anyone will be inspired to do after reading Jeff Tweedy's How to Write One Song. 
 
Why one song?... Read more

I Am Restored

By: Lecrae Moore

Narrated by: LeCrae

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes a bonus track featuring Lecrae's song "Still"!When the challenges you've faced threaten to destroy your life, how do you find your way back to the truths you thought you believed?I Am Restored tells the untold story of how Lecrae's past nearly ruined his future--until he learned that the wounds we carry can have the potential to be... Read more

The Butterfly Effect

By: Marcus J. Moore

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This “smart, confident, and necessary” (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America­—perfect for fans of Zack O’Malley Greenburg’s Empire State of... Read more

150 Glimpses of the Beatles

By: Craig Brown

Narrated by: Craig Brown, Kate Robbins & Mark McGann

Length: 20 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A distinctive portrait of the Fab Four by one of the sharpest and wittiest writers of our time.

"If you want to know what it was like to live those extraordinary Beatles years in real time, read this book." —Alan Johnson, The Spectator

Though fifty years have passed since the breakup of the Beatles, the fab four continue to occupy an utterly... Read more

Detroit Maiden Energy

By: Carolyn Striho

Narrated by: Carolyn Striho

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Detroit (Maiden Energy) is a critically-acclaimed compilation of Detroit rocker Carolyn Striho’s expansive body of work, with “street princess” poems, and lyrics written for music ranging from rock to soul/pop to gypsy folk.Striho's most recent album, Afterthought, was on the GRAMMY® Awards 2018 First Ballot for Best Rock Album of the Year.... Read more

The Magic Flute - Opera as a Audio play with Music

By: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Narrated by: Peter Baker, Eva Russel, Kevin Ford, Catherine ...

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Magic Flute - a full cast audio play featuring famous melodies and beautiful arias. Experience Mozart's most played fairy-tale opera The Magic Flute as an audio play, performed by esteemed actors, complemented by intricate sound designs and effects as well as plenty of original opera music. Each act is introduced with interesting facts about... Read more

Chilly Gonzales über Enya - KiWi Musikbibliothek, Band 10 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

By: Chilly Gonzales

Narrated by: Malakoff Kowalski

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Eine literarische, herzlich subjektive Liebeserklärung Chilly Gonzales ist einer der aufregendsten Musiker unserer Zeit. In Pantoffeln und Bademantel füllt er weltweit Hallen. Sein Klavierspiel changiert zwischen Neoklassik und Jazz, seine Haltung ist die eines Rappers. In seinem Hörbuch über Enya fragt er sich: Muss Musik klug sein oder muss... Read more

Untitled Music Bio

By: Anonymous

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

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Killing Time

By: Jimmy Barnes

Narrated by: Jimmy Barnes

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Tales of adventure, misadventure, love and loss - this collection of non-fiction short stories from the Australian rock legend turned writer is vintage Jimmy.
Outrageous, witty, warm and wise, Killing Time shares more than forty yarns reflecting an epic life - from an encounter with a soul legend in Memphis, a night in a haunted studio in... Read more

This Thing Called Life

By: Neal Karlen

Narrated by: Neal Karlen

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author, and includes archival recordings of conversations between the author and Prince.

A warm and surprisingly real-life biography of one of rock’s greatest talents: Prince.

Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the... Read more

Conversations with Tom Petty, Expanded Edition

By: Paul Zollo

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 16 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Tom Petty has long been considered one of the great songwriters of American rock ‘n’ roll, as well as one of the key standard bearers of integrity in the music business. Conversations with Tom Petty is the first authorized book to focus solely on the life and work of the man responsible for some of the most memorable rock anthems of our... Read more

Working on a Song

By: Anaïs Mitchell

Narrated by: Anaïs Mitchell & Steve Earle

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"Working On A Song is one of the best books about lyric writing for the theater I've read."—Lin-Manuel Miranda

Anaïs Mitchell named to TIME's List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2020

An illuminating book of lyrics and stories from Hadestown—the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical—from its author, songwriter... Read more

Hosanna in Excelsis

By: David Leeman & Barbara Leeman

Narrated by: Jamie Mulholland

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Enrich Your Christmas with the Sounds of the SeasonMusic has always been central to celebrating the coming of Christ into the world. With Hosanna in Excelsis you can experience the hymns of the season like never before. This devotional couples the lyrics and score of a new hymn daily with a devotional message about the hymn’s biblical and... Read more

Letters of Note: Music

By: author

Narrated by: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, ...

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From Beethoven and Tchaikovsky to John Lennon Prince and Kim Gordon, tune in to the evocative expressions of treasured composers, musicians, singers, and songwriters in this enchanting volume from the compiler of the bestselling Letters of Note collections

Verdi writes to his publisher about a man who hated Aida so much that he wants his money... Read more