Secondhand Music Books

Composer, impresario, Harvard lecturer, television personality, cultural icon and conductor, Leonard Bernstein is one of the most charismatic musicians of the 20th century. He conquered Broadway with such hits as...

Accompanying a BBC television series, this is a narrative record of life behind the scenes and on the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. It focuses on performances...

Now re-issued in paperback! During his lifetime Elvis Presley performed over one thousand concerts, recorded over one thousand different songs, and has had over one thousand books written about his...

Telling the story of two young boys who dreamt of playing rock 'n' roll, and made those dreams come true, this is the autobiography of Status Quo. From their first...

Ian Johnston is a physicist interested in music and with a belief that the two fields have much to offer one another. The purpose of this book is to show...

One of the key bands of the Seattle-based grunge movement of the 1990s, Pearl Jam broke on to the world stage with their album, Ten, which went on to become...

From basics to bassist Do you want to play bass in a band, but don't know where to start? Want to emulate your heroes in the garage? This fully illustrated...

Auld Lang Syne is a timeless collection of lyrics for all to cherish.Our memories are bursting with half-remembered songs. They stick with us in a way that no other words...

He is one of the greatest musical talents Britain has ever produced. But even as the principle songwriter and lead guitarist for The Who, it would be unjust to define...

"It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" is a bold look at a new generation that sees beyond the smoke and mirrors of corporate-manufactured hip hop and is building a movement that...

The Right Way to Sing exposes many misconceptions about vocal art and performance and replaces them with a tested, systematic programme which leads to a secure, confident and healthy technique....

Ronnie Wood is one of rock's true originals. This is his story, in his own words, about his life, loves, family, friends, music, art and survival against the odds. It's...

Just as 'The Last Party' caught Britpop in the 90s, and 'Easy Riders' and 'Raging Bull' portrayed Hollywood in the 70s, so 'Always Magic in the Air' brilliantly captures the...

Composing Music on your PC will help you make the most of your PC's MIDI capabilities to compose and record your own music. Learn the essential elements of composing and...

Although, at this point, this book is not strictly official it has the backing of the band members who have been close friends with the photographer, Tony Woolliscroft, for years....

'Music is your own experience... If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.' Charlie ParkerPLAY MORE - COMPOSE BETTER - CREATE NOW!This colourful little book of...

The dictionary defines trivia as: matter or things of very slight importance commonplace or ordinary. Yet anyone who has ever read anything about a favorite sports star singer historic figure...

'This intimate new book will change the way we think about the King of Rock 'n' Roll' Telegraph'A rollercoaster of love and loss' Washington PostThe long-awaited, candid memoir by Priscilla...

October 1982: ABC, Culture Club, Shalamar and Survivor dominate the top twenty when the Pogues barrel out from the backstreets of King's Cross, a furious, pioneering mix of punk energy,...

Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the story of the British music hall....