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3) Bono
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Bono and the band U2 have delighted audiences worldwide for more than 20 years. Readers will learn about Bono's rise to pop stardom and how he continues to use his talent and charisma to help third world countries fight diseases such as AIDS and Malaria.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Starting out over fifty years ago, the Rolling Stones took the music of the blues and blended it into rock and roll to create their own unique sound. Decades later, they are still hard at work, recording and playing live to massive crowds of adoring fans.
5) Just kids
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this memoir, singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares tales of New York City : the denizens of Max's Kansas City, the Hotel Chelsea, Scribner's, Brentano's and Strand bookstores and her new life in Brooklyn with a young man named Robert Mapplethorpe--the man who changed her life with his love, friendship, and genius.
8) I, Tina
Author
Pub. Date
1986
Physical Desc
236 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Killing volume 12
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
12) Jimi Hendrix
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the rock guitarist whose short but powerful career was highlighted by a legendary performance at Woodstock in 1969.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Describes the rise to fame and lasting impact of the band the Rolling Stones. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
390 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The frontman of the classic rock band Aerosmith tells his story, including his rise to rock stardom in the 1970s, the band's drop in popularity, and their comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 690L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
On ordinary days, you could see him. A beautiful boy, but small with a smile given only to lilacs growing between broken sidewalks carrying in his pockets a sound. Before Prince became one of the bestselling musicians of all time, he was a boy named Prince Rogers Nelson. Often overlooked and abandoned, he found his own inspiration in the world around him - teaching himself how to play the guitar, the piano, the drums, and much more. And when he grew...
19) Prince
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Prince, one of the most iconic performers in music history. From a young age, Prince was obsessed with music. Even though he couldn't read it, his talent - whether on piano, drums, guitar or vocals - turned him into an icon. Combining funk, disco, soul and almost every other genre out there, his songs are some of the best-loved...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince.
Composer, soul singer, drummer, and band leader, Day has been a force in American music for the past four decades. Here he chronicles his creative process with an explosive prose that mirrors his intoxicating music. A major theme is his lifelong friendship and years of musical partnership with Prince, from their early days on the Minneapolis...