books about: singer-songwriters     books:       Yes I Am50 reviews Island Records, 1993 Melissa Etheridge's "Coming-Out" Album Is Also Her Best YES I AM, released just as Melissa Etheridge was coming out publicly as a lesbian, is also her best album ever. This time, critics on both the East and West coasts raved about the album, and some of the negative reviews it got in the Midwest and the South were from people who disagreed with Etheridge's lifestyle and didn't give the album a good listen. I remember that when I was in a program in ...             Night Without Armor Cd416 reviews Jewel HarperAudio, 1998 "I am in love with a man who is gone now..." A Night without Armor by Jewel is an excellent and under-rated book of poems. Ok so she's not Shakespeare but most writers aren't. These poems have been highly-criticized in the past, and it's a shame that Jewel was unfairly mocked by critics and so-called fans. I got this collection of poems the first week it was released and I fell in love with the book instantly, the poems are sensual, ...             Soraya: A Life of Music, A Legacy of Hope3 reviews Soraya Wiley, 2007 A Must Read I am a huge fan of Sorayas music. This book is very inspirational for all, especially for those batteling cancer.             The Complete Singer-Songwriter: A Troubadour's Guide to Writing, Performing, Recording and Business1 review Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Backbeat Books, 2003 The best book I've found for the singer-songwriter I picked this up last week while browsing in a bookstore on a trip to Pasadena, CA, and what a great find! I have dozens of books on songwriting and recording, and a few on performing, but this is the best book I've found on the special job of creating, performing, and recording your own music. Some key benefits: 1. Good depth -- At some 200 pages, the scale is just right -- you can actually ...             The American Songbook: The Singers, Songwriters & The Songs14 reviews Ken Bloom Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2005 The singers and the song writers of the great era in American music This is a large and beautiful coffee table type book that cover the great singers, the big bands, and the song writers of that great era in music, the great American songbook. It is a very enjoyable book, with lots of pictures and facts. A couple of complaints: in the singers section, the author lists Louie Prima & Keely Smith and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme under a two page chapter entitled ...             The Words and Music of Prince (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)1 review James E. Perone Praeger Publishers, 2008 A 'must' for any in-depth appreciation of Prince's works Avid fans of Prince and collections catering to fans of rock music will find this a fine in-depth survey covering the basics of Prince's life works, blending an introductory biography of the artist with an in-depth analysis of all his musical pieces both individually and collectively. The author is a professor of music at the college level: his survey offers an outstanding analysis of Prince's ...             Conga Drumming: A Beginner's Guide to Playing With Time W/ CD8 reviews Dworsky, Alan, ... Dancing Hands Music, 1994 Love the book; like their notation I agree with all the other reviewers... this is a great book for beginners and advanced (as well as folks somewhere in the middle, like me). One thing I didn't expect to like, since I can read regular music notation, was their concocted music notation. To my surprise, I like theirs better. It's very intuitive, and after a while, you can pretty much sight-read the rhythms. If I hear/see a conga ...             Say Yes Kill Rock Stars, 1997             The Words and Music of Neil Young (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)1 review Ken Bielen Praeger Publishers, 2008 Chronicling his life album by album A legend in the field of music for over four decades. "The Words and Music of Neil Young" is a complete and comprehensive examination of the times and life of the artist. Chronicling his life album by album, "The Words and Music of Neil Young" covers all of the artist's popular and unpopular moves as a solo artist or part of his many groups over the years. Enhanced with a discography and ...             The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)3 reviews Rob Kirkpatrick Praeger Publishers, 2006 Excellent Overview of Springsteen's work. The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen is a very detailed look into Bruce's body of work. Rather than focusing on Bruce as an pop icon, the book looks at his songs, his albums, how they were written, what they mean and how each song fits into the theme of the album. It also suggests that each album is a building block for the next album, that all Bruce's albums are connected. The Words ...             Yes We Can Can (Album Version) Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax, 2002             The Words and Music of Carole King (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection) James E. Perone Praeger Publishers, 2006 Name a Carole King song. Anyone who's been a fan of popular music over the past 45 years should be able to do it with ease. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?," "Take Good Care Of My Baby," "The Locomotion," "One Fine Day," "Up On The Roof," "A Natural Woman," " I Feel The Earth Move," "Smackwater Jack," "It's Too Late," "So Far Away," "You've Got A Friend." Few writers can claim such a formidable catalogue. Fewer still can with justice claim to ...             Yes I Am Island Records, 1993             Chronicles: Volume One (Chronicles)269 reviews Bob Dylan Simon & Schuster Audio, 2004 Not a Tell-All But Definitely a Work of Art If you're not very familiar with Bob Dylan and want to learn more about the man this is really not the book for you. I suggest you read Clinton Heylin's tome, "Behind The Shades, Take 2" which compiles just about every known fact about Dylan from the people who have known him - an excellent book in every way. Chronicles is a different animal. I think you are more likely to appreciate it if you ...             Yes, Anastasia (LP Version) Atlantic 0191, 2004             Down in Orburndale: A Songwriter's Youth in Old Florida7 reviews Bobby Braddock Louisiana State University Press, 2007 A masterpiece! Bobby Braddock has written an exceptional book -- a portrait of an artist as a young man, if you will. So much honesty about a part of America that is gone. So much honesty about a boy who grew up there and would go on to become one of America's great songwriters. He sees the humor of his darkest moments, and I'm still laughing just thinking about those moments. The book ends just before he ...             Hunter Green Trampoline Records, 2005             American Troubadours: Groundbreaking Singer-Songwriters of the 60s4 reviews Mark Brend Backbeat Books, 2001 Excellent introduction to artists who shouldn't be forgotten Some of the artists showcased in this slim volume have devoted cult followings now; others are still unjustly in the shadows. All are uniquely gifted songwriters & performers whose work deserves to be better known. I knew very little about some of them, even though I was a young teenager during their prime; but after finishing this book, I sought out several of their CDs & was not disappointed. ...             Ultimate Guitar Collection: Singer-Songwriter (Ultimate (Warner Bros)) Warner Brothers Publications Warner Brothers, 2003 44 CLASSIC ROCK HITS INCLUDING: American Pie, Aqualung, Born To Be Wild, Born Under A Bad Sign, Boys Are Back In Town, California Dreamin', Casey Jones, Changes, Cocaine, Dance To The Music, Down On The Corner, Evil Ways, Freebird, Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Heart Of Gold, Horse With No Name, Hot Fun In The Summertime, I Want To Take You Higher, Layla, Low Spark Of High Heel Boys, Macarthur Park, Maggie May, Magic Carpet Ride, ...             Solo: Women Singer-Songwriters in Their Own Words32 reviews Delta, 1998 Solo com) from Atlanta, Georgia November 14, 1998 Dear Emma and Marc, Solo is awesome, the images and narrative are both soulful and powerful. As a practicing artist I'm attracted to the imagery in your book. The photographs have a cinematic quality to them, in particular the series of photo's of Holly Palmer. When I look at the images in your book I feel spirit and emotion of the people ...              search for books american, anastasia, beginner, business, carole, chronicles, collection, complete, drumming, florida, groundbreaking, orburndale, performing, playing, praeger, recording, singer, singer-songwriter, singer-songwriters, singers, songbook, songwriter, songwriters, springsteen, troubadour, troubadours, ultimate, version, without, writing books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Wheelmaking: Wooden Wheel Design and Construction leave a comment home  impressum - about us