While Felicia Pearson is a brilliant actor in a truly chilling role, what's most remarkable about 'Snoop' is what she has overcome in real life. Born a three-pound, cross-eyed crack baby in East Baltimore and raised in a foster home, Snoop proved she was as tough as the streets. Showing an early aptitude for drug slinging and violence, she thrived ...
Here is the story of perhaps the finest soul singer of the rock era--Etta James. . One of the great women of American music, equally at home singing blues and jazz, Etta regales us with tales of her chaotic childhood, the stars she has known, and her troubled trip to stardom in this mesmerizing autobiography.
An extensive compilation of Elvis Presley memories, both pictorial and in quotes from family members, friends, and colleagues, ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS is a companion volume to the 2005 CBS special and accompanying DVD. Here are intimate pictures of life at Graceland away from the glare of publicity, many never before seen, as well as observations ...
In this autobiography, Grammy Award winning singer Aretha Franklin relives the unfortunate circumstances of her childhood, her family gatherings with friends Martin Luther King and Berry Gordon, and her early mistakes in romance, like her teenage pregnancy and her ill-fated marriage to Ted White. She also honors her musical mentors, including ...
This inspiring biography documents the remarkable story of a boy and his father who sacrificed almost everything--family, financial security, and their reputation in China's insular classical music world--for the belief in a young boy's talent.
BB King's name is nowadays synonymous with the blues, in much the same way that Bob Marley's is synonymous with reggae. But it wasn't always that way. In this candid memoir, King recounts his upbringing on a Mississippi cotton farm, his first forays to the blues Mecca of Memphis and his beginnings there as a bluesman aided by his cousin Bukka ...
Marvin Gaye's 1960s persona--his smooth good looks, impeccable dress sense, and magnificent voice--embodied Tamla Motown boss Berry Gordy's vision for the record label as The Sound of Young America. Gaye's '70s bid for artistic freedom, resulting in influential albums such as WHAT'S GOING ON, TROUBLE MAN, and LET'S GET IT ON, paved the way for ...
The no-holds-barred, star-studded memoir of the record industry's most legendary, outrageous, outspoken--and self-destructive--executive, who presided over Columbia Records during its heyday in the 1980s.
Jerry Wexler has been called "The Godfather of Soul Music", and, as a music reporter in the late 1940s, he coined the term "rhythm and blues" for what had previously been called "race records". As a partner in Atlantic Records, he participated in the evolution of the modern music business. And as a producer, Wexler worked with Ray Charles, Aretha ...
From Hound Dog to Stand by Me and Yakety Yak, Leiber and Stoller composed the soundtrack of the 1950s and 1960s. Their story is also the story of rock n roll--and a trend-setting era they helped to create. b&w photos.
Written when the late Ray Charles was 48 years old, BROTHER RAY is an earthy, conversational account of the singer's early life story. Co-author David Ritz does an excellent job of giving Charles's distinctive voice free rein as the pianist recounts his early school years, the onset of his blindness around the age of five (horrifically, one of the ...
First time in paperback: The first family of New Orleans music shares its life story.. Born to a music-loving family, the Neville brothers grew up immersed in the sounds and culture of New Orleans, and the blended rhythms of the city are reflected in their wide range of musical styles. The result, like their native city, is a rich gumbo of flavors ...
Born in 1938 to a mother still in high school, Etta James began her career singing in church at the age of five. Ten years later she was performing with the Johnny Otis Show: she had her first hit record, "Roll With Me Henry," an answer to Hank Ballard's "Work With Me Annie," soon afterwards. Candid and revealing as only the reminiscences of a ...
The one and only Don Rickles follows his national bestseller, "Rickles' Book," with another comic gem. The perfect little attacks! I loved it!--Jackie Collins.
For the past thirty years, Smokey Robinson has been writing, producing, and singing some of the top hits of all time under the Motown label. Here he tells about the peaks and valleys of his life and career and relationships with other superstars. Photos.
The hilarious comic autobiography of Sinbad--the man Oprah Winfrey calls "the funniest man on the planet!" In the bestselling tradition of Jerry Seinfeld's "SeinLanguage" and "Couplehood" by Paul Reiser, comes a book filled with page after page of Sinbad's wonderfully quirky insights into life. of photos.
Smiley shares his searing, quintessentially American story about rising from an impoverished, abusive childhood to becoming a PBS star and outspoken advocate for African Americans everywhere.
The story of Little Jimmy Scott is the extraordinary tale of the resurrection of a preternatural talent. Born with a hormonal defect which left him with an extraordinarily high voice similar to the castrati of previous centuries, Scott's singular vocal abilities landed him gigs with influential jazz figures like Lionel Hampton and Charlie Parker, ...
Grandmaster Flash tells the exciting story of how his turntable wizardry and the talents of the Furious Five combined to give birth to hip hop. A musical pioneer.--Janet Jackson (Memoir)
Beautifully designed and featuring stunning photographs, this moving book will appeal to Christians of all denominations and colors who seek a deeper understanding of the meaning and the glories of their faith. This is a tribute to the people who awakened the author's personal faith.
Ray Charles' Own Story. }Ray Charles has led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the prevailing racism of the time, by the age of thirty-two Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius. By combining the influences of gospel, jazz, blues, and even country ...
With an undefeated 10-0 boxing record, Laila Ali can definitely hold her own in the ring. Now, she offers her formula for physical, emotional, and mental power in a motivational memoir that delivers 15 rounds of straight-talking, hard-hitting advice. photo insert.
A novel of deadly rivalries, obsessive lusts, and a cast of unforgettable gangsters--by the author of Blue Notes Under a Green Felt Hat. Three generations of an American family wage a bloody battle for power, in an exciting story that moves from Miami Beach to Hollywood, Las Vegas to Rome, from Wall Street to the mean streets of Detroit and ...
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Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
