![Backbeat [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/98650@2x.jpg)
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Summary: Account of the early days of the Beatles, when they were playing strip joints in Hamburg, Germany. John wants his best friend, Stuart Sutcliffe, to join the band, but Stu is headed in a different...
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Call #: DVD MUSICAL BACKBEAT
Location: DVDs Musical
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Sheila Weller
(5,734)
Summary: "Girls Like Us" is a groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists--Carly Simon, Carole King, and Joni Mitchell--and offers an epic treatment of these mid-century women who dared to break tradition.
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Call #: 782.42166 WEL
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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Travis Barker
(4,544)
Summary: After breaking out as the acclaimed drummer of the multi-platinum punk band Blink-182, everything changed for Travis Barker. But the dark side of rock stardom took its toll: his marriage, chronicled...
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Call #: B BARKER
Location: Adult Biographies
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![Heaven adores you [DVD] : documentary film about the life and music of Elliott Smith](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/247176@2x.jpg)
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Summary: An intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith, a musician whose rise to prominence in the 1990s and early 2000s was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34. By...
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DVD
Call #: DVD B SMITH
Location: DVDs Biography
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Bill Janovitz
(83)
Summary: Leon Russell is an icon, but somehow is still an under-appreciated artist. He is spoken of in tones reserved not just for the most talented musicians, but also for the most complex and fascinating....
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Call #: B RUSSELL
Location: Adult Biographies
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![The Beatles [DVD] : get back](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/260555@2x.jpg)
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Summary: Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the band's intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth,...
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DVD
Call #: DVD 782 BEA
Location: DVDs Nonfiction
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Kim Neely
(787)
Summary: Kim Neely was one of Pearl Jam's earliest supporters in the national press, and interviewed them extensively during the most pivotal years of their career. In this book she offers a richly-detailed...
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BOOK
Call #: 782.42166 PEA
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Steve Turner
(892)
Summary: 1966. The Beatles' last concert; the release of Revolver, their first album of songs not intended for live performance. They experimented with avant-garde ideas, and angered many when they spoke...
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BOOK
Call #: 782.42166 BEA
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Olivia Cunning
Series:
Sinners On Tour Series - #1
(60,686)
Summary: Brian Sinclair, lead guitarist of Sinners, needs to get his creative spark back. Psychologist Myrna Evans goes on tour with the band to help him work through his issues so he can start writing songs...
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Call #: F CUNNING
Location: Adult Fiction
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![Foo Fighters Sonic Highways [DVD]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/129255@2x.jpg)
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DVD
Call #: DVD 782 FOO
Location: DVDs Nonfiction
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Peter Guralnick
(8,806)
Summary: From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture. This is the first biography to go past that...
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Call #: B PRESLEY
Location: Adult Biographies
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Virginia Hanlon Grohl
(3,730)
Summary: Drawing on interviews with such women as Verna Griffin, Dr. Dre's mother; Marianne Stipe, Michael Stipe of REM's mother; Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse's mother; Hester Diamond, Mike D of The Beastie...
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Call #: 782.42166 GRO
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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by
Geoff Edgers
Series:
Who Was-- ?
(1,238)
Summary: Profiles the "King of Rock 'n Roll," focusing on how he got his start in singing and how his style influenced later musicians.
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Call #: J B WHO
Location: Junior Biographies
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by
Dan Gutman
Summary: Did you know that John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn't know that George Harrison once had his...
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BOOK
Call #: J B BEATLES
Location: New Junior Biographies
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![Janis [DVD] : little girl blue](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/150561@2x.jpg)
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Summary: A documentary film about the life and times of rock singer Janis Joplin, presented via a series of letters Joplin wrote home over a span of years, read by Chan Marshall. Includes interviews with...
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DVD
Call #: DVD B JOPLIN
Location: DVDs Biography
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Peter Frampton
(1,176)
Summary: Frampton was on a path to stardom from an early age, first as the lead singer and guitarist of the Herd and then as co-founder of one of the first supergroups, Humble Pie. As part of a tight-knit...
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Call #: B FRAMPTON
Location: Adult Biographies
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Flea
(19,036)
Summary: Flea takes readers on a deeply personal and revealing tour of his formative years, spanning from Australia to the New York City suburbs to, finally, Los Angeles. Through hilarious anecdotes, poetical...
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Call #: B FLEA
Location: Adult Biographies
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Phil Collins
(6,832)
Summary: The Genesis front man and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, discussing his...
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Call #: B COLLINS
Location: Adult Biographies
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Bruce Springsteen
(45,980)
Summary: Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing to these pages the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs. He...
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Call #: B SPRINGSTEEN
Location: Adult Biographies
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Sarah Jensen
(2,835)
Summary: In the first authorized biography of the musician best known as the lead vocalist in the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, as well as a successful vintner, gives unique insight into his history and career trajectory.
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Call #: B KEENAN
Location: Adult Biographies
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Corey Taylor
(1,976)
Summary: "Corey Taylor has had it. Had it with the vagaries of human behavior and life in this postmodern digital blanked-out waiting room that passes for a world. Reality TV, awful music, terrible drivers,...
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BOOK
Call #: B TAYLOR
Location: Adult Biographies
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by
Megan Stine
Series:
Who Was-- ?
Summary: Born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958, Michael Jackson was definitely not a regular kid. A superstar with The Jackson 5 before he was eight years old, he became the King of Pop as a solo artist....
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Call #: J B WHO
Location: Junior Biographies
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![Born to run [CD book]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/160590@2x.jpg)
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Bruce Springsteen
(45,817)
Summary: Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs. He describes growing...
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AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK B SPRINGSTEEN
Location: Adult CD Books Biography
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by
Heather Graham
(1,379)
Summary: A beautiful and successful female attorney disappears, and her friend gets more than she bargains for when she gets involved in the search.
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Call #: PB GRA
Location: Adult Paperbacks
copies in: 1 of 1
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Blair Thornburgh
(617)
Summary: When Natalie McCullough-Schwartz finds out that her crush, Sebastian Delacroix -- a smoking-hot musician who went to her high school -- is back in Philly to play a show with his band, the Young...
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Call #: YA F THORNBURGH
Location: YA Fiction
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![The most beautiful [CD book] : my life with Prince](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/170374@2x.jpg)
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Mayte Garcia (read by Author)
(5,493)
Summary: At the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons.
AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK B GARCIA
Location: Adult CD Books Biography
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![Kurt Cobain [DVD] : montage of heck](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/144046@2x.jpg)
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Summary: Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Directed by...
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DVD
Call #: DVD B COBAIN
Location: DVDs Biography
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by
Adam Woog
Series:
The Importance Of
(3)
Summary: Examines the cultural significance, influence, and legacy of the English pop group.
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Call #: J B BEATLES
Location: Junior Biographies
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Stephen King
(118,146)
Summary: "In a small New England town over half a century ago, a boy is playing with his new toy soldiers in the dirt in front of his house when a shadow falls over him. He looks up to see a striking man, the...
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Call #: F KING
Location: Adult Fiction
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by
Ann Angel
(489)
Summary: This book examines the life and musical career of Janis Joplin.
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Call #: B JOPLIN YA
Location: YA Biographies
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Michael Jackson
(5,268)
Summary: Michael Jackson's only autobiography, illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by Michael exclusively for this book.
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Call #: B JACKSON
Location: Adult Biographies
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Peter Ames Carlin
(1,819)
Summary: Takes a look at the whole life of the Beatles star, casting new light on his years with the band Wings and wife, Linda McCartney, and revealing a man as haunted by his legacy--and particularly his...
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Call #: B MCCARTNEY
Location: Adult Biographies
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Patti Smith
(247,352)
Summary: 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...
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Call #: B SMITH
Location: Adult Biographies
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Ozzy Osbourne
(26,881)
Summary: One of television's best loved personalities via the wildly successful hit MTV show The Osbournes, Ozzy tells about his days on the road and the heartbreak he suffered during those days of hard living.
BOOK
Call #: B OSBOURNE
Location: Adult Biographies
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BOOK
Call #: 782.42166 BEA
Location: Adult Nonfiction
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![No direction home [DVD] : Bob Dylan](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/21035@2x.jpg)
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Summary: Traces Bob Dylan's journey from his roots in Minnesota, to his early days in Greenwich Village, to his tumultuous ascent to pop stardom in 1966. Joan Baez, Allan Ginzberg, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger,...
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Call #: DVD 781.66 NO
Location: DVDs Nonfiction
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![Elvis by the Presleys : [intimate stories]](https://images.johnstonlibrary.com/16735@2x.jpg)
