Performing Arts
BIRTH OF AN ICON REVOLVER 50: THE MAKING OF THE LEGENDARY COVER ARTWORK FOR THE BEATLES ALBUM REVOLVER
Written by Voormann, Klaus
- Half a century after Revolver exploded onto the pop scene, the artist behind the album cover presents his side of the Beatles' story- The narrative is presented through a striking mixture of words and black-and-white graphics ..".It is good for me to see the other side of a story I know so well and to realize aspects like the sheer panic that Klaus must have felt." (Paul McCartney) The monochrom
STICKY FINGERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JANN WENNER AND ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
Written by Hagan, Joe
The first and only biography of Jann Wenner, the iconic founder of Rolling Stone magazine, and a romp through the hothouses of rock and roll, politics, media, and Hollywood, from the Summer of Love to the Internet age. Lennon. Dylan. Jagger. Belushi. Leibovitz.
SMITHSONIAN ROCK AND ROLL: LIVE AND UNSEEN
Written by Bentley, Bill
In December 2015, the Smithsonian called on rock and roll lovers around the world to collect photos and stories of their favorite moments in music. Fans dug through attics, basements, closets, shoeboxes, digital cameras, and photo albums to post great rock shots to rockandroll.si.edu.
PLAY IT LOUD: AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE STYLE, SOUND, AND REVOLUTION OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR
Written by Di Perna, Alan
"Every guitar player will want to read this book twice. And even the casual music fan will find a thrilling narrative that weaves together cultural history, musical history, race, politics, business case studies, advertising, and technological discovery." --Daniel Levitin, Wall Street Journal
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
Written by Ackroyd, Peter
A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Alfred Hitchock, the master of suspense.
ABSOLUTELY ON MUSIC: CONVERSATIONS
Written by Ozawa, Seiji
A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
WAYNE AND FORD: THE FILMS, THE FRIENDSHIP, AND THE FORGING OF AN AMERICAN HERO
Written by Schoenberger, Nancy
John Ford and John Wayne were two titans of classic film and made some of the most enduring movies of all time. The genre they defined--the Western--still matters today. For over twenty years John Ford and John Wayne were a blockbuster Hollywood team, turning out many of the finest Western films ever made.
GREAT JAZZ AND POP VOCAL ALBUMS
Written by Friedwald, Will
From the author of A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers--an illuminating, deeply personal survey of the greatest twentieth-century jazz and pop albums: the gold standard for generations of musicians, singers, and listeners.
BALANCING ACTS: BEHIND THE SCENES AT LONDON'S NATIONAL THEATRE
Written by Hytner, Nicholas
From the Tony Award and Laurence Olivier Award-winning former director of London's National Theatre--this is a fascinating, candid, eloquent memoir about his career directing theater, producing films and opera, and working closely with some of the world's most celebrated actors. The list of Nicholas Hytner's accomplishments is long and distinguished: as Artistic Director of London's Nat
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