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Over the Influence

A Memoir

by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque ...

Narrated by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

**THE INSTANT *NEW YORKTIMES* BESTSELLER**A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recording artist behind hits like “Leave (Get Out),” “Too Little, Too Late”, and the Grammy Award-winning "Say So"."A remarkably compassionate portrait ... that's bolstered by fastidious journal entries [JoJo's] kept throughout her life ... JoJo is back in control." ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**THE INSTANT *NEW YORKTIMES* BESTSELLER**A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recording artist behind hits like “Leave (Get Out),” “Too Little, Too Late”, and the Grammy Award-winning "Say So"."A remarkably compassionate portrait ... that's bolstered by fastidious journal entries [JoJo's] kept throughout her life ... JoJo is back in control."
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Brother Ray

Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles, David Ritz ...

Narrated by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

Ray Charles (1930–2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life.Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ray Charles (1930–2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life.Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of
... Read more
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It's No Wonder

The Life and Times of Motown's Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy

by Dr. Margena A. Christian ...

Narrated by Lynnette R. Freeman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

The biography of Sylvia Moy, Motown’s first certified female in-house producer and songwriter, and one of the authors behind classic hits like “My Cherie Amour,” “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” and a slew of other time-honored tunes.Imagine a world without the music of Stevie Wonder. A world without hits like “I Was Made to Love Her” and “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day.” That's the world we would ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The biography of Sylvia Moy, Motown’s first certified female in-house producer and songwriter, and one of the authors behind classic hits like “My Cherie Amour,” “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” and a slew of other time-honored tunes.Imagine a world without the music of Stevie Wonder. A world without hits like “I Was Made to Love Her” and “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day.” That's the world we would
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D'Angelo's Voodoo

by Faith A. Pennick ...

Narrated by Adenrele Ojo ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

3 hours 31 min

Voodoo, D'Angelo's much-anticipated 2000 release, set the standard for the musical cycle ordained as "neo-soul," a label the singer and songwriter would reject more than a decade later. The album is a product of heightened emotions and fused sensibilities; an amalgam of soul, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop, and Afrobeats. D'Angelo put to music his own pleasures and insecurities as a man-child in the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Voodoo, D'Angelo's much-anticipated 2000 release, set the standard for the musical cycle ordained as "neo-soul," a label the singer and songwriter would reject more than a decade later. The album is a product of heightened emotions and fused sensibilities; an amalgam of soul, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop, and Afrobeats. D'Angelo put to music his own pleasures and insecurities as a man-child in the
... Read more
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Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

A Life In Mod – From the Revival to Acid Jazz

by Eddie Piller ...

Narrated by Eddie Piller ...

Unabridged

14 hours 1 min

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude, and this book has tons of it' Kenney Jones**, The Small Faces****'**A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude, and this book has tons of it' Kenney Jones**, The Small Faces****'**A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious...
... Read more
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Aatma Sakshatkar - Gujarati Audio Book

by Dada Bhagwan, Dada Bhagwan, Dada Bhagwan ...

Narrated by Dada Bhagwan ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

In moments of reflection, it is only natural to wonder what is the true purpose in life and to ask, behind the constant efforts made just in "living", what is it that we are seeking? In the Audio book "Self Realization", Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan reveals the science of Self realization, describing that attaining knowledge of Self is ultimate life purpose, and is the ... Read more

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In moments of reflection, it is only natural to wonder what is the true purpose in life and to ask, behind the constant efforts made just in "living", what is it that we are seeking? In the Audio book "Self Realization", Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan reveals the science of Self realization, describing that attaining knowledge of Self is ultimate life purpose, and is the
... Read more
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Come and Get These Memories

The Genius of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Motown’s Incomparable Songwriters

by Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Dave Thompson ...

Narrated by Kevin Kenerly, Rodney Gardiner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

Brian Holland, Edward Holland, and Lamont Dozier, known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or H-D-H, were the greatest songwriting team in American pop music history. Seventy of the songs they wrote reached the Billboard Top 40, with fifteen of these reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. No other songwriting team or individual has come close to equaling—let alone surpassing—this record. They’ve ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Brian Holland, Edward Holland, and Lamont Dozier, known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or H-D-H, were the greatest songwriting team in American pop music history. Seventy of the songs they wrote reached the Billboard Top 40, with fifteen of these reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. No other songwriting team or individual has come close to equaling—let alone surpassing—this record. They’ve
... Read more
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Night Train to Nashville

The Greatest Untold Story of Music City

by Paula Blackman ...

Narrated by Paula Blackman, Matt Richbourg ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music's greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.In another time and place, E. Gab Blackman and William Sousa "Sou" Bridgeforth might have been as close as brothers, but in 1950s Nashville they remained separated by the color of their skin. Gab, a visionary yet ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Night Train to Nashville takes readers behind the curtain of one of music's greatest untold stories during the era of segregation and Civil Rights.In another time and place, E. Gab Blackman and William Sousa "Sou" Bridgeforth might have been as close as brothers, but in 1950s Nashville they remained separated by the color of their skin. Gab, a visionary yet
... Read more
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Tell It Like It Is

My Story

by Aaron Neville ...

Narrated by Aaron Neville ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and Grammy Hall-of-Famer Aaron Neville tells his personal story of overcoming poverty, racism, addiction, and loss through faith, family, and music.Aaron Neville’s first #1 hit, “Tell It Like it Is,” was released in 1966. In the mid-seventies he formed the Neville Brothers with Art, Charles, and Cyril—now known as the “First Family of New Orleans” ... Read more

$24.99 USD

For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and Grammy Hall-of-Famer Aaron Neville tells his personal story of overcoming poverty, racism, addiction, and loss through faith, family, and music.Aaron Neville’s first #1 hit, “Tell It Like it Is,” was released in 1966. In the mid-seventies he formed the Neville Brothers with Art, Charles, and Cyril—now known as the “First Family of New Orleans”
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Do You Remember?

Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire

by Trenton Bailey, Trenton Bailey ...

Narrated by Walter Brown ...

Series series American Made Music Series
Abridged

7 hours 38 min

In Do You Remember? Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire, Trenton Bailey traces the humble beginning of Maurice White, his development as a musician, and his formation of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that became a global phenomenon during the 1970s. By the early 1980s, the music industry was changing, and White had grown weary after working constantly for more than a decade. He decided to ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Do You Remember? Celebrating Fifty Years of Earth, Wind & Fire, Trenton Bailey traces the humble beginning of Maurice White, his development as a musician, and his formation of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that became a global phenomenon during the 1970s. By the early 1980s, the music industry was changing, and White had grown weary after working constantly for more than a decade. He decided to
... Read more
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Aretha Franklin

The Queen of Soul

by Mark Bego ...

Narrated by Mel Foster ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul documents the beloved singing star’s rocky personal life and internationally acclaimed show business career. An in-depth and frank examination of Aretha, this definitive biography traces her career from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, recording her first album at the age of fourteen, a major recording contract at ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul documents the beloved singing star’s rocky personal life and internationally acclaimed show business career. An in-depth and frank examination of Aretha, this definitive biography traces her career from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, recording her first album at the age of fourteen, a major recording contract at
... Read more
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Emotional Rescue

Essays on Love, Loss, and Life—With a Soundtrack

by Ben Greenman ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

What songs have made up your life’s soundtrack? Which have captured your every mood and deepest sentiments? Pop music, like no other form of entertainment or art, is capable of articulating our feelings, desires, joy, and pain. In a few soul-grabbing minutes, artists from every genre—from Little Richard to Lou Reed, Willie Nelson to Wu-Tang Clan, Sly and the Family Stone to the Rolling Stones—can ... Read more

$9.99 USD

What songs have made up your life’s soundtrack? Which have captured your every mood and deepest sentiments? Pop music, like no other form of entertainment or art, is capable of articulating our feelings, desires, joy, and pain. In a few soul-grabbing minutes, artists from every genre—from Little Richard to Lou Reed, Willie Nelson to Wu-Tang Clan, Sly and the Family Stone to the Rolling Stones—can
... Read more
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Soul Survivor: The Autobiography

The extraordinary memoir of a music icon

by P.P. Arnold ...

Narrated by P.P. Arnold ...

Unabridged

13 hours 13 min

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book PrizeAn Uncut Magazine Book of the YearA Rough Trade Book of the YearA Resident Book of the YearThe story of soul legend P.P. Arnold is one of musical highs, personal lows and extraordinary endurance.From her origins in powerhouse church gospel, the talented singer's performing career began at the age of just seventeen when she joined the Ike & Tin... ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book PrizeAn Uncut Magazine Book of the YearA Rough Trade Book of the YearA Resident Book of the YearThe story of soul legend P.P. Arnold is one of musical highs, personal lows and extraordinary endurance.From her origins in powerhouse church gospel, the talented singer's performing career began at the age of just seventeen when she joined the Ike & Tin...
... Read more
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Before Elvis

The African American Musicians Who Made the King

by Preston Lauterbach ...

Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

In this thought-provoking book, the Black musicians who influenced Elvis Presley's music finally receive recognition and praise.After Baz Luhrmann’s movie, Elvis, hit theaters, audiences and critics alike couldn't help but question the Black origins of Elvis Presley’s music and style, reigniting a debate that has been circling for decades. In Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In this thought-provoking book, the Black musicians who influenced Elvis Presley's music finally receive recognition and praise.After Baz Luhrmann’s movie, Elvis, hit theaters, audiences and critics alike couldn't help but question the Black origins of Elvis Presley’s music and style, reigniting a debate that has been circling for decades. In Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made
... Read more
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Temptations

Revised and Updated

by Otis Williams ...

Narrated by Otis Williams, JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

The Temptations were named the "#1 R&B/Hip Hop Artists of All Time" by Billboard Magazine in 2017. They are one of the most iconic, bestselling brands in the entertainment world today, and their journey is one of the most extraordinary stories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Temptations' heritage, influence, and contributions to American culture and the global music landscape is ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Temptations were named the "#1 R&B/Hip Hop Artists of All Time" by Billboard Magazine in 2017. They are one of the most iconic, bestselling brands in the entertainment world today, and their journey is one of the most extraordinary stories of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Temptations' heritage, influence, and contributions to American culture and the global music landscape is
... Read more
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The Blues Brothers

An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

by Daniel De Visé ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage. But Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had a greater mission: to honor the then ... Read more

$24.99 USD

“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage. But Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had a greater mission: to honor the then
... Read more
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Breathe Love into Music

by Yuwrian Rise ...

Narrated by Books with Voices ...

Unabridged

12 min

Love is in this musical collection. Enjoy the sweet and encouraging words with jazzy and pop sounds that will help you through your day and relax your spirit. Love is still an integral part of our lives and this musical book defines love and happiness from the moment you turn it on. ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Love is in this musical collection. Enjoy the sweet and encouraging words with jazzy and pop sounds that will help you through your day and relax your spirit. Love is still an integral part of our lives and this musical book defines love and happiness from the moment you turn it on.
... Read more
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Looking To Get Lost

Adventures in Music and Writing

by Peter Guralnick ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 55 min

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and ... Read more

$31.99 USD

By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is a culmination of Peter Guralnick’s remarkable work, which from the start has encompassed the full sweep of blues, gospel, country, and rock 'n' roll.It covers old ground from new perspectives, offering deeply felt, masterful, and
... Read more
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What the World Needs Now

Messages of Love and Hope (But No Advice, 'Cause No One Listens Anyway)

by Dionne Warwick ...

Narrated by Dionne Warwick, Emana Rachelle ...

Unabridged

7 hours

Read by the author.What we need is a little more love. A little more hope. And a lot more Warwick, please.From six-time Grammy Award–winning musical icon and global ambassador Dionne Warwick comes What the World Needs Now**—**a compilation of essays and affirmations to bring hope and peace to your soul. Plus, the classic Dionne-isms you’ve come to know and love.From her beginnings in a God-... ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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Read by the author.What we need is a little more love. A little more hope. And a lot more Warwick, please.From six-time Grammy Award–winning musical icon and global ambassador Dionne Warwick comes What the World Needs Now**—**a compilation of essays and affirmations to bring hope and peace to your soul. Plus, the classic Dionne-isms you’ve come to know and love.From her beginnings in a God-...
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There Was a Time

James Brown, The Chitlin' Circuit, and Me

by Alan Leeds ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

A behind-the-scenes look at the Chitlin' Circuit during America's most vital period of soul music—from the eyes and ears of a young, Jewish kid from Queens who joined the team of the hardest working man in show business and learned the art of the music business at the hand of the performer who mastered it.In the mid-'60s, Alan Leeds was a young DJ looking for his way into the music business. An ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A behind-the-scenes look at the Chitlin' Circuit during America's most vital period of soul music—from the eyes and ears of a young, Jewish kid from Queens who joined the team of the hardest working man in show business and learned the art of the music business at the hand of the performer who mastered it.In the mid-'60s, Alan Leeds was a young DJ looking for his way into the music business. An
... Read more
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I Ain't Studdin' Ya

My American Blues Story

by Bobby Rush ...

Narrated by Bobby Rush, Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush.This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his
... Read more
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Nothing Compares 2 U

An Oral History of Prince

by Touré ...

Narrated by Touré ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best—from award-winning author Touré.Nothing Compares 2 U is an oral history built from years of interviews with dozens of people who were in Prince's inner circle—from childhood friends to band members to girlfriends to managers to engineers to photographers, and more—all providing unique insights into the man and the musician.This revelatory ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best—from award-winning author Touré.Nothing Compares 2 U is an oral history built from years of interviews with dozens of people who were in Prince's inner circle—from childhood friends to band members to girlfriends to managers to engineers to photographers, and more—all providing unique insights into the man and the musician.This revelatory
... Read more
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Glastonbury 50

The Official Celebration of the World’s Greatest Festival

by Emily Eavis, Michael Eavis ...

Narrated by Gemma Whelan, Jamael Westman, Lauren Laverne, Louise Brealey, Oliver Ford Davies ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE TIMES: 'Captivating'A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'In-depth and inspiring''Beautifully compiled ... the perfect festival experience' SUNDAY TIMESGlastonbury 50 is the authorised, behind-the-scenes, inside story of the music festival that has become a true global pheno... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE TIMES: 'Captivating'A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'In-depth and inspiring''Beautifully compiled ... the perfect festival experience' SUNDAY TIMESGlastonbury 50 is the authorised, behind-the-scenes, inside story of the music festival that has become a true global pheno...
... Read more
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I'll Be There

My Life with the Four Tops

by Duke Fakir ...

Narrated by Terrence Kidd ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops.Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records.With era-defining number ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops.Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, I'll Be There features revealing anecdotes from the group's formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records.With era-defining number
... Read more

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