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The Baroness, who heads this uniquely musical family, relates the adventures experienced in transplanting a large family from depressed Austria to their phenomenal success in America.

The Grammy Award-winning American soul and gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston reflects on her daughter's life, the events that led up to her death and the aftermath of a senseless tragedy.

A redemptive movie about a young man, the son of a preacher, who rejects his father's desire for him to join the ministry and instead embarks on a career as a rock singer. As he struggles to pursue his dream and rise to stardom, he finds love, pain, success and failure, and ultimately uncovers a hidden family secret that reveals who he really is. It's a captivating story about a family restored, and a life discovered.

Singer Linda Ronstadt weaves together a memoir of her origins in Tucson, Arizona, her rise to stardom in the Southern California music scene of the 1960s and '70s, and the eclectic journey that led to her long-lasting success, including stories behind many of her beloved songs.

A portrait of the Hollywood superstar covers Garland's childhood, her struggles to establish herself in one of the industry's great studios, and her often traumatic love affairs.

She inspired songs--Leon Russell wrote "A Song for You" and "Delta Lady" for her; Stephen Stills wrote "Cherokee." She co-wrote songs--"Superstar" and, uncredited, the piano coda to "Layla." She sang backup for Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and Stills before finding fame as a solo artist with such hits as "We're All Alone" and "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher." Following her from Lafayette, Tennessee, to her becoming one of the most sought-after...

The daughter of a slave forms a gospel singing group and goes on tour to raise money to save Fisk University.

Okay, readers, now let's get in formation! Learn about the life of the perfectionist performer known as Queen Bey and how she created her flawless discography of hit records like Renaissance and Cowboy Carter. In 2003, Beyonce went solo after being in the popular girl group Destiny's Child and began one of the most iconic, successful music careers in history. She has won thirty-two Grammy Awards and has been nominated over eighty times, making her...

"From standing up for artists' interests as streaming emerged as the dominant music platform to rerecording her older albums to own the masters, Taylor Swift's actions show she is thinking ahead, innovating, and forging a path for future musicians. In this book, readers learn Taylor's path from teen songwriter in Nashville to the top of the industry-and all her milestones in between. Age-appropriate language and content invite readers into the business...

Life story of country music singer Waylon Jennings, relating his impoverished childhood, failed marriages, problems with drugs, and how he found success in music.