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941) Billie Eilish
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When an unknown Billie Eilish put her 14-year-old voice to some lyrics strung together by her older brother back in 2015, a stunning tidal wave of rave reviews and life-changing reactions quickly followed, catapulting the talented teen to the front of the line of industry-changing superstars. A lover of singing and dancing growing up in Southern California, Eilish was asked by her dance instructor to write and record a song that he could choreograph...
942) Hollywood songsters
Author
Series
Publisher
Garland Pub
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
For enthusiasts of screen musicals, singing, Hollywood history, and the lives of movie stars, no other published work equals this presentation of the on- and off-camera careers of more than 100 performers who made major contributions to the American screen musical. While the emphasis of this book is on each star's contribution to movie musicals and other genre of films, the individual's full career is also put in the spotlight. Each performer's chapter...
Author
Publisher
Atria Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"En los meses que siguieron a la trágica muerte de su madre, el mundo de Chiquis Rivera cayó en picada. Después de dejar de lado sus sueños para apoyar la metamorfosis de Jenni Rivera de cantante en ciernes a legendaria "Diva de la Banda", un desgarrador malentendido impulsó a Jenni a excluir a Chiquis de su testamento y a desterrar a su hija de su vida. Aun abatida y procesando esta peripecia, Chiquis luego se vio sumida en la oscuridad con...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher:In Madonna: An Intimate Biography, author J. Randy Taraborrelli's scrupulously researched and completely balanced unauthorized biography of one of the world's most celebrated entertainers, the reader is allowed to draw his or her own conclusions. Indeed, the portrait bestselling author Taraborrelli paints here is of a truly complex woman, one who is driven and determined to succeed at any cost, yet who displays remarkable vulnerability...
947) Pete remembers Woody
Author
Publisher
Appleseed Recordings
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD will go towards the restoration of "The Woody", a replica of a Hudson River ferry sloop that the Beacon Sloop Club (non-profit environmental and educational organization) uses for teaching tours of the Hudson River.
Author
Publisher
IDW
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Born in the South during the height of segregation, James Brown went on to become a global sensation, using his immeasurable talent to grasp what he believed was the American Dream. Join the charismatic, hard working, and sometimes tyrannical bandleader on a journey down the roads of America with a group of talented musicians spreading the sound of funk and soul throughout the country. Told against the backdrop of a changing America during the Civil...
Author
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The first-ever graphic biography of Paul Robeson, Ballad of an American, charts Robeson's career as a singer, actor, scholar, athlete, and activist who achieved global fame. Through his films, concerts, and records, he became a potent symbol representing the promise of a multicultural, multiracial American democracy at a time when, despite his stardom, he was denied personal access to his many audiences. Robeson was a major figure in the rise of...
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