Presents a collection of poems and lyrics by Grammy Award winner, singer-songwriter, and musician Alicia Keys depicting the joy, pain, sorrow, and depression of her life.
Songwriters share their secrets and methods. Includes interviews with Carole King, Mark Knopfler, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, and twenty-six others.
Reviews the history of pop and rock music, looks at some of the instruments featured in this type of music, and introduces famous performers, groups, compositions, and albums.
Yearning to escape the small Massachusetts town where her family retreated after her sister's death, Wonder Blake gets her chance when her sister's manager offers Wonder a record contract on her sixteenth birthday.
Profiles one hundred albums that had significant impact on popular music, discussing each album's recording date, artists, style, and influence on pop culture.
Presents five hundred alphabetically arranged entries connected with pop, rock, and soul music, including singers, musicians, composers, record producers, rock impresarios, rock festivals, and types of sounds.
