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Après De préférence la nuit, Stanley Péan revient avec autant d'entrain, de savoir historique et de ferveur pour défendre et illustrer le monde du jazz. Cette fois-ci, rien que des femmes : une galerie de seize musiciennes qui ont connu la gloire avant de tomber dans l'oubli, autant de destins d'artistes qui ont été injustement négligées, mésestimées, cancellées par les historiens patentés du jazz, des hommes en grande majorité.

During fifty years of publishing the "Bible of Rock and Roll," Jann Wenner recorded a series of interviews that are now regarded among the most important historical documents of rock. From the hubris and pissed-off attitude of Pete Townshend, to the volcano that was John Lennon after the breakup of the Beatles, to Bono, using music to speak to God, these interviews reveal the beating hearts of six creative giants.

In Black and Blue, author and radio personality Stanley Péan guides us through a history of jazz, stopping at a number of high points along the way. He takes us behind the scenes with anecdotes that tell much about the misunderstandings that have surrounded the music. How could Jean-Paul Sartre have mixed up Afro-Canadian songwriter Shelton Brooks with the Jewish-American belter Sophie Tucker? What is the real story behind the searing classic "Strange Fruit" made immortal by Billie Holiday, who at first balked at performing it?

From the premiere Beatles biographer-author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation -a rare and "absorbing biography" (Wall Street Journal) of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources. Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority.

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Please note: The audiobook edition is read by Barbra Streisand and features additional anecdotes and music that are exclusive to the My Name Is Barbra audiobook. Barbra Streisand is, by any account, a living legend, a woman who, in a career spanning six decades, has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in the history of popular music.

Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a "lively, engaging, and often wise" ( The New York Times Book Review ) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood's "XXX's and OOO's".

An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of one of the most enduring musical acts of all time.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. "A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment." -Anne Lamott. From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.

Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more! "In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." - The New York Times Over 2 million copies sold of the "moving" ( Time ), "powerful" ( Los Angeles Times ), "radiant" ( The New York Times ), "poignant" ( Vogue ) #1 New York Times bestseller. The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander - author of heralded lives of Sylvia Plath and J. D. Salinger - gives us an unconventional portrait of arguably America's most eminent jazz singer.