Julesburg Public Library

A biography of Elvis Presley, discussing his childhood, his entry into the music business, the early years of his career, the impact of success on his life, his drug use, and his death.

When a '50s rock group's hits are revived, Frank Ridgeway, former songwriter and singer, becomes the target of a murderous search for the group's unreleased tapes.

This book describes John Lennon's life from the night he was born in 1940 during a World War II air raid in Liverpool to the years after the Beatles when he struggled to make sense of his own artistic life--one that had turned from youthful angst to suffocating fame in almost a split second.

Award-winning radio personality Meredith Ochs takes an insightful look at 50 rock icons who indelibly shook up the music scene, whether solo or in a band. Profiling women from the 1950s to today, and from multiple genres, Ochs tells the dramatic stories behind their journeys to success, their music, and their enduring impact. More than 100 photographs make this a rich volume, and the idols include Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin,...

This ten episode documentary covers rock 'n' roll history from its humble beginnings in the '50s to Lollapalooza in the '90s. A kaleidoscope of musical memories, it features interviews with stars from Little Richard to Bono, as they recall the sound and songs that changed their lives. There are vintage clips examining: early stars during rock's first golden age, the turmoil of the British Invasion, the incandescent birth of soul, the death of the...

"Soho, London, 1967. Folk-rock-psychedelic quartet Utopia Avenue is formed. Guitarist Jasper de Zoet, a shy, half-Dutch public-school musical prodigy, was hearing voices long before he dropped acid. Keyboardist Elf Holloway must defy the prejudices of her bank manager father, her housewife mother, and her age to forge her own career. Bassist Dean Moss cannot, will not, spend his life on the factory floor like everyone else in Gravesend. Band manager...

Includes a complete live concert from the Brixton Academy in London, the complete and never-before-available Tenacious D 6-episode HBO series, all of the band's videos, very rare TV appearances, and more. ***PARENTAL ADVISORY--EXPLICIT CONTENT***

The Central Park Concert is a live album and video by the Dave Matthews Band. The album was recorded on September 24, 2003 on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York, New York in front of a crowd of almost 100,000, the band's largest audience to date. Tickets to the free concert were distributed to members of the Warehouse Fan Association, and although attendance was free, the show was a benefit concert for New York City Public Schools. Sponsored...

A legendary record producer and performer takes readers on an alphabetical journey of insights into the music of the Beatles and individual reminiscences of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Peter Asher met the Beatles in the spring of 1963, the start of a lifelong association with the band and its members. He had a front-row seat as they elevated pop music into an art form, and he was present at the creation of some of the most iconic music of our times....