Music audiobooks

Mini Rock Band Guide

By: HowExpert & Matt Brunson

Narrated by: Derek Daisey

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

If you love music and have played an instrument for any length of time, chances are that you’ve thought about playing in a band. Life in a band can be a great adventure, but it’s not always obvious how to get from playing by yourself to rocking out with a group. Luckily, we’re here to help.Being in a band isn’t all show time and success—there’s... Read more

Bach's Musical Universe

By: Christoph Wolff

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach’s creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art.



Throughout his life, renowned and prolific composer Johann Sebastian Bach articulated his views as a composer in purely musical terms; he was notoriously reluctant to write about his life and work. Instead, he methodically... Read more

Ted Templeman

By: Ted Templeman & Greg Renoff

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Crafting smash hits with Van Halen, The Doobie Brothers, Nicolette Larson, and Van Morrison, legendary music producer Ted Templeman changed the course of rock history



This autobiography (as told to Greg Renoff) recounts Templeman's remarkable life from child jazz phenom in Santa Cruz, California, in the 1950s to Grammy-winning music executive... Read more

Michael Jackson: The Real Story

By: Dieter Wiesner & Yusuf Jah

Narrated by: Yusuf Jah

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

"You were with him for a long time. You need to tell the story! You need to tell the real story about my son!" Inspired by these words from Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, former manager, confidant, and personal friend Dieter Wiesner's newly released ePub, "Michael Jackson: The Real Story" does just that. Influenced by a sense of... Read more

The Music Therapy Profession

By: Christine Korb

Narrated by: Trei Taylor

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Many musicians, music students, and general music lovers are curious about the field of music therapy -- the who, what, where, and how. This book provides a general overview of the profession, and it includes 26 audition essays, written by former students, confirming their motivation to "do good in the world through music." A career in music... Read more

Der Glaube Liebe Hoffnungsbär

By: Edgar Pelz

Narrated by: Edgar Pelz

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Hörspiel von Edgar Pelz nach einer Idee von Emilia Hope. In einer hoffnungslosen Welt, die keinem mehr so recht gefällt, irrt ein kleiner Bär umher, ach ums Herz ist´s ihm so schwer....... Die Gemeinschaftsproduktion von Edgar Pelz und Jonathan Frey enthält 14 Geschichten und Lieder sowie 7 Playbacks zum mitsingen oder mitspielen. Read more

Lady Bitch Ray über Madonna - KiWi Musikbibliothek, Band 6 (Ungekürzte Autorinnenlesung)

By: Lady Bitch Ray

Narrated by: Lady Bitch Ray

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Für ihre Schulfreundinnen ist Madonna eine "lesbische Schlampe" - für die 11-jährige Reyhan Şahin ist sie das größte Vorbild. Dass wir Reyhan heute als Lady Bitch Ray kennen, als unkonventionelle Künstlerin, promovierte Sprachwissenschaftlerin, als kluge und meinungsstarke Feministin, hat viel mit der Queen of Pop zu tun. Sie erzählt uns davon -... Read more

All I Ever Wanted

By: Kathy Valentine

Narrated by: Kathy Valentine

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This brutally honest memoir tells the story of The Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine’s impact on the music world and how she moved forward following the end of the band that once defined her whole life.

At twenty-one, Kathy Valentine was at the Whisky in Los Angeles when she met a guitarist from a fledgling band called the Go-Go's-and the band... Read more

The Ox

By: Paul Rees

Narrated by: Thomas Judd

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Unearth a piece of music history with this definitive, no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitarist.

It is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who represent Year Zero, the beginning of all things, ground-breakers all. To that incontrovertible end, John... Read more

The Backstagers and the Theater of the Ancients

By: Andy Mientus

Narrated by: Andy Mientus

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: No

After all the backstage ghost drama during Phantasm, things are quiet for the Backstagers of the St. Genesius School Drama Club—too quiet. But when that quiet is filled by a mysterious voice that haunts the Backstagers day and night, they set off on a globetrotting adventure to discover the ancient secrets of the legendary artifacts of the... Read more

Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust

By: Loretta Lynn

Narrated by: Patsy Lynn Russell

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the "important and inspiring" and never-before-told complete story of the remarkable relationship between country music icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn (Miranda Lambert).

Loretta Lynn and the late Patsy Cline are legends—country icons and sisters of the heart. For the first time ever Loretta tells their story: a celebration of their... Read more

Sing From Within

By: David Largie

Narrated by: Lloyd Notice

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether you are an experienced singer or just starting out, get ready for a pleasant learning surprise!“Sing From Within”, is an easy and concise read that contains only seven chapters, whichprovide practical exercises and techniques to increase your singing ability. Do you want tolearn how to sing with correct vocal techniques, develop your... Read more

The Backstagers and the Final Blackout

By: Andy Mientus

Narrated by: Andy Mientus

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The Backstagers are back for a thrilling third act! They’ve dealt with the ghost haunting their theater and faced off against the sinister siblings trying to steal the famous Designer’s Journal during their production of Tammy, but now, a mysterious masked man has taken all the ancient theater artifacts that they’ve collected. They don’t know... Read more

Pop Star Goddesses

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Narrated by: Lisa Negron

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A compendium of forty incredible female pop stars whose energies, virtues, and vices make them the ideal role models for our age—powerful women who can teach us all how to discover our own inner goddess.

We are living in the age of the music goddess: Beyoncé. Lady Gaga. Taylor Swift. Katy Perry. Britney. Nicki Minaj. Cardi B. Pink. Madonna.... Read more

Indian Sun

By: Oliver Craske

Narrated by: Sohm Kapila

Length: 22 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of Ravi Shankar, one of the most influential musicians and composers of the twentieth century, told with the cooperation of his estate, family, and friendsFor over eight decades, Ravi Shankar was India's greatest cultural ambassador. He was a groundbreaking performer and composer of Indian classical music, who brought... Read more

In Unison

By: Jeremy Camp & Adrienne Camp

Narrated by: Mark Smeby

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Jeremy Camp became a GRAMMY®-nominated singer and songwriter, released four gold albums, and received two American Music Awards nominations. While on a three-month-long tour, Jeremy met and built a friendship with the lead singer of another band. In a beautiful and inspiring story, their love unfolded taking them both by surprise. After sixteen... Read more

Far To Go

By: Noel Streatfeild

Narrated by: Lucy Scott

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday’s Child stars in this classic children’s adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her... Read more

Liberation Through Hearing

By: Richard Russell

Narrated by: Richard Russell

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

When I stopped wanting things for the wrong reasons, they became possible.

For almost 30 years as label boss, producer, and talent conductor at XL Recordings, Richard Russell has discovered, shaped and nurtured the artists who have rewritten the musical dictionary of the 21st century, artists like The Prodigy, The White Stripes, Adele, M.I.A.,... Read more

The Club King

By: Peter Gatien

Narrated by: Braden Wright

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A behind-the-scenes look at the meteoric rise and stunning takedown of a nightclub empire, by the man who held the reins.Limelight, Tunnel, Club USA, and Palladium—the cutting-edge, insanely successful, and notoriously decadent clubs that dominated New York City’s entertainment scene, their influences reverberating around the world. Across four... Read more

Who’s Afraid of Opera?

By: Michael Walsh

Narrated by: Michael Walsh

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

For anyone who has been intimidated, overwhelmed, or just plain confused by what they think opera is, Who’s Afraid of Opera? offers a lively, readable guide to what author Michael Walsh describes as “the greatest art form yet invented by humankind.”From opera’s origins in Renaissance Italy to the Who’s rock odyssey “Tommy,” and Stephen... Read more

Get Happy

By: Gerald Clarke

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 16 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven. Judy Garland died over thirty years ago, but no biography has so completely captured her spirit—and demons—until now.

From her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic... Read more

You Belong

By: Rachel Platten

Narrated by: Rachel Platten

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A warm and loving message of welcome to newborn babies, You Belong--a picture book from singer-songwriter Rachel Platten and illustrator Marcin Piwowarski--will touch the hearts of everyone.

I’m patiently waiting for you to arrive
I want to meet you so much I could cry
I wonder whose hands and whose eyes you will have?
I wonder if you’re going to... Read more

More Myself

By: Alicia Keys

Narrated by: Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Bono, Clive Davis...

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

**Winner of the 2021 Audie Award for Narration by Author or Authors**
**An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning production**

This program is read by Alicia Keys, with special guest appearances by family and friends, including Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, and Michelle Obama.

An intimate, revealing look at one artist’s journey from self-censorship to full... Read more

Thirties

By: Jill Andrews

Narrated by: Jill Andrews

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Tenderly, hauntingly, and without fear, the thirteen sections in Thirties chronicle Andrews’ journey through a decade rife with both beauty and brutality. Each song-inspired vignette is further enlivened by thoughtfully curated photos, revealing experiences that are at once both universal and intimateIn this visual storytelling companion to her... Read more