Music audiobooks

Set Your Voice Free

By: Donna Frazier & Roger Love

Narrated by: Roger Love

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Language and the way that people communicate has evolved over time, now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most effective way possible in order to get your message across.
Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or... Read more

Paddington Plays On

By: Michael Bond

Narrated by: Christian Coulson

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Paddington Bear has delighted readers of all ages for almost 60 years! Now part of the I Can Read line, Michael Bond’s classic character will drum up the interest of beginning readers with his charming antics. Paddington is having a wonderful time while on vacation with the Browns in a small French town. He loves exploring and meeting new... Read more

Old Records Never Die

By: Eric Spitznagel

Narrated by: Ramiz Monsef

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

High Fidelity meets Killing Yourself to Live in this memoir of one man’s search for his lost record collection.As he finds himself within spitting distance of middle age, journalist Eric Spitznagel feels acutely the loss of … something. Freedom? Maybe. Coolness? Could be. The records he sold in a financial pinch? Definitely. To find out for... Read more

Joni Mitchell

By: Malka Marom

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer that she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka... Read more

The Last Sultan

By: Robert Greenfield

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The Last Sultan is the definitive biography of a man who changed popular culture throughout the world. As the founder and head of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun signed and/or recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time, among them Ruth Brown; Big Joe Turner; Ray Charles; Bobby Darin; Sonny and Cher; Eric Clapton; Buffalo... Read more

The Music Lesson

By: Victor L. Wooten

Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind—from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop—has though that. I know I did. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. And I was good. But I wasn't great. I knew... Read more

Pretty Paper

By: Willie Nelson & David Ritz

Narrated by: W. Brown

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A perfect Christmas gift for music lovers, Pretty Paper is Willie Nelson’s inspiring Christmas fable, based on his holiday classic “Pretty Paper.”
 
More than fifty years ago, Willie Nelson’s beloved Christmas song “Pretty Paper” first hit the airwaves. And for all these years, Willie has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling... Read more

Who Is Bob Dylan?

By: Jim O'Connor

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A singer-songerwriter, musician, and artist, Bob Dylan is an American icon. In the past five decades, Dylan's work has influenced everyone from John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie to rapper Eminem. Young music lovers will be fascinated by this great artist's life! Read more

The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame

By: Rick Hall

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the story of legendary record producer Rick Hall and his historic role in the development of the world-famous "Muscle Shoals Sound." FAME Studios founder Hall, produced chart-topping hits from soul music to pop to country, for iconic stars like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, and more. Now he tells his own story. The Man... Read more

Blood, Sweat and My Rock 'n' Roll Years

By: Steve Katz

Narrated by: Dan Triandiflou

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

On paper Steve Katz's career rivals anyone's except the 1960s' and '70's biggest stars: the Monterey Pop Festival with the legendary Blues Project, Woodstock with Blood, Sweat & Tears, and even producing rock's most celebrated speed addict, Lou Reed. There were world tours, and his résumé screams "Hall of Fame" — it won't be long before... Read more

Altamont

By: Joel Selvin

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones’ infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s.In the annals of rock history, the Altamont... Read more

Brian Eno

By: Alan Cross

Narrated by: Alan Cross

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Alan Cross is the preeminent chronicler of popular music. Here he provides a history of musician and producer Brian Eno's decades-long career. This look at Eno's influence -- "Musician, Producer; Artist, Philosopher; Oblique Strategies" -- is adapted from the audiobook of the same name. Read more

Short

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In this heartwarming and funny middle-grade novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s, Julia grows into herself while playing a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz
 
Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she’ll realize how big she is inside, where it counts. She hasn’t ever thought... Read more

The Skin Above My Knee

By: Marcia Butler

Narrated by: Marcia Butler

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The unflinching story of a professional oboist who finds order and beauty in music as her personal life threatens to destroy her.

Music was everything for Marcia Butler. Growing up in an emotionally desolate home with an abusive father and a distant mother, she devoted herself to the discipline and rigor of the oboe, and quickly became a young... Read more

NOFX

By: Jeff Alulis

Narrated by: Fat Mike Burkett

Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Available as an audiobook for the first time, read by band members "Fat Mike" Burkett, Eric Melvin, Erik "Smelly" Sandin, and Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta along with special guest narrator musician and comedian Tommy Chong. In addition, the audiobook features exclusive, previously unreleased tracks, 'Bouncy' (a NOFX instrumental), 'La Pieta' (Fat Mike... Read more

I'm the Man

By: Scott Ian

Narrated by: Scott Ian

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From founding member and guitarist of the heavy metal band Anthrax comes a personal reflection of his life and the moments that led him to his role as a staple in rock history.​

I'm the Man is the fast-paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who co-founded Anthrax, the band that proved to the masses that brutality and fun didn't have... Read more

Runnin' with the Devil

By: Noel Monk & Joe Layden

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music.Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world had ever seen—their mythos an epic party, a sweaty,... Read more

Captain Fantastic

By: Tom Doyle

Narrated by: Tom Taylorson

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of Elton John’s meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the weird, wild 1970s, based on rare one-on-one interviews with the Rocket Man himself—now the subject of a major motion picture.

In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing performance at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Over the next five... Read more

Infinite Tuesday

By: Michael Nesmith

Narrated by: Michael Nesmith

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

The “beautifully written” (The New York Times) autobiography of Michael Nesmith, from his star-making role on The Monkees and his invention of the music video to his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality
 
“Reads like the chronicle of a relentless seeker.”—Los Angeles Times
 
Michael Nesmith’s eclectic, electric... Read more

Lonely Boy

By: Steve Jones

Narrated by: Steve Jones

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Without the Sex Pistols there would be no punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pistols. It was Steve who, with his schoolmate Paul Cook, formed the band that eventually went on to become the Sex Pistols and who was its original leader. As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of punk -- the influence and cultural significance... Read more

Swifty McVay Presents: The Seventh Star

By: Swifty McVay

Narrated by: Swifty McVay

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Seventh Star is a deeply personal, unflinching and unapologetic memoir that sheds light on an intense childhood spent on Detroit's notorious West 7 Mile, the pivotal role that the area's hip hop scene played, and the rise to national prominence Swifty McVay and his peers experienced after the massive mainstream success of the group D12.... Read more

Buddy Baker

By: Ben Ohmart

Narrated by: David Zarbock

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Buddy Baker was Disney music. Mostly known as the composer of the Haunted Mansion song and score, he was also a composer of films (Wicked Woman, The Fox and the Hound), television shows (the original Mickey Mouse Club), and numerous theme park attractions (World of Motion, Wonders of China, Kitchen Kaberet, Impressions de France) around the... Read more

The Grand Tour

By: Rich Kienzle & Adam O’Fallon Price

Narrated by: John Pruden & R. C. Bray

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A bitingly funny, smart, and moving road novel about two hapless lost souls—an alcoholic Vietnam veteran turned bestselling author, and his awkward, shy college-student superfan—who form an unlikely connection on the world’s most disastrous book tour.Richard Lazar is advancing in years but regressing in life. After a career as a literary... Read more

Soul Serenade

By: Rashod Ollison

Narrated by: C. S. Treadway

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A coming-of-age memoir about a young boy in rural Arkansas who searches for himself and his distant father through soul music

Growing up in rural Arkansas, young Rashod Ollison turned to music to make sense of his life. The dysfunction, sadness, and steely resilience of his family and neighbors was reflected in the R&B songs that played on... Read more