Music audiobooks

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By: Hans Well

Narrated by: Hans Well

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit der Auflösung der Biermösl Blosn sahen viele eine Welt zusammenbrechen: das Ende kritischen Kabaretts in virtuosem musikalischen Gewand. Doch zum Glück musste man nicht lange warten, bis (Ex-)Biermösl Hans Well eine neue Blosn um sich versammelt hat. Wieder sind Familienbande mit im Spiel: Denn mit den Wellbappn steht nun die nächste... Read more

Pete Seeger: The Storm King

By: Pete Seeger

Narrated by: Pete Seeger

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Gems from the life of one of the most influential figures in American music!

Pete Seeger: The Storm King audio collection presents Pete Seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems-set to new music created by nearly 50 musicians from traditions as diverse as African Music, Blues, Bluegrass,... Read more

Splat the Cat: On with the Show

By: Rob Scotton

Narrated by: Dan Bittner

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Splat the Cat can't wait to be in his school play about castles and kings and queens—maybe he'll even get to play a knight! Will Splat find a way to steal the show? Join him and his classmates for another hilarious Splat the Cat adventure! Read more

Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, others & Wynton Marsalis

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran radio producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this entertaining, informative hour, recorded in the French Quarter of New Orleans and featuring jazz great Wynton Marsalis, jazz author and historian Donald Newlove, WNYC Radio talk show host Leonard Lopate, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and others. They discuss the origins of jazz and... Read more

Rock Star

By: James Lincoln Collier

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

To Tim Anderson, playing the guitar is as natural—and just about as important—as breathing. He's already decided he's going to be a musician. But his father has other career plans for him—all involving college. And now, because Tim is on the verge of flunking math, he's been forbidden even to touch his guitar. It couldn't have happened at a... Read more

One Song at a Time

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Founded by Rod Kennedy, the Kerrville Folk Festival has run annually since 1972. It is the longest continuously running music festival of its kind in North America. For eighteen straight days and nights each May and June, over thirty thousand guests come from all over the world to experience the magic of what the folks there simply call... Read more

Catch a Fire

By: Timothy White

Narrated by: Peter Macon

Length: 17 hours

Abridged: No

Bob Marley: One Love is now a major film from Paramount Pictures.This is the classic biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, updated and revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death.Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. Catch a Fire, now a classic rock biography,... Read more

From Moonshine to Armadillos - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Kenneth Threadgill, others & Wi...

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Veteran award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this hour-long program outlining the history of Threadgill's and Armadillo World Headquarters, their contribution to the birth of the Austin music scene, and their influence on the Nashville sound and country rock."This program offers a soup to nuts history of Austin's growth into the live... Read more

Kiss

By: Aileen Weintraub

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

I wanna rock and roll all night are the words that fans shout at KISS concerts. Self-proclaimed hottest band in the land, KISS rocks stadiums and albums. Their upbeat anthem Rock and Roll All Nite rocketed them to stardom. Fans can t get enough of their loud, showy, and flashy concerts. Read about the band members and how they formed KISS, the... Read more

The Baroness

By: Hannah Rothschild

Narrated by: Hannah Rothschild

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Beautiful, romantic and spirited, Pannonica, known as Nica, named after her father’s favorite moth, was born in 1913 to extraordinary, eccentric privilege and a storied history. The Rothschild family had, in only five generations, risen from the ghetto in Frankfurt to stately homes in England. As a child, Nica took her daily walks, dressed in... Read more

Jimi Hendrix

By: Edward Willett

Narrated by: Ezra Knight

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Willett pens a biography covering all the high and low points in the short life of the man "Rolling Stone" magazine called the greatest rock guitarist of all time: Jimi Hendrix. Read more

Women of Hope

By: Joyce Hansen

Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author Joyce Hansen gives voice to 13 amazing African American women who have overcome adversity to make their mark in history. Each of these women will capture your heart and mind as you listen to their inspiring life stories. Hear about the life of acclaimed actress Ruby Dee and 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker. Meet the... Read more

Finding Moosewood, Finding God

By: Jack Perkins

Narrated by: Jack Perkins

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

For twenty-five years, millions of Americans watched Jack Perkins on NBC News as a correspondent, commentator, and anchorman. People were familiar with his face, his bearing, and his rich, reassuring bass. Yet at the age of fifty-two and at the height of his career, Jack Perkins disappeared from the public eye and moved with his wife, Mary Jo,... Read more

Die vier Jahreszeiten

By: Marko Simsa

Narrated by: Marko Simsa

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Mit viel Witz, Charme und zahlreichen Mitmach-Elementen führt Marko Simsa Klein und Groß durch Antonio Vivaldis Meisterwerk "Die vier Jahreszeiten". Nicht nur mit Geigen lassen sich Vogelstimmen nachmachen. Auch die jungen Zuhörer können pfeifen und zwitschern wie die Vögel in Vivaldis "Frühling" und im "Sommer" dahinschlummern wie die Hirten in... Read more

Mozart für Kinder. Nachtmusik und Zauberflöte

By: Marko Simsa

Narrated by: Various Artists

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Marko Simsa nimmt Klein und Groß mit auf eine faszinierende Reise in die Welt des jungen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mit zahlreichen Musikbeispielen und lustigen Mitmach-Elementen entführt er sein Publikum in das spannende Leben und Werk des großen Komponisten. Bei einer holprigen Kutschfahrt geht es mit Familie Mozart in fremde Länder. Auf einem... Read more

The Magical Peppers and the Great Vanishing Act

By: Sian Pattenden

Narrated by: Penny McDonald

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The third show-stopping adventure set in the wonderful world of the PEPPER twins The Pepper twins Esme and Monty are spending the summer with their Uncle Potty – a professional magician – and summers with Potty are rarely dull… Join the irrepressible Pepper twins in another colourful adventure. The book... Read more

Days That I'll Remember

By: Jonathan Cott

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan Cott met John Lennon in 1968 and remained friends with him and Yoko Ono until John's death in 1980. He has kept in touch with Yoko since that time, and is one of the few writers who understands her profoundly positive influence on Lennon. This deeply personal book recounts the course of these friendships over the decades and provides an... Read more

Finding My Voice

By: Russell Watson

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Russell 'The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find success early, Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30. He spent the evenings singing in working men's clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family's door. The chairman of Manchester United gave him his big break in... Read more

Love You Bye

By: Scott Mills

Narrated by: Scott Mills

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of how a painfully shy boy from the suburbs of Southampton made it to the biggest radio station in the UK, and just about managed to stay there...

Scott Mills is a daily companion to millions of listeners as the host of the afternoon show on Radio 1 - a station that has been his home for over 14 years. Whether regaling us with a... Read more

Rich and Famous

By: James Lincoln Collier

Narrated by: August Ross

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

At thirteen, George Stable still hasn't made his mark on the world. Oh, he plays the guitar and sings a little. And he appeared on television for six whole seconds once. A couple of years ago, he even wrote a sort of book, called The Teddy Bear Habit. But nothing really exciting has happened to him. But now, it looks as if his big chance has... Read more

The Teddy Bear Habit

By: James Lincoln Collier

Narrated by: August Ross

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve-year-old George Stable wants to be a rock star someday, but he gets horrible stage fright—unless he has his old teddy bear with him. Hiding the teddy in his guitar seems like a brilliant idea. Then George discovers that someone has hidden stolen jewels in the stuffing of his beloved bear. George's embarrassing "teddy bear habit" becomes... Read more

The Jazz Kid

By: James Lincoln Collier

Narrated by: August Ross

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Paulie Horvath is never going to be a good student like his brother, John, never going to follow his hardworking father into the plumbing trade, never going to ease his mother's mind by passing tests or cleaning up his room. But once he hears jazz by accident from the basement of a speakeasy, he knows exactly what he will do: learn that music... Read more

The Soul of It All

By: Michael Bolton

Narrated by: Michael Bolton

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

After four decades in the music industry, Michael Bolton has become one the most successful musicians of our time. THE SOUL OF IT ALL is his backstage pass into his life lived thus far-into the venues, busses, limos, and hotel rooms of stardom, and finally into his home and heart. His story will go long and dive deep, not only into his... Read more

Unknown Pleasures

By: Peter Hook

Narrated by: Peter Hook

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Peter Hook, bassist for the legendary, groundbreaking band Joy Division, takes readers backstage with the group that helped define the sound of a generation and influenced artists such as U2, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Unlike other books about Joy Division, Factory Records, or lead singer... Read more