Music audiobooks

Why Bob Dylan Matters

By: Richard F. Thomas

Narrated by: Nick Landrum

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice.  How could the world’s most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter who wouldn’t even deign to attend the medal ceremony?In Why Bob Dylan Matters, Harvard Professor... Read more

Nowhere With You

By: Josh O’Kane

Narrated by: Jonathan Watton

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Joel Plaskett has earned an awful lot of honourifics in his career so far, counting folk hero, indie darling, and national treasure among them. And that’s just since the Halifax musician started making records of his own in 1999. For a decade before that, he was one-quarter of Thrush Hermit, a band of scrappy Superchunk disciples who became... Read more

Age of Minority

By: Jordan Tannahill

Narrated by: Pip Dwyer, Rividu Mendis & Christo Graham

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Three of Jordan Tannahill’s fresh and riveting works are featured in this collection, including Get Yourself Home Skyler James, Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes, and rihannaboi95. Based on a true story, Get Yourself Home Skyler James follows the harrowing journey of a young lesbian who defects from the army when she is outed by fellow soldiers. Peter... Read more

Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life Is a Joke

By: James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In the #1 New York Times bestselling book, class clown Jacky Hart discovers she's a triple threat onstage—but will she have a chance to shine?    Jacky Hart has found a hidden talent in the performing arts, and she's a triple threat onstage! She wants nothing more than to act and sing all summer--but her parents have other plans for her. Jacky... Read more

Phish

By: Parke Puterbaugh

Narrated by: John Glouchevitch

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of the jam band based on original interviews, by a veteran music journalist

Drawing upon nearly fifteen years of exclusive interviews with the members of Phish, veteran music journalist Parke Puterbaugh examines the colorful chemistry that inspired the wildly popular rock group to push their four-man experiment to the... Read more

Comfortably Numb

By: Mark Blake

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 17 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Mark Blake draws on his own interviews with band members as well as the group's friends, road crew, musical contemporaries, former housemates, and university colleagues to produce a riveting history of one of the biggest rock bands of all time. We follow Pink Floyd from the early psychedelic nights at UFO, to the stadium-rock and concept-album... Read more

On Power

By: Gene Simmons

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

YOU DESERVE TO HAVE POWER.IT IS YOURS FOR THE TAKING.GENE SIMMONS IS HERE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO THE TEMPLE.Gene Simmons, KISS front-man, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, and master of self-invention, shares his philosophy on power—how to attain it, how to keep it, and how to harness it as a driving force in business and in life.As co-founder of... Read more

Sing!

By: Keith Getty & Kristyn Getty

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do you sing at church?It’s a question we almost never ask out loud. Yet, this is a question that is central to the lives of Christians who regularly gather together for worship.Do you sing to God? Or do you “address one another in hymns and spiritual songs,” as the Scripture says? Do you close your eyes? What is your posture in worship? This... Read more

Between Heaven and the Real World*

By: Ken Abraham & Steven Curtis Chapman

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking lows. Readers will be captivated by this exclusive look... Read more

Unashamed

By: Lecrae Moore

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from their rejection. Two-time Grammy winning rap artist, Lecrae, learned this lesson through more than his share of adversity—childhood abuse, drugs and alcoholism, a stint in rehab, an abortion, and an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Along the way, Lecrae attained an unwavering faith in Jesus and... Read more

Loved Back to Life

By: Sheila Walsh

Narrated by: Julie Lyles Carr

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

 Loved Back to Life takes readers on the journey of the soul with Sheila from hopelessness to joy as she finds that although the road was scary, at every turn God beckoned her to trust and did not let her down. Read more

Turn Your Radio On

By: Ace Collins

Narrated by: Eric Turner

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Turn Your Radio On tells the fascinating stories behind gospel music's most unforgettable songs, including "Amazing Grace," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," "He Touched Me," "I'll Fly Away," "Were You There?" and many more. These are the songs that have shaped our faith and brought us joy. You'll find out: What famous song traces back to a... Read more

Madonna

By: Andrew Morton

Narrated by: Ian Peakes

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

At the age of forty-three, with a career that spans two decades and ranges from the scandalous to the transcendent, Madonna is a bigger phenomenon than ever. But who is the private woman behind the public image? Andrew Morton, whose #1 New York Times bestsellers about Princess Diana and Monica Lewinsky have proved his ability to gain access to... Read more

When the World Stopped to Listen

By: Stuart Isacoff

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

April of 1958—the Iron Curtain was at its heaviest, and the outcome of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition seemed preordained. Nonetheless, as star musicians from across the globe descended on Moscow, an unlikely favorite emerged: Van Cliburn, a polite, lanky Texan whose passionate virtuosity captured the Russian spirit.This is the... Read more

The Assembled Parties

By: Richard Greenberg

Narrated by: Matthew Arkin, Wilson Bethel, Dana Delany, Seam...

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s Christmas 1980, and inside a sprawling Upper West Side apartment, Faye Bascov is about to throw an opulent Christmas dinner—a tradition for this secular, well-educated Jewish family. But any family gathering is an invitation for old resentments to boil over, as Faye’s sister-in-law Julie and the extended family have plenty to hash out.... Read more

Roy Orbison

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Roy Orbison was just one of many legendary performers to come out of the powerhouse that was Sun Records. In a conversation with Wink Martindale, Orbison discusses how he got his start with Sun and its founder Sam Phillips.

Orbison continues to discuss his hectic early days of touring where he would perform anywhere and everywhere including... Read more

Eddy Arnold

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Eddy Arnold dominated popular and country music from the late 40s to the 60s, despite changing tastes over those two eventful decades.

In a conversation with host Wink Martindale, Arnold recounts his early life as a farm boy that earned him the nickname “The Tennessee Ploughboy” and his eventual rise to arguably become the king of country. ... Read more

Ray Conniff

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Ray Conniff got his start arranging and conducting for other recording artists. His success working for others eventually led to Columbia allowing him to record an album under his own name which was released to great success and acclaim.

Conniff was the first artist to use voices and vocal arrangements as part of the instrumentation. In a... Read more

Elvis Presley #01

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

We begin our exploration of the career of Elvis Presley, which found him recording for the now world-famous Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips in 1954. Only a few short years later, he would shift to RCA Records, releasing his first single for the label, “Heartbreak Hotel,” in January of 1956. As host Wink Martindale recalls, “Presleymania”... Read more

Elvis Presley #03

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Our third and final installment of a three part exploration of the career of Elvis Presley takes a look at the final years for the legendary singer who we first became aware of in 1954 when he released his first single “That’s Alright Mama” on Sun Records. That first single marked the beginning of an astonishing career during which he rose to... Read more

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Herb Alpert’s career began under the name Dore Alpert. When his first few releases with RCA Records failed to gain traction, he was dropped from the label. That’s when Alpert joined forces with his friend Jerry Moss to form an independent label.
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass grew to great success by the mid-sixties with pre-orders for their... Read more

Gordon Jenkins

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Gordon Jenkins arranged for legendary musicians, recorded a dozen hit singles including “P.S. I Love You” and “Blue Prelude” and a host of other accomplishments in the world of music. The arranger, composer and pianist was influential throughout the 40s and 50s.

Despite his many musical talents, Jenkins discusses his desire but unfortunate... Read more

Steve & Eydie

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Husband and wife duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé performed back-and-forth comic banter while keeping music at the center of their act. While much of the act was meticulously rehearsed, the pair left parts of each performance open for adlibbing and improvisation.

In an interview with host Wink Martindale, Steve and Eydie sit down and discuss... Read more

Jo Stafford & Paul Weston

By: Wink Martindale

Narrated by: Wink Martindale

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Jo Stafford and Paul Weston both had successful careers in their own rights, but also enjoyed success as a duo and earning a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 1961. The pair sat down with host Wink Martindale to discuss their successful careers, musical work and personal lives.

Stafford performed as lead singer of The Pied Pipers and... Read more