Music audiobooks

The Grand Tour

By: Rich Kienzle

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In the vein of the classic Johnny Cash: The Life, this groundbreaking work explores the wild life and extraordinary musical career of “the definitive country singer of the last half century” (New York Times), who influenced, among others, Bob Dylan, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris, John Fogerty, George Strait, Alan Jackson, and Garth Brooks.In a... 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

If I Were a Fish

By: Corook & Olivia Barton

Narrated by: Corook & Olivia Barton

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the authors.

Why is everybody on the internet so mean?
Why is everybody so afraid of what they’ve never seen?

When Corook is hit with hate on the internet, they and Olivia grab a guitar and dive into the comforting world of what it would be like to be a fish instead. Swimming away from all the negativity out there, together... Read more

Swimming with the Blowfish

By: Jim Sonefeld

Narrated by: Jim Sonefeld

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The ultimate front-row seat to Hootie & the Blowfish and Jim “Soni" Sonefeld’s breathtaking path from addiction to recovery.

For a time, there was no bigger band in the world than Hootie & the Blowfish—rock & roll’s unexpected foil to the grunge music that dominated the early ’90s airwaves. Jim Sonefeld, drummer and one of the group’s... Read more

The Sound of the Machine

By: Karl Bartos

Narrated by: Jim Boeven

Length: 19 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether in Kraftwerk or as an acclaimed solo artist, Karl Bartos has had an extraordinary impact on electronic music. In The Sound of the Machine, Bartos’ recollections include his childhood in postwar Germany, the early musical encounters that led him to Kraftwerk, and fascinating insights from his time with the group, such as the genesis of... Read more

Glam!

By: Barney Hoskyns

Narrated by: Joanna Hall

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From Oscar Wilde to Ziggy Stardust, from Liberace to Lou Reed and T Rex to Roxy Music, here is the flamboyant decadence, the androgyny, and the sheer unadulterated fun of the early Seventies -- in an incredible rock history that tells it like it was. Read more

Getting to Know Steve Beat

By: Steve Beat

Narrated by: Steve Beat

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

    This is Steve Beat’s tale of monsters and mayhem. Actually, I just said this was Steve beat’s tale of monsters and mayhem, in case I am not permitted to set the story straight of why Steve Beat’s musical production in his original release of “Getting to Know Steve Beat Before His Journey to the Planet of the Apes was not up to par. To make... Read more

Couldn't Stand the Weather

By: Bill Brown Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Brown Jr.

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “by ear” lesson you will learn all the chords, rhythms, and licks to both the rhythm and lead guitar parts. A full demonstration and backing tracks, in three configurations, are included. This song is rated at a 2.5 difficulty. Read more

Dearly Beloved

By: Pamela Ayo Yetunde

Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life." When Prince spoke those words over celestial organ sounds in the opening moments of "Let's Go Crazy," he wasn't just inaugurating yet another Billboard Hot 100 hit—one of forty-seven in his career; he was also giving voice to the deep-seated and richly complex... Read more

Зоологический сад – для любознательных ребят

By: Лариса Альбертовна Яртова

Narrated by: Григорий Шевчук, Анжелика Маркова, Александр Мо...

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Музыкально – поэтическая программа для детей дошкольного и младшего школьного возраста. Данную программу можно использовать: в познавательных целях, для эстетического развития, для расширения кругозора, а также в качестве пособия для игровых физических упражнений в течение дня. Содержание представлено в свободном алфавитном порядке. Содержание:... Read more

George Harrison

By: Philip Norman

Narrated by: David Holt

Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation—a rare and “absorbing biography” (Wall Street Journal) of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources.

Despite... Read more

Little Known Facts: Tony Shalhoub

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Tony Shalhoub has managed a career in producing and acting on stage and on the big and small screen for nearly 30 years. He’s most known for his starring role in the TV series Monk. Shalhoub’s resume includes the series Wings, Nurse Jackie and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Movie roles include Galaxy Quest, Men in Black, and Cars. Here, he discusses... Read more

Huey Morgan's Rebel Heroes

By: Huey Morgan

Narrated by: Huey Morgan

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The defining sounds of popular music - blues, rock 'n' roll, punk, hip-hop - were shaped and driven by rebel voices: whether that was Robert Johnson and Billie Holiday in the 1920-40s, or the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Joe Strummer in the 1960s and 70s. Truly ground- and rule-breaking voices have been drowned out by pop-by-numbers... Read more

Crystal Singing Bowls

By: Ashana

Narrated by: Ashana

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Imagine picking up a shimmering bowl of light… Infused with precious gemstones, minerals, and metals. You gently draw the mallet around the rim, and your body is filled with an exquisite vibration of crystalline sound. Every cell in your body begins to sing. Your mind becomes quiet and still. Your heart begins to open. You remember who you truly... Read more

Heartbreak Hotel

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

(Beginner Level) In this lesson you will learn not only the actual guitar part but a guitar version of the walking bass part as well. There is a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson. At the end you are given backing tracks to practice and play along with. Read more

Unbreak My Heart

By: Toni Braxton

Narrated by: Robin Eller

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TV’s reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.While Braxton appears to be living a gilded life—selling 60 million records, appearing in sold-out Las Vegas performances and... Read more

Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA

By: Geoffrey Himes

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

When Bruce Springsteen went back on the road in 1984, he opened every show by shouting out, ""one, two, one, two, three, four,"" followed by the droning synth chords of ""Born in the U.S.A."" Max Weinberg hit his drums with a two-fisted physicality that cut through the swelling chords. With a rolled-up red kerchief around his head and heavy... Read more

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

By: Eric Bentley

Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson, Michael Canavan, Jake Gr...

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the mid-1950’s, the House Un-American Activities Committee began investigating the communist influence in the entertainment industry. This searing docudrama from actual transcripts of the hearings reveals how decent people were persuaded to “name names,” and the steep price paid by those who refused.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance... Read more

Tell It Like It Is

By: Aaron Neville

Narrated by: Aaron Neville

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

For the first time, legendary singer and songwriter Aaron Neville tells his personal story of overcoming poverty, racism, addiction, and loss through faith, family, and music.

Aaron Neville’s first #1 hit, “Tell It Like it Is,” was released in 1966. In the mid-70s he formed the Neville Brothers with Art, Charles, and Cyril—now known as the... Read more

Who Were the Beatles?

By: Geoff Edgers

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story?  Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book.  Readers will learn about their childhoods in Liverpool, their first forays into rock music, what Beatlemania was like, and why... Read more

The British Invasion

By: Gary Theroux

Narrated by: Gary Theroux

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In this first edition of The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll, host Gary Theroux gives listeners the sounds of the earliest days of The British Invasion. You’ll hear from members of The Hollies, The Moody Blues, The Searchers, Chad & Jeremy, Peter & Gordon and singer Billy J. Kramer. Theroux takes listeners on a journey as these key players in... Read more

Cavalleria Rusticana

By: Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti & Guido Menasci

Narrated by: Simone Bacci

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Opera libretto interpreted and read without singing. This audiobook is suitable for lovers of theatrical literature, for opera singers and for students of the italian language. Cavalleria Rusticana is an opera composed by Pietro Mascagni, this audiobook doesn't contain any music of the composer, it is a recited interpretation of the full opera... Read more

Don't Stop Believin'

By: Jonathan Cain

Narrated by: Jonathan Cain

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Keyboardist and songwriter with the band Journey, Jonathan Cain writes this long-awaited memoir about his personal story of overcoming and faith, his career with one of the most successful musical groups in history, and the stories behind his greatest hits including "Don't Stop Believin'."When Jonathan Cain and the iconic band Journey were... Read more

Christmas Carol Collection 2018 (Unabridged)

By: et al. Phillips Brooks

Narrated by: Randall Koopman, Sadie Hackman & Cynthia Dehart

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the timeless spirit of Christmas with "Christmas Carol Collection 2018 (Unabridged)." This enchanting anthology brings together beloved carols from around the world, each one a testament to the joy, hope, and wonder of the season. From the ethereal strains of "Silent Night" to the rousing melodies of "Joy to the World," these... Read more