Music audiobooks

Christmas Carols in Old America

By: Patrizia Barrera

Narrated by: Ian A Miller

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Story of the most beautiful Christmas Carols of the American traditionAn intriguing and funny overview on the story of the Christmas carols linked to the American tradition. Entertaining anecdotes, behind the scenes stories, scandals, gossips of the past times, belonging to an America that does not exist anymore. Everything you dont` know about... Read more

Corduroy Takes a Bow

By: Viola Davis

Narrated by: Viola Davis

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrate 50 years of America's favorite teddy bear with a brand-new audiobook by Academy Award winner Viola Davis.
 
When Lisa takes Corduroy to the theater for the very first time, it’s so magnificent and exciting that he just can’t help heading out on his own to explore. From the orchestra pit to the prop table to the dressing rooms, Corduroy... Read more

Divertimento

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn a late intermediate level arrangement of this great Mozart piece. The song is performed and then taught in small sections completely “by ear.” This is the fastest way to learn and memorize your favorite classical pieces! Read more

The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic

By: Jessica Hopper

Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò & Ella Turenne

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

An acclaimed, career-spanning collection from a fiercely feminist and revered contemporary rock critic, reissued with new material

Throughout her career, spanning more than two decades, Jessica Hopper, a revered and pioneering music critic, has examined women recording and producing music, in all genres, through an intersectional feminist... Read more

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

By: Carla Jean Whitley

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

An estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those are thanks to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, dubbed "the Swampers."



Some of the greatest names in rock, R&B and blues laid tracks in the original, iconic concrete-block building—the likes of Cher, Lynyrd... Read more

Intimate Conversations: The Lost Jerry Garcia Interviews Revealed

By: Cormac Eldridge

Narrated by: Rob Williamson

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Intimate Conversations: The Lost Jerry Garcia Interviews Revealed:
⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you looking to progress in your knowledge and solidify your understanding by delving into the fascinating world of Jerry Garcia?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to explore the lost interviews... Read more

Great Moments from Music Legends

By: SpeechWorks

Narrated by: SpeechWorks

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

As early as 1954, a new style of music—a combination of country and rhythm and blues—was unfolding. To the parents of teenagers, it was worrisome, perhaps even evil. In this collection of original recordings from interviews and press conferences, artists talk about the early years of rock ’n’ roll, their challenges, and their successes.Includes... Read more

She Begat This

By: Joan Morgan

Narrated by: Janina Edwards

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A stirring and eye-opening celebration of the enduring legacy of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill—released in 1998 and named "Best Album of All Time" by Apple Music.

Lauryn Hill’s first solo album is often cited by music critics as one of the most important recordings in modern history. From being chosen by the Library of Congress for the National... Read more

A Really Strange and Wonderful Time

By: Tom Maxwell

Narrated by: Tom Maxwell

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The first biography of the thriving and influential rock scene in Chapel Hill, which gave the world artists like Ben Folds Five, Superchunk, and Squirrel Nut Zippers
  North Carolina has always produced extraordinary music of every description. But the indie-rock boom of the late 1980s and early ‘90s brought the state most fully into the public... Read more

Acoustic in the Rain

By: Jason Hill

Narrated by: Jason Hill

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Smooth relaxing sounds of acoustic gutar and rain that will help you sleep relax or meditate everyday. Meditation is a practice that helps you to let go of stress and refocus. There are many different forms of meditation and they all can have a slightly different effect and result, depending on the type of practice you follow. Read more

William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale

By: Bruce Coville

Narrated by: A. C. Fellner

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"There is a disease that can twist men’s hearts and make them mad, and the name of that disease is jealousy." So begins this engaging retelling of one of William Shakespeare’s last plays—a fascinating and unique combination of intensity and whimsy. When King Leontes unfairly accuses his wife of infidelity, he sets off a terrible chain of events.... Read more

Under the Ivy

By: Graeme Thomson

Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw

Length: 18 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In this updated edition of Graeme Thomson’s critically acclaimed biography, a near-exhaustive survey of Kate Bush’s life surveys everything from her upbringing in South London to her stunning return to live performance in August 2014.The original edition of Under the Ivy was called one of the best music biographies ever, and this updated edition... Read more

Tónsnillingaþættir: Donizetti

By: Theódór Árnason

Narrated by: Kristjan Franklin Magnus

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Gaetano Donizetti fæddist árið 1797 í Bergamo á Italíu. Á sínum ferli sem tónskáld samdi hann um 70 óperur. Fyrstu óperuna samdi hann 19 ára gamall þegar hann stundaði nám við háskólann í Bologna. Serían fjallar um helstu tónsnillinga allt frá árunum 1525-1907. Hún er byggð á skrifum Theodórs Árnasonar sem var íslenskur tónlistarmaður. Fjallað... Read more

The Death of Me

By: Michelle Davies

Narrated by: Susanna Wolff

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

When Isaac Naylor committed suicide after a teenage fan was found dead in his hotel room, the world thought it had lost one of the greatest rock stars of a generation. Naylor, lead singer of The Ospreys, had been arrested for causing the girl's death and was on police bail when he drowned himself in the sea off the Devon coast, leaving two notes... Read more

Blackbird

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

(Late Beginner Level) Learn the guitar part to this Beatle’s classic without using music, tab, or video. The lesson includes a full demonstration of the guitar part followed by a detailed “note-by-note” and “phase-by-phase” lesson describing frets and fingering completely “by ear!” You will also learn two different ways to play the unusual... Read more

Im Riff geht's rund

By: Gerhard A. Meyer

Narrated by: Silvana Mangold, Valerie Weise, Maike Krahn, Zo...

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Im Riff geht's rund! Bunte Papageienfische, funkelnde Glitzerinen, der lustige Kugelfisch Elsi und viele andere Meeresbewohner bereiten sich auf die Unterwasser-Castingshow "Frutti di Mare" vor. Wer kann am besten singen und tanzen? In all dieser Aufregung wird plötzlich "Flapo", die Flaschenpost, angetrieben, die etwas Wichtiges zu sagen... Read more

Rock

By: Philippe Manœuvre

Narrated by: Philippe Manœuvre

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Plus que de simples mémoires, l'autobiographie de Philippe Manœuvre est une plongée dans la vie de celui qui est devenu une légende du rock à lui tout seul, un personnage vibrionnant, un Tintin du rock'n'roll immanquablement chaussé de ses Ray-Ban, le critique rock le plus célèbre de France de ces quarante dernières années. Proche d'Iggy Pop, de... Read more

Play On

By: Mick Fleetwood & Anthony Bozza

Narrated by: Martin Dew

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"After forty-six years of being on the road, this is the right time to look back in a way I've never done before: now and then. This is the story of my life in rock and roll -- and how the band that has meant everything to me came to define me. I'm looking forward to sharing it with you."

Mick Fleetwood has been a member of the ever-evolving... Read more

Zauberklang und Blechsalat

By: Marko Simsa

Narrated by: Marko Simsa

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Marko Simsa präsentiert die Sternstunden der Blechbläsermusik in all ihren Facetten: von Klassik, über fetzigen Ragtime bis hin zu dem bekannten Pippi Langstrumpf-Lied. Mit vielen spannenden Geschichten rund um die Instrumente und die bekannten Kompositionen nimmt er die ganze Familie mit auf eine spannende Entdeckungsreise in die Welt von... Read more

The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw

By: Michael Hall

Narrated by: Matt Bull

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Michael Hall's "The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

He was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas -- a generous godfather to a generation of... Read more

Magnifico!

By: Mark Blake

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From the award-winning author of Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond and Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd comes this deeply researched alphabetical biography of Queen and each of its dynamic members.



Addressing the phenomenal success of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds... Read more

Shock and Awe

By: Simon Reynolds

Narrated by: Nicholas Camm

Length: 23 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania—“the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary Supplement)—comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars, including David Bowie and Alice Cooper, and tracking its vibrant legacy in... 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

Music for the People

By: Gareth Malone

Narrated by: Gareth Malone

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? The sad song of a single violin might make us cry, but the idea of finding out more about classical music can often be intimidating. In this funny, evocative, personal book, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure. ... Read more