Music audiobooks

To Hell and Back

By: Walter Lure

Narrated by: BJ Harrison

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

There have been many books written about Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, but only by people who weren't there. Walter Lure was—from the band's chaotic beginnings on New York's Lower East Side, through a now-legendary UK tour with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, and on to a yearlong stay in London—eyewitness and midwife to the birth of UK... Read more

The Incredible Talking Machine

By: Jenni Spangler

Narrated by: Nicky Diss

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Pull back the curtain and enter a world where mystery and magic take centre stage . . .
 
Twelve-year-old Tig works at the Theatre Royale, cleaning, selling tickets and doing anything else that is asked of her by her tyrannical boss, Mr Snell. But Tig will do whatever it takes to get closer to her dream – to become a Stage Manager and spend her... Read more

The Held My Hand

By: Michael Mish

Narrated by: Michael Mish

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“Many of us can measure our lives during the 1960’s by the release dates of Beatles albums. Michael Mish’s memoir aligns his own coming of age with the Fab Four’s impact on music and social culture. It is rare to find a Beatles-related literary offering that transcends pure fandom - They Held My Hand does so, eloquently and engagingly.”Laurence... Read more

Junk Magic and Guitar Dreams

By: T. James Logan

Narrated by: Ian Hawkins & Najah Johnson

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A guitar, a box of junk, and a pile of trouble...Fifteen-year-old Otter is in a dark place.Child Services wants to put him in foster care, or even a home for troubled youth.Living on his own, he’s one bad decision away from the street. His band’s first gig is only two weeks away, but his crush on their new lead singer has him tied in knots.Then... Read more

6/19

By: Vincent Fiorello

Narrated by: James R. Tramontana

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

I had a gap year, I'll admit that to myself. I can write a book alone on coming close to my closing but when the summer of 2019 hit I was reborn, Illuminated on the way I wanted the next year to go, the projects to roll out, the life I wanted to push into. It was in June that I wrote a short story a day. One for each of the 30 days, stories... Read more

Do What You Want

By: Bad Religion

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

From their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed "The Hell Hole" to headlining major music festivals around the world, discover the whole story of Bad Religion's forty-year career in irreverent style.Do What You Want's principal storytellers are the four voices that define Bad Religion: Greg Graffin, a... Read more

My Christmas Number One

By: Leonie Mack

Narrated by: Gloria Sanders

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The perfect uplifting festive romance to find under the tree this Christmas!There’s nothing quite like a Christmas love story, to get you in the mood for celebrating…Cara doesn’t do sexy and she only does ‘Happy Christmas’ under duress. She is, after all, a serious musician, and her stubborn streak is born from her struggle to recover from a... Read more

Wild Thing

By: Philip Norman

Narrated by: Ako Mitchell

Length: 14 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A shattering new biography of rock music’s most outrageous—and tragic—genius.

Over fifty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he
was setting guitars and the world aflame, James Marshall Hendrix was a shy kid in Seattle, plucking at a broken ukulele and in fear
of a... Read more

How to Write One Song

By: Jeff Tweedy

Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity in their life? That's something that anyone will be inspired to do after reading Jeff Tweedy's How to Write One Song. 
 
Why one song?... Read more

Notes To Notes: How I Went From Music To Real Estate

By: Nomi Yah

Narrated by: Nomi Yah

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A private lender’s personal story offers a fascinating close-up look into the life of a professional musician. It follows the evolution of a child prodigy who becomes a punk-rock hip-hop reggae artist with a Christian hit song. Unlikely twists and turns, too random for fiction, land the author in a new career as a note investor. Life lessons and... Read more

Simply Chopin

By: William Smialek

Narrated by: Brandolin Barrett

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in a small town near Warsaw, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was a musical prodigy who began giving public concerts and composed his first piano pieces at the age of seven. Following studies at the Warsaw Conservatory, he left his native Poland in 1830, eventually settling in Paris, where he lived for the rest of his life. There he cultivated... Read more

Destiny's Child: The Untold Story

By: Mathew Knowles

Narrated by: Mathew Knowles, Jacqueline Burgess & Leon Young...

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

For music executive Mathew Knowles, the sensation that became Destiny’s Child began with his own --- Beyoncé. From a unique vantage point, he not only watched but encouraged her dream alongside the ever-evolving phenomenon of the world’s most acclaimed girls group. Readers get his insights from the mechanics of managing, motivating, and... Read more

Jingle Jangle: The Invention of Jeronicus Jangle

By: Lyn Sisson-Talbert & David E. Talbert

Narrated by: Phylicia Rashad & Lyn Sisson-Talbert

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A joyful middle grade novel based on the Netflix holiday film Jingle Jangle: A Chistmas Journey, starring Phylicia Rashad, Forrest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose, Keegan Michael Key, and newcomer Madalen Mills, about an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention, that if they can get it to work in time for the... Read more

Home Sweet Road

By: Johnnyswim

Narrated by: Abner Ramirez & Amanda Sudano

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The hugely popular singer/songwriter duo Johnnyswim share their story like never before, showing listeners how to find home wherever they are in this stunning debut.

Foreword by Chip and Joanna Gaines
 
Work and life partners Amanda Sudano Ramirez and Abner Ramirez are known for translating the memories and milestones of their journey, as well as... Read more

Rust in Peace

By: Dave Mustaine

Narrated by: Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Chuck Behler, To...

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Megadeth’s iconic record, Rust in Peace, from the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist.When Rust in Peace was released in 1990, the future of Megadeth was uncertain. Fresh off their performance at the record-breaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and... Read more

Flowers for Sarajevo

By: John McCutcheon

Narrated by: John McCutcheon

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

One morning, the bakery is bombed and twenty-two people are killed. The next day, a cellist walks to the bombsite and plays the most heartbreaking music Drasko can imagine. The cellist returns for twenty-two days, one day for each victim of the bombing. Inspired by the musician’s response, Drasko finds a way to help make Sarajevo beautiful... Read more

Into the Sky with Diamonds

By: Ronald P. Grelsamer

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 15 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

One small step for a man. One giant leap for rock ’n roll.NASA’s race with the Russians to land a man on the moon. The meteoric rise of the Beatles, considered by many to have revolutionized the music industry. In the postwar era, each stood as an unprecedented cultural watershed. Together they captured the heady zeitgeist of the 1960s, and... Read more

Pray. Focus. Plan. Execute.

By: Larry "S1" Griffin

Narrated by: Larry "S1" Griffin

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From humble beginnings in Waco, Larry “S1” Griffin Jr. has overcome incredible odds to work with some of the most iconic musicians of a generation: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Madonna, and more! His principles of praying, focusing, planning, and executing have been at the forefront of his work. In twenty-one chapters, S1 tells stories of special... Read more

Revolver

By: Robert Rodriguez

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Acquired wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class, but it was Revolver that truly signaled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver, which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce, far more than any rock record before... Read more

World Music

By: Philip V. Bohlman

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The term "world music" encompasses both folk and popular music across the globe, as well as the sounds of cultural encounter and diversity, sacred voices raised in worship, local sounds, and universal values. It emerged as an invention of the West from encounters with other cultures, and holds the power to evoke the exotic and give voice to the... Read more

Promise That You Will Sing About Me

By: Miles Marshall Lewis

Narrated by: Larry Herron & Miles Marshall Lewis

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes an introduction read by the author.

A stunning, in-depth look at the power and poetry of one of the most consequential rappers of our time.

Kendrick Lamar is one of the most influential rappers, songwriters and record producers of his generation. Widely known for his incredible lyrics and powerful music, he is regarded as... Read more

(un)Broken

By: Tatiana Cameron

Narrated by: Tatiana Cameron

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

In this multimedia memoir, the author uses a unique blend of storytelling, poetry, diary entries, music and photography to write about turning the anxiety of an artist's block into a safe space. This is how she was able to dig deep into the anxiety, and, with the guidance of her therapist, allow each song she records (for an album she wasn't... Read more

God and Hamilton

By: Kevin Cloud

Narrated by: Jacob David Bible

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover Spiritual Truths from the Smash Broadway Hit Hamilton that Will Transform Your LifeHamilton―the hip-hop musical about a forgotten Founding Father―is the most compelling musical of our time. But if you watch it without understanding the spiritual themes of Alexander Hamilton’s life, you only get half the story. Discover how Hamilton is a... Read more

Touring Guitarist Handbook

By: HowExpert & Brandon Humphreys

Narrated by: Harry Thomson

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook highlights tips and tricks learned over two decades of real-world experience as a touring guitarist. For bands and musicians who are not signed, don’t have managers or agents, but are willing to do the hard work and pay their dues to take their show on the road. From advice on how to properly pack a trailer, to the various ways to... Read more