Music audiobooks

Delta Blues

By: Ted Gioia

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

Length: 17 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive account of how the rough sounds of the Mississippi Delta changed the course of American popular music.



The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insights, Ted Gioia—the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and... Read more

Can't Stop Won't Stop (Young Adult Edition)

By: Jeff Chang & Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook

Narrated by: Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook & Jeff Chang

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the authors.

The American Book Award winner, now completely adapted for a young adult audience!

From award-winning author Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop is the story of hip-hop, a generation-defining movement and the music that transformed American politics and culture forever.

Hip hop is one of the most dominant and... Read more

Meister Morgenstern

By: Joel Joseph Diermaier

Narrated by: Mathias Kahler-Polagnoli

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Meister Morgenstern - Konzertante Lieder für Kinder. 12 Orchesterkinderlieder für Mezzosopran, Kinderchor und Orchester. Frei nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern. Hörspieldialog: Sängerin "Lotte von Schmetter" & Dirigent "Musikus Klaus Quintenschreck". Read more

For The Record

By: Jan S. Kluth & Samantha Marshall

Narrated by: Kevin McAllister

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

“For The Record: The Best In The Music Business Tell It Like It Is” is the ultimate compendium of insights and wisdom covering every aspect of today’s music business — from the fundamentals of songwriting to the cutting edge of marketing and digital distribution — direct from the mouths of the artists, executives and entrepreneurs who walk the... Read more

Simply Beethoven

By: Leon Plantinga

Narrated by: Angus Freathy

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) showed musical talent from an early age and was first taught by his musician father, Johann, an alcoholic who often beat his son. At the age of 21, Beethoven moved to Vienna, where he studied with composer Joseph Haydn and quickly became renowned as a pianist and conductor, as well as a... Read more

A Framework for Jazz Mastery

By: Richie Beirach & Michael Lake

Narrated by: Michael Lake, Richie Beirach, Dave Liebman & Ra...

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A Framework for Jazz Mastery is a wealth of information from one of the great modern jazz piano voices, Richie Beirach.Richie lays out in the first of three sections ten essential tips for becoming the jazz player you have the full potential to become. His tips include how to develop the necessary technique, the value in transcribing solos and... Read more

One Step Closer

By: Jeff Blue

Narrated by: Charlie Thurston & Jeff Blue

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic story of the unlikely partnership that led to Hybrid Theory, the biggest-selling debut album of the twenty-first century.



From the unique perspective of the executive who discovered them, One Step Closer reveals how Brad Delson's college internship was a catalyst for a group of young musical visionaries, led by Mike Shinoda, which... Read more

My Life in the Purple Kingdom

By: BrownMark

Narrated by: BrownMark

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In the summer of 1981, Mark Brown was a teenager working at a 7-11 store when he wasn't rehearsing with his high school band, Phantasy. Come fall, Brown, now called BrownMark, was onstage with Prince at the Los Angeles Coliseum, opening for the Rolling Stones in front of 90,000 people. Raw, wry, real, this book takes us from his musical... Read more

You've Got This

By: Louise Redknapp

Narrated by: Louise Redknapp

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sunday Times bestseller

'Frank, funny and inspiring' - You Magazine

'Louise is just ready to do her - and we're here for it' - Glamour

'Warm-hearted, honest and relatable' - Daily Mirror

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In more than two decades in the limelight, Louise Redknapp has weathered her fair share of ups and downs, but through... Read more

Wolfgang Niedecken über Bob Dylan - KiWi Musikbibliothek, Band 11 (Ungekürzte Autorenlesung)

By: Wolfgang Niedecken

Narrated by: Wolfgang Niedecken

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Wolfgang Niedecken ist Deutschlands erfolgreichster Mundart-Rockmusiker und Frontmann der Kölner Band BAP. Der wichtigste Einfluss auf seine Musik ist das Werk von Bob Dylan: er hat zahlreiche Cover-Versionen der Songs von Bob Dylan veröffentlicht, hat Bob Dylan mehrfach getroffen und in der höchst erfolgreichen ARTE-Produktion "Bob Dylans... Read more

Decoding "Despacito"

By: Leila Cobo

Narrated by: Leila Cobo

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin Music and the world's ultimate authority on popular Latin music.

Decoding "Despacito" tracks the stories behind the biggest Latin hits of the past fifty years. From the salsa born and bred in the... Read more

Gershwin’s Magic Key

By: Classical Kids & Paul Pement, Will Martin, Libb...

Narrated by: Elic Bramlett & Leslie Ann Sheppard

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A Musical Tale of Friendship and Inspiration! Step into the streets of 1920s New York City where a poor newsboy has a chance encounter with the famous composer George Gershwin. A bonding friendship develops as the two explore the many sights and sounds of the city and the vast melting post of American Music. But will they discover the key to... Read more

MontanaBlack II

By: Dennis Sand & Marcel Eris

Narrated by: Rolf Berg

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Nach Jahren der Kriminalität und Drogensucht hat sich Marcel Eris in seinem neuen Leben eingerichtet. Er wohnt auf dem Dachboden seiner Großeltern, hat einen schlecht bezahlten Job und verbringt die Nächte mit Online-Freunden. Nur eins fehlt ihm: eine echte Perspektive. Die bekommt er, als er YouTube entdeckt und mit seinen Videos als... Read more

Rock Stars on the Record

By: Eric Spitznagel

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Rock Stars on the Record is a collection of first-hand tales by artists of all ages, backgrounds, and musical influences, remembering the meaning behind the records that mattered most to them. From Laura Jane Grace to Ian MacKaye, Don McLean to Cherie Currie, Alice Bag to Mac DeMarco, and many more, bestselling author Eric Spitznagel talks to... Read more

Llegar al mar

By: Jorge F. Hernández

Narrated by: Adrián Ogazón

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Las sílabas imitan la repetición del oleaje y su misterio, anuncian un paisaje entrañable en el horizonte, nos sitúan al pie en blanco de la vida diaria —esos que la imaginación y la casualidad llenan con sorpresa e invenciones—. El aniversario personal, la novedad literaria, las presencias que van y vienen al compás de la querencia y la... Read more

Robert Plant

By: Dave Thompson

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Plant: The Voice That Sailed the Zeppelin follows the iconic singer through his heights of fame with classic rock giant Led Zeppelin, his second life as a multimillion-selling solo artist, and his more idiosyncratic pursuits. A wealth of former associates lend their voices and recollections to an account that steps far beyond the tried... Read more

Music Business Essentials

By: Mark Cabaniss

Narrated by: Mark Cabaniss

Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Today’s music business is more challenging than ever, but music’s availability and the consumption of this powerful force offer unprecedented opportunities for those with the desire to succeed. Music Business Essentials: A Guide for Aspiring Professionals takes musicians and beginning business students on a journey full of vital nuts-and-bolts... Read more

The Spirit of Music

By: Victor L. Wooten

Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten & Various

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world.

We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives through tiny earbuds, but music and all that it encompasses is disappearing all around us. In this fable-like story three musicians from around the world... Read more

Monolithic Undertow

By: Harry Sword

Narrated by: Harry Sword

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

'An inspired and intuitive navigation of the drone continuum . . . with a compass firmly set to new and enlightening psychedelic truths' BECK

Monolithic Undertow alights a crooked path across musical, religious and subcultural frontiers. It traces the line from ancient traditions to the modern underground, navigating archaeoacoustics, ringing... Read more

Вокруг всё звучит….Музыкально-поэтическая программа

By: Лариса Альбертовна Яртова

Narrated by: Владимир Левашев, Александра Богданова, Валерий...

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Прислушайтесь… Мир полон поющих звуков. Из них рождается песня. Постарайтесь её услышать! Это рабочая программа музыкального руководителя для работы с детьми 3-5 лет по музыкальному развитию и воспитанию в детском саду. Цель рабочей учебной программы: создание условий для развития музыкально-творческих способностей детей дошкольного возраста... Read more

Vibrate Higher

By: Talib Kweli

Narrated by: Talib Kweli

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

From one of the most lyrically gifted, socially conscious rappers of the past twenty years, Vibrate Higher is a firsthand account of hip-hop as a political force

Before Talib Kweli became a world-renowned hip hop artist, he was a Brooklyn kid who liked to cut class, spit rhymes, and wander the streets of... Read more

The World in Six Songs

By: Daniel J. Levitin

Narrated by: Daniel J. Levitin

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the New York Times bestseller This Is Your Brain on Music reveals music’s role in the evolution of human culture in this thought-provoking book that “will leave you awestruck” (The New York Times).

Daniel J. Levitin's astounding debut bestseller, This Is Your Brain on Music, enthralled and delighted readers as it transformed our... Read more

Unspoken

By: Guvna B

Narrated by: Guvna B

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes an audiobook-exclusive interview with Guvna B by TV and radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake! Men are bold. Men are brave. Men are strong in the face of fear. But what happens when that strength crumbles?Growing up on a council estate in East London, rapper Guvna B thought he knew everything he needed to know about what it means to be a... Read more

Knossi – König des Internets

By: Knossi, Julian Laschewski & Jens Knossalla

Narrated by: Jens Knossalla

Length: 4 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

"Oh Baby, es ist Knossi!" Als Jens Heinz Richard Knossalla am 7. Juli 1986 das Licht der Welt erblickte, ahnte noch niemand, dass der Menschheit ein neuer König geschenkt worden war. Ein König, dessen oberstes Ziel es sein würde, die Leute zu unterhalten und ihnen eine gute Zeit zu bereiten. Knossi, der einzig wahre König. Der Weg zum... Read more