Summary: Arguably the sharpest tool in the rock musician box, Frank Zappa was never lost for words when presented with another s opinion and would counter any position he did not agree with, fluently, eloquently and with the style and wit normally reserved for the great orator or the finest raconteur. Frank could be funny, serious and just about anywhere in-between and could literally talk for hours...
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Publisher / Publication Date: I.V. Media 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FRASummary: Featuring almost 100 minutes of filmed unadulterated interviews, press conferences and other occasions of interest with Foo Fighters, during which Dave Grohl and his merry men come over with their traditional decency, humility and non-rock star approach to both their lives and their art, while discussing all manner of topics close to their communal and individual hearts.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: There is nothing like a Greatful Dead concert!Since 1965, there have been over 3,000 Greatful Dead concerts, from the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park to the Gizeh Pyramids. At each of them, someone has stepped "on the bus" and become a Dead Head. Now, all of the Dead Head voices and visions have come together. Greatful Dead: The Official Book of the Dead Heads is a splendid mixture of musicians,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1983
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Place a hold to request this item.Fong-Torres, Ben.
Summary: Grateful Dead fans are legendary for their Dead-ication to the band and its enduring legacy of freewheeling musical exploration. The Grateful Dead Scrapbook collects rare removable memorabilia and evocative images culled from the Grateful Dead Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, including never-before-published photos, flyers, fan letters, and other ephemera. To accompany the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.42 FONContents: Disc 1. High voltage -- It's a long way to the top (If you wanna rock 'n' roll) -- School days -- T.N.T. -- Live wire -- Can I sit next to you girl -- Baby please don't go -- Hell ain't a bad place to be -- Rocker -- Rock 'n' roll damnation -- Dog eat dog -- Let there be rock -- Problem child -- sin city -- Bad boy boogie -- Highway to hell -- The jack -- Whole lotta Rosie -- Bonus features.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Music 2007
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ACSummary: "More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY MUSIC LASSummary: No Grateful Dead fan will be able to resist Goin' Down the Road. Here is the history of the band, as revealed in interviews with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Robert Hunter, among others; memories of the band's early days; a tribute to beat hero Neal Cassady, a defining influence on the band; background on the traditional and blues songs the Dead cover in their shows; and descriptions of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 JACLennon, John
Summary: John Lennon was a highly opinionated and controversial figure with a commanding personality and quick wit. And he made a point of living his adventurous life as openly as possible. Whether he was experimenting with LSD, Transcendental Meditation, primal therapy, macrobiotic diets, or recording techniques, the public was on board every step of the way. He spoke candidly about his intense,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LENNON, JOHN LENGans, David.
Summary: A collection of interviews--some vintage, some recent--Conversations with the Dead is the first comprehensive book made up of the Grateful Dead's own words. This book will fascinate any "Dead Head" and even those unfamiliar with the band will be intrigued by the Dead and its loyal following of fans. Photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Underground 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 GANPrince
Summary: "Prince is among the most respected and influential entertainers of the twentieth century, breaking sexual, racial, and creative barriers throughout his almost forty years in the spotlight. He was a multitalented studio artist, a master songwriter who produced and performed almost all of his own music on yearly LPs and countless singles and videos. He was one of the most dynamic live performers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2023