"Jake Brown puts the songwriter in the spotlight." —Billboard Country Here are the untold stories behind country's most influential songs from the tunesmiths themselves—featuring interviews with Jelly Roll, Taylor Swift cowriters Liz Rose and Lori McKenna, Luke Combs cowriter Drew Parker, Morgan Wallen hit writer Josh Thompson, chart-toppers Clint Black and Vince Gill, legends and trendsetters like the late Merle Haggard and Kinky Friedman, Americana troubadour Jim Lauderdale, and song cra...

"The most authoritative tome out there on Heart, the biggest female-led hard rock band of all time" from the award-winning music biographer ( Vintage Rock).With more Top 10 hits than any other female-fronted music group in history, beginning with such '70s classics as "Crazy on You," "Barracuda," "Magic Man," and "Straight On," Rolling Stone hailed Heart's "sister team of Nancy and Ann Wilson . . . [for] shrewdly pulling off a Led Zep role reversa...

Born in Southern California and raised in Middle Tennessee, John Lee Smith followed his childhood dream of becoming a star. While he never set out to become the Boss of the Sticks, he created a style of music for people like himself, earning the title King of the Kuntry. Nicknamed Smo by his childhood buddies, he grew up to become a pioneer in the country rap genre.A captivating tale of coming-of-age, Smo shares his heartaches and successes from signing with a major record label to...

If you're a County Music fan, you've seen glimpses perhaps of it on TV shows like Nashville and movies like Walk the Line, but never before have fans of music's biggest-selling genre been invited inside the heart of the creative nerve centers where their favorite # 1 hits are brought to life, the recording studio! Inside the pages of BEHIND THE BOARDS: NASHVILLE, Country music fans for the first time ever are given a front-row seat inside Music Row's most famous recording studios on tours ...

The Simplest Way To Start Making Your Own Scotch…Are you tired of trying to find ways to make your own scotch from home?Would you like to learn about things like the history of scotch, the ingredients in the best scotch and the equipment necessary to make your own scotch?If so, the solution you have been looking for is finally here!Through the release of the Scotch Whisky Book, you are going to learn how you can make scotch at home....

Learn How To Become An Expert In The Wine Tasting Field Starting Today…Are you tired of trying to find ways to learn about wine?If so, the solution you have been looking for is finally here!Through the release of the Wine For Beginners Book, you are going to learn how you can become an expert, or at least be with the right information to order wine in a restaurant.You will learn how to choose, serve and store wine,and discov...

There is no greater enigma than Rick Rubin working in record production today. As mysterious personally as the Buddhist religion he practices, Rubin has made one thing crystal clear: the records he produces are sonically and stylistically beyond reproach. MTV has called Rubin “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” while Rolling Stone ventured even further, deeming Rubin the most successful “of any genre.”Without a niche, Rubin has taken greater risks than any ...

Featuring exclusive interviews with people who worked alongside Tori Amos in the studio — one of her producers sound engineers and backing band members — as well as in–depth research into the singer herself Tori Amos: In the Studio explores this groundbreaking artists career album by album. From a child prodigy pianist to her first band her breakthrough album as a solo artist to her prolific years of recording and touring Tori Amos has refused to play by the rules of the recording industry...

The initial volume of Behind the Boards was the first definitive rock-record producer's anthology of its kind, taking music fans and those interested in sound recording inside the studio to experience the creation of life-changing music.Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed takes fans inside the creation of still more legendary rock gems, including “Hotel California” by the Eagles; “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by the Clas...

Goodreads.com has declared that "eavesdropping on these personal reflections is entertaining, enlightening, and just plain fun to read," and indeed, throughout THE SPREE OF '83, Freddy recounts first-hand the highly-entertaining and emotionally-touching story behind his decades-long roller-coaster ride through the music business, and multiple trips to the top of the charts. He's equally open about his inspiring struggle in the years before his death in 2016 battling Parkinson's disease, al...

Focuses exclusively on the studio craft of the late rap legend, Featuring exclusive interviews with many of his producers, including a lengthy, multi-chapter interview with Shakur's closest musical collaborator, Johnny J, among others, offering fans never-before-revealed insight into 2-Pac's recording method, the inter-workings of his songwriting process

AC/DC have reigned over rock 'n' roll for almost four decades. Their signature power chord rock was the sonic standard bearer of the genre they pioneered, summarised in Rolling Stone's declaration that they 'are one of the top hard rock bands in history'. The group has transcended their Australian roots to become a global phenomenon. Their albums consistently go platinum and they have earned their reputation as one of the best bands on the planet.The band's live arsenal includes 'It's a Lo...