Spanish Peaks Library District

In this memoir, singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares tales of New York City: the denizens of Max's Kansas City, the Hotel Chelsea, Scribner's, Brentano's and Strand bookstores and her new life in Brooklyn with a young man named Robert Mapplethorpe--the man who changed her life with his love, friendship, and genius.

A cultural and musical history of the 1960s in Britain and America captures the pulse of the era through the music of the Beatles, critically analyzing why the group became a trans-Atlantic phenomenon while discussing the evolution of the group's music.

For almost forty years, Sammy Hagar has been a fixture in rock music. From breaking into the industry with the band Montrose to his multiplatinum solo career to has ride as the front man of Van Halen, Sammy's powerful and unforgettable voice has set the tone for some of the greatest rock anthems ever written.

An A to Z guide to the people, places, forms, styles, and language of 100 years of music, with more than 1,000 entries.

Highlights of Michael Jackson's career in music. It includes clips from videos, personal appearances on TV, interviews with various current musical stars, Dick Clark, Quincy Jones, and more.

An insider's look at the behind-the-scenes history of one of the world's most popular bands told from the point of their bass player offers a detailed description of the people and events that made music history.