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    • The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley
    • By: Alanna Nash, Alanna Nash - introduction
    • Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
    • Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 12-12-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 155 ratings
    • Alanna Nash explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis. The result will change your view of Presley's life, success, and death....

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    • By: David Byrne
    • Narrated by: Andrew Garman, David Byrne
    • Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 04-26-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
    • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological, is now updated with a new chapter on digital curation.

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    • The Revolutionary Year
    • By: Steve Turner
    • Narrated by: Simon Vance
    • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 03-06-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 362 ratings
    • A riveting look at the transformative year in the lives and careers of the legendary group whose groundbreaking legacy would forever change music and popular culture....

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    • Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens
    • By: 50 Cent
    • Narrated by: Kris Ex
    • Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-05
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 264 ratings
    • From Pieces to Weight: Once Upon a Time in Southside Queens is a violent and introspective memoir that reveals not only 50 Cent's story but the story of a generation....

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    • The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
    • By: Mick Wall
    • Narrated by: Al Kessel
    • Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 10-31-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....

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    • The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album
    • By: Ken Caillat, Steve Stiefel
    • Narrated by: Ken Caillat, Fred Berman
    • Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 02-01-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 400 ratings
    • Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for 31 weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy....

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    • The History of Goth
    • By: John Robb
    • Narrated by: John Robb
    • Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 01-02-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • This is the first comprehensive history of goth music and culture. John Robb explores the origins and legacy of this enduring scene, which has its roots in the post-punk era....

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    • By: Roger Scruton
    • Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • Roger Scruton turns again to the meaning of tonality and sound in a most satisfying and provocative new work....

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    • The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
    • By: Dennis McNally
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 29 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 11-28-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 548 ratings
    • From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture....

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    • The Led Zeppelin Saga
    • By: Stephen Davis
    • Narrated by: Chris Abell
    • Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-24
    • Language: English
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    • Revised and updated with new material for fans of the band and this beloved rock classic, Hammer of the Gods is the gold-standard biography of the band Led Zeppelin.

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    • How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the ’90s and Changed Music
    • By: Andrea Warner, Vivek Shraya - foreword
    • Narrated by: Andrea Warner, Vivek Shraya
    • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-24
    • Language: English
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    • A lively collection of essays that reexamines the extraordinary legacies of the four Canadian women who dominated ’90s music and changed the industry forever.

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    • The Beatles: All These Years
    • By: Mark Lewisohn
    • Narrated by: Clive Mantle
    • Length: 43 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-13
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,580 ratings
    • Tune In is the first volume of All These Years - a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy....

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    • A History
    • By: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
    • Narrated by: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
    • Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 197 ratings
    • The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century - based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019....

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    • The Inside Story of Life in L.A.'s Legendary Rock and Roll Neighborhood
    • By: Michael Walker
    • Narrated by: Lloyd James
    • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 05-18-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 838 ratings
    • This is the story of an important period in rock music, but also of the harsher results of the sixties....

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    • Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
    • By: James Kaplan
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
    • The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue....

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    • The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
    • By: Chris Payne
    • Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Chris Abell
    • Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 79 ratings
    • An energetic and explosive oral history examining emo’s pop culture takeover from 1999-2008, featuring exclusive interviews with My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump....

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    • What the Music You Love Says About You
    • By: Ogi Ogas, Susan Rogers
    • Narrated by: Susan Rogers
    • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 09-20-22
    • Language: English
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    • Drawing from her successful career as a music producer (engineering hits like Prince’s “Purple Rain”), professor of cognitive neuroscience Susan Rogers reveals why your favorite songs move you....

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