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Series series Genre: A 33 1/3 Series
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Unabridged

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Jerry Lee Lewis

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Narrated by Matthew J. Chandler-Smith ...

Series series Biographies of Musicians
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54 min

With his fiery piano-playing style and powerful stage presence, Jerry Lee Lewis enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. Although his time as a relevant artist was comparably brief, that short time in the sun was nothing short of revolutionary. While his run lasted, Lewis played a pivotal role in forging what would become classic rock and roll and rockabilly.Lewis burst onto the music scene with his 1957 ... Read more

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Little Richard

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by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Matthew J. Chandler-Smith ...

Series series Biographies of Musicians
Unabridged

57 min

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by Steven Hyden ...

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6 hours 12 min

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Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

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Into the Sky with Diamonds

The Beatles and the Race to the Moon in the Psychedelic '60s

by Ronald P. Grelsamer ...

Narrated by Graham Halstead ...

Unabridged

15 hours 14 min

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The Silver River

by Jim Moginie ...

Narrated by Jim Moginie ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

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A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight Oil.For fifty years, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie was a driving force behind one of Australia's most iconic rock bands, Midnight Oil. As they made their way through the nascent domestic punk scene and the uncharted musical territory of the Western Desert to the
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Never Say No To A Rock Star

In the Studio with Dylan, Sinatra, Jagger and More...

by Glenn Berger ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

In 1974, at the age of seventeen, author Glenn Berger served as "schlepper" and apprentice to the legendary recording engineer Phil Ramone at New York City's A&R Studios, and was witness to music history on an almost daily and nightly basis as pop and rock icons such as Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach, Bette Midler, and James Brown performed their hit-making magic ... Read more

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Lay It on the Line

A Backstage Pass to Rock Star Adventure, Conflict, and Triumph

by Rik Emmett ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

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What Do You Do When You're Lonesome

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by Jonathan Bernstein ...

Narrated by John Pirhalla ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

A Rolling Stone journalist presents the story of the late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle.When Justin Townes Earle died of an overdose alone in his Nashville apartment, his death sent waves of grief through the country-Americana music community. The son of alt-country hellraiser Steve Earle had long struggled with mental illness and various addictions. There had been encouraging periods of ... Read more

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Team Sweat

by Antonio Smith ...

Narrated by Smith Show Media Productions ...

Series series Team Sweat
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40 min

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The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999

by Tom Maxwell ...

Narrated by Tom Maxwell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

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Desolation

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Pub Rock

Never a Dull Moment

Brief History of Rock and Roll, A: How a Sound Shook the World

Rock and Roll: The Rebellious Beat That Defined a Generation

With My Eyes Wide Open

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This Isn't Happening

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Into the Sky with Diamonds

The Silver River

Never Say No To A Rock Star

Lay It on the Line

What Do You Do When You're Lonesome

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