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Juvenile Call No: Biography LEVINE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Robbie readerSummary Note: At sixteen, Adam Levine had a record deal. His band Kara's Flowers was on a popular TV show and he thought he would be a star. When his first record didn't sell, the band broke up. Afterward, he discovered music he really wanted to play. Most bands weren't playing it and many people didn't think it was cool. Still he kept practicing. He rejoined with members of his band and they became Maroon 5. It took them years to become stars. They did it playing the music they loved.
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c2007., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B JAC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Blue banner biographiesSummary Note: A biography of musician Alan Jackson, providing information on his childhood, his family life, and his rise to stardom in country music.
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2008., Preschool, Henry Holt Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.
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2008, Preschool, Henry Holt Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.
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c2023., Adolescent, ReferencePoint Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Eilish's song lyrics, their mix of toughness and wry humor with deep sadness, connect with a generation born in the shadow of 9/11 and the glare of social media. Kids her age have faced cyberbullying and threats of school shootings as well as the devastations of climate change. Before her twentieth birthday, Eilish made Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2021.
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By Bach, Gregc2023., Adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Pop music stars (Mason Crest Publishers)Summary Note: When an unknown Billie Eilish put her 14-year-old voice to some lyrics strung together by her older brother back in 2015, a stunning tidal wave of rave reviews and life-changing reactions quickly followed, catapulting the talented teen to the front of the line of industry-changing superstars. A lover of singing and dancing growing up in Southern California, Eilish was asked by her dance instructor to write and record a song that he could choreograph a routine around for an upcoming recital. When Finneas, her high school band-playing brother, handed over "Ocean Eyes" because he thought it would be a good fit for his sister, he proved to be spot on. Her magical voice melted into the life-changing words and produced a musical masterpiece still marveled about and cherished all these years later. Eilish recorded the three-minute and twenty-second song with her brother's helping hand at the family home, and they plopped it on the streaming platform SoundCloud for her dance teacher to check out. By the following day, he wasn't the only one who was listening to it, loving it, and sharing it, as it had gone viral. A music discovery website that sifts through thousands of uploads searching for talented works came across it, took a liking to it, and fueled an already-growing interest by sharing it. Amid the flurry of fans flocking to check it out and listening to it again and again, the youngster's inbox was filling up with admiring, flattering, and inquiring emails. Attention-grabbing and transformative, the song propelled Eilish past all the obstacles and career-crushing rejections that tend to pile up on the hopes and dreams of wannabe singers and songwriters looking to gain entrance into the hard-to-crack music industry. It also turned all-important heads in the fancy high-rise offices of music executives, leading to crucial connections and meetings. These are all boxes that young singers with hopes of heading down the path to fame, fortune, and a career of entertaining crowds of fans around the world must check, and Eilish was doing so remarkably quickly. Before she blew out the candles on her 15th birthday cake, she was already trending toward superstardom with a manager and a publicist in tow and a rapidly ballooning fan base that was beginning to push streaming numbers into the stratosphere. Plus, she had already struck gold by scribbling her name on a deal with Darkroom/Interscope Records, a moment every teenager who has ever stood on a stage, held a microphone, and sang a lyric dreams of doing.
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2019., Bearport Publishing Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Blake Shelton is a country music superstar. So how did this incredible talent rise to the top? In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn about Blake's childhood in Oklahoma and how he achieved his dream of becoming a country music icon. Each 24-page book in this series of introductory biographies features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The narrative text, colorful design, and colorful photos will speak to even the most reluctant of readers."
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c2001., Juvenile, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c2001., Juvenile, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collective biography of ten African-American blues singers, including Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, and James Brown.
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c c2003., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: People to knowSummary Note: Profiles Bob Dylan, a singer and songwriter for over forty years who is known for such songs as "Blowin' in the Wind," "Just like a Woman," and "Things Have Changed," the Academy Award winning song from the film, "Wonder Boys.".
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Juvenile Call No: Biography MARS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Exceptional Asians.Summary Note: How did Peter Hernandez, a young Elvis impersonator from Honolulu, Hawaii, become Bruno Mars, one of the biggest pop stars of his time? This colorful biography uses vibrant photos and simple text to tell the story of Mars's ascension to fame, including his family's strong musical influence and his own early love of performing. Readers will benefit from the Words to Know section in the beginning of the book, and direct quotes by Mars allow readers to connect with this larger-than-life performer.
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2013., Crabtree Publishing Company Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Superstars!
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2019., Bearport Publishing Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, and actress got her big break when she won American Idol in 2005. Carrie Underwood went on to become one of country music's biggest stars! In this exciting introduction, young readers will learn about Carrie's early life and her many achievements. Each 24-page book in this series of introductory biographies features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The narrative text, colorful design, and colorful photos will speak to even the most reluctant of readers."
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2021., Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: HI-INT B ZAU Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the east coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Michelle Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread"--Provided by the publisher.
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2010., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B SWI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Randy's cornerSummary Note: A brief biography of American country music singer Taylor Swift, discussing her childhood, family life, talent, and industry success. Includes photographs and a chronology.
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1985., Viking Kestrel Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Women of our timeSummary Note: A biography of the singer and writer of country music, with an emphasis on her childhood and youth.
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1974], Creative Education; [distributed by Childrens Press, Chicago Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Close-upsSummary Note: A biography of the black musician who in fifty years has composed 2000 songs and performed them all over the world.
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c1998., Primary, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: 92 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
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c1998., Primary, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.