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Life's too short : a memoir / by Rucker, Darius,author.; Eisenstock, Alan,author.;
'Life's Too Short' is a raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the three-time Grammy Award-winning, Diamond-selling lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish and Country music sensation -- told through the remarkable stories of the music that coursed through his life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Rucker, Darius.; Hootie & the Blowfish (Musical group); African American country musicians; African American rock musicians; Country musicians; Rock musicians; Singers;
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Sammy Davis, Jr. : a personal journey with my father / by Davis, Tracey.; Pierce, Nina Bunche.;
Includes discography (p. 192), filmography (p. 193-198) and index."In this intimate volume, the entertainment legend's story comes to life through rare family photos and a compelling narrative based on conversations between Sammy Davis Jr. and his daughter, Tracey Davis. The story of a future superstar unfolds beginning with his bittersweet childhood days, raised primarily by his grandmother in Harlem. On the stage by age three, he first became a star in vaudeville with the Will Mastin Trio. Davis was already an up-and-coming performer by the time he was recruited into the Army during World War II. As Tracey Davis candidly relates, it was there that her father first learned to use his talent -- singing and dancing -- as a weapon against racial bigotry. Davis's career took off in the 1940s through his sheer determination, talent, and the support of friends like Frank Sinatra. With tenderness and humor Tracey describes her father<U+2019>s friendship with Sinatra, and how he stood by him when Davis married Tracey's Swedish actress mother. In a time when interracial marriages were forbidden by law in thirty-one states, both bride and groom endured an onslaught of negative press and even death threats. Davis's adventures through the Rat Pack era, and the extraordinary obstacles he overcame to become a 5'6", 120-pound legend who across six decades packed in more than forty albums, seven Broadway shows, twenty-three films, and countless nightclub and concert performances. A uniquely personal perspective on one of the greatest pop culture icons of the twentieth century. Tracey Davis is the only daughter of Sammy Davis Jr. and Swedish actress May Britt. A television and commercial producer, she is the mother of four children: Sam, Montana, Greer, and Chase. She lives in Tennessee"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.; Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990; Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990; Davis, Tracey.; Entertainers; Children of entertainers; Singers; Fathers and daughters;
© c2014., Running Press,
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Cats [videorecording (DVD)] by Mallett, David; Paige, Elaine.; Page, Ken.; Mills, John,1908-; Lloyd Webber, Andrew,1948-; Lee, Simon.; Eliot, T. S.(Thomas Stearns),1888-1965Old Possum's book of practical cats.;
Director of photography, Nic Knowland; production design, John Napier; music, Andrew Lloyd Webber; conductor, Simon Lee.Featuring: Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page, Rosemarie Ford, Michael Gruber, John Partridge; the Concordia SingersFilmed at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1998.Broadway musical about the interactions in a group of cats.CHV rating: PG.MPAA rating: Not rated.NTSC 1.Dolby digital surround.
Subjects: Cats; Musicals; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© c2000., Universal ; Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video Canada,
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Rebel girl : my life as a feminist punk / by Hanna, Kathleen,1968-author.;
"An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. Hey girlfriend I got a proposition, goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want. Kathleen Hanna's rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the '90s and beyond. Her band Bikini Kill embodies this iconic time, and today her personal yet feminist lyrics on anthems like "Rebel Girl" and "Double Dare Ya" are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from? In Rebel Girl, Hanna's raw and insightful new memoir, she takes us from her tumultuous childhood home to her formative college years in Olympia, Washington, and on to her first years on tour, fighting hard for gigs and for her band. As Hanna makes clear, being in a "girl band," especially a punk girl band, in those years was not a simple or safe prospect. Male violence and antagonism threatened at every turn, and surviving as a singer who was a lightning rod for controversy took limitless amounts of determination. But the relationships she developed during those years buoyed her -- including with her bandmates, Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox, and Johanna Fateman; her friendships with Kurt Cobain and Ian MacKaye; and her introduction to Joan Jett -- were all a testament to how the punk world could nurture and care for its own. Hanna opens up about falling in love with Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys and her debilitating battle with Lyme disease, and she brings us behind the scenes of her musical growth in her bands Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin. She also writes candidly about the Riot Grrrl movement, documenting with love its grassroots origins but critiquing its later exclusivity. In an uncut voice all her own, Hanna reveals the hardest times along with the most joyful-and how it continues to fuel her revolutionary art and music"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Hanna, Kathleen, 1968-; Bikini Kill (Musical group); Tigre (Punk rock group); Punk rock musicians; Riot grrrl movement.; Singers; Women punk rock musicians;
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I'm glad my mom died / by McCurdy, Jennette,1992-author.;
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor-including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother-and how she retook control of her life.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Memoirs.; McCurdy, Jennette, 1992-; Addicts.; Child actors; Child actors.; Eating disorders.; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Motion picture actors and actresses; Singers; Television actors and actresses;
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Lucky them [videorecording] / by Church, Thomas Haden.; Collette, Toni.; Griffiths, Megan,1975-; Hajek, Stefan.; Sandberg, Carollani.; Totten, John.; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Carollani Sandberg, John Totten, Stefan Hajek.Toni Collette stars as Ellie Klug, a beloved rock journalist who has been covering the Seattle music scene for decades. When her boss (Oliver Platt) orders her to look into the mysterious disappearance of a onetime superstar on the scene, who also happened to be romantically involved with Ellie, the jaded writer joins forces with a wannabe documentary filmmaker (Thomas Haden Church) to hunt down the singer, who may or may not have killed himself. Complicating matters, Ellie finds herself falling in love with a young singer/songwriter who is looking for his big break.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Disappeared persons; Documentary films; Feature films.; Male singers; Man-woman relationships; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women journalists;
© c2014., Distributed by Mongrel Media,
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Goldi Rocks and the three bears / by Schwartz, Corey Rosen.; Coulton, Beth.; Wragg, Nate.;
In this fractured fairy tale, the Three Bear Band holds tryouts for a lead singer.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Bears; Rock groups;
© c2014., G.P. Putnam's Sons,
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Wreck the halls [text (large print)] : a novel / by Bailey, Tessa,author.;
"Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight ... But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother's band on live TV, Mel begins to wonder if it's time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life--and see him again, the only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas. Beat Dawkins, the lead singer's son, is Melody's opposite--the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends, if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Romance fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Christmas stories.; Bands (Music); Children of celebrities; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Mothers; Reality television programs; Singers; Women rock musicians;
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Begin again [videorecording] / by Carney, John,1972-; Corden, James,actor.; Knightley, Keira,1985-; Ruffalo, Mark,actor.; Steinfeld, Hailee,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;
Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine, James Corden, Catherine Keener.British songwriter Gretta is adrift in Manhattan after getting dumped by her philandering rock star boyfriend. While playing at an open mic night at a local bar, she is discovered by struggling music producer Dan. Sensing her songwriting potential, Dan pushes Gretta to sign with him and record an ambitious outdoors album all across the city.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1 ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Lyricists; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy films.; Sound recording executives and producers; Women singers;
© 2014., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Wreck the halls : a novel / by Bailey, Tessa,author.;
"Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight ... But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother's band on live TV, Mel begins to wonder if it's time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life--and see him again, the only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas. Beat Dawkins, the lead singer's son, is Melody's opposite--the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends, if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band"--
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Christmas stories; Bands (Music); Children of celebrities; Family secrets; Man-woman relationships; Mothers; Reality television programs; Singers; Women rock musicians;
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