Follows the love affairs and belated growing up of a "Generation X" pop music fanatic and record store owner.

• Enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2014, Linda Ronstadt has earned three number 1 pop albums, 10 top ten pop albums, and 38 charting pop albums on the Billboard Pop Album Charts • Linda's Ronstadt's first Latin release, the all-Spanish 1987 album Canciones De Mi Padre is the best-selling non-English -language album in American music history, with over 2.5 million copies sold in the US • Trio, the 1987 album with Dolly Parton...

"Outsider musicians can be the product of damaged DNA, alien abduction, drug fry, demonic possession, or simply sheer obliviousness. This book profiles dozens of outsider musicians, both prominent and obscure-figures such as The Shaggs, Syd Barrett, Tiny Tim, Jandek, Captain Beefheart, Daniel Johnston, Harry Partch, and The Legendary Stardust Cowboy-and presents their strange life stories along with photographs, interviews, cartoons, and discographies....

"About the Book Achieving "hit writer" status has always been a formidable goal for any songwriter. Never more so however than in the 21st century. Catching the ear of the monumentally distracted, fragmented listener has never been more difficult. Getting their attention, inviting them in to your song and keeping them there for long enough for your song to become "their songa requires more than being just a "good" songwriter. Murphy's Laws of Songwriting...

What is more important? Friendship, loyalty, or love? Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson collaborate once again to bring fans of "Maybe Someday" back into the musical world of Ridge Lawson and Sydney Blake. And Maggie. And Warren and Bridgette.

"This title examines the fascinating life of Beyonce. Readers will learn about Beyonce's childhood, family, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Beyonce's early interest in music and talent in singing that led to her membership in Destiny's Child and eventually the release of her solo albums Dangerously in Love, B'Day, I Am . . ."--

If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to hang out with Justin Bieber, then this is the book for youSarah Oliver has got hold of all the insider news and gossip any true Belieber could ever want, after catching up with his biggest fans--all around the world. Read all about what happened when each fan finally met Justin, including hilarious anecdotes about what he got up to in each country and revealing what the heart-throb is really like off-stage...

"Perfect for gifting during the holidays and beyond, a thoughtful, counterintuitive book about creativity from the celebrated songwriter, leader of the band Wilco, and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back), inspiring others bytaking the reader through the process of writing one song"--