Jul 10, 2025 | Biographies
Following are excerpts from Michael Jackson (a Life in Music) (Geoff Brown). This book is not so much a commentary on the life of Jackson, as much as it is a history and chronological account of his music, from his early years with “The Jackson 5” to his ending years...
Jul 10, 2025 | Biographies
Following are excerpts from Olivier Messiaen and the Music of Time (Paul Griffiths). This is a particularly dense book, integrating Messiaen’s chronology with a thorough analysis of his works and his particular approach to musical composition. Griffiths intertwines...
Jul 10, 2025 | Biographies
The following contains excerpts from Mozart, His Life and Times (Peggy Woodford) This is a biography of one of the most talented musicians to have ever lived. His story is not one of success, but of difficulties both personally as well as societally, yet the genius...
Jul 10, 2025 | Biographies
The following are excerpts from the book Prince (Inside the Music and the Masks) (Ronin Ro). This book was written in 2011, just five years before Prince’s death. It outlines his life and career. Prince’s musical influences were from a wide range of styles,...
Jul 10, 2025 | Articles on Music
According to Constitutional scholar and business entrepreneur, Patrick Byrne, the freedoms we enjoy in America and in the Western countries throughout the world, can be traced from Jerusalem, to Athens, to Rome, to the Netherlands, to England, to America. The...
