Music audiobooks

Beaumonster

By: Jesse Dayton

Narrated by: Jesse Dayton

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE ADVENTURES OF FIRST-RATE STORYTELLER, GUITARIST, AND RELENTLESS ROAD WARRIOR JESSE DAYTON
 
Jesse Dayton’s story reads like a who’s who of American music. In his debut memoir Beaumonster, Dayton reveals the stranger-than-fiction encounters and outlandish experiences that have ensued across his wide-ranging career.... Read more

Fathers, Brothers, and Sons

By: Frank Bello & Joel McIver

Narrated by: Frank Bello

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Born into a family of five, Frank Bello grew up in difficult circumstances. His father abandoned his wife and children. Left with no male role model, Frank found inspiration in heavy metal bass players, following their example and forging a career with Anthrax from his early teens—first as a roadie, and then as the group's bass... Read more

Space Is the Place

By: John Szwed

Narrated by: Leon Nixon

Length: 16 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion... Read more

Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from critically acclaimed author Kathryn Ormsbee sings with heart, warmth, and hope. An ALA Rainbow Book List selection!Born in Paris, Kentucky, and raised on her gram’s favorite country music, Cline Alden is a girl with big dreams and a heart full of... Read more

Hear's the Thing

By: Cody Alan

Narrated by: Cody Alan & Keith Urban

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes an audiobook exclusive interview of Cody Alan with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles!Read by the author.We live in a world of noise where everyone is so quick to speak. When we slow down and give someone our full attention, we offer them a safe place to be fully heard and accepted.Hear’s the Thing is a story about what is possible when... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 3: Siegfried

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Luca Zamperoni,...

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der dritte Teil, "Siegfried", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 4: Götterdämmerung

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Luca Zamperoni,...

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der vierte Teil, "Götterdämmerung", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 2: Die Walküre

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner (Erzähler), Cora Hillekamp,...

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der zweite Teil, "Die Walküre", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem... Read more

Der Ring des Nibelungen - Oper erzählt als Hörspiel mit Musik, Teil 1: Das Rheingold

By: Richard Wagner

Narrated by: René Richard Wagner Erzähler), Luca Zamperoni, ...

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der erste Teil, "Das Rheingold", wird als packendes Hörspiel mit Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern, bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt erfolgt eine... Read more

Who Is Elton John?

By: Kirsten Anderson & Who HQ

Narrated by: Daniel Henning

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality! Elton John, as he would later call himself, started playing piano at the age of three. Although he was trained to play classical music, Elton's real love was rock and... Read more

¡Mambo Mucho Mambo!

By: Dean Robbins

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together… until, first, a band and, then, a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and... Read more

Who Was Aretha Franklin?

By: Nico Medina & Who HQ

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

There is only one QUEEN OF SOUL! Discover why Aretha Franklin garners so much R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Aretha Franklin was a musical and cultural icon whose legacy spanned six decades! Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1942, Aretha got her start singing in front of her father's Baptist congregation and found minor success as a gospel singer. She then set her... Read more

¡Mambo mucho mambo!

By: Dean Robbins

Narrated by: Eduardo Ruales

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Era la década de 1940 en la segregada cuidad de Nueva York. Ya sea que bailaras al sonido de las trompetas y los saxofones en un salón en el barrio italiano o en la calle al son de maracas y congas en el barrio puertorriqueño, generalmente bailabas en el lugar donde vivías y con gente de tu mismo origen. Pero antes de que terminara la década,... Read more

The Rock Box!: A Who HQ Collection

By: Who HQ

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau, Will Damron, Karen Chilton, Mac...

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A ten-audiobook collection dedicated to some of the most famous rock-and-roll artists of all time, from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series.

Learn about the early lives and exciting careers of the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Bob Marley, Bruce... Read more

Ten Masterpieces of Music

By: Harvey Sachs

Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes listeners into the heart of ten great works of classical music?works that have endured because they were created by composers who had a genius for drawing music out of their deepest wellsprings. These masters?Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert,... Read more

Who Is Bono?

By: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso & Who HQ

Narrated by: Tatiana Grey

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

How did an Irish schoolboy become the lead singer of a world-famous rock band and the founder of several humanitarian groups? Track Bono's rise to fame in this exciting addition to the Who Was? series.

By age 16, Paul David Hewson was such a good singer that he had earned the nickname "Bono Vox," a Latin phrase that translates to "good voice."... Read more

Milkcrate Monologues

By: Ron Johnson Jr.

Narrated by: Ron Johnson Jr.

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In the Fall of 2013, the School of Arts and Culture in California debuted a new course—Hiphop Theatre. The students were surprised to find parallels between modern Hiphop music and classic theatre plays by William Shakespeare.

Rap and Hiphop music, just like any other music, is a form of art. It is also the go-to form of expression for the... Read more

Along the Cherry Lane

By: Richard Sparks & Milton Okun

Narrated by: Richard Sparks, Jason Culp, Amanda Carlin, Lee ...

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer.” Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered and launched John Denver, and mentored him... Read more

Nous voilà tout oreilles !

By: Ana Gerhard

Narrated by: Benoît Brière

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Voyagez dans le temps pour faire la rencontre de Niccolò Paganini en suivant Minime, une charmante petite souris qui raffole du fromage et de la musique ! Après avoir caché Minime dans la poche de sa jupe, Émilie se précipite à l’atelier de son père. Un invité important vient d’arriver chez le luthier. C’est le meilleur violoniste au monde,... Read more

Curieux comme un petit chat !

By: Ana Gerhard

Narrated by: Benoît Brière

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Voyagez dans le temps pour faire la rencontre de Franz Schubert en suivant Minime, une charmante petite souris qui raffole du fromage et de la musique ! C’est enfin le printemps et Minime flâne à la terrasse d’un café. Attablé au milieu de la cohue, un homme rêveur est si absorbé par sa lecture qu’il ne remarque pas la présence de l’intrépide... Read more

A Picnic in the Sun

By: Christiane Duchesne

Narrated by: Mischa Cheeseman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

An imaginative musical tale comprised of a narrated story interspersed with original and traditional songs that follows four inseparable friends who love being together. Bertie and his buddies never ever got bored with each other… except for the time when it rained for four straight weeks! That’s when they decided to repair an old boat and head... Read more

Une fête sous la lune

By: Christiane Duchesne

Narrated by: Bruno Marcil

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Il était une fois quatre amis qui ne se quittaient jamais comme ils avaient toujours beaucoup de plaisir ensemble. Après un voyage plein de surprises qui s’est terminé avec un grand pique-nique au soleil, les membres de la bande à Bébert décident de s’installer loin des pluies torrentielles, au sommet de la montagne Bleue. Dans ce nouveau pays,... Read more

Un vrai coup de maître !

By: Ana Gerhard

Narrated by: Benoît Brière

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Voyagez dans le temps pour faire la rencontre de Franz Joseph Haydn en suivant Minime, une charmante petite souris qui raffole du fromage et de la musique ! Minime a rejoint son cousin Maxime dans un joli palais à la campagne. C’est un bel après-midi d’automne et les souris écoutent avec ravissement les musiciens qui répètent pour le concert du... Read more

A Brilliant Plan!

By: Ana Gerhard

Narrated by: Colm Feore

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Travel through time following a charming little mouse called Minim who loves cheese and music. He has just spent an amazing summer in the country with his cousin Maxim. The meals have been fabulous, followed by delightful concerts with gifted musicians who are there to play for the prince and his guests. Autumn is now upon them and something has... Read more