Biography: arts and entertainment

Born in Nashville, raised in Kansas City, Alice Nielsen took the vaudeville road to San Francisco 1891.

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The first book about De La Soul, High and Rising is a stunning cultural biography of the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched millions of lives and changed rap forever.

Joe Strummer was one of the twentieth century's iconic rock'n'roll rebels.

Originally published in 1935, this volume Is War Obsolete?

Celebrate the history and memories of NSYNC with the ultimate tribute bookfilled with amazing tour photography, band-member profiles, fan memories, and more.

El final de los grandes músicosLas canciones de los grandes músicos son inmortales, pero ellos, por desgracia, no.

In 2012 Joy Womack made history when she became the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia.

With his stunning looks and swashbuckling onscreen panache Errol Flynn was by all appearances the quintessential movie star who had it all.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt Friedrichs des Großen – des Flötenkönigs.

Giuseppe Verdi war weit mehr als nur ein Komponist – er war ein musikalischer Visionär, dessen Werke die italienische Oper revolutionierten und tief mit den Freiheits- und Einheitsbestrebungen Italiens verwoben waren.

Since her death in 2011, the legendary Surrealist Leonora Carrington has been reconstructed and reinvented many times over.

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Feel Like Going Home vividly brings to life such early blues masters as Muddy Waters , Skip James, and Howlin' Wolf, along with illuminating excursions into the blues-based rock 'n' roll of Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, and the Sun Records label.

From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country music's legendary royal couple—George Jones and Tammy Wynette.