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Ronnie and Phil Spector made music history with the Ronettes, but as Phil's creative powers began to wane, their marriage soured. He became increasingly reclusive and violent, and Ronnie's life became a constant battle to fend off madness-both his and her own. ... Read more

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TERRIFIC!
Not a big fan of either one but heard so much about this book years ago. Great book...could not put it down. She went through hell. He is a psycho and proved it by killing a girl later on down the road. So glad he is put away forever. He was insane but a genius with music. To bad he could not get rid of his demons...he needed counseling badly. Glad she is doing well. Get this book..does not disappoint!

Ronnette book
I loved this book. I read it in 1 day. Condition of the book was good.

The Queen of Sixties Pop Stars
If you're interested in early Sixties pop music in general or Phil and Ronnie Spector in particular you'll enjoy this book. Ronnie's tale is a classic rags to riches to hell story. I first saw (and fell in love) with Ronnie when she toured with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes back in the 70's. I ended up touring England with her myself, playing guitar and keyboards, in 1991 - a real experience. It was quite a surreal trip reading this book and traveling with her at the same time. Ronnie told me there were many other stories about Phil, and many affairs she had, that could NOT be mentioned in the book. Too bad - that would have made it even juicier! I have not seen the updated version of this book, but heartily recommend it.

Ronnie Ronette Speaks
Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous RonetteI wanted to read the original edition (availability online varies) so had my library get it.I remember buying the original 45 rpm of Be My Baby and wondering how three girls in the same group could be so gorgeous.Ronnie delivers in this delicious account of her life until 1990.The story of her alcoholism makes for a depressing read, so the latter part of the book slides.For a musical and photographic overview of these years, get the 4 CD set of Phil Spector productions Back to Mono (1958-1969).Also see the Ronettes' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame video online.The book is an essential piece of Rock history, but get it through your library (unless you want to possess forever the gorgeous photographs).

Nobody Stepped as High
They wore the highest hair, and heels, and the shortest, tightest skirts when the Ronettes, lead singer Ronnie Bennett, first burst upon the girl group scene in the early 1960's.And their dancing: well, nobody stepped as high.They were the only girl group ever to tour with the Rolling Stones. They signed with music producer Phil Spector: at his famed Los Angeles Gold Star studios, he invented the "wall of sound" technique, backing rock singers with full orchestral sound; he wrote several monster hits for them: "Be My Baby," "Walking in the Rain," and "Baby I Love You," and they achieved mega-stardom.

Then Ronnie, rock's original bad girl, half-American Indian, half Puerto Rican, and a proud product of New York's East Harlem barrio, as were the cousins who backed her, married New York's Bronx-born Spector.He became increasingly eccentric, reclusive, and violent.She became a solo star, when and if he would let her out of the house, or the castle, as the case might be, in a marriage that drove her literally to drink -- Manischevitz, the sweetest drink she could find.It was an epically bad marriage, as people might guess who are following Phil Spector's current Los Angeles trial for murdering a woman that wanted to leave the castle.

But Ronnie busted out, endured some tough times -- Phil, who had written her greatest hits, wouldn't allow her to sing them in performance.She beat the alcoholism, and finally found her way back to her career, and, perhaps more importantly to her, to creating the family she'd always wished for.

Ronnie has given us, and continues to give us, a lot.In his introduction to this autobiography, Long Island born Billy Joel tells us that as teenagers, he and his friends always knew they were going to get lucky with the girls when "Be My Baby" boomed out of the jukebox.I've been lucky enough to see her live, several times, once at an outdoor summer concert at New York's World Trade Center, no longer on the skyline, as we all know, and watched a thousand people singing -- "For every kiss you give me, I'll give you three--" and dancing along with her: including a man who appeared to be African by his dress, dancing, transfigured, on top of a big urn.

Her autobiography, written with Vince Waldron, with a Foreward by Cher, and the Introduction by Billy Joel, is honest, open, and informative about the good years, and the bad.It stands on its own, as a good read. ... Read more

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: The Stranger, the Ultimate Collection, Greatest Hits, an Innocent Man, 52nd Street, the Bridge, Storm Front, River of Dreams, Glass Houses, the Nylon Curtain, Cold Spring Harbor, My Lives, Piano Man, Songs in the Attic, Streetlife Serenade, 2000 Years: the Millennium Concert, the Essential Billy Joel, 12 Gardens Live, Turnstiles, Fantasies & Delusions, Концерт, Piano Man: the Very Best of Billy Joel. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 101. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Stranger (album) -The Stranger contained nine songs, many of which are now considered "classic Joel." "Movin' Out," "She's Always a Woman," "Just The Way You Are," "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," "Everybody Has A Dream," and "Only The Good Die Young" were all written prior to recording, while "Vienna," "The Stranger," and "Get It Right The First Time" all came from short tunes or fragments of songs that Joel finished in the studio. Each song had stories attached to it. The seven-and-a-half-minute epic "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" began as the shorter "Ballad of Brenda and Eddie," a section that now forms the third part of the song. Joel came up with the signature whistle line which he whistled to producer Phil Ramone, claiming that he needed to find an instrument to play it. Ramone replied: "No, you don't. That's 'The Stranger,' the whistling." The aforementioned whistling at the opening and closing of Joel's "The Stranger" was, consciously or unconsciously, inspired by the Alessandro Alessandroni's (Italian composer of film scores) tune of the same name. Four singles from the LP charted on the Billboard Hot 100: "Just The Way You Are," (#3), "Movin' Out" (#17), "She's Always a Woman," (#17), and "Only The Good Die Young" (#24). Much of the album's s...http://booksllc.net/?id=1033208 ... Read more

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Chapters: Billy Joel Discography, Movin' Out, Alexa Ray Joel, Liberty Devitto, Attila, the Hassles, Karl Amson Joel, Russell Javors, Richie Cannata. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 71. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIAA. Joel had Top 10 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and has 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote singlehandedly. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and has sold over 100 million records worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006). Joel "retired" from recording pop music in 1993 but continues to tour (often with Elton John). In 2001, he released Fantasies ... Read more

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14 songs, including: All About Soul * It's Still Rock and Roll to Me * Just the Way You Are * The River of Dreams * Uptown Girl * We Didn't Start the Fire * and more. ... Read more

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Piano - Voice - Chords - 1974,1975 by Blackwood Music Inc. - 52 page soft-cover book ... Read more

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SATB octavo ... Read more

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This songbook examines 15 '80s and '90s megahits from the Piano Man: All About Soul * Allentown * And So It Goes * Baby Grand * I Go to Extremes * Leningrad * Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) * Modern Woman * Pressure * The River of Dreams * She's Got a Way * Tell Her About It * This Is the Time * Uptown Girl * You're Only Human (Second Wind). Also available: Billy Joel Hits - 1974-1980 (00695581). ... Read more

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The Keyboard Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs as played by your favorite artists quickly and easily. Just follow the music in the book, listen to the CD to hear how the keyboard should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!This volume contains 8 songs: Allentown * Just the Way You Are * New York State of Mind * Pressure * Root Beer Rag * Scenes from an Italian Restaurant * She's Always a Woman * Tell Her About It. ... Read more

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The Keyboard Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs as played by your favorite artists quickly and easily. Just follow the music in the book, listen to the CD to hear how the keyboard should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC and Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This volume contains 8 songs: Prelude/Angry Young Man * Captain Jack * Honesty * Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) * New York State of Mind * Piano Man * Summer, Highland Falls. ... Read more

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Contents: All for Lena, C'etait Toi (you were the one, Close to the borderline, Don't ask me why, I don't want to be alone, It's still rock and roll to me, Sleeping with the television on, sometimes a fantasy, through the long night, You may be right.Lyrics are written out also separatly in back of book. Has 5 pages of pictures of Billy Joel in front of the book. ... Read more

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SONGBOOK for vocal, piano and guitar (with Guitar Cord Diagrams) b/w photos of Billy and the bandSONGLIST-------------------Big Shot52nd StreetHalf A Mile AwayHonestyMy LifeRosalinda's EyesStilettoUntil The NightZanzibar ... Read more