Skylark is the story of the tormented but glorious life and career of Johnny Mercer, and the first biography of this enormously popular and influential lyricist. Raised in Savannah, Mercer brought a quintessentially southern style to both his life in New York and to his lyrics, which often evoked the landscapes and mood of his youth ("Moon River", "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"). Mercer also absorbed the music of southern blacks-the lullabies...

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An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, the lyrical master and long-time collaborator of Elton John
“I loved writing, I loved chronicling life and every moment I was cogent, sober, or blitzed, I was forever feeding off my surroundings, making copious notes as ammunition for future compositions. . . . The thing is good, bad, or indifferent I never stopped writing,...

Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter... but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie--the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all.

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

Shweta, an online music reporter covers a story about an old record store closing down in Mumbai. When she discovers a secret diary of song lyrics written by the owner's nephew, Vivek, she inspires him to complete his songs. While the story of the shop ends, another begins for Vivek and Shweta.

A sweeping love story, family mystery, and historical drama set over an eighty-year span, %x;this %x;will swell hearts like a favorite song.

"Craig Smith was a striking success of the 1960s--a handsome musician whose songs were recorded by some of the biggest names in entertainment. But an unexpected turn of events plunged the golden boy into a terrifying darkness. Clean-cut Craig Smith became Matreiya Kali, a self-proclaimed psychedelic Messiah who released his poignant schizophrenic visions on an obscure double album before disappearing completely. Author Mike Stax reveals one of the...

"In this memoir, Carole Bayer Sager tells the surprisingly frank and darkly humorous story of a woman whose sometimes crippling fears and devastating relationships inspired many of the songs she would ultimately write. She gives a deeply personal account of how love and heartbreak made her the woman, and the writer, she is"--

"Weizmann’s music bona fides inform the novel’s tone and purpose, but it’s equally clear how steeped he is in the styles of detective fiction past and present...This is a story of murder, but also of vivid life." — The New York Times
“A confident, polished storyteller who honors his influences and while weaving his amateur detective through a complex mystery that will keep you turning the pages until...

"The memoirs of Mary Rodgers-writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried everything.""--