Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It

"Bob Boilen’s book gets at something real and rare about the power of music."— New York Times Book Review From the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts com…

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