Becoming Beyonce : the untold story / J. Randy Taraborrelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taraborrelli, J. Randy, author.

Contributor:

Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beyoncé, 1981-.

Beyoncé.

Rhythm and blues musicians--United States--Biography.

Rhythm and blues musicians.

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 494 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

"Beyonce Knowles is a woman who began her career at the age of eight performing in pageant shows and talent contests, honing her craft through her teenage years until, at the age of 16, she had her first number one record with Destiny's Child. That hit-making trio launched Beyonce's successful solo career, catapulting her, as of 2014, to #1 on Forbes annual list of most wealthy celebrities--the same year she made the cover of Time. BECOMING BEYONCE is not only the story of struggle, sacrifice, and what it takes to make it in the cut-throat record industry, it's the story of the great rewards of such success and the devastating toll it often takes on the human spirit.,"--NoveList.

Contents:

Tina & Matthew

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Destiny's Child

Independent Women

Jay Z

Dreamgirl

Run The World.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [463]-476) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Ellis D. Williams, College 1865, Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

1455516724

9781455516728

OCLC:

907096771

Publisher Number:

99964793489