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SubjectTitleAuthorCover 
ABBA Bright Lights, Dark Sgadows: The Real Story of ABBA Carl Magnus Palm Paper [Order]
Very exhaustive look at the members before and after ABBA, as well.
Johnny Ace The Late, Great Johnny Ace & the Transition From R&B to Rock 'n' Roll James M. Salem Hard [Order]
Aerosmith Walk This Way: Autobiography of Aerosmith Aerosmith & Stephen Davis Paper [Order]
Stephen Davis combines with the 5 group members to tell their own story of three decades of rock stardom.
Arthur Alexander Get a Shot of Rhythm & Blues: The Arthur Alexander Story Richard Younger Paper [Order]
The only man to have his songs recorded by the Beatles, Stones and Dylan. If you don't know Arthur Alexander, you should-- and this is necessary reading.
Allman Bros. Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band Chimsky & Freeman Paper [Order]
Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll with the original Southern rock band.
Animals Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Burdon & Craig Hard [Order]
Eric Burdon's second autobiography. This one's a little less personal and a lot more informative.
Animals Animal Tracks: Newcastle's Rising Sons Sean Egan Paper [Order]
For those who like their Animal stories a little more objective.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Randy Bachman: Takin' Care of Business Bachman & Einarsen Paper [Order]
No quickie autobio here, this one's the story of the Guess Who and BTO in detail.
Bad Company/Free Free At Last: The Story of Free & Bad Company Steven Rosen Paper [Order]
A double treat-- the inside story of both of Paul Rodgers' hit groups.
Band This Wheel's On Fire Levon Helm Paper [Order]
The Band's drummer takes another "last waltz" with the group's story.
Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby Caroline Sullivan Paper [Order]
Less a bio than one girl's story of her obsession with the band. An interesting look at the fan side of rock 'n' roll.
Beach Boys Heroes and Villians:The True Story of the Beach Boys Steven S. Gaines Paper [Order]
The book they based the TV movie on. This one tells the good, the bad and the ugly.
Beach Boys Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Peter Ames Carlin Hard [Order]
The Boys' leader gets an in-depth look.
Beach Boys Denny Remembered: Dennis Wilson in Words & Pictures Edward Wincentsen Paper [Order]
Over 200 photos of the late Beach Boys drummer, including those from family & friends.
Beach Boys The Lost Beach Boy: The True Story of David Marks Stebbins & Marks Hard [Order]
The forgotten Beach Boy gets his story told.
Bee Gees Bee Gees: Tales of the Brothers Gibb Bilyeu, Cook and Hughes Paper [Order]
An exhaustive look at the various careers of the boys.
Chuck Berry Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life & Hard Times of Chuck Berry Bruce Pegg Hard [Order]
Chuck Berry Chuck Berry: The Biography John Collis Hard [Order]
Hal Blaine Hal Blaine & the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World's Most-Recorded Musician Blaine & Bonzai Paper [Order]
Blaine was the drummer for the legendar studio musicians who created magic for Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Frank Sinatra and so many more.
Blondie Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde Cathay Che Paper [Order]
David Bowie David Bowie: Living on the Brink George Tremlett Paper [Order]
David Bowie David Bowie: Loving the Alien Christopher Sandford Paper [Order]
Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire: The Crazy Life & Times of Arthur Brown Polly Marshall Hard [Order]
James Brown James Brown: The Godfather of Soul Brown & Tucker Paper [Order]
The "Hardest Working Man in Show Business" tells his tale-- as he sees it.
James Brown I Feel Good: A Memoir of a Life in Soul James Brown Hard [Order]
More of the Godfather's story.
Browns Looking Back To See Maxine Brown Hard [Order]
Buffalo Springfield For What It's Worth: The Story of Buffalo Springfield John Einarson Hard [Order]
Jimmy Buffett A Pirate Looks at 50 Jimmy Buffett Paper [Order]
More than a bio, this is Jimmy's philosophy on life as well.
Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett: The Man from Margaritaville Revealed Steve Eng Paper [Order]
Jerry Butler Only The Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor Jerry Butler Hard [Order]
Host of those PBS Doo-Wop specials, Chicago area politician, but most of all the incredible "Iceman". Here is his story.
Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man: The Story of the Byrd's Gene Clark John Einarson Paper [Order]
Carpenters Yesterday Once More: Memories of the Carpenters & Their Music Randy Schmidt Paper [Order]
Johnny Cash Cash: The Autobiography Cash, Carr & Carr Paper [Order]
Johnny's own story from the early days at Sun records up to his passing.
Johnny Cash I Walked The Line: My Life With Johnny Vivian Cash Hard [Order]
Johnny's first wife tells of his early days.
Buzz Cason The Adventures of Buzz Cason: Living the Rock 'n Roll Dream Buzz Cason Hard [Order]
A member of the Casuals and the Statues, he also was Gary Miles, and one heck of a guitarist. And the stories he tells...
David Cassidy/Partridge Family Could It Be Forever David Cassidy Hard [Order]
Pricy import which seems much more "adult-oriented".
Harry Chapin Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story Peter Morton Coan Paper [Order]
An incredible story about an incredible man.
Ray Charles Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story Charles & Ritz Paper [Order]
Get the real story, not the version in the movie.
Cher Cher: If You Believe Mark Bego Paper [Order]
With a forward by Mary Wilson of the Supremes. Bego has written about many stars and does his usual thorough research here.
Cher The Cher Scrapbook Mary Anne Cassata Paper [Order]
A little heavy on the gossipy side. Not a lot of depth but lots of great pictures
Eric Clapton Clapton: An Authorized Biography Ray Coleman Paper [Order]
Eric Clapton Clapton: The Autobiography Eric Clapton Hard [Order]
Patsy Cline Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline Ellis Nassour Paper [Order]
Patsy Cline Patsy: The Life & Times of Patsy Cline Margaret Jones Paper [Order]
Coasters Yakety Yak I Fought Back: My Life With The Coasters Carl Gardner Paper [Order]
Carl & his wife tell his own, much-needed story of the Robins and Coasters and Leiber & Stoller.
Eddie Cochran Three Steps To Heaven Bobby Cochran Hard [Order]
Written by Eddie's nephew. It spends a bit too much time on the author and not on Eddie, but it's authoritative, all right.
Eddie Cochran Don't Forget Me: The Eddie Cochran Story Mundy & Higham Paper [Order]
Dennis Coffey Guitars, Bars & Motown Superstars Dennis Coffey Hard [Order]
Sam Cooke Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke Peter Guralnick Hard [Order]
Peter does his usual exhaustive research. An well-written, enjoyable book.
Sam Cooke Our Uncle Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His Family's Perspective Erik Greene Paper [Order]
Sam's nephew gives the facts only his family knows.
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Authorized Biography Dave Zimmer Hard [Order]
David Crosby Since Then: How I Survived Everything & Lived To Tell About It Dave Zimmer Hard [Order]
Crystals There's No Other Barbara Alston Paper [Order]
Barbara gives the inside story of the Crystals and their dealings with the infamous Phil Spector.
Bobby Darin Roman Candle: The Life of Bobby Darin David Evanier Hard [Order]
Highly recommended. Well-researched and fair look at Bobby with lots of great inside stories.
Bobby Darin Dream Lovers: The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin & Sandra Dee Dodd Darin Hard [Order]
Bobby's son tells the story of both his famous parents.
Bobby Darin Bobby Darin: The Incredible Story of an Amazing Life Al Diorio Paper [Order]
First pulished in the '80s-- it's still a winner.
John Denver John Denver: Mother Nature's Son John Collis Hard [Order]
A critical look at the dichotomy that was John Denver.
Neil Diamond Neil Diamond: His Life, His Music, His Passion Laura Jackson Hard [Order]
Dick & Dee Dee Vinyl Highway Dee Dee Sperling Phelps Paper [Order]
A fun and informative book.
Fats Domino Blue Monday: Fats Domino & the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll Rick Coleman Hard [Order]
The first real bio of the Fat Man, and a great one at that.
Donovan The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan Leitch Hard [Order]
Not just his story, but really that of the mid-'60s London music scene.
Doors No One Gets Out of Here Alive Jerry Hopkins Paper [Order]
The first and best of the Jim Morrison bios. Jerry Hopkins has brought us lots of great Rock books, this among them. Recommended.
Doors Riders on the Storm: My Life With Jim Morrison & the Doors John Densmore Paper [Order]
Doors member Densmore gives an inside look at life with Mr. Mojo Risin'.
Doors Light My Fire Ray Manzarek Paper [Order]
Now band member Ray Manzarek has a go at the Lizard King
Doors The Doors Doors & Ben Fong-Torres Hard [Order]
The remaining members and Jim Morrison's family attempt to put it all in perspective
Dr. John Under a Hoodoo Moon: The Life of the Night Tripper Dr. John Paper [Order]
Bob Dylan Chronicles, Volume One Bob Dylan Paper [Order]
Bob's own story, told (like he speaks)-- confusingly.
Bob Dylan Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan Howard Sounes Paper [Order]
After three years & 350 interviews, this is considered the definitive Dylan bio.
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan: Behind The Shades Revisited Clinton Heylin Paper [Order]
Originally published in 1991, it's best when covering Bob's early years.
Bob Dylan A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties /FONT> Suze Rotolo Hard [Order]
Bob's then-girlfriend (she graces the cover of his "Freewheelin'" album) tells of her 3 years with him.
Bob Dylan Positively 4th Street: The Lives & Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina David Hajdu Hard [Order]
Covers the whole Greenwich Village folk scene from the early 60's.
Eagles To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles Marc Eliot Paper [Order]
A group that deserves this scrutiny.
Cass Elliot Dream A Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot Eddi Fiegel Hard [Order]
Mama's story, told with a great deal of love.
Fifth Dimension Up, Up, and Away: How We Found Love, Faith & Lasting Marriage in the Entertainment World Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Hard [Order]
Fleetwood Mac Rumours And Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Story Bob Brunning Paper [Order]
With John & Christine and Lindsay & Stevie and all the in's & out's, this is a soap opera waiting to be told.
Richie Furay Pickin' Up The Pieces: The Heart & Soul of Country Rock Pioneer Richie Furay Furay & Roberts Paper [Order]
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye, My Brother Frankie Gaye Hard [Order]
Marvin's brother Frankie, whose letters inspired the "What's Going On" album, tells the inside story of Marvin's life and tragic death.
Marvin Gaye Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye David Ritz Paper [Order]
Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive: The Book Gloria Gaynor Paper [Order]
Dickie Goodman The King Of Novelty Jon Goodman Paper [Order]
Steve Goodman Facing The Music Clay Eals Paper [Order]
Grand Funk An American Band: The Story of Grand Funk Railroad James & Brewer Paper [Order]
Al Green Take Me to the River Green & Seay Paper [Order]
Reverend Al's own story of gold, gospel and those grits.
Jimi Hendrix Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix Tony Brown Paper [Order]
Hilltoppers P.S. I Love You: The Story Of The Singing Hilltoppers Carlton Jackson HardNT> [Order]
Buddy Holly The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper & Richie Valens Larry Lehmer Paper [Order]
Knowing how the story ends doesn't make it any less suspenseful.
Buddy Holly Whatever Happened To Peggy Sue: A Memoir by Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue Peggy Sue Gerron & Glenda Cameron Hard [Order]
The girl he named the song after tells the real story of Buddy, the Crickets and Maria Elena.
Tab Hunter Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star Hunter & Muller Hard [Order]
A surprisingly good autobio of the teen idol and actor and yes, singer.
Etta James Rage To Survive: The Etta James Story David Ritz Paper [Order]
At last-- Etta's own story. And wait 'til you hear who she thinks her father is.
Jan & Dean Dead Man's Curve and Back: The Jan & Dean Story Mark Thomas Passmore Paper [Order]
Don't know Jan & Dean from Jan & Arnie? You will after this book. A good look at the ups and, especially, downs of the surf duo.
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson: The Man Behind The Mask Jones & Brown Hard [Order]
Co-written by the man who named him "The King of Pop".
Michael Jackson The Trials of Michael Jackson Lynton Guest Hard [Order]
The latest book on Michael-- one that's actually sympathetic.
Jefferson Airplane Somebody to Love: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir Grace Slick & Andrea Cagan Paper [Order]
The Queen of Jeffersons Airplane & Starship gives an acid flashback of the psychedelic 60's.
Jefferson Airplane Got A Revolution: The Turbulent Flight Of Jefferson Airplane Jeff Tamarkin Paper [Order]
Jeff is as much an expert on the Airplane as they come, having written liner notes for the group's boxed set and having interviewed all the principles-- and it shows.
Jefferson Airplane Take Me To a Circus Tent: The Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual Craig Fenton Paper [Order]
543 pages, 90 photos, 266 questions answered and 33 interviews.
Billy Joel Billy Joel: The Life & Times of an Angry Young Man Hank Bordowitz Hard [Order]
As complete as an unauthorized bio can get-- here's the Piano Man's story.
Elton John Rocket Man: Elton John From A-Z Stanton & Bernardin Paper [Order]
Focuses on the musical contributions of Elton as a singer, composer and film score composer.
Elton John His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John Elizabeth J. Rosenthal Paper [Order]
Elton John Sir Elton: The Definitive Biography Phillip Norman Paper [Order]
Quincy Jones Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Paper [Order]
Besides his composing and singing and arranging, he's produced everyone from Lesley Gore to Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. Read this fascinating story.
Tom Jones Arise Sir Tom Jones: The Biography Gwen Russell Hard [Order]
Janis Joplin Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin Myra Friedman Paper [Order]
The original Janis bio, updated and even better.
Janis Joplin Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life & Times of Janis Joplin Alice Echols Paper [Order]
Carole King Girls Like Us Sheila Weller Hard [Order]
Triple bio of Carole, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon.
B.B King Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King King & Ritz Paper [Order]
Kinks X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography Ray Davies Hard [Order]
The first Davies brother to tell his story. Even though it's an autobiography, Ray writes in the third person as if he's an outsider looking in. Interesting.
Kiss Kiss & Make-Up Gene Simmons Paper [Order]
The inside story of Kiss from the guy who gave us blood, fire and that tongue!
Kiss Kiss & Tell Gebert & McAdams Paper [Order]
Two members of the Kiss inner-circle put human faces on all that make-up.
Kiss Kiss & Tell More! Gordon Gebert Paper [Order]
There's more? You bet. In this sequel to the above book, the author spins more tales from the Kiss front.
Al Kooper Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards Al Kooper Paper [Order]
Bob Kuban & the In-Men The Cheaters: The Walter Scott Murder Scottie Priesmeyer Paper [Order]
The lead singer of the group was murder by his own wife and his body was not found for three years!
Led Zeppelin Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga Stephen Davis Paper [Order]
The first and best of the Led Zep bios.
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Uncensored Richard Cole Paper [Order]
He was the group's tour manager, so he should know about "the shark".
Brenda Lee Little Miss Dynamite: The Life & Times of Brenda Lee Lee, Oermann & Clay Paper [Order]
Brenda tells her own story from teen sensation to pop star to country icon.
Jerry Lee Lewis Hellfire: The Jerry Lee Lewis Story Nick Tosches Paper [Order]
A killer bio of the Killer and his outrageous life.
Jerry Lee Lewis The Devil, Me & Jerry Lee Lewis & Pendleton Hard [Order]
Jerry Lee's sister gives away the family secrets.
Love Arthur Lee: Alone Again Or Barney Hoskins Paper [Order]
Little Richard The Life & Times of Little Richard Charles White Paper [Order]
Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock Odom & Dorman Paper [Order]
Mamas & the Papas Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History Of the Mamas & the Papas Matthew Greenwald Hard [Order]
I usually find oral histories to be disjointed and conflicting, but this one fills in lots of gaps in the story of John, Denny, Cass and Michelle.
Barry Manilow Barry Manilow: The Biography Patricia Butler Paper [Order]
Manfred Mann Mannerisms: The 5 Phases of Manfred Mann Greg Russo Paper [Order]
Dean Martin Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams Nick Tosches Paper [Order]
Marvelettes The Original Marvelettes: Motown's Mystery Girl Group Marc Taylor Hard [Order]
Roger Miller Ain't Got No Cigarettes: Memories of Music Legend Roger Miller Lyle E Style Paper [Order]
A collection of stories by those who knew Roger. Most are funny-- all are strange!
Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now Brian Hinton Paper [Order]
Joni Mitchell Girls Like Us Sheila Weller Hard [Order]
Triple bio of Joni, Ccarole King and Carly Simon.
Monkees Monkeemania: The True Story of the Monkees Glenn A> Baker Paper [Order]
No fluff here-- it's a very good group bio.
Monkees The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the '60s Pop TV Sensation Andrew Sandoval Paper [Order]
This day in Monkees history-- something you only see in big-name groups.
Monkees I'm A Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music & Madness Micky Dolenz Paper [Order]
Micky's story-- funny and honest.
Monkees Total Control: The Michael Nesmith Story Randi Massingill Paper [Order]
Ever notice how he changed from "Mike" to "Michael" when he left the Monkees? Here's his story.
Van Morrison Can You Feel The Silence Clinton Heylin Paper [Order]
Moody Blues Moody Blues Companion Edward Wincentsen Paper [Order]
Laura Nyro Soul Picnic: The Music & Passion of Laura Nyro Michele Kort Paper [Order]
Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Companion Edward Wincentsen Paper [Order]
Olivia's story, told through articles, fan recollections and photographs. Great for the Livvy fan!
Olivia Newton-John Magic: The Music of Olivia Newton-John Gregory Branson-Trent Paper [Order]
Stevie Nicks Read Between My Lines: The Musical & Life Journey of Stevie Nicks Sandra Halliburton Paper [Order]
The life & times of Stephanie Lynn Nicks.
Donny Osmond Life is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far Osmond & Romanowski Paper [Order]
He may seem too young for a bio, but remember he's been performing since he was an embryo.
Jimmy Page Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man George Case Hard [Order]
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of Fans, Friends & Foes Bruno MacDonald Paper [Order]
Procol Harum Procol Harum: Beyond The Pale Claes Johansen Paper [Order]
Helen Reddy The Woman I Am: A Memoir Helen Reddy Hard [Order]
Marty Robbins Marty Robbins: Fast Cars & Country Music Barbara J. Pruett Hard [Order]
Pricy but exhaustive. Less a bio than a reference library, listing 2,000 articles, full interviews and complete discography plus pictures.
Rolling Stones According To The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Hard [Order]
Lots of pictures and text taken from interviews with Mick & the boys.
Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones: An Oral History Alan Lysaght Paper [Order]
Everyone has a Stones story to tell and most seem to have made this book.
Rolling Stones Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones Stephen Davis Hard [Order]
Davis wrote the definitive bio of Led Zeppelin and does much the same with Mick, Keith and the boys here.
Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Chronicle: The First 35 Years Massimo Bonanno Paper [Order]
Rolling Stones Keith: Standing in the Shadows Booth & Gruen Paper [Order]
A literary look at the Stones' guitarist through conversations, history and music.
Rolling Stones Heart of Stone: The Unauthorized Life of Mick Jagger Laura Jackson Paper [Order]
A little heavy on the tabloid tales but what would you expect with Sir Mick as the subject?
Rolling Stones Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band Wyman & Coleman Paper [Order]
Stones member Bill Wyman's diary of the band's antics.
Rolling Stones Brian Jones Straight From The Heart: The Rolling Stones Murder Gloria Shepherd Paper [Order]
The Stones story told through its leader, Brian Jones.
Diana Ross Upside Down: Wrong Turns, Right Turns & the Road Ahead Diana Ross Hard [Order]
But beware Miss Ross' selective memory and rose-colored glasses.
Mitch Ryder It Was All Right: Mitch Ryder's Life In Music James A. Mitchell Hard [Order]
Santana Carlos Santana: Back On Top Marc Shapiro Paper [Order]
The life of the comeback artist of the nineties.
Santana Soul Sacrifice: The Santana Story Simon Leng Paper [Order]
Pete Seeger How Can I Keep From Singing?: The Ballad of Pete Seeger David King Dunaway Paper [Order]
Bobby Sherman Bobby Sherman: Still Remembering You Sherman & Hill Paper [Order]
From "Shindig" to "Here Comes the Brides" with some "Julie, Do Ya Love Me" tossed in, this is a fun bio of a fun entertainer.
Carly Simon Girls Like Us Sheila Weller Hard [Order]
Triple bio of Carly, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
Paul Simon Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography of the Legendary Singer/Songwriter Laura Jackson Hard [Order]
The title says it all. Of course Art is in here, too. But it's Paul's tale.
Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends Pete Fornatale Hard [Order]
The well-known DJ gives a bio of the duo and an anaysis of their legendary album.
Frank Sinatra Sinatra: The Life Summers & Swan Hard [Order]
Nearly 600 pages on ol' blue eyes.
Frank Sinatra Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey & the Last Great Showbiz Party Shawn Levy Paper [Order]
More a bio of the whole Rat Pack than just Frank, from the days when they lived "Oceans 11".
Sly & the Family Stone Sly and the Family Stone: For the Record Dave Marsh Paper [Order]
Small Faces Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful Hewitt & Hellier Paper [Order]
Spaniels Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight: The Story of the Spaniels Richard G. Carter Paper [Order]
Well-written tome about an overlooked group.
Phil Spector Reckless: Millionaire Record Producer Phil Spector & the Violent Death of Lana Clarkson Carlton Smith Paper [Order]
Concentrates on Phil and the crime.
Phil Spector He's a Rebel Mark Ribowski Paper [Order]
Phil Spector Phil Spector: Out Of His Head Richard Williams Paper [Order]
Dusty Springfield The Complete Dusty Springfield Paul Howes Hard [Order]
Steely Dan Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years Brian Sweet Paper [Order]
Al Stewart Al Stewart: True Adventures of a Folk-Rock Troubadour Neville Judd Paper [Order]
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart Companion Edward Wincentsen Paper [Order]
Rod's tale, told through articles, fan recollections and photographs.
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart: The New Biography Ewbank & Hildred Paper [Order]
Published in 2004, so it's not that "new".
Barbra Streisand Barbra: The Way She Is Christopher Andersen Hard [Order]
And someday she'll make enough money to be able to afford the third "a" in her name.
Styx The Grand Delusion Sterling Whitaker Paper [Order]
Styx The Grand Illusion; Love, Lies & My Life With Styx Chuck Panozzo & Michelle Skettino Hard [Order]
A much more personal Styx book, centering on Chuck's struggles as a gay rock star.
Donna Summer Ordinary Girl: The Journey Summer & Eliot Hard [Order]
Supremes Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith Wilson & Romanowski Paper [Order]
Both bios of Supremes member Mary Wilson collected together.
Supremes Forever Faithful: A Study of Florence Ballard & the Supremes Randall Wilson Paper [Order]
A bit scholarly, but it tells the Supremes story uniquely-- from Flo's angle.
Supremes The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard Peter Benjaminson Hard [Order]
Based on interviews with Flo shortly before her death.
James Taylor Fire & Rain: The James Taylor Story Ian Halperin Paper [Order]
Sweet Baby James' demons and triumphs and the inside story of his relationship with Carly Simon.
Temptations Temptations Williams & Romanowski Paper [Order]
Original Temp Otis & the "Ball of Confusion" that the group turned out to be.
Temptations A Memoir: David Ruffin: My Temptation Genna Sapia-Ruffin Paper [Order]
David's wife and what proves to be a very subjective view of her husband.
Tammi Terrell My Sister Tommie: The Real Tammi Terrell Montgomery & Wright Hard [Order]
And Tammi's sister does the same with another Motown superstar.
Troggs Rock's Wild Things: The Troggs Files Clayson & Ryan Paper [Order]
Nice to see new books about lesser-known artists, rather than the same subjects.
Tina Turner Tina Turner: Break Every Rule Mark Bego Hard [Order]
Bego is more a statistician than biographer-- lots of dates and such. But he's thorough.
Gene Vincent/
Eddie Cochran
Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran: Rock 'n' Roll Revolutionaries John Collis Hard [Order]
A dual biography that works surprisingly well.
Dinah Washington Queen: The Life & Music of Dinah Washington Nadine Cohodas Paper [Order]
How young Ruth Jones became the "Queen of the Blues."
Who Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978 Neill & Kent Hard [Order]
With a foreward by Roger Daltrey.
Who Roger Daltrey: The Biography Tim Ewbank Hard [Order]
Daltrey's life in-and-out of the band is covered.
Who Moon: The Life & Death of a Rock Legend Tony Fletcher Paper [Order]
The wild, tragic life of Who drummer Keith Moon is fully explored.
Who Behind Blue Eyes: The Life of Pete Townshend Geoffrey Giuliano Paper [Order]
Might as well examine Pete while we're at it.
Jackie Wilson Lonely Teardrops: Jackie Wilson Tony Douglas Paper [Order]
You will most-likely learn things you didn't know about "Mr. Excitement" from this book.
Jackie Wilson The Black Elvis: Jackie Wilson Doug Carter Hard [Order]
Parallels the career of Jackie and Elvis.
Bobby Womack Midnight Mover: The True Story of the Greatest Soul Singer in the World Bobby Womack Hard [Order]
Stevie Wonder Innervisions: The Music of Stevie Wonder Martin E. Horn Paper [Order]
Ronnie Wood Ronnie Wood: The Autobiography Ronnie Wood Hard [Order]
The Jeff Beck, Faces and Rolling Stones guitarist tells all about Eric, Rod, Mick and more.
Yes Yesstories: Yes in Their Own Words Tim Morse & Yes Paper [Order]
A group autobiography, complete with 35 photos.
Neil Young Shakey: Neil Young's Biography Jimmy McDonough Paper [Order]
Neil Young Neil and Me Scott Young Paper [Order]
John "Cool Ghoul" Zacherle Goodnight, Whatever You Are Richard Scrivani Paper [Order]
Zombies The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream Claes Johansen Paper [Order]

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