| Subject | Title | Author | Cover | |
| ABBA |
Bright Lights, Dark Sgadows: The Real Story of ABBA |
Carl Magnus Palm |
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| 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 |
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| Aerosmith |
Walk This Way: Autobiography of Aerosmith |
Aerosmith & Stephen Davis |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll with the original Southern rock band. |
| Animals |
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood |
Burdon & Craig |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| For those who like their Animal stories a little more objective. |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
Randy Bachman: Takin' Care of Business |
Bachman & Einarsen |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| A double treat-- the inside story of both of Paul Rodgers' hit groups. |
| Band |
This Wheel's On Fire |
Levon Helm |
Paper |
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| The Band's drummer takes another "last waltz" with the group's story. |
| Bay City Rollers |
Bye Bye Baby |
Caroline Sullivan |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| The Boys' leader gets an in-depth look. |
| Beach Boys |
Denny Remembered: Dennis Wilson in Words & Pictures |
Edward Wincentsen |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| The forgotten Beach Boy gets his story told. |
| Bee Gees |
Bee Gees: Tales of the Brothers Gibb |
Bilyeu, Cook and Hughes |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Chuck Berry |
Chuck Berry: The Biography |
John Collis |
Hard |
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| Hal Blaine |
Hal Blaine & the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World's Most-Recorded Musician |
Blaine & Bonzai |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| David Bowie |
David Bowie: Living on the Brink |
George Tremlett |
Paper |
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| David Bowie |
David Bowie: Loving the Alien |
Christopher Sandford |
Paper |
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| Arthur Brown |
The God of Hellfire: The Crazy Life & Times of Arthur Brown |
Polly Marshall |
Hard |
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| James Brown |
James Brown: The Godfather of Soul |
Brown & Tucker |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| More of the Godfather's story. |
| Browns |
Looking Back To See |
Maxine Brown |
Hard |
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| Buffalo Springfield |
For What It's Worth: The Story of Buffalo Springfield |
John Einarson |
Hard |
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| Jimmy Buffett |
A Pirate Looks at 50 |
Jimmy Buffett |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Jerry Butler |
Only The Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor |
Jerry Butler |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Carpenters |
Yesterday Once More: Memories of the Carpenters & Their Music |
Randy Schmidt |
Paper |
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| Johnny Cash |
Cash: The Autobiography |
Cash, Carr & Carr |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Pricy import which seems much more "adult-oriented". |
| Harry Chapin |
Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story |
Peter Morton Coan |
Paper |
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| An incredible story about an incredible man. |
| Ray Charles |
Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story |
Charles & Ritz |
Paper |
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| Get the real story, not the version in the movie. |
| Cher |
Cher: If You Believe |
Mark Bego |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Eric Clapton |
Clapton: The Autobiography |
Eric Clapton |
Hard |
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| Patsy Cline |
Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline |
Ellis Nassour |
Paper |
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| Patsy Cline |
Patsy: The Life & Times of Patsy Cline |
Margaret Jones |
Paper |
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| Coasters |
Yakety Yak I Fought Back: My Life With The Coasters |
Carl Gardner |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Dennis Coffey |
Guitars, Bars & Motown Superstars |
Dennis Coffey |
Hard |
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| Sam Cooke |
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke |
Peter Guralnick |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Sam's nephew gives the facts only his family knows. |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash |
Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Authorized Biography |
Dave Zimmer |
Hard |
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| David Crosby |
Since Then: How I Survived Everything & Lived To Tell About It |
Dave Zimmer |
Hard |
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| Crystals |
There's No Other |
Barbara Alston |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| First pulished in the '80s-- it's still a winner. |
| John Denver |
John Denver: Mother Nature's Son |
John Collis |
Hard |
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| A critical look at the dichotomy that was John Denver. |
| Neil Diamond |
Neil Diamond: His Life, His Music, His Passion |
Laura Jackson |
Hard |
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| Dick & Dee Dee |
Vinyl Highway |
Dee Dee Sperling Phelps |
Paper |
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| A fun and informative book. |
| Fats Domino |
Blue Monday: Fats Domino & the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll |
Rick Coleman |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Doors member Densmore gives an inside look at life with Mr. Mojo Risin'. |
| Doors |
Light My Fire |
Ray Manzarek |
Paper |
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| Now band member Ray Manzarek has a go at the Lizard King |
| Doors |
The Doors |
Doors & Ben Fong-Torres |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Bob Dylan |
Chronicles, Volume One |
Bob Dylan |
Paper |
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| Bob's own story, told (like he speaks)-- confusingly. |
| Bob Dylan |
Down The Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan |
Howard Sounes |
Paper |
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| After three years & 350 interviews, this is considered the definitive Dylan bio. |
| Bob Dylan |
Bob Dylan: Behind The Shades Revisited |
Clinton Heylin |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| A group that deserves this scrutiny. |
| Cass Elliot |
Dream A Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot |
Eddi Fiegel |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Fleetwood Mac |
Rumours And Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Story |
Bob Brunning |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Marvin Gaye |
Marvin Gaye, My Brother |
Frankie Gaye |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Gloria Gaynor |
I Will Survive: The Book |
Gloria Gaynor |
Paper |
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| Dickie Goodman |
The King Of Novelty |
Jon Goodman |
Paper |
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| Steve Goodman |
Facing The Music |
Clay Eals |
Paper |
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| Grand Funk |
An American Band: The Story of Grand Funk Railroad |
James & Brewer |
Paper |
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| Al Green |
Take Me to the River |
Green & Seay |
Paper |
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| Reverend Al's own story of gold, gospel and those grits. |
| Jimi Hendrix |
Black Gold: The Lost Archives of Jimi Hendrix |
Tony Brown |
Paper |
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| Hilltoppers |
P.S. I Love You: The Story Of The Singing Hilltoppers |
Carlton Jackson
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| Buddy Holly |
The Day the Music Died: The Last Tour of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper & Richie Valens |
Larry Lehmer |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Co-written by the man who named him "The King of Pop". |
| Michael Jackson |
The Trials of Michael Jackson |
Lynton Guest |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Elton John |
Sir Elton: The Definitive Biography |
Phillip Norman |
Paper |
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| Quincy Jones |
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones |
Quincy Jones |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Janis Joplin |
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin |
Myra Friedman |
Paper |
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| The original Janis bio, updated and even better. |
| Janis Joplin |
Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life & Times of Janis Joplin |
Alice Echols |
Paper |
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| Carole King |
Girls Like Us |
Sheila Weller |
Hard |
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| Triple bio of Carole, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon. |
| B.B King |
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King |
King & Ritz |
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| Kinks |
X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography |
Ray Davies |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| The inside story of Kiss from the guy who gave us blood, fire and that tongue! |
| Kiss |
Kiss & Tell |
Gebert & McAdams |
Paper |
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| Two members of the Kiss inner-circle put human faces on all that make-up. |
| Kiss |
Kiss & Tell More! |
Gordon Gebert |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Bob Kuban & the In-Men |
The Cheaters: The Walter Scott Murder |
Scottie Priesmeyer |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| The first and best of the Led Zep bios. |
| Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin Uncensored |
Richard Cole |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| A killer bio of the Killer and his outrageous life. |
| Jerry Lee Lewis |
The Devil, Me & Jerry Lee |
Lewis & Pendleton |
Hard |
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| Jerry Lee's sister gives away the family secrets. |
| Love |
Arthur Lee: Alone Again Or |
Barney Hoskins |
Paper |
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| Little Richard |
The Life & Times of Little Richard |
Charles White |
Paper |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Remembering The Free Birds Of Southern Rock |
Odom & Dorman |
Paper |
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| Mamas & the Papas |
Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History Of the Mamas & the Papas |
Matthew Greenwald |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Manfred Mann |
Mannerisms: The 5 Phases of Manfred Mann |
Greg Russo |
Paper |
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| Dean Martin |
Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams |
Nick Tosches |
Paper |
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| Marvelettes |
The Original Marvelettes: Motown's Mystery Girl Group |
Marc Taylor |
Hard |
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| Roger Miller |
Ain't Got No Cigarettes: Memories of Music Legend Roger Miller |
Lyle E Style |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Joni Mitchell |
Girls Like Us |
Sheila Weller |
Hard |
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| Triple bio of Joni, Ccarole King and Carly Simon. |
| Monkees |
Monkeemania: The True Story of the Monkees |
Glenn A> Baker |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Micky's story-- funny and honest. |
| Monkees |
Total Control: The Michael Nesmith Story |
Randi Massingill |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Moody Blues |
Moody Blues Companion |
Edward Wincentsen |
Paper |
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| Laura Nyro |
Soul Picnic: The Music & Passion of Laura Nyro |
Michele Kort |
Paper |
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| Olivia Newton-John |
Olivia Newton-John Companion |
Edward Wincentsen |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Stevie Nicks |
Read Between My Lines: The Musical & Life Journey of Stevie Nicks |
Sandra Halliburton |
Paper |
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| The life & times of Stephanie Lynn Nicks. |
| Donny Osmond |
Life is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far |
Osmond & Romanowski |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Pink Floyd |
Pink Floyd: Through the Eyes of Fans, Friends & Foes |
Bruno MacDonald |
Paper |
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| Procol Harum |
Procol Harum: Beyond The Pale |
Claes Johansen |
Paper |
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| Helen Reddy |
The Woman I Am: A Memoir |
Helen Reddy |
Hard |
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| Marty Robbins |
Marty Robbins: Fast Cars & Country Music |
Barbara J. Pruett |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Lots of pictures and text taken from interviews with Mick & the boys. |
| Rolling Stones |
The Rolling Stones: An Oral History |
Alan Lysaght |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Rolling Stones |
Keith: Standing in the Shadows |
Booth & Gruen |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| The Stones story told through its leader, Brian Jones. |
| Diana Ross |
Upside Down: Wrong Turns, Right Turns & the Road Ahead |
Diana Ross |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Santana |
Carlos Santana: Back On Top |
Marc Shapiro |
Paper |
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| The life of the comeback artist of the nineties. |
| Santana |
Soul Sacrifice: The Santana Story |
Simon Leng |
Paper |
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| Pete Seeger |
How Can I Keep From Singing?: The Ballad of Pete Seeger |
David King Dunaway |
Paper |
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| Bobby Sherman |
Bobby Sherman: Still Remembering You |
Sherman & Hill |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Triple bio of Carly, Joni Mitchell and Carole King. |
| Paul Simon |
Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography of the Legendary Singer/Songwriter |
Laura Jackson |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Small Faces |
Steve Marriott: All Too Beautiful |
Hewitt & Hellier |
Paper |
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| Spaniels |
Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight: The Story of the Spaniels |
Richard G. Carter |
Paper |
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| Well-written tome about an overlooked group. |
| Phil Spector |
Reckless: Millionaire Record Producer Phil Spector & the Violent Death of Lana Clarkson |
Carlton Smith |
Paper |
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| Concentrates on Phil and the crime. |
| Phil Spector |
He's a Rebel |
Mark Ribowski |
Paper |
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| Phil Spector |
Phil Spector: Out Of His Head |
Richard Williams |
Paper |
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| Dusty Springfield |
The Complete Dusty Springfield |
Paul Howes |
Hard |
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| Steely Dan |
Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years |
Brian Sweet |
Paper |
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| Al Stewart |
Al Stewart: True Adventures of a Folk-Rock Troubadour |
Neville Judd |
Paper |
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| Rod Stewart |
Rod Stewart Companion |
Edward Wincentsen |
Paper |
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| Rod's tale, told through articles, fan recollections and photographs. |
| Rod Stewart |
Rod Stewart: The New Biography |
Ewbank & Hildred |
Paper |
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| Published in 2004, so it's not that "new". |
| Barbra Streisand |
Barbra: The Way She Is |
Christopher Andersen |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Styx |
The Grand Illusion; Love, Lies & My Life With Styx |
Chuck Panozzo & Michelle Skettino |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| Supremes |
Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith |
Wilson & Romanowski |
Paper |
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| Both bios of Supremes member Mary Wilson collected together. |
| Supremes |
Forever Faithful: A Study of Florence Ballard & the Supremes |
Randall Wilson |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| Based on interviews with Flo shortly before her death. |
| James Taylor |
Fire & Rain: The James Taylor Story |
Ian Halperin |
Paper |
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| Sweet Baby James' demons and triumphs and the inside story of his relationship with Carly Simon. |
| Temptations |
Temptations |
Williams & Romanowski |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| And Tammi's sister does the same with another Motown superstar. |
| Troggs |
Rock's Wild Things: The Troggs Files |
Clayson & Ryan |
Paper |
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| Nice to see new books about lesser-known artists, rather than the same subjects. |
| Tina Turner |
Tina Turner: Break Every Rule |
Mark Bego |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| A dual biography that works surprisingly well. |
| Dinah Washington |
Queen: The Life & Music of Dinah Washington |
Nadine Cohodas |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| With a foreward by Roger Daltrey. |
| Who |
Roger Daltrey: The Biography |
Tim Ewbank |
Hard |
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| Daltrey's life in-and-out of the band is covered. |
| Who |
Moon: The Life & Death of a Rock Legend |
Tony Fletcher |
Paper |
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| The wild, tragic life of Who drummer Keith Moon is fully explored. |
| Who |
Behind Blue Eyes: The Life of Pete Townshend |
Geoffrey Giuliano |
Paper |
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| Might as well examine Pete while we're at it. |
| Jackie Wilson |
Lonely Teardrops: Jackie Wilson |
Tony Douglas |
Paper |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Stevie Wonder |
Innervisions: The Music of Stevie Wonder |
Martin E. Horn |
Paper |
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| Ronnie Wood |
Ronnie Wood: The Autobiography |
Ronnie Wood |
Hard |
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| 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 |
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| A group autobiography, complete with 35 photos. |
| Neil Young |
Shakey: Neil Young's Biography |
Jimmy McDonough |
Paper |
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| Neil Young |
Neil and Me |
Scott Young |
Paper |
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| John "Cool Ghoul" Zacherle |
Goodnight, Whatever You Are |
Richard Scrivani |
Paper |
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| Zombies |
The Zombies: Hung Up On A Dream |
Claes Johansen |
Paper |
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