Dead Elvis
Anchor, October 1992. Trade Paperback. More
Music
The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically True Biography (Music of the American South Ser., 6)
University of Georgia Press, April 2021. Paper Back. Col. Bruce Hampton was a charismatic musical figure who launched and continued to influence the jam band genre over his fifty-plus years performing. Part bandleader, soul singer, storyteller, conjuror, poet, preacher, comedian, philosopher, and trickster, Col. Bruce actively sought out and dealt..... More
Two Gentlemen of Verona: A Re-Creation, Complete with Pictures and Sheet Music
Holt, Rinehart & Winston, January 1973. First Thus. Paper Back. Quarto. {8 & 1/2' x 11'} Cover is darkened/tanned with mild edgewear. Previous owner's name inked half title page. Top textblock edge dust stained. Foxing/dark stains interior pages especially heavily at begining & end of book. [128 pp.]. More
The Rough Guide to Bob Dylan 2 (Rough Guide Music Guides)
Rough Guides, October 2006. Trade Paperback. In his seventh decade and still going strong, Bob Dylan is the ultimate singer-songwriter - hugely revered, baffingly idiosyncratic, an enigma and a music legend responsible for a staggering number of classic songs. Now in it''s second edition, the Rough Guide clarifies the mysteries..... More
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
Little, Brown and Company, October 2005. Hardcover. One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes--the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences..... More
Feel Like Going Home: Portraits in Blues and Rock 'N' Roll
Vintage Books, May 1981. Trade Paperback. More
Last Train to Memphis : The Rise of Elvis Presley
Little Brown & Co, September 1995. Trade Paperback. From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography..... More
Oxford American, Issue 91, Winter 2015 -- Georgia Music Issue. No. 17th-annual music issue/Southern Music Issue featuring the state of Georgia music. A 25-song CD with James Brown, Pylon, Smoke, Gram Parsons, Killer Mike, OutKast, Indigo Girls, the B-52s, Drive-By Truckers, the Allman Brothers Band, Ma Rainey & Her Georgia Jazz Band, Otis Redding and more.
The Oxford Literary Project, Inc., 2015. Stapled Magazine. As new, never opened, never read. Sealed in clear plastic bag. Includes compilation CD. More
Bound for Glory (Plume)
Plume, September 1983. Trade Paperback. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar..... More
Public Works
Drag City, January 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. Satirical essays and short stories born from the singular imagination of a forerunner of the alternative music scene make up this collection. The works show the songwriter s impressive command of language and distinctive storytelling abilities, combining the best of his dry..... More
Sing Me Back Home
Times Books, October 1981. Hardcover. Third printing. Some toning and minor shelf wear, but still a very good copy. More
MUSIC FOR THE MAN WHO ENJOYS 'HAMLET'
Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Cloth. 3rd printing. Dustjacket is missing. Octavo. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. 'This book has been produced in full compliance with all government regulations for the conseervation of paper, metal, and other essential mterials.' [132 pages]. More
Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina
North Point Press, March 2002. Trade Paperback. When twenty-five-year-old Bob Dylan wrecked his motorcycle near Woodstock in 1966 and dropped out of the public eye, he was already recognized as a genius, a youth idol with an acid wit and a barbwire throat; and Greenwich Village, where he first made..... More
Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture (A Ferris and Ferris Book)
Univ of North Carolina Pr, February 2021. Paper Back. In the summer of 1978, the B-52's conquered the New York underground. A year later, the band's self-titled debut album burst onto the Billboard charts, capturing the imagination of fans and music critics worldwide. The fact that the group had formed..... More
Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture (A Ferris and Ferris Book)
Univ of North Carolina Pr, February 2021. Paper Back. In the summer of 1978, the B-52's conquered the New York underground. A year later, the band's self-titled debut album burst onto the Billboard charts, capturing the imagination of fans and music critics worldwide. The fact that the group had formed..... More
Confess: The Autobiography
Hachette Books, September 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, celebrates five decades of heavy metal in this tell-all memoir. Most priests hear confessions. This one is making his. Rob Halford, front man of global iconic..... More
What to Listen for in Mozart
Puffin Books, August 1993. Trade Paperback. Focusing on seven of the beloved composer's greatest works and briefly analyzing another 50 of his compositions, Harris leads readers to an appreciation of Mozart's distinctive style, identifying the clues to his genius, and noting the dazzling innovations that give Mozart's works their universal..... More
Face It Vinyl Edition + MP3: A Memoir
HarperAudio, November 2020. Vinyl LP. A vinyl edition of Face It, the much-anticipated autobiography from rock icon and lead singer of Blondie, Debbie Harry. Face It Vinyl is performed by Debbie Harry with vocal guest appearances from Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Alannah Currie, and Gary Valentine with original music by..... More
Thou swell, thou witty: The life and lyrics of Lorenz Hart
Harper & Row, January 1976. Oversized Hardcover. Foxing; minor shelf wear. More
Who Got the Camera?: A History of Rap and Reality (American Music Series)
University of Texas Press, October 2021. Hardcover. Reality first appeared in the late 1980s--in the sense not of real life but rather of the TV entertainment genre inaugurated by shows such as Cops and America's Most Wanted; the daytime gabfests of Geraldo, Oprah, and Donahue; and the tabloid news of..... More
Lena: A Personal and Professional Biography of Lena Horne
Stein & Day Pub, February 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Cream boards with embossed gold lettering. Blue cloth spine lettered in gold. Light shelf wear on the jacket with a few tiny edge cuts. Mylar wrapped to preserve. Light foxing on the edges of the print block. More
Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression
Thames & Hudson, June 2022. Paper Back. Tracing the evolution of jazz from the boogie-woogie and swing of the 1930s, through bebop, funk, and fusion, to the eclectic mix Blue Note releases today, this landmark publication tells the story of an influential jazz institution and commemorates Blue Note's momentous contribution..... More
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band
Chicago Review Press, October 2013. Trade Paperback. The singer and drummer of the Band details, in this book, the history of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s. While their music evoked a Southern mythology with their beautifully crafted, image-rich songs, only their Arkansan drummer, Levon Helm, was..... More
The Melody Lingers on: The Great Songwriters and Their Movie Musicals
Newmarket Press, January 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Lavishly illustrated with 162 photos, this book covers 16 songwriters: Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, McHugh, Porter, Rainger, Rodgers, Warren, Whiting, Brown, Carmichael, Loesser, Schwartz, Styne, and Van Heusen. Includes complete listings of over 800 movies and 200 songs. "A buoyant book, that characterizes..... More
Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams
Viking Adult, September 2005. Hardcover. Hank Williams, the quintessential country music singer and songwriter, died alone in the backseat of his Cadillac on New Year's Day, 1953. He died much as he had lived: drunk, forlorn, suffering from a birth defect, wondering when the bubble would burst. Having sprouted out..... More
