Rizzoli International Publications, September 2022. Hardcover. An extraordinary archive of the most iconic sites on the American musical landscape. Prompted by the closing of New York's famed CBGB, Rhona Bitner embarked on a thirteen-year journey to photograph 403 venues across twenty-six states and eighty-nine cities--the studios, concert halls, arenas, high..... More
Genesis Publications, April 2023. Hardcover. 'I can be scratching around at home on an acoustic guitar, or singing a funny little idea into my phone, and all of a sudden, it becomes a beautiful fully fledged song. And I'm asking myself, how did we do that again? I still find..... More
Picador Paper, January 2023. Paper Back. WINNER OF THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius." --QUESTLOVE Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of..... More
St Martins Pr, September 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. The untold story of life on the road with the Grateful Dead, written by an insider who lived it from the early days to today. Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow, even during his childhood growing up in Flushing..... More
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
Penguin Books, April 2004. Trade Paperback. For more than three decades, Bruce Springsteen's ability to express in words and music the deepest hopes, fears, loves, and sorrows of average Americans has made him a hero to his millions of devoted fans. Racing in the Street is the first comprehensive collection..... More
Chicago Review Press, November 2020. Paper Back. Joni Mitchell was a solidly middle-class bohemian; an anti-feminist who loved men but scorned free love; a female warrior taking on the male music establishment. She was both the party girl with torn stockings and the sensitive soul. Her earthy, poetic lyrics and..... More
Hachette Books, November 2022. Hardcover. A Pitchfork Best Music Book of 2022 Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100. When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, "The Number Ones"--a..... More
Harper, October 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. "Raw and unsparing...as intimate and as painful as a therapy session, while chronicling the history of the band as it took shape in the Mod scene in 1960s London and became the very embodiment of adolescent rebellion and loud, anarchic rock 'n' roll." --..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2022. Hardcover. A modern epic about the most consequential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli. From mansions to trap houses, office buildings to strip clubs, Atlanta is defined by..... More
St. Martin's Press, October 1983. Paper Back. Traces the history of the British rock band, the Who, and examines the development of the group's musical style. Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine-length significantly creased from use; Pages free of markings; A solid reading copy. More
Wesleyan University Press, November 1999. Paper Back. A celebration by friends, family, and scholars of the life and achievements of America's foremost folk singer.For the first ever American Music Masters event sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, musicians and folkies came together to salute the..... More
Phaidon Press, May 1997. Soft Cover. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is perhaps the world's most popular composer of operas. Works such as La boheme and Madama Butterfly have a universal appeal and are an essential part of the repertoire of every major opera house. With Turandot, completed after his death, Puccini..... More
Doubleday Anchor, 1959. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Revised Second Edition. A Doubleday Anchor mass market paperback, first published by J.M. Dent & Company in 1934. Darkened spine. Dust stained cover panels front and back. Stated, on copyright page, First Edition, but printed on cover as 'Revised Second Edition.' So let..... More
University of Texas Press, September 2021. Hardcover. In 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as they named themselves, grew into one of the best..... More
Simon & Schuster Inc, January 1985. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
GILES, March 2023. Hardcover. This major new title builds out of Musical Crossroads, one of the 12 permanent exhibitions at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, to present a vibrantly illustrated exploration of 400 years of African American musical culture. Music is the great equalizer around the..... More
Harper Paperbacks, April 2014. Paper Back. One of the greatest songwriters of all time finally shares his story. From his tumultuous marriages and the tragic loss of his daughter to his collaborations with Dionne Warwick and the surprising stories behind the songs that generations have come to know and love..... More
St. Martin's Press, November 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Copland's music is synonymous with America--exuberant, jazzy, folksy, lyrical and as big as a wide-open prairie. Punctuated with interviews of the people who know him best, here is Copland's own life story. 150 photographs. First printing. Full number line. Just a tad..... More
University of North Texas Press, November 2009. Paper Back. This is the first serious biography of a man widely considered one of Texas'--and America's--greatest songwriters. Like Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt was the embodiment of that mythic American figure, the troubled troubadour. A...... More
University of Illinois Press, August 1993. Paper Back. More
Oxford University Press, February 2000. Paper Back. Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) is frequently considered the most significant American female composer in this century. Joining Aaron Copland and Henry Cowell as a key member of the 1920s musical avant-garde, she went on to study with modernist theorist and future husband Charles..... More
Da Capo Press, March 2008. Paper Back. At last, the authorized biography of Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), who wrote such unforgettable songs as "Pancho & Lefty" and "If I Needed You." Born to a wealthy oil family in Ft. Worth, Texas, hounded by alcoholism and depression, Van Zandt pursued a...... More
Repeater, February 2023. Paper Back. How the radical music of the 1960s was birthed amid unprecedented upheaval and systemic repression. Seventy years since the radical music of the 1960s first hit the airwaves, the anthems of the era continue to resonate with our current times. Through studying these musicians and..... More
Sasquatch Books, April 2016. Hardcover. A fascinating portrait of icon Woody Guthrie, the Pacific Northwest, and folk music--all set against the backdrop of a tumultuous moment in American history In 1941, Woody Guthrie wrote 26 songs in 30 days--including classics like "Roll On Columbia" and "Pastures of Plenty"--when he was..... More
