Playboy Press, October 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. In dustjacket with moderate shelfwear. Flap is not clipped. Chocolate colored cloth covered spine with gold lettering along edge. Grey paper covered boards with stamped gold lettering centered front panel. [194 page]. More
St. Martin's Press, July 2023. Hardcover. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history. The Allman Brothers Band's Brothers and Sisters was..... More
Collins & Brown, November 2009. Hardcover. This newly reformatted edition of Classic Album Covers of the 60s features more than 200 of the very best--and, in some cases, entertainingly worst--covers that graced LPs throughout that groundbreaking decade. It takes readers on a lively journey from the wholesome joviality of the..... More
Atria Books, December 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. A fascinating account of the making, remaking, and unlikely popularizing of one of the most played and recorded rock songs in history--Leonard Cohen's beautiful and heartrending "Hallelujah." "A venerated creator. An adored, tragic interpreter. An uncomplicated, memorable melody. Ambiguous, evocative words. Faith and..... More
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A Modern Library Giant, 1938. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo in edgeworn dustjacket with darkened clear taped tears. Top textblock edge tinted black. Tanned end pages. Book plate affixed to front pastedown. [711 pages]. More
Thames & Hudson, September 2019. Hardcover. As Motown's leading act in the 1960s, The Supremes became synonymous with glamorous, elegant, coordinated ensembles. Supreme Glamour presents founding member Mary Wilson's unparalleled collection, showcasing thirty-two of the group's most eye-catching gowns, meticulously reassembled and photographed on the Grammy Museum stage. Detailed captions..... More
Anchor, August 2016. Trade Paperback. Chrissie Hynde, leader of the Pretenders, is one of the most widely imitated figures in rock: sexy, unflappable, vulnerable yet tough, a groundbreaking songwriter and performer. In these pages, Chrissie gives us her story. We see her all-American 1950s childhood in Ohio, and her teenage..... More
Little Brown & Co, January 1999. Hardcover. Here at last is the full, true and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the second volume of Peter Guralnick's two-part biography. Beginning with Presley's army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977..... More
Harper, September 2013. Hardcover. Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz and culture in America. Throughout..... 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
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
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
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
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
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
Bison Books, September 2012. Oversize Softcover. Twenty-seven years in the making (1940-67), this tapestry of nearly two hundred American popular and protest songs was created by three giants of performance and musical research: Alan Lomax, indefatigable collector and preserver; Woody Guthrie, performer and prolific balladeer; and Pete Seeger, entertainer and..... More
The Lyons Press, November 2007. Hardcover. Jim McGuire's photographs have graced the covers of more than 400 albums and CDs over the past thirty years. Most of the big recording stars insist on using McGuire: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Doc Watson, Dolly Parton, Carole King, Townes Van Zandt, John Hartford..... More
