Rock category: 3054 books
Ginger Baker: Hellraiser
The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Drummer
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2010
Peter "Ginger" Baker is a legend. A pioneering drummer who has transcended genres, he did much to popularize world music with his fierce passion for the rhythms of Africa. He is that rare thing, a critically acclaimed musician who has enjoyed global success with not one but several supergroups...
Can I Say
Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Travis Barker’s soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer’s art and his life, including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery—a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded...
by Frank Lisciandro
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Jim Morrison: Friends Gathered Together
Jim Morrison… We know the stories, but does anyone know the real man? If you don’t know where the truth ends and the fiction begins, you’re not alone. Lies, myths, rumors and tall tales spread by people who didn’t know him have masked Jim Morrison...
by Mark Evans
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC brings the gripping, laugh-out-loud tale of a band that lived fast and played harder than anyone else. The first bio by a band insider during the early years, the book details the struggles and personalities behind the rise of hard rocks most successful group;...
Jagger
Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011
A biography and cultural examination of the Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger's spectacular life and the cultural revolution he led.
As the Rolling Stones' legendary front man Mick Jagger remains an enigma. He hasn't given an in-depth interview for a decade and a half and never commented...
Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
The frontman of one of the greatest bands of all time tells the story of his rise from nothing to rock 'n' roll megastar, and his wild journey as the voice of The Who.
“It’s taken me three years to unpack the events of my life, to remember who did what when and why, to separate the myths...
Scars of Sweet Paradise
The Life and Times of Janis Joplin
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2000
Janis Joplin was the skyrocket chick of the sixties, the woman who broke into the boys' club of rock and out of the stifling good-girl femininity of postwar America. With her incredible wall-of-sound vocals, Joplin was the voice of a generation, and when she OD'd on heroin in October 1970, a generation's...
Been So Long
My Life and Music
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
"A modern parable." —from the foreword by Grace Slick
“Jorma Kaukonen is a force in American music, equally adept at fingerpicked acoustic folk and blues as he is at wailing on an electric.” – Acoustic Guitar
“Jorma Kaukonen lit a fuse and transformed his electric...
Don't Stop Believin'
The Man, the Band, and the Song that Inspired Generations
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
**From One of the Greatest Bands in History Comes a Reminder to Never Give Up Hope. **In this long-awaited memoir, complete with color photographs, songwriter and keyboardist Jonathan Cain takes us on an odyssey from center stage with Journey when all America was listening to songs like "Don't...
You Must Go and Win
Essays
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out...
Behind Sad Eyes
The Life of George Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2003
Shrouded in a sea of mystery, the elusive George Harrison has long been the most private and enigmatic member of the Beatles. From his hard knock childhood in Liverpool to his ascendance into rock infamy, George Harrison's life has been a torpid ride filled with legendary success and heart crushing...
Jeff Buckley
From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
For the first time since Jeff Buckley’s untimely death on May 29, 1997, Dave Lory reveals what it was like to work alongside one of rock’s most celebrated and influential artists. Go on the road and behind the scenes with Buckley, from his electrifying first solo shows in New York to the difficult...
by Jesse Fink
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC is unlike any AC/DC book you've read before. Less a biography, more a critical appreciation, it tells the story of the trio through 11 classic rock songs and reveals some of the personal and creative secrets that went into their making.
Important figures from...
by Jonathan Miller
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2009
An electrifying new biography about the four Essex lads who became award-winning stadium superstars and champions of synth pop! Jonathan Miller's groundbreaking book features in-depth interviews with founder member Vince Clarke and producers Gareth Jones and Mark Bell and contains never-before seen...