Rock category: 3054 books
by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Chuck Berry is known as “the Father of Rock and Roll”. Without Chuck Berry, rock and roll would have been very different. He is its greatest songwriter, one of its greatest guitar players and one of its greatest performers. He influenced The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan...
by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Welcome to another in the Legends of Rock & Roll series.The Legends of Rock & Roll series is about the music we have listened to over the past fifty years. This is a mini-biography of the band Fleetwood Mac, but even more importantly, it's about the music that they created; the songs that...
by James Hoag
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Some people call them “the greatest band in America.” Are they the greatest? Only you can decide that. For me, they truly are a great band. They’ve also been known as “the bad boys from Boston.” Read Legends of Rock & Roll - Aerosmith to find out just how bad. Also called the American Stones...
Everybody Must Get Stoned:
Rock Stars On Drugs
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Keith's on guitar, Charlie's on drums, and Ronnie's on rhythm. But who's on drugs?
Everybody.
Welcome to the red-eyed world of rock and roll, where every riff comes with a spliff--a coked-up compendium of your favorite musicians and their favorite drugs. Loaded with sordid tales of debauchery,...
Allen Klein
The Man Who Bailed Out the Beatles, Made the Stones, and Transformed Rock & Roll
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
The story of the notorious rock and roll manager, revealing new, behind-the-scenes details about some of the biggest bands in music history.
Allen Klein was like no one the music industry had seen before. Though he became infamous for allegedly causing the Beatles’ breakup and robbing the...
Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop
The Music and Artists of the 1950S and Early 1960S
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop: The Music and Artists of the 1950s and Early 1960s digs back through the catalogue of popular music and brings to life the solo artists, duos, and groups whose music once filled the airwaves and turntables with rock & roll and doo-wop. The...
by Andrew Earles
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
The ultimate guide to one of the most revered periods and movements in American rock history. The 1980s are one of the most ridiculed and parodied epochs in popular music—what with all the skinny lapels, synthesizers, spandex, and Aqua Net. However, music fans in the know recognize that beneath...
Another Little Piece of My Heart
My Life of Rock and Revolution in the '60s
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
"A deeply felt and largely compelling portrait of an age that indelibly marked everyone who took part in it. Indispensable for understanding the culture of the '60s and the music that was at its heart." - starred review, Kirkus Reviews
In 1966, at the ripe age of 22, Richard Goldstein...
by Jim Driver
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Over 60 gripping accounts tracking the dark side of rock 'n' roll from the early days of the drugs-and-drink culture, and the birth of rock 'n' roll, through The Beatles, Stones, Sex Pistols, Madonna, Kurt Cobain and Oasis, to Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty and other stars of the current rock-music scene.
From...
Be My Baby
How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness or My Life as a Fabulous Ronette
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 1990
Pop legend Ronnie Spector reveals the story of her dreamlike rise from the streets of Harlem to the pinnacle of rock stardom as lead singer of the Ronettes, and her nightmarish descent into madness as the wife of Phil Spector, the pop hitmaker who kept her a virtual prisoner behind the locked doors...
Geek Rock
An Exploration of Music and Subculture
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. The term “geek rock” refers to forms of popular music that celebrate all things campy, kitschy, and quirky. In this collection...
Understanding Rock
Essays in Musical Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 1997
Amid the recent increase in scholarly attention to rock music, Understanding Rock stands out as one of the first books that subjects diverse aspects of the music itself to close and sophisticated analytical scrutiny. Written by some of the best young scholars in musicology and music theory, the essays...
We Were Going to Change the World
Interviews with Women from the 1970s and 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
The punk rock scene of the 1970s and ’80s in Southern California is widely acknowledged as one of the most vibrant, creative periods in all of rock and roll history. And while many books have covered the artists who contributed to the music of that era, none have exclusively focused on the vitality...
by Wise Publications
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2012
This edition of The Little Black Songbook presents the complete lyrics and chords to a selection of over 70 timeless rock hits. This handy chord songbook is perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to explore the rich history of rock, from Aerosmith...