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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe One: The Life and Music of James Brown
R.J. Smith · 455 pages
A tribute to the life and achievements of the "Godfather of Soul" covers his unconventional youth in a segregated South, his complicated family life, and his work as a civil rights advocate and entrepreneur.
Please Be with Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman
Galadrielle Allman · 385 pages
Portrait of Duane Allman, founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, written by his daughter Galadrielle.
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
Terry Teachout · 483 pages
Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington was arguably the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth century - and an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not even his closest friends, claimed to understand. His music, too, was powerful and entirely original. Andre Previn compared him to Stravinsky and Prokofiev, Percy Grainger to Bach and Delius. But in fact he was very much his own man. The grand
Garcia: An American Life
Blair Jackson · 580 pages
"Garcia: An American Life is the first comprehensive biography of the late leader and guitarist of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia (1942-1995). Garcia's saga courses through some of the most fascinating epochs of postwar American history: From the flowering of Haight-Ashbury through Woodstock and Altamont, the Dead became synonymous with the libertine values of the late'60s counterculture, and Gar
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
Myra Friedman · 333 pages
Lennon: The Definitive Biography
Ray Coleman · 784 pages
The long-time friend of John Lennon draws on his personal knowledge and the cooperation of Lennon's family and friends to detail the popular musician's life, career, and influence.
Mozart
Paul Johnson · 200 pages
A superb examination of Mozart and his glorious music by eminent historian Paul Johnson.
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye
David Ritz · 376 pages
Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story
Rick Bragg · 505 pages
"A monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," that gave rock and roll its devil's edge; caused riots and boycotts with his incendiary performances; nearly scuttled his career by marrying his thirtee
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
Crystal Zevon · 452 pages
When Warren Zevon died in 2003, he left behind both a fanatical cult following and a rich catalog of dark, witty rock-n-roll classics that includes "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," "Excitable Boy," and the immortal "Werewolves of London." He also left a trove of misadventures and anecdotes, a veritable rock opera of drugs, women, celebrity, high times, and hard ways. As Warren once said, "I got to be J
Bird Lives!: The High Life & Hard Times of Charlie (Yardbird) Parker
Ross Russell · 404 pages
The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait
Daniel Mark Epstein · 496 pages
Drawn from revelatory interviews, an analysis of lyrics, and lifelong study, an in-depth, original take on one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century delves into his many accomplishments and explores his private life.
This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl
Paul Brannigan · 400 pages
The epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself and conversations with a legion of musical associates like Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, DC punk legend Ian MacKaye, and Nevermind producer Butch Vig, this is Grohl₂s story. He speaks ca
Keith Richards: The Biography
Victor Bockris · 415 pages
Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain
Charles R. Cross · 400 pages
Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush
Graeme Thomson · 346 pages
The first ever in-depth study of Kate Bush's life and career, Under The Ivy features over 70 unique and revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist and the private woman: old school friends, early band members, long-term studio collaborators, former managers, producers, musicians, video directors, dance instructors and record company executives.
Stevie Ray Vaughan : Caught in the Crossfire
Joe Nick Patoski, Bill Crawford · 324 pages
Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words
Malka Marom
When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their last recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka dis
A Perfect Union of Contrary Things
Maynard James Keenan, Sarah Jensen · 288 pages
Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division
Deborah Curtis · 212 pages
Bowie: The Biography
Wendy Leigh · 315 pages
In this exploration of Bowie's kaleidoscopic personal life, Leigh reveals his star-crossed inheritance--his mother was once an acolyte of the British Fascist party; his father, the PR genius who masterminded his early career--in a dramatic contrast to those family members grappling with mental illness. Above all, there is Bowie's hard won rise to fame and fortune, his astounding creativity, his co