Tommy James: 'Me, the Mob and the Music' (2010) The Goodfellas of rock & roll literature. Everybody knows the Tommy James oldies — "Mony Mony," "Hanky Panky," "Crimson and Clover ...
Top Music Biographies (118 books)
118 books based on 34 votes: The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx, Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Coba...
100 Must-Read Musician Memoirs and Biographies
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick. Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday, William Dufty. Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz. Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald. Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman by Fred Wesley.
Best Music Memoirs: 30 Essential Reads
15: Roger Daltrey: Roger Daltrey, My Story: Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite (Blink Publishing, 2018) The Who members have a rich story to tell. After Pete Townshend 's Who Am I, published in 2013 ...
Best Music Biographies: 10 Must-Read Rock'n'Roll Books
3: Mary Gabriel: 'Madonna: A Rebel Life' (Little, Brown, 2023) Mary Gabriel's A Rebel Life is one of the most recent entries in this list of the best music biographies, but it's a book that clearly covets longevity. Totalling over 800 pages in all, it's a considerably weightier proposition than most, but then there's only ever going ...
The 10 Best Memoirs by Musicians
From his childhood as an aspiring musician to what it was like working with Kurt Cobain, Grohl's memoir is a fascinating insight into an inimitable career. $15 at Amazon $16 at bookshop.org ...
The 20 Best Memoirs Written By Musicians
12. My Cross To Bear by Gregg Allman. Timing can be crucial in the writing of a memoir, and in the case of My Cross to Bear, the reader is the beneficiary of Greg Allman's accrued hindsight ...
Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians (285 books)
285 books based on 166 votes: Life by Keith Richards, Just Kids by Patti Smith, Slash by Slash, Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charle...
The Best Music Books of 2023
The Best Music books of 2023: Britney Spears, the Beatles, ... a groundbreaking biography of Lou Reed, and fascinating histories of goth, 2000s emo, and Sixties girl groups. ...
Best Music Books of 2020
For 2020, we've teamed up with Kirkus Reviews, the pre-eminent book-review publication, to create a list of the year's best music books. The 21 titles we came up with include biographies of ...
Best Music Autobiographies: 20 Memoirs From Legendary Rockers
17: Neil Young: 'Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream' (2012) A gold rush of memories, Neil Young 's memoir Waging Heavy Peace is an idiosyncratic and non-linear retelling of the singer-songwriter's life. One of the best music autobiographies of recent years, it details the ups and downs of Young's career, from his days as a folk-rock ...
The 15 most essential music bios (and autobiographies) so far this
The Crow proves that the last thing a movie about trauma needs is even more trauma. Emmy nominee Janelle James on adding depth to her Abbott Elementary character. Obviously, Foo Fighters did not ...
Best rock star biographies and memoirs: it's pure debauchery
As with all the best memoirs, Life shows a new side of its subject while retaining the kind of honesty and vulnerability which was often hidden from those who only saw his public persona. 203. 79. 2. Mötley Crüe - The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. £9.35.
The 10 Best Music Books of 2023
The 10 Best Music Books of 2023. Our favorites include an homage to pop's most random decade, a graphic novel reintroducing a '70s Cambodian rock legend, and the best Lou Reed biography to ...
100 Best Music Biography Books of All Time
*One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015* An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with Petty No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the ...
20 Best Music Memoirs
Unlike a traditional memoir, some passages are narrated by those closest to her, allowing for a unique take on the star. $17 at Amazon. Questlove's memoir is not your mother's memoir. Instead ...
Best books about music: Essential reads for music fans
17. Espedair Street by Iain Banks. Late Scottish novelist Iain Banks's fictional love letter to classic rock, Espedair Street is a thinly veiled retelling of the Fleetwood Mac myth, from the perspective of hulking bassist Daniel 'Weird' Weir, a character inspired by ex- Marillion singer Fish.
10 Great Musical Biographies That Tell the Stories Behind ...
Written by Gucci Mane and Neil Martinez-Belkin. Narrated by Guy Lockard. For the first time, hip-hop legend Gucci Mane tells the story of his rise, fall, and redemption in The Autobiography of Gucci Mane. With a string of influential mixtapes and street anthems that pioneered the sound of trap music in the 2000s, the rap icon inspired and ...
The Best Music Books of 2022
"Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla" — Dan Charnas J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering hip-hop producer who never worked on a "hit ...
The Best Music Books of 2021
The Best Music Books of 2021: Hanif Abdurraqib's 'A Little Devil in America'; Dave Grohl's The Storyteller; Paul McCartney'w 'The Lyrics'; Steven Van Zandt's 'Unrequited Infatuations'; Clover Hope ...
Books & Memories & Rock 'n' Roll: The Best Music Biographies
Here is a list of essential music biographies that will delight not only fans but avid memoir readers. The real lives of celebrities have always been a gold mine for the book industry. Firstly, they satisfy the curiosity of the fanbase. ... Sometimes, the best music books aren't those written by or about the greatest artists. There are lesser ...
The Best 45 Music Biography Books
Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn is a captivating biography that delves into the life and career of the legendary musician. From his humble beginnings in Arkansas to his rise to fame as a country music icon, this book offers a deep exploration of Cash's personal struggles, musical evolution, and enduring legacy.
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography Hardcover
WENDY LOGGIA is the author of many books for young readers, including Lucille Ball: A Little Golden Book Biography. A longtime admirer of Taylor Swift, she can't pick a favorite song, though there is a video of her singing Wildest Dreams with the windows down on a road trip that holds a special place in her heart. ELISA CHAVARRI is a freelance illustrator originally from Lima, Peru.
10 Must-Read Biographies to Make You a Success Story
Through biographies and autobiographies, we are afforded a peek into the history, abilities, and motivations of some of the most inspiring people who changed the world and made something of their lives. Here are 10 must-read biographies to help make you a success story. RELATED: The 20 Most Famous Historical Fiction Books Worth Reading.
The Best Music Books of 2022
A history of hip-hop in Atlanta, the definitive Chuck Berry bio, the story of women in country music, and much more. By. Jonathan Bernstein, David Browne, Andy Greene, Jeff Ihaza, Angie Martoccio ...
IMAGES
VIDEO
COMMENTS
Tommy James: 'Me, the Mob and the Music' (2010) The Goodfellas of rock & roll literature. Everybody knows the Tommy James oldies — "Mony Mony," "Hanky Panky," "Crimson and Clover ...
118 books based on 34 votes: The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx, Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Coba...
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick. Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday, William Dufty. Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz. Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald. Hit Me, Fred: Recollections of a Sideman by Fred Wesley.
15: Roger Daltrey: Roger Daltrey, My Story: Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite (Blink Publishing, 2018) The Who members have a rich story to tell. After Pete Townshend 's Who Am I, published in 2013 ...
3: Mary Gabriel: 'Madonna: A Rebel Life' (Little, Brown, 2023) Mary Gabriel's A Rebel Life is one of the most recent entries in this list of the best music biographies, but it's a book that clearly covets longevity. Totalling over 800 pages in all, it's a considerably weightier proposition than most, but then there's only ever going ...
From his childhood as an aspiring musician to what it was like working with Kurt Cobain, Grohl's memoir is a fascinating insight into an inimitable career. $15 at Amazon $16 at bookshop.org ...
12. My Cross To Bear by Gregg Allman. Timing can be crucial in the writing of a memoir, and in the case of My Cross to Bear, the reader is the beneficiary of Greg Allman's accrued hindsight ...
285 books based on 166 votes: Life by Keith Richards, Just Kids by Patti Smith, Slash by Slash, Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charle...
The Best Music books of 2023: Britney Spears, the Beatles, ... a groundbreaking biography of Lou Reed, and fascinating histories of goth, 2000s emo, and Sixties girl groups. ...
For 2020, we've teamed up with Kirkus Reviews, the pre-eminent book-review publication, to create a list of the year's best music books. The 21 titles we came up with include biographies of ...
17: Neil Young: 'Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream' (2012) A gold rush of memories, Neil Young 's memoir Waging Heavy Peace is an idiosyncratic and non-linear retelling of the singer-songwriter's life. One of the best music autobiographies of recent years, it details the ups and downs of Young's career, from his days as a folk-rock ...
The Crow proves that the last thing a movie about trauma needs is even more trauma. Emmy nominee Janelle James on adding depth to her Abbott Elementary character. Obviously, Foo Fighters did not ...
As with all the best memoirs, Life shows a new side of its subject while retaining the kind of honesty and vulnerability which was often hidden from those who only saw his public persona. 203. 79. 2. Mötley Crüe - The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. £9.35.
The 10 Best Music Books of 2023. Our favorites include an homage to pop's most random decade, a graphic novel reintroducing a '70s Cambodian rock legend, and the best Lou Reed biography to ...
*One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015* An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with Petty No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the ...
Unlike a traditional memoir, some passages are narrated by those closest to her, allowing for a unique take on the star. $17 at Amazon. Questlove's memoir is not your mother's memoir. Instead ...
17. Espedair Street by Iain Banks. Late Scottish novelist Iain Banks's fictional love letter to classic rock, Espedair Street is a thinly veiled retelling of the Fleetwood Mac myth, from the perspective of hulking bassist Daniel 'Weird' Weir, a character inspired by ex- Marillion singer Fish.
Written by Gucci Mane and Neil Martinez-Belkin. Narrated by Guy Lockard. For the first time, hip-hop legend Gucci Mane tells the story of his rise, fall, and redemption in The Autobiography of Gucci Mane. With a string of influential mixtapes and street anthems that pioneered the sound of trap music in the 2000s, the rap icon inspired and ...
"Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla" — Dan Charnas J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering hip-hop producer who never worked on a "hit ...
The Best Music Books of 2021: Hanif Abdurraqib's 'A Little Devil in America'; Dave Grohl's The Storyteller; Paul McCartney'w 'The Lyrics'; Steven Van Zandt's 'Unrequited Infatuations'; Clover Hope ...
Here is a list of essential music biographies that will delight not only fans but avid memoir readers. The real lives of celebrities have always been a gold mine for the book industry. Firstly, they satisfy the curiosity of the fanbase. ... Sometimes, the best music books aren't those written by or about the greatest artists. There are lesser ...
Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn is a captivating biography that delves into the life and career of the legendary musician. From his humble beginnings in Arkansas to his rise to fame as a country music icon, this book offers a deep exploration of Cash's personal struggles, musical evolution, and enduring legacy.
WENDY LOGGIA is the author of many books for young readers, including Lucille Ball: A Little Golden Book Biography. A longtime admirer of Taylor Swift, she can't pick a favorite song, though there is a video of her singing Wildest Dreams with the windows down on a road trip that holds a special place in her heart. ELISA CHAVARRI is a freelance illustrator originally from Lima, Peru.
Through biographies and autobiographies, we are afforded a peek into the history, abilities, and motivations of some of the most inspiring people who changed the world and made something of their lives. Here are 10 must-read biographies to help make you a success story. RELATED: The 20 Most Famous Historical Fiction Books Worth Reading.
A history of hip-hop in Atlanta, the definitive Chuck Berry bio, the story of women in country music, and much more. By. Jonathan Bernstein, David Browne, Andy Greene, Jeff Ihaza, Angie Martoccio ...