Rock musicians -- Biography

1D: One Direction : behind the scenes

by Harris, Simon, Delmege, Sarah

fromOne Direction scrapbook, #1

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A behind-the-scenes portrait of the popular British-Irish boy band that rose to fame after their appearances on the UK's "The X Factor" features tell-all interviews and full-color photographs that trace their rise to stardom.

The Beatles: all these years

by Lewisohn, Mark

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Presents the first volume in a planned trilogy on the iconic band, documenting their early years in Liverpool and Hamburg and the role of American music in shaping their ambitions.

The Beatles: all these years

by Lewisohn, Mark

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Tune In is the first volume of a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy by the world's leading Beatles historian. Mark Lewisohn uses his unprecedented archival access and hundreds of new interviews to construct the full story of the lives and work of John Lennon…

The encyclopedia of dead rock stars: heroin, handguns, and ham sandwiches

by Simmonds, Jeremy

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"The bible of music's deceased idols--Jeff Buckley, Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, Elvis--this is the ultimate record of all those who arrived, rocked, and checked out over the last 40-odd years of fast cars, private jets, hard drugs, and reckless living. The truths behind th…

The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time

by Popoff, Martin

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The New York Times bestselling biography of the Beatles, in a style and format for young readers. It starts in the housing projects and school playgrounds of Liverpool, where four boys would discover themselves--and a new form of music called rock 'n roll. It takes us from the f…

Yeah! yeah! yeah!: the Beatles, Beatlemania, and the music that chan…

by Spitz, Bob, Spitz, Bob

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The New York Times bestselling biography of the Beatles, in a style and format for young readers. It starts in the housing projects and school playgrounds of Liverpool, where four boys would discover themselves--and a new form of music called rock 'n roll. It takes us from the f…

Careless love: the unmaking of Elvis Presley

by Guralnick, Peter

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Discusses the life of the King of rock-n-roll from his return from the army in March of 1960 until his untimely death in the summer of 1977.

The true adventures of the Rolling Stones

by Booth, Stanley

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Stanley Booth, a member of the Rolling Stones' inner circle, met the band just a few months before Brian Jones drowned in a swimming pool in 1968. He lived with them throughout their 1969 American tour, staying up all night together listening to blues. This book presents the his…

The true adventures of the Rolling Stones

by Booth, Stanley

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"Stanley Booth, a member of the Rolling Stones' inner circle, met the band just a few months before Brian Jones drowned in a swimming pool in 1968. He lived with them throughout their 1969 American tour, staying up all night together listening to blues, talking about music, inge…

The true adventures of the Rolling Stones

by Booth, Stanley

0 Type: Book

Stanley Booth, a member of the Rolling Stones' inner circle, met the band just a few months before Brian Jones drowned in a swimming pool in 1968. He lived with them throughout their 1969 American tour, staying up all night together listening to blues. This book presents the his…

Neon angel: a memoir of a Runaway

by O'Neill, Tony, Currie, Cherie

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Cherie Currie, with her signature Bowie haircut and fishnet stockings, was the lead singer of seventies teenage all-girl rock band the Runaways. At the tender age of fifteen, she joined a group of talented girls--Joan Jett and Lita Ford on guitar, Jackie Fox on bass, and Sandy W…

A dictionary of rock and pop names: the rock and pop names encyclopedia from Aaliyah …

by Beech, Mark R.

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ROCK & POP. Mark Beech's 1998 predecessor, The A-Z of Names in Rock generated over 50 radio interviews, 15 articles, 7 features in nationals and two serialisations. This extended and updated version covers more genres than just rock (e.g. pop, punk, indie, reggae, soul, country,…

A dictionary of rock and pop names: the rock and pop names encyclopedia from Aaliyah …

by Beech, Mark R.

0 Type: Book

ROCK & POP. Mark Beech's 1998 predecessor, The A-Z of Names in Rock generated over 50 radio interviews, 15 articles, 7 features in nationals and two serialisations. This extended and updated version covers more genres than just rock (e.g. pop, punk, indie, reggae, soul, country,…