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Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Peter Guralnick
Back Bay Books, 2000
Magnificent
+ Exceptional
+ An American Tragedy
Extremely revealing portrait that makes clear that Elvis became a drug addict even before he went into the Army in 1958. This bio leaves out nothing, including all the dreary and the tawdry as well as the musical genius. While Jerry Lee Lewis lost his career for dallying with his 13-year-old ...
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Golden oldies;: A guide to 60's record collecting
Steve Propes
Chilton Book Co, 1974
nice nostalgia
back in 1971-73,there was a doowop revival of sorts..and a renewed interest in 50s doowop record collecting. desperatly needed at the time,was a book..ANY book..that could shed some light on what records were being looked for..what records were "rare"..and what record labels to look for. steve ...
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Little Labels--Big Sound: Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music
Rick Kennedy, Randy Mcnutt
Indiana University Press, 1999
Little Labels, Big Impact
+ Little labels--Big dreams
+ Little labels played a huge role in the evolution of Amercian popular music
+ Good Book
+ Those Were the Real Record Days
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Rock Around the Clock: The Record that Started the Rock Revolution!
Jim Dawson
Backbeat Books, 2005
Fun and informative read!
+ TRUE GUITAR PLAYER IN ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
For Bill Haley fans this is a must read, and even the casual music history buff will enjoy it. The book contains interesting and relevant details, but not so much to wander away from the main topic or resort to "filler." If you don't know the story and characters behind "Rock Around the Clock," ...
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The Twist: The Story of the Song and Dance That Changed the World
Jim Dawson
Faber & Faber, 1995
c'mon baby, do the hillbilly twist
+ c'mon baby, do the hillbilly twist
the twist is more than a song or a dance. as mr. dawson illustrates in this book, it was a full-fledged american institution (and a worldwide one, too). before the beatles got here, it was THEE thing in pop music...as much as boy bands and hyper-sexualized teenage girls are today. the book is ...
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Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Peter Guralnick
Back Bay Books, 1999
I Think the Book Ends Before its Climax
+ must-have reference book for the Soul lover
+ Outstanding Look at What Made Soul Extraordinary
+ Labor of Love
+ get the facts right
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Guitar Towns: A Journey to the Crossroads of Rock 'n' Roll
Randy Mcnutt
Indiana University Press, 2002
Guitar Town
I'm interested in music from the Norfolk, VA area. This book had a few peices of useful information.
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Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story Of Stax Records
Rob Bowman
Schirmer Trade Books, 2003
A chronicle of Deep South soul
+ Best Book on Stax Records
+ STARONE
+ "The little label that could."
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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Peter Guralnick
Back Bay Books, 1995
Be one with Elvis
+ EXCELLANT
+ Last Train To Memphis
+ Last Train To Memphis
+ Wow! There is so much in this book, it's hard to describe.
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Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers"
Peter Guralnick
Plume, 1998
worth reading
+ Vivid description of the blues great
Excellent book. Interesting prospective not only of Robert Johnson, but of his contemporaries.
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Elvis Presley: A Life in Music--The Complete Recording Sessions
Ernst Jorgensen, Peter Guralnick
St. Martin's Griffin, 2000
The Elvis Music Bible
+ Elvis Presley: A Life in Music
+ The Elvis Bible A Must Have
+ Essential Elvis
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What Was the First Rock 'N' Roll Record?
Jim Dawson, Steve Propes
Faber & Faber, 1992
Best rock 'n' roll book ever!
+ This book has become a collectors item
+ A "must" for RnR roots & jump-blues fans.
I'm sick of reading junky rock books where the author thinks it all started with Bill Haley and "Rock Around the Clock." These two guys obviously know their history of R&B and country boogie and pop music from the late '40s and '50s, and they obviously have listened to the records they write ...
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We Wanna Boogie: An Illustrated History of the American Rockabilly Movement
Randy Mcnutt
H H P Books, 1989
The best Rockabilly book ever
+ A joy to read!!
+ Great Info On Lesser Known Cats
+ this aint no swing
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Lost Highway: Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians
Peter Guralnick
Back Bay Books, 1999
This aint no MTV
+ Beautiful Portraits
+ Solid Overview Of Roots Music
+ An achingly beautiful book about life as a musician.
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Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
Peter Guralnick
Little, Brown and Company, 2005
Sam Cooke - a fabulous account
+ A must-read for 1950s-60s Music Fans
+ he sends you
+ Very Good
+ A Triumph of Peter Guralnick
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