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Biographies and memoirs of musicians.

Updated July 18, 2023
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The Half of It: A Memoir
Beer, Madison.
Paper Book
A memoir from singer-songwriter Madison Beer, chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight--the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens that you won't see on social media. Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life...
The number ones : twenty chart-topping hits that reveal the history of pop music
Breihan, Tom
Ebook
Beloved music critic Tom Breihan's fascinating narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of game-changing #1 singles from the Billboard Hot 100. When Tom Breihan launched his Stereogum column in early 2018, "The Number Ones"--a space in which he has...
Surrender 40 Songs, One Story
Bono, Chaz.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I was born with an eccentric heart." A remarkable book by a combative artist, who finds he's at his best when he learns how to surrender. Episodic and irreverent, introspective and...
Rap Capital : an Atlanta story
Coscarelli, Joe
Paper Book
An "impassioned tribute" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) to the most influential music culture today, Atlanta rap--a masterful, street-level story of art, money, race, class, and salvation from acclaimed New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli. From mansions to...
The double life of Bob Dylan : a restless, hungry feeling, 1941-1966
Heylin, Clinton
Paper Book
From the world's leading authority on Bob Dylan comes the definitive biography that promises to transform our understanding of the man and musician--thanks to early access to Dylan's never-before-studied archives. In 2016 Bob Dylan sold his personal archive to the George Kaiser...
Just kids
Smith, Patti.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer,...
Long road : Pearl Jam and the soundtrack of a generation
Hyden, Steven
Ebook
Nightfly : the life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen
Jones, Peter
Paper Book
Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972. The smooth, radio-friendly veneer of the duo's songs made Steely Dan internationally popular and famous in the 1970s, but the polish glossed over the...
Thelonious Monk : the life and times of an American original
Kelley, Robin D. G.
Paper Book
Thelonious Monk is one of the most popular jazz composers and pianists since Duke Ellington, and a cultural icon of cool. This first complete biography is written with full access to the family's archives.
Saxophone Colossus : the life and music of Sonny Rollins
Levy, Aidan
Paper Book
**Winner of the American Book Award (2023)** ​**Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award (2023)** The long-awaited first full biography of legendary jazz saxophonist and...
A song for everyone : the story of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lingan, John
Paper Book
From 1969 to 1971, as the United States convulsed with political upheaval and transformative social movements, no band was bigger than Creedence Clearwater Revival. They managed a two-year barrage of top-10 singles and LPs that doubled as an ubiquitous soundtrack to one of the most volatile...
Anatomy of 55 more songs : the oral history of top hits that changed rock, pop and soul
Myers, Marc
Paper Book
Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed musicjournalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories oficonic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column Songs that sell the most copies become hits,...
Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals
Reali, Christopher M.
Paper Book
A No Depression Most Memorable Music Book of 2022 The forceful music that rolled out of Muscle Shoals in the 1960s and 1970s shaped hits by everyone from Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin to the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon. Christopher M. Reali's in-depth look at the...
I'm your man : the life of Leonard Cohen
Simmons, Sylvie.
Paper Book
The definitive biography of one of the most emigmatic, beloved, and celebrated artists of our time. Leonard Cohen's extensive and successful recent worldwide tour has demonstrated that his popularity across generations and borders has never been greater. Cohen's life is one of singular...
Waging heavy peace : a hippie dream
Young, Neil
Paper Book
A New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today bestseller. For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young offers a kaleidoscopic view of his personal life and musical creativity. He tells of his childhood in Ontario, where his father...

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