MUSIC
The
Beatles Anthology by The Beatles
This huge and wonderful book contains thousands of pictures and quotes
(many never read or seen before) that give the reader the most complete
and insightful history of the Beatles ever produced. I am thoroughly enjoying
this gorgeous book and the opportunity for a personally guided tour down
memory land.
Bob Dylan And The Beatles, Volume One Of The Best Of The Blacklisted Journalist
by Al Aronowitz
For anyone trying to untangle the matrix of the 60s, "Bob Dylan Meets The Beatles" is an essential reference for demystifying what the author refers to as: "one of the most self-destructive binges of creativity in cultural history."... Hammond Guthrie
The
American Book of the Dead
by Oliver Trager
With never-before-published photos and more than 800 wide-ranging entries,
this panoramic look at one of America's most innovative and beloved bands
is "a rare encyclopedia that should be savored from beginning to
end. Essential." (The Billboard Rock 'n Roll Readers Guide). 190
pages
Beneath
the Diamond Sky:Haight-Ashbury 1965-1969
Claudia Lehan, Charles Perry, Parke Puterbaugh, James Henke, Barry Miles
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Summer of Love with this definitive
volume from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum--an incredible time capsule
of the wildest moments from 1965-1969. 200+ photos.
Got
a Revolution! : The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane
by Jeff Tamarkin (Author), Jann Wenner , Paul Kantner (Forewords)
Alternately poignant, inspiring, thought-provoking and exasperating (not
unlike the Airplane members themselves), part biography, part cultural
history, part discography and part celebrity dish, the book is a fascinating
read.
San
Francisco Chronicle Review
Cream:
The Legendary Sixties Supergroup
by: Welch, Chris
This is the story of rock's first supergroup: guitarist Eric Clapton,
bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker. From Cream's formation
in 1966 to their breakup in 1968, this engaging book explores the power
trio's groundbreaking blues-rock sound, which soon took on inventive psychedelic
overtones.
Michael
Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues
Bloomfield shot to stardom in the '60s with The Paul Butterfield Blues
Band, Bob Dylan, The Electric Flag and on Al Kooper's 'Super Session.'
His story is told in the words of his brother, musicians such as B.B.
King, producer Paul Rothchild and dozens of others - If you love his
blues, you'll love this book.' - Al Kooper. 280 pages. Hardcover. Book & CD.
Break
on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison by James
Riordan
From Jim Morrison's early family life to the intellectual foundations of
his music and his wild days with The Doors, the authors provide an insightful
look at a rock legend whose cult following never stops growing. With dozens
of rarely published photos, this is the authoritative portrait of the man
and his career. 52 black-and-white photos.
Don't
You Want Somebody to Love: Reflections of the San Francisco Sound
by Darby Slick, Stanley Mouse (Illustrator)
The tale as told by those who were there then and fortunately are still
Here Now. Stanley Mouse art still rocks. :-)
Spirit into Sound: The Magic of Music
by Mickey Hart, Frederic Lieberman, Fredric Lieberman
A collection of quotes and commentary on
the transformative power of music.
San
Francisco : The Musical History Tour:
A Guide to over 200 of the Bay Area's Most Memorable Music Sites by Joel
Selvin
The Groovy Years :53 Songs of the Hippie Era Beatles tunes,
Turtles, Mamas and Papas, The Who and more. A fun book !
Rock
Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties by Whitcomb, Ian
The whirlwind of Mr. Whitcomb's fleeting fame, which swept him from Los
Angeles to Paris with such groups as the Beach Boys, the Kinks and the
Byrds, is the focus of this lively chronicle . . . when rock-and-roll exploded
into a major growth industry. Around his story, Mr. Whitcomb has constructed
a thorough and engrossing history of the mid-60's rock scene.
Great
Songs of the Sixties by Milton Okun (Editor)
Peace and love, protest, folk music, and flower power. Whether it was
the music of the mainstream or the sounds of the revolution, the music
of the 60s left a deep and undeniable mark on the music world. The 60s
rocked and rolled like no generation before or since and influenced everything
that came after. This book is arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar, has chord
symbols,includes guitar chords and song lyrics
Flashing on the sixties : photographs by Lisa Law
A new edition includes even more photos, new commentary, and intimate
portraits of Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Grateful Dead, the Velvet Underground,
Janis Joplin, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, Harrison Ford, and Peter Fonda,
plus classic photos of the Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock, and the
Human Be-In. 200 photos
Peter Green - Founder of Fleetwood Mac
by Martin Celmins, B. B. King
The Authorised Biography Paperback, 15x21cm, 239 pages, b/w photos. The
story of Peter Green is that of an enigma: a Jewish cockney, whose stardom
as a young blues guitar hero and founder of Fleedwood Mac brought permanent
fame and whose original songs proved timeless. But in the early 1970s
he gave it all up - just like that - and his musical legacy soon began
to come second to reports about Peter Green the man: inmate, mad philanthropist
and vagrant with dagger fingernails. In 1995, after a decade of virtual
silence, Peter helped Martin Celmins put the record straight in Peter
Green - Founder Of Fleetwood Mac, producing a fascinating biography which
revealed the personal trauma, creative tensions and the very real hells
he had endured.
Hendrix :
Setting the Record Straight
Paul Mc Cartney said that 'this book is Hendrix'. It very honestly describes
the actual life and times and troubles of Hendrix.Hendrix : Setting the
Record Straight
Paul Mc Cartney said that 'this book is Hendrix'. It very honestly describes
the actual life and times and troubles of Hendrix.
Jimi
Hendrix and the Post-War Rock'n'Roll Revolution
Charles Shaar Murray
"The best book on Hendrix," Crosstown Traffic won the prestigious Ralph
J. Gleason Music Book Award. Roots-savvy British critic Charles Shaar Murray
assesses the lifework of guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the context of black musical
tradition, social history, and the upheaval of the 1960s. 8 pages of photographs.
Positively
4th Street : The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan,
Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina by David Hajdu
This book borrows its title from a 1965 Bob Dylan song. The book covers
the same combustible period, a time when Dylan snapped into the lives
of other future counterculture heroes. Billy Strayhorn biographer David
Hadju threads his narrative through the heady interactions of Dylan, singer
Joan Baez, her mysterious bohemian sister, Mimi, and moody novelist Richard
Farina.
Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era
by Linda McCartney , Paul McCartney, David Bailey
Haight-Ashbury, London, New York -- wherever a rock event was happening,
Linda McCartney was there shooting, as this electrifying collection of
never-before-published photographs testifies. Features more than 250 photographs,
32 in full color, of Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, the Beatles, Steve Winwood,
the Grateful Dead, and others. Introduction by Paul McCartney.
Not Fade Away: A Backstage Pass to 20 Years of Rock & Roll
by Ben Fong-Torres, Cameron Crowe
From 1969 to 1981, Ben Fong-Torres was one of the first "star" writers
on staff at Rolling Stone - the "scruffy rock journal" that
metamorphosed into one of the most powerful voices of a generation. Now
in this fascinating book, Fong-Torres revisits his most intriguing celebrity
interviews and profiles, and - for the first time - tells the revealing
stories behind the stories, the stars, his writing process, and life
at Rolling Stone
Love: Love Behind the Scenes on the Pegasus Carousel With the Legendary Rock Group by Michael Stuart-Ware
Love were one of the legendary bands of the late '60s U.S. West
Coast scene.
Their masterpiece Forever Changes still regularly appears
in critics polls of top albums, while a new line up of the band has recently toured to mass acclaim.
Michael Stuart-Ware was Love's drummer and shares his inside perspective on the band's recording and performing career, and tells how drugs and egos thwarted the potential of one of the great groups of the burgeoning psychedelic era.
All the Rage:
by Ian 'Mac' McLagan, Dave Marsh
A funny, energetic, no-holds-barred autobiography chronicling nearly
four decades of dynamic music history.
Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times
of Janis Joplin
by Alice Echols
A deeply affecting biography of one of America's most brilliant and tormented
stars, Scars of Sweet Paradise is cultural history of an era that changed
the world for us all.
Soul Sacrifice: The Santana Story
by Simon Leng
This is the first full biography of the band and the pioneering spirit
of their leader.
Taj Mahal: Autobiography of a Bluesman
by Taj Mahal, Stephen
Foehr (Contributor)
Somebody to Love?:
A Rock-And-Roll Memoir
by Grace Slick
Magic Carpet Ride: The Autobiography of John Kay and Steppenwolf
by John Kay, John Einarson (Contributor)
Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions
by: Hicks, Michael
Garage is rock made by unprofessional, often adolescent musicians who typically
practice in a member's auto shed. The term implies a charming lack of sophistication.
"Unlike their rock 'n' roll predecessors, many rock musicians of the mid-sixties
came to consider themselves as artists, as self-conscious makers of a new sonic
medium. Sixties Rock offers a provocative look at these artists and their innovations
in two pivotal rock genres: garage rock and psychedelic music. Delving into everything
from harmony to hardware, Michael Hicks shows what makes this music tick and
what made it unique in its time."
Tomorrow Never Knows: Rock and Psychedelics in the 1960s by Nicholas
Knowles Bromell
Weaving together memoir and musicology, history and politics, Bromell shows
how millions of listeners in the 1960s mixed rock and psychedelics in a
quest to make sense of themselves and their times.
The
Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music
by: Larkin, Colin
In-depth look at the groups and solo artists of the 1960s, including not
just the major acts but also many minor, lesser-known artists and one-hit
wonders. Each entry provides facts about the careers, key dates, details
of record releases and ratings for albums. This volume claims to have almost
1,000 entries and it runs to over 500 pages.The scope of the book is wide
and extends beyond the UK to cover artists from all over the world and
making all types of music. It is highly recommended for any lover of 1960s
music who wants to find out more about the groups and recordings.
The Sixties: Notes of Discord by Judith L. DiGrazia, Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
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