Music

Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story Rick Bragg

JERRY LEE LEWIS: HIS OWN STORY was researched while Rick Bragg spent the better part of two summers with Jerry Lee getting his complete life story in a one-on-one conversation conducted mostly in the superstar's bedroom. This is the first opportunity readers have to understand what really happened as Jerry Lee explains...

The Muscle Shoals Legacy of FAME Blake Ells

THE MUSCLE SHOALS LEGACY OF FAME is the amazing story of the studio that recorded many of the greatest stars of all time. The book gives an insight into this world that few have ever had. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the last several...

Sittin' In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s Jeff Gold
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music Dave Grohl

THE STORYTELLER is a remarkable memoir, biography and collection of personal life stories and private photographs that will delight music fans around the world.
 
THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Dave Grohl on a special page bound into the book. It is a new, unread,...

Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar with the Doors Robby Krieger

 
SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE: LIVING, DYING, AND PLAYING GUITAR WITH THE DOORS sets the record straight and debunks many myths that have surrounded The Doors, Jim Morrison, and Robby Krieger. Nothing is...

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul James McBride

KILL 'EM AND LEAVE: SEARCHING FOR JAMES BROWN AND THE AMERICAN SOUL is the accurate and true understanding of the man who was one of the most influential voices on American music, and is written by the only man on earth who could have collected the complete story.   This title has been selected as a Booksmith...

Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation Jon Meacham

SONGS OF AMERICA is a thoughful examination of music and its impact on the United States throughout history. Beginning with patriotic battle hymns sung...

Change of Seasons: A Memoir John Oates

CHANGE OF SEASONS is the untold story of the life of one half of the most successful pop duo in the world. Relying on handwritten journals, John Oates allows the reader to share the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the failures of his career and his personal life.  This title has been selected as a...

Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975 Richard Thompson

BEESWING: LOSING MY WAY AND FINDING MY VOICE 1967 - 1975 is the inside life story of an internationally beloved music legend. Critics rank his talent alongside other icons like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Randy Newman. He has shared the stage with Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix and his songs have been covered...

Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir Stevie Van Zandt
UNREQUITED INFATUATIONS: A MEMOIR is loaded with sex, drugs, and Rock & Roll, as well as the delicious humor the world has grown to love and expect from Stevie Van Zandt.
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