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mr_dja
Thanks everyone for participating in this thread... I now have some ideas of where to go when I finish my current stack of books... I wish I had more time to read, it's the one thing I really "miss".
My recent books:
Joe Perry's autobiography - Good read. I enjoyed it.
Current: A Sam Cooke biography - I'm enjoying it so far. He's just transitioning from gospel to pop
Next: A biography on Aretha Franklin
Hopefully people will keep coming back to this thread and adding their favorites and recommendations... We can have our own little "IORR Book of the Month Club"... Except for the fact that I'll be months behind by summer...
Peace,
Mr DJA
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Pietro
I really liked "Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, The Doors and More," by Jerry Scheff. Scheff had a long and varied career as a studio and live musician with many famous bands. His take on the studio musician scene in LA in the 1960s and early 1970s was fascinating. Scheff was Elvis's favorite bass player, and he got invited to join the Doors shortly before Jim Morrison died.
I'm currently reading "How the Beatles Destroyed Rock and Roll," by Elijah Wald, a professor at UCLA. The book probably needs a less inflammatory title. It traces the evolution of American music starting with ragtime to the 1970s and has a lot to say about how technology and race relations shaped American music. A fascinating book.
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rattler2004
Re-reading Greenfield's S.T.P.
I often re-reead books, but this is the first music memoir that I've re-read.
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KingmanBarstow
Just got the book - looks like I can devour this one in the next weekend - Glenn Berger's "Never Say No To A Rock Star."
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DeanGoodman
Any Skynyrd fans? This will be the first - and last - book written by a Skynyrd. Due October 2017 (40th anniversary) via Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard:
[amzn.to]
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KingmanBarstow
Just got the book - looks like I can devour this one in the next weekend - Glenn Berger's "Never Say No To A Rock Star."
Took me longer than a weekend as I got distracted. Great book. The Bob Fosse stuff is amazing. With the sound mess ups at the movie premieres. The story about the then new state of sound reproduction - Dolby. Now unbelievably I want to watch "All That Jazz."
Loved the commentary about Mick and the King Biscuit Flower Hour mixing.
This is a very good book.
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DeanGoodman
Any Skynyrd fans? This will be the first - and last - book written by a Skynyrd. Due October 2017 (40th anniversary) via Backbeat Books/Hal Leonard:
[amzn.to]
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keefriffhard4life
any good books about jeff beck?
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keefriffhard4life
any good books about jeff beck?
If you have some big bucks to spend, Genesis Publications recently put together a Beck book. I don't have it, but they do a top notch job - at a cost (I didn't look for the link, but it's probably in the $500 or so range). Also it's probably not a 'bio', but I believe it's signed by Jeff with likely lots of cools pics and so on. A coffee table collectible of super high quality.
Updated: Here's the link: [www.genesis-publications.com]
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hbwriter
me and John Oates' book just came out- will be moderating a discussion with him in San Francisco this thursday night at the Swedish American Hall
[www.amazon.com]
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keefriffhard4life
any good books about jeff beck?