Music

Rock 'n' roll's dead icons from Robert Johnson and Leadbelly to Tupac and Cobain.

Written as a literary detective story, 'Dylan's Daemon Lover' is about the ancient folk ballads, strewn with sex, betrayal and death, that Dylan described in 1997 as my lexicon and my prayer-book'. Written by an acclaimed Dylan expert and the author of 'Dylan Behind Closed Doors,' the book involves and ...

A concise chart containing the most commonly used scales. Use for practice, reference, or pedagogy. Contains all major, harmonic minor, melodic minor, chromatic, whole-tone and diminished scales.

A must-have for fans, this visual history of the mega-selling band is supplemented throughout with text, stories and ephemera from the band themselves.

A practical guide to forming a band, from understanding your instruments to recording and playing live. It is a step-by-step course in moving beyond playing alone to working with other musicians. It contains a package of two books, a DVD, and a CD.

This beginning guitar method is unique in that it teaches the basics of playing guitar while focusing on the style of folk guitar. Designed to teach students the fundamentals of playing chords and melody on guitar, First Lesson Folk Guitar also provides lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar, ...

This book is a collection of riffs that will serve as a great introduction to rock guitar of the 60's and 70's. The cornerstone of many rock tunes, a riff is a short musical phrase that is repeated inside a song. Riffs can be the signature part of a song and what many "play" when they do "air guitar" ...

This title has features, photos and insights into the musicians, the venues and the shows that made live rock music a crucial part of the musical times. Eye-witness accounts and pictures bring alive London's rock venues, from the pubs and clubs to the large concert halls and open-air events.

Author Jeff Kaliss scored the first face-to-face interview with the reclusive superstar in over 20 years, making this book a must-read for any rock'n'roll fan. From the anthemic early hits that powered Woodstock, through the moody meditations of "There's a Riot Going On" and beyond, Sly and the Family ...

Captures the arrival and development of World Music at the WOMAD festivals from 1981 onwards with more than 100 portraits of musicians. This title features an introduction by Peter Gabriel.

Clive Palmer, a beatnik banjo player who began playing skiffle, jazz and folk in 1950s London, honed his skills by busking in Paris before moving to Scotland - influencing the young Billy Connolly, among others - and co-founding the legendary Incredible String Band. Leaving them after their first album ...

Palmer's extraordinary knowledge and boundless love of music were evident in all his writing. He was an authority on rock & roll, blues, jazz, punk, avant-garde, and world music—often discovering new artists and trends years (even decades) before they hit the mainstream. Now, noted music writer Anthony ...

Rhodes grants the truth of appearances to the clichés of the Jazz Age - the lost generation of writers, the era of mass consumption and the silver screen - while revealing their roots in a conservative ideology which sustained Republican rule.

MUSIC LOVER'S GUIDE TO RECORD COLLECTING

Where so many rock biographies tell the same story, Jack Johnson's is a true exception.

A story of a conscientious performer and consummate professional with a fascinating and controversial personal life.

An official companion to the UK's talent show, "The X Factor". This book is packed with pictures and memories from various series. It takes readers behind the scenes at various stages of the competition from the auditions through boot camp to the live finals, with profiles of the finalists - as well as everyone's favourite failures.

Jam Bands is the first comprehensive guide to the emerging wave of improvisational music now thriving in North America. The book spans the continent, identifying more than 175 of the most noteworthy jam bands. Each entry includes photos, biographies, discographies, personal insights from band members, ...