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link and cover image for the book Norman Lear: His Life and Times
Norman Lear: His Life and Times
TRIPP WHETSELL
Applause • November 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs
Cranking Up Rush: Their Musical Legacy in 11 Songs
ADRIEN BEGRAND
Backbeat • October 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother
Zeppo: The Reluctant Marx Brother
ROBERT S. BADER
Applause • October 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter
Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter
LUCY O'BRIEN
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • October 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book SHEMP!: The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy
SHEMP!: The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy
BURT KEARNS - FOREWORD BY DREW FRIEDMAN
Applause • October 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray Cats
Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray Cats
CHRISTOPHER MCKITTRICK
Backbeat • October 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book When Rock Met Reggae: How the Cultural Crossover of Bob Marley, The Clash, The Specials and More Changed the Face of Rock Music
When Rock Met Reggae: How the Cultural Crossover of Bob Marley, The Clash, The Specials and More Changed the Face of Rock Music
STEVEN BLUSH
Backbeat • September 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book My Musical Notes: A Journey in Classical Piano between the World Wars and Beyond
My Musical Notes: A Journey in Classical Piano between the World Wars and Beyond
GABY CASADESUS - TRANSLATED BY LAWRENCE LOCKWOOD - WITH THÉRÈSE CASADESUS RAWSON
Hamilton Books • September 2024 • Monograph
link and cover image for the book American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond
American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond
ROSS WARNER - FOREWORD BY MIKE MCCREADY
Backbeat • September 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Rockin' the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin's Russia
Rockin' the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin's Russia
DAVID JUNK - WITH FRED BRONSON
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • July 2024 • General Interest
link and cover image for the book Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega
Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega
LIZ LAMERE AND LAURA DAVIS-CHANIN - FOREWORD BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Backbeat • June 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon
Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon
SEAN O'CONNELL
Applause • June 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Starring Joan Crawford: The Films, the Fantasy, and the Modern Relevance of a Silver Screen Icon
Starring Joan Crawford: The Films, the Fantasy, and the Modern Relevance of a Silver Screen Icon
SAMUEL GARZA BERNSTEIN
Applause • June 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Gimme All Your Lovin’: The Blues, Boogie, and Beard of ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons
Gimme All Your Lovin’: The Blues, Boogie, and Beard of ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons
CHRISTOPHER MCKITTRICK
Backbeat • June 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul
VALERIA Z. NOLLAN
Lexington Books • April 2024 • Monograph
link and cover image for the book The Alexander Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore
The Alexander Scriabin Companion: History, Performance, and Lore
LINCOLN BALLARD AND MATTHEW BENGTSON - WITH JOHN BELL YOUNG
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • April 2024 • Monograph
link and cover image for the book Miracle of The Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson
Miracle of The Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson
MARK CABANISS - FOREWORD BY RUPERT HOLMES
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • April 2024 • General Interest
link and cover image for the book Crying in the Rain: The Perfect Harmony and Imperfect Lives of the Everly Brothers
Crying in the Rain: The Perfect Harmony and Imperfect Lives of the Everly Brothers
MARK RIBOWSKY
Backbeat • April 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
NATASHA LANCE ROGOFF
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • March 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book I Hate Old Music, Too: How Familiarity & Overuse Killed Our Favorite Music
I Hate Old Music, Too: How Familiarity & Overuse Killed Our Favorite Music
DAVE THOMPSON
Backbeat • February 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book I Saw Them Standing There: Adventures of an Original Fan during Beatlemania and Beyond
I Saw Them Standing There: Adventures of an Original Fan during Beatlemania and Beyond
DEBBIE GENDLER - FOREWORD BY ROBB WELLER
Backbeat • February 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World
DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World
DARREN PALTROWITZ
Backbeat • February 2024 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock
Livin' Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock
DAVID HAMILTON GOLLAND - FOREWORD BY JOEL SELVIN
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • February 2024 • General Interest
link and cover image for the book Bass Notes: Jazz in American Culture: A Personal View
Bass Notes: Jazz in American Culture: A Personal View
CHUCK ISRAELS
Backbeat • December 2023 • Trade
link and cover image for the book My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music, Genius and Rage
My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music, Genius and Rage
HAROLD F. EGGERS
Backbeat • December 2023 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Elmer Bernstein, Film Composer: An Authorized Biography
Elmer Bernstein, Film Composer: An Authorized Biography
PETER M. BERNSTEIN
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • November 2023 • General Interest
link and cover image for the book The Life and Times of Betty Boop: The 100-Year History of an Animated Icon
The Life and Times of Betty Boop: The 100-Year History of an Animated Icon
PETER BENJAMINSON
Applause • November 2023 • Trade
link and cover image for the book PUBLIC/PRIVATE: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater
PUBLIC/PRIVATE: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater
GAIL MERRIFIELD PAPP
Applause • October 2023 • Trade
link and cover image for the book Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage
Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage
INNA FALIKS
Backbeat • October 2023 • Trade
link and cover image for the book George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend, Updated Edition
George Jones: The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend, Updated Edition
BOB ALLEN
Backbeat • October 2023 • Trade