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Category Archives: Books
Who is He? The Silent, Stoic Bassist’s Story is Finally Told
The Ox: The Authorized Biography of John Entwistle by Paul Rees 384 pp., $30, Hatchette Books Every member of the Who has been the subject of a number of biographies and autobiographies save one: bassist John Entwistle. Known as “The … Continue reading
Ted Templeman’s Tales: Doobies, Van Halen, and…Frank Sinatra??
Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music by Ted Templeman as told to Greg Renoff 450 pp., $19.95, ECW As an introduction to the often misunderstood art of record production, young Ted Templeman could not have found a better … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Doobie Brothers, Van Halen
Tagged Doobie Brothers, Greg Renoff, Ted Templeman, Van Halen
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Janis Joplin Finally Gets the Book She Deserves
Janis: Her Life and Music By Holly George-Warren 400 pp., Simon & Schuster, $28.99 Rock’s first female superstar has already been the subject of a numerous biographies, memoirs by those who loved and worked with her, documentaries, and even a … Continue reading
Authors Offer a Texas Flood on the Life and Music of Stevie Ray Vaughan
It’s October 3rd, 2019 when Alan Paul and Andy Aledort – co-authors of the new bio Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan – are on the phone. The date is appropriate because it would have been the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Tagged Alan Paul, Andy Aledort, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Led Zep’s Fearsome Manager Gets a Book of His Own
Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond – The Story of Rock’s Greatest Manager By Mark Blake 304 pp., $27, Da Capo Press As any Led Zeppelin fan who has thumbed through Hammer of the Gods, seen … Continue reading
Classic Rockers Turn the Page
A lot of classic rockers got booked this past year. Except instead of facing a police camera for dabblings in heroin, underage groupies, or questionable artistic moves (who else wants to “go country?”), 2012 was the year that many put … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Gregg Allman, Neil Young, Pete Townshend, Sammy Hagar, Steven Tyler, Willie Nelson
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