Random House New Releases - Music - Between November 28, 2008 and December 28, 2009.

Elvis 1956 by Amy Henderson

2009-11-10T00:30:00-05:00

Elvis 1956
Written by Alfred Wertheimer
Text by E. Warren Perry, Jr. and Amy Henderson
Introduction by Chris Murray

1956 was the year Elvis released his first record, made his first television appearance, and started his movie career. It was the year he became a star. Alfred Wertheimer, then a young freelance photojournalist, was there to document the extraordinary transition. Elvis 1956 features images that are a national treasure, including photographs of Elvis never before published: a unique visual record of one of the most exciting performers of his time, one of the most influential of all time, the first true icon of rock 'n' roll. Here is the first and last unguarded look at Elvis, featuring images of him in every aspect of his life - from performance and with the fans, to the recording studio and at home with his family.

Elvis 1956 serves as the catalogue for a nationally traveling exhibition exhibition developed collaboratively by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, and the Govinda Gallery to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the legendary rock star's birthday. Lavishly illustrated with 72 tri-tone photographs and with an introduction by curator Chris Murray, essays by E. Warren Perry, Jr. and National Portrait Gallery historian Amy Henderson, Elvis 1956 is a remarkable window into a defining time for rock 'n' roll's most enduring presence.

Neil and Me by Scott Young

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

Neil and Me
Written by Scott Young

Scott Young chronicles his son’s early years in and around Toronto and Winnipeg and his rise from journeyman, musician to superstar in the 1960s and 1970s. The frequent occasions when Scott and Neil’s paths have crossed – from backstage meetings and family get-togethers to a sold-out appearance at Carnegie Hall – give a fascinating portrait of an enigmatic star.

From the Paperback edition.

Neil and Me by Scott Young

2009-10-27T00:30:00-05:00

Neil and Me
Written by Scott Young

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer by Eric Davis

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Written by Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger and Eric Davis

The seventh volume in Knopf’s critically acclaimed Complete Lyrics series, published in Johnny Mercer’s centennial year, contains the texts to more than 1,200 of his lyrics, several hundred of them published here for the first time.

Johnny Mercer’s early songs became staples of the big band era and were regularly featured in the musicals of early Hollywood. With his collaborators, who included Richard A. Whiting, Harry Warren, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen, he wrote the lyrics to some of the most famous standards, among them, “Too Marvelous for Words,” “Jeepers Creepers,” “Skylark,” “I’m Old-Fashioned,” and “That Old Black Magic.”

During a career of more than four decades, Mercer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song an astonishing eighteen times, and won four: for his lyrics to “On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe” (music by Warren), “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” (music by Carmichael), and “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses” (music for both by Henry Mancini).

You’ve probably fallen in love with more than a few of Mercer’s songs–his words have never gone out of fashion–and with this superb collection, it’s easy to see that his lyrics elevated popular song into art.

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer by Eric Davis

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Written by Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger and Eric Davis

The Quotable Musician by Sheila E. Anderson

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

The Quotable Musician From Bach to Tupac
Written by Sheila E. Anderson

In The Quotable Musician: From Bach to Tupac, music artists through the ages speak out in this illuminating collection of quotations. Both the famous and the obscure from every genre of music--including classical, rock, Latin, country, blues, and hip-hop–are celebrated in more than one thousand quotations sure to intrigue and delight. Quotes offer individual takes on the music world, other musicians, singing and “the song,” performing and rehearsing, success, fame, fortune, failure, and rejection. Readers will also see both the playful and serious sides of the music masters in sections on love, passion, relationships, and sex; aging and death; nature and healing; humor and witticisms; religion and spirituality; and much more. Special sections pay particular attention to the words of Ron Carter, T.S. Monk, the Beatles, and Benny Golson. Any musician or music lover will savor this collection of provocative, mischievous, and profound words from music personalities of the past and present.

The Portable Henry Rollins by Henry Rollins

2009-10-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Portable Henry Rollins
Written by Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins is an artist whose legendary, no-holds-barred performances encompasses music, acting, and written and spoken word.  As Details magazine said when it named Rollins the 1994 Man of the Year: "through two decades of rage and discipline, Henry Rollins has transformed himself from an L.A. punk rocker into a universal soldier.  His enemies: slackers and hypocrites.  His mission: to steel your soul and rock your world."

Rollins was frontman for the seminal punk band Black Flag, and since 1987 has led the Rollins Band, whose ninth album, Come In and Burn, was just released by DreamWorks.

As a spoken-word artist, he regularly performs at colleges and theaters worldwide and has released eight spoken-word audiotapes.  His album Get in the Van won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for 1995.  As an actor, he has appeared in The Chase, Johnny Mnemonic, Heat, and David Lynch's forthcoming film, Lost Highway.

From his days as front man for the band Black Flag and the current Rollins Band to his books and spoken-word audiotapes, Henry Rollins is the music, the attitude, and the voice that takes no prisoners.  In his twelve books, he has led us on a hallucinatory journey through the decades--and his mind--with poems, essays, short stories, diary entries, and rants that exist at "the frayed edges where reality ends and imagination begins" (Publishers Weekly).  For the first time, the best of his legendary, no-holds-barred writings are available.  This collection includes new photos and works from such seminal Rollins books as:

High Adventure in the Great Outdoors
Art to Choke Hearts
Bang!
Black Coffee Blues
Get in the Van
Do I Come Here Often?
Solipsist

Plus never before released stories and more...

From the Trade Paperback edition.

A Fine Romance by David Lehman

2009-10-06T00:30:00-05:00

A Fine Romance Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
Written by David Lehman

In A Fine Romance, David Lehman looks at the formation of the American songbook--the timeless numbers that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous movies--and explores the extraordinary fact that this songbook was written almost exclusively by Jews.

An acclaimed poet, editor, and cultural critic, David Lehman hears America singing--with a Yiddish accent. He guides us through America in the golden age of song, when “Embraceable You,” “White Christmas,” “Easter Parade,” “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “My Romance,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Stormy Weather,” and countless others became nothing less than the American sound track. The stories behind these songs, the shows from which many of them came, and the shows from which many of them came, and the composers and lyricists who wrote them give voice to a specifically American saga of love, longing, assimilation, and transformation.

Lehman’s analytical skills, wit, and exuberance infuse this book with an energy and a tone like no other: at once sharply observant, personally searching, and attuned to the songs that all of us love. He helps us understand how natural it should be that Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor who incorporated “Over the Rainbow” into his Sabbath liturgy, and why Cole Porter--the rare non-Jew in this pantheon of musicians who wrote these classic songs shaped America even as America was shaping them.

A Fine Romance by David Lehman

2009-10-06T00:30:00-05:00

A Fine Romance Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
Written by David Lehman

Journey of a Thousand Miles by David Ritz

2009-09-08T00:30:00-05:00

Journey of a Thousand Miles My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as Number One. There was the Number One leader of a manufacturing plant, the Number One worker, the Number One scientist, the Number One car mechanic. In the culture of my childhood, being best was everything. It was the goal that drove us, the motivation that gave life meaning. And if, by chance or fate or the blessings of the generous universe, you were a child in whom talent was evident, Number One became your mantra. It became mine. I never begged my parents to take off the pressure. I accepted it; I even enjoyed it. It was a game, this contest among aspiring pianists, and although I may have been shy, I was bold, even at age five, when faced with a field of rivals.

Born in China to parents whose musical careers were interrupted by the Cultural Revolution, Lang Lang has emerged as one of the greatest pianists of our time. Yet despite his fame, few in the West know of the heart-wrenching journey from his early childhood as a prodigy in an industrial city in northern China to his difficult years in Beijing to his success today.
Journey of a Thousand Miles documents the remarkable, dramatic story of a family who sacrificed almost everything—his parents’ marriage, financial security, Lang Lang’s childhood, and their reputation in China’s insular classical music world—for the belief in a young boy’s talent. And it reveals the devastating and intense relationship between a boy and his father, who was willing to go to any length to make his son a star.
An engaging, informative cultural commentator who bridges East and West, Lang Lang has written more than an autobiography: his book opens a door to China, where Lang Lang is a cultural icon, at a time when the world’s attention will be on Beijing. Written with David Ritz, the coauthor of many bestselling autobiographies, Journey of a Thousand Miles is an inspiring story that will give readers an appreciation for the courage and sacrifice it takes to achieve greatness.

Moving to Higher Ground by Geoffrey Ward

2009-09-08T00:30:00-05:00

Moving to Higher Ground How Jazz Can Change Your Life
Written by Wynton Marsalis and Geoffrey Ward

In this beautiful book, Pulitzer Prize—winning musician and composer Wynton Marsalis draws upon lessons he’s learned from a lifetime in jazz–lessons that can help us all move to higher ground. With wit and candor he demystifies the music that is the birthright of every American and demonstrates how a real understanding of the central idea of jazz–the unique balance between self-expression and sacrifice for the common good exemplified on the bandstand–can enrich every aspect of our lives, from the bedroom to the boardroom, from the schoolroom to City Hall. Along the way, Marsalis helps us understand the life-changing message of the blues, reveals secrets about playing–and listening–and passes on wisdom he has gleaned from working with three generations of great musicians. Illuminating and inspiring, Moving to Higher Ground is a master class on jazz and life, conducted by a brilliant American artist.

Living with Jazz by Dan Morgenstern

2009-08-19T00:30:00-05:00

Living with Jazz A reader edited by Sheldon Meyer
Written by Dan Morgenstern

Lyrics by Sting

2009-07-16T00:30:00-05:00

Lyrics
Written by Sting

From the first Police album, Outlandos D'Amour, through Sacred Love, here are the collected lyrics written by Sting, along with his commentary.

From the Hardcover edition.

Puccini Without Excuses by William Berger

2009-07-01T00:30:00-05:00

Puccini Without Excuses A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger

Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated our popular culture. But, although Puccini’s art still captivates audiences and the popularity of such works as Tosca, La Boh?me, and Madama Butterfly has never waned, he has long been a victim of critical snobbery and cultural marginalization.
In this witty and informative guide for beginners and fans alike, William Berger sets the record straight, reclaiming Puccini as a serious artist. Combining his trademark irreverent humor with passionate enthusiasm, Berger strikes just the right balance of introductory information and thought-provoking analysis. He includes a biography, discussions of each opera, a glossary, fun facts and anecdotes, and above all keen insight into Puccini’s enduring power. For anyone who loves Puccini and for anyone who just wonders what all the fuss is about, Puccini Without Excuses is funny, challenging, and always a pleasure to read.

INCLUDES:
_ Why Puccini’s art and its message of hope is crucial to our world today
_ How Anglo audiences often miss the mythic significance of his operas
_ The use of his music as shorthand in films, from A Room with a View to Fatal Attraction
_ A scene-by scene analysis of each opera
_ A guide to the wealth of available recordings, books, and videos

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Stardust Melodies by Will Friedwald

2009-07-01T00:30:00-05:00

Stardust Melodies The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs
Written by Will Friedwald

In Stardust Melodies, Will Friedwald takes each of these legendary songs apart and puts it together again, with a staggering wealth of detail and unprecedented understanding.

Each chapter gives us an extended history of one song—the circumstances under which it was written and first performed—and then explores its musical and lyric content. Drawing on his vast knowledge of records and the careers of performing artists, Friedwald tells us who was responsible for making these songs famous and discusses in depth the performers who have left their unique marks on them. He writes about variations in performance style, about both classic and obscure versions of the songs, about brilliantly original interpretations and ghastly travesties. And then there’s the completely unexpected, like Stan Freberg’s politically correct “Elderly Man River.”

This is a book for all lovers of American song to explore, argue with, and savor.

From the Hardcover edition.

That Magic Feeling by John C. Winn

2009-06-16T00:30:00-05:00

That Magic Feeling The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970
Written by John C. Winn

From Revolver to Let It Be, That Magic Feeling: The Beatles Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966—1970, continues the chronicle of the group’s spectacular career from its creative zenith to its irrevocable split

As the Beatles moved into the mid and late 1960s, their collective and individual musical talent and innovations evolved at an unparalleled pace. Like its companion volume, Way Beyond Compare: The Beatles’ Recorded Legacy, Volume One, 1957—1965, this unique work thoroughly chronicles all known and available Beatles recordings during this period of incredible creative growth.

Have you ever watched a Beatles film clip and wondered:
• Where was that filmed?
• Is any more of that footage available?

Have you ever heard a Beatles interview and asked:
• When was that taped?
• Where’s the best place to find the complete recording?

That Magic Feeling answers these and thousands of similar questions. With more than 500 entries, it includes recording sessions, concerts, newsreel footage, press clips, TV and film performances, home movies, radio interviews, documentaries, studio outtakes, home demos, and alternative mixes–all of which are given complete coverage for the first time.

Author John C. Winn has spent two decades poring over, scrutinizing, organizing, and analyzing hundreds of hours of audio and video recordings and compiling them into a digestible chronological framework, creating the ultimate reference guide to the Beatles’ legendary musical and cultural evolution.

That Magic Feeling by John C. Winn

2009-06-16T00:30:00-05:00

That Magic Feeling The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970
Written by John C. Winn

The 27s by Josh Hunter

2009-04-07T00:30:00-05:00

The 27s The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll
Written by Eric Segalstad
Illustrated by Josh Hunter

Excess and tragedy are the stuff of music legend, but it is only with hindsight that deeper patterns emerge. None of these is more striking than the deaths at age 27 of some of the greatest musicians of our time.

Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. Brian Jones. Kurt Cobain. Founding bluesman Robert Johnson. All died at 27. Their stories, as well as those of ill-fated members of the Grateful Dead, The Stooges, Badfinger, Big Star, Minutemen, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The Mars Volta, are here presented for the first time as a profound and interlocking web that reaches beyond coincidence to the roots of artistic causality and fate.

The 27s is the first comprehensive account of the lives and legacies of the thirty-four musicians who make up (to date) rock’s most notorious myth. It is also a capsule history of rock & roll, twisting and turning through decades and genres, unfurling layers of numerology, philosophy, and astrology along the way. The text is complemented by compelling and multifaceted artwork that brings a nonlinear graphic-novel edge to this major contribution to the study of rock culture.

The 27s also include crooner Jesse Belvin ("Earth Angel," "Goodnight My Love"), Rudy Lewis of the Drifters, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Malcolm Hale of Spanky And Our Gang, Alan Wilson from Canned Heat, Arlester Christian of Dyke And the Blazers, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead, Pete Ham of Badfinger, Gary Thain of Uriah Heep and Keef Hartley Band, Roger Lee Durham of Bloodstone, Helmut Köllen of Triumvirat, Chris Bell of Big Star, D. Boon of Minutemen, Pete de Freitas of Echo & the Bunnymen, Mia Zapata of the Gits, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, Kristin Pfaff of Hole, Raymond "Freaky Tah" Rogers of Lost Boyz, Sean McCabe of Ink & Dagger, Jeremy Michael Ward of De Facto and The Mars Volta, Bryan Ottoson of American Head Charge, and Valentin Elizalde.

Motown by Gerald Posner

2009-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

Motown Music, Money, Sex, and Power
Written by Gerald Posner

In 1959, twenty-nine-year-old Berry Gordy, who had already given up on his dream to be a champion boxer, borrowed eight hundred dollars from his family and started a record company. A run-down bungalow sandwiched between a funeral home and a beauty shop in a poor Detroit neighborhood served as his headquarters. The building’s entrance was adorned with a large sign that improbably boasted “Hitsville U.S.A.” The kitchen served as the control room, the garage became the two-track studio, the living room was reserved for bookkeeping, and sales were handled in the dining room. Soon word spread that any youngster with a streak of talent should visit the only record label that Detroit had seen in years. The company’s name was Motown.
Motown cuts through decades of unsubstantiated rumors and speculation to tell the true behind-the-scenes narrative of America’s most exciting musical dynasty. It follows the company and its amazing roster of stars from the tumultuous growth years in Detroit, to the drama and intrigue of Hollywood in the 1970s, to resurgence in 2002.
Set against the civil rights movement, the decay of America’s northern industrial cities, and the social upheaval of the 1960s, Motown is a tale of the incredible entrepreneurship of Berry Gordy. But it also features the moving stories of kids from Detroit’s inner-city projects who achieved remarkable success and then, in many cases, found themselves fighting the demons that so often come with stardom—drugs, jealousy, sexual indulgence, greed, and uncontrollable ambition.
Motown features an extraordinary cast of characters, including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder. They are presented as they lived and worked: a clan of friends, lovers, competitors, and sometimes vicious foes. Motown reveals how the hopes and dreams of each affected the lives of the others and illustrates why this singular story is a made-in-America Greek tragedy, the rise and fall of a supremely talented yet completely dysfunctional extended family.
Based on numerous original interviews and extensive documentation, Motown benefits particularly from the thousands of pages of files crammed into the basement of downtown Detroit’s Wayne County Courthouse. Those court records provide the unofficial—and hitherto largely untold—history of Motown and its stars, since almost every relationship between departing singers, songwriters, producers, and the label ended up in litigation.
From its peaks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Motown controlled the pop charts and its stars were sought after even by the Beatles, through the inexorable slide caused by their failure to handle their stardom, Motown is a riveting and troubling look inside a music label that provided the unofficial soundtrack to an entire generation.

From the Hardcover edition.

Check the Technique by Brian Coleman

2009-03-12T00:30:00-05:00

Check the Technique Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Written by Brian Coleman

A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop immortals

It’s a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have always been reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicity photo or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That’s a damn shame, because few outside the game know about the true creative forces behind influential masterpieces like PE’s It Takes a Nation of Millions. . ., De La’s 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hop nation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling, knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic and iconoclastic art form.

The format: One chapter, one artist, one album, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from the original sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boys–including Big Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, Ice-T, and Wyclef–step to the mic to talk about the influences, environment, equipment, samples, beats, beefs, and surprises that went into making each classic record. Studio craft and street smarts, sonic inspiration and skate ramps, triumph, tragedy, and take-out food–all played their part in creating these essential albums of the hip-hop canon.

Insightful, raucous, and addictive, Check the Technique transports you back to hip-hop’s golden age with the greatest artists of the ’80s and ’90s. This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax.

“Brian Coleman’s writing is a lot like the albums he covers: direct, uproarious, and more than six-fifths genius.”
–Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop

“All producers and hip-hop fans must read this book. It really shows how these albums were made and touches the music fiend in everyone.”
–DJ Evil Dee of Black Moon and Da Beatminerz

“A rarity in mainstream publishing: a truly essential rap history.”
–Ronin Ro, author of Have Gun Will Travel

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Random House New Releases - Music - Between November 28, 2008 and December 28, 2009.

Elvis 1956 by Amy Henderson

Elvis 1956 Written by Alfred Wertheimer Text by E. Warren Perry, Jr. and Amy Henderson Introduction by Chris Murray

Neil and Me by Scott Young

Neil and Me Written by Scott Young

Neil and Me by Scott Young

Neil and Me Written by Scott Young

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer by Eric Davis

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer Written by Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger and Eric Davis

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer by Eric Davis

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer Written by Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger and Eric Davis

The Quotable Musician by Sheila E. Anderson

The Quotable Musician From Bach to TupacWritten by Sheila E. Anderson

The Portable Henry Rollins by Henry Rollins

The Portable Henry Rollins Written by Henry Rollins

A Fine Romance by David Lehman

A Fine Romance Jewish Songwriters, American SongsWritten by David Lehman

A Fine Romance by David Lehman

A Fine Romance Jewish Songwriters, American SongsWritten by David Lehman

Journey of a Thousand Miles by David Ritz

Journey of a Thousand Miles My StoryWritten by Lang Lang and David Ritz

Moving to Higher Ground by Geoffrey Ward

Moving to Higher Ground How Jazz Can Change Your LifeWritten by Wynton Marsalis and Geoffrey Ward

Living with Jazz by Dan Morgenstern

Living with Jazz A reader edited by Sheldon MeyerWritten by Dan Morgenstern

Lyrics by Sting

Lyrics Written by Sting

Puccini Without Excuses by William Berger

Puccini Without Excuses A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular ComposerWritten by William Berger

Stardust Melodies by Will Friedwald

Stardust Melodies The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular SongsWritten by Will Friedwald

That Magic Feeling by John C. Winn

That Magic Feeling The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970Written by John C. Winn

That Magic Feeling by John C. Winn

That Magic Feeling The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970Written by John C. Winn

The 27s by Josh Hunter

The 27s The Greatest Myth of Rock & RollWritten by Eric Segalstad Illustrated by Josh Hunter

Motown by Gerald Posner

Motown Music, Money, Sex, and PowerWritten by Gerald Posner

Check the Technique by Brian Coleman

Check the Technique Liner Notes for Hip-Hop JunkiesWritten by Brian Coleman

Elvis 1956
Written by Alfred Wertheimer
Text by E. Warren Perry, Jr. and Amy Henderson
Introduction by Chris Murray

Neil and Me
Written by Scott Young

Neil and Me
Written by Scott Young

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Written by Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger and Eric Davis

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Written by Johnny Mercer, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, Miles Kreuger and Eric Davis

The Quotable Musician From Bach to Tupac
Written by Sheila E. Anderson

The Portable Henry Rollins
Written by Henry Rollins

A Fine Romance Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
Written by David Lehman

A Fine Romance Jewish Songwriters, American Songs
Written by David Lehman

Journey of a Thousand Miles My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz

Moving to Higher Ground How Jazz Can Change Your Life
Written by Wynton Marsalis and Geoffrey Ward

Living with Jazz A reader edited by Sheldon Meyer
Written by Dan Morgenstern

Lyrics
Written by Sting

Puccini Without Excuses A Refreshing Reassessment of the World's Most Popular Composer
Written by William Berger

Stardust Melodies The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs
Written by Will Friedwald

That Magic Feeling The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970
Written by John C. Winn

That Magic Feeling The Beatles' Recorded Legacy, Volume Two, 1966-1970
Written by John C. Winn

The 27s The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll
Written by Eric Segalstad
Illustrated by Josh Hunter

Motown Music, Money, Sex, and Power
Written by Gerald Posner

Check the Technique Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies
Written by Brian Coleman