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Favourite Music books
A Listmania! list by Ms. Felicia Davis-burden (Staines, UK)

1. Across The Great Divide: The "Band" and America by Barney Hoskyns

The list author says:
	"A wonderful history of a wonderful band. Makes you want to hear the music."

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2. Hotel California: Singer-songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the L.A. Canyons 1967-1976 by Barney Hoskyns

The list author says:
	"detailed overview of a fascinating chapter in Rock history. Hoskyns does it again!"

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3. This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band by Levon Helm

The list author says:
	"The inside story from Levon Helm. Told honestly with bags of humour. The tale of Rick Danko and the deer is particularly funny... Oooops!"

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4. Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro by Michell Kort

The list author says:
	"The magical Nyro is revealed to us in Kort's masterful biography. Kort has also written superb liner notes on Judee Sill"

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5. England's Dreaming by Jon Savage

The list author says:
	"Insightful and sometimes disturbing, but overall a brilliant exploration of the Punk era."

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6. The Illustrated Rock Almanac by Pearce Marchbank

The list author says:
	"The first rock reference book I ever bought (aged 11), but I still look at it with pleasure. A few mistakes: Roger Waters is given 1947 as a birthdate! Still, it's a terrific 'Dip in' book."

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7. Mr Tambourine Man: The Story of the Byrds' Gene Clark by John Einerson

The list author says:
	"A sometimes upsetting, but always readable account of Clark, co-founder of the Byrds and a terrific talent."

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8. "Byrds": Timeless Flight Revisited : the Sequel by Johnny Rogan

The list author says:
	"A doorstop of a tome, but if you can hold it up it's worth your trouble! The bible on the Byrds."

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9. Mystery Train by Greil Marcus

The list author says:
	"You need patience for this, but Marcus is the truest rock scholar. His exploration of The Band is especially great."

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10. "Rolling Stone" Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music by Anthony DeCurtis

The list author says:
	"A gorgeous set of essays on the major movers in the history of rock."

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11. Music from "Big Pink" (33 1/3) by John Niven

The list author says:
	"A remarkable piece of work. real and imagined scenarios are blended to form a believable tale of 60s-70s creativity and excess. I keep re-reading this one."

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12. Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon by Tony Fletcher

The list author says:
	"What a ride! Moonie might not have been the kindest man to his nearest/dearest, but as a musician there was no one like him. A frequently hilarious, but sometimes disturbing book. Gripping."

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13. The "Beatles": The Classic by Hunter Davies

The list author says:
	"Hunter Davies's biography was first published while the band were still together. Over the years it has expanded to cover the decades since. Still brilliant."

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14. Shout!: The True Story of the Beatles by Philip Norman

The list author says:
	"Another first-rate history of the Beatles. Also expanded through the years."

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15. Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes by Greil Marcus

The list author says:
	"The mystery is cracked open by the only writer who could possibly do it! This feels like opening the best birthday present you didn't know you wanted. Fascinating"

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16. Buried Alive: Janis Joplin by Myra Friedman

The list author says:
	"Other Janis biogs might have gone further in discussing her bisexuality and excesses, but Friedman actually got to know Janis and writes honestly about the real person behind Pearl"

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17. Dancing with Demons: The Authorised Biography of Dusty Springfield by Penny Valentine

The list author says:
	"The Diva unmasked? Well, it's a pretty good try! Dusty's mystery is preserved, but we now know more about what lay behind the make-up and that delicious voice."

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