Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups

ÊRush FAQÊ documents the amazing story of the world's greatest Canadian prog rock power trio from its origins in a church basement in Willowdale ...

Since its release in 1971, Don McLean's song American Pie has become an indelible part of U.S. culture. It has sparked countless debates about t...

The pianist, composer, and bandleader Randy Weston is one of the worlds most influential jazz musicians and a remarkable storyteller whose career h...

''As the Brits say: I''m gobsmacked. I devoured this book... one of the most potent examples of living the dream'' Debbie Harry''A great drummer wh...

'Highly stimulating ... Kraftwerk is a pleasure to read' Jon Savage, New StatesmanThe story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how they revol...

This book is a reverent and interactive homage to David Bowie, with dense illustrations of the many real and imagined universes of his own making. ...

Over ten years after WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH, Mick Wall's seminal biography of the band, comes this major and extensively researched revisio...

''A delight to read'' Philip Pullman''Essential reading ... a genuine landmark publication'' Tom ServiceA BBC Radio 4 ''Book of the Week''The music...

This book is an attempt to place the Wolfe Tones, arguably Ireland''s most popular and internationally successful folk and ballad band, in its poli...

She recorded and performed with stars like Billie Jo Spears, Ray Lynam, Foster and Allen, Charley Pride, Big Tom and Brian Coll, shared festival li...

When singer-songwriter Alan Hull joined the group Brethren in 1969, and they were renamed Lindisfarne shortly afterwards, nobody could have foresee...

''One of the greatest music photographers of all time...this book is indispensable to anyone who is a fan of Morrissey, or of great photography ''C...

ÊThe WallÊ was Roger Waters's first album. So begins Dave Thompson's Thompson's ÊRoger Waters: The Man Behind the WallÊ the first full biography ...

During his 13 year career between 1955 and 1968, Paul Chambers was one of the leading double bass players in jazz, performing with a wide variety o...