Richard Crawford, Larry Hamberlin
Second Edition
An ear-opening exploration of music’s New World, from Puritan psalmody to mash-ups.More
Preston Lauterbach
“Lauterbach’s tribute . . . is welcome and overdue.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington PostMore
John Covach, Andrew Flory
Third Edition
The music—front and center.More
David Kastin
The first biography of the legendary Rothschild heiress who reigned as New York’s “Jazz Baroness.”More
Colin Grant
The definitive group biography of the Wailers—Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and
Bunny Livingston—chronicling their rise to fame and power.More
Tom Nolan
“The two sides of Shaw . . . are at the center of . . . [this] compulsively readable biography.”—Daniel Akst, Wall Street JournalMore
Alice Echols
"Remarkable. . . . Carried along by prose that is as sleek and slinky as its subject."—Christine Stansell, University of ChicagoMore
Scott DeVeaux, Gary Giddins
The #1 text in the market—now in an Essentials Edition.More
Hunter Davies
Updated Edition
The book that defines a band that defined a generation.More
Richard Williams
A brilliant, wide-ranging book on how the seminal album revolutionized music and culture in the twentieth century.More
Bob Dylan
Rendered in striking, explosive graphic form, many of Bob Dylan’s most famous songs—illustrated as they’ve never been before.More
Ted Gioia
“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMore
Tony Fletcher
A penetrating and entertaining exploration of New York’s music scene from Cubop through folk, punk, and hip-hop.More
Gary Giddins, Scott DeVeaux
The story of jazz for the general reader as it has never been told before, from the inside out: a comprehensive, eloquent, scrupulously researched page-turner.More
Pete Seeger, Bob Reiser, Jesse Jackson
“Filled with beautiful music, glorious lyrics, and the soul of one of the most important historical and social revolutions of our history.” —Judy CollinsMore