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WHAT IS IT ALL BUT LUMINOUS: NOTES FROM A N U N D E R G R OU N D M A N by Garfunkel, Art

PRICE: $27.95 - Cloth ISBN: 9780385352475

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf AVAILABILITY: 09/26/2017

A lyrical memoir of a creative life by half of the successful music duo traces his experiences before, during and after Simon & Garfunkel, from his youth in the mid-20th century and early successes with Paul Simon to the heyday of their popularity and the gradual divides that ended their collaboration.

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GUCCI MANE

by Mane, Gucci, with Neil Martinez-Belkin

PRICE: $27.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9781501165320

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster AVAILABILITY: 09/19/2017

A highly anticipated memoir by the prolific hip-hop artist traces his unlikely path to stardom and personal rebirth, discussing his early years in Alabama and Georgia, his activities as a drug dealer, the experiences that inspired his influential street anthems and his recent prison term.

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B O R N TO RU N by Springsteen, Bruce

PRICE: $19.99 - Paper ISBN: 9781501141522

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster AVAILABILITY: 09/05/2017

In a personal account inspired by the remarkable 2009 Super Bowl halftime show, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer traces his life from his childhood in a Catholic New Jersey family and the musical experiences that prompted his career to the rise of the E Street Band and the stories behind some of his most famous songs. Reprint.

LINER NOTES: ON PARENTS & CHILDREN, EXES & EXCESS, DEATH & DECAY, & A FEW OF MY OT H E R FAVO R I T E T H I NG S by Wainwright, Loudon, III

PRICE: $27.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9780399177026

PUBLISHER: Penguin Group Usa AVAILABILITY: 09/05/2017

The influential Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actor shares meditative personal reflections on relationships and creativity, tracing the struggles with alcoholism, infidelity and competitiveness

that have challenged his celebrity family.

DAV I D B OW I E : A L I F E by Jones, Dylan

PRICE: $28.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9780451497833

PUBLISHER: Crown Pub AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

Traces the life of the late music superstar through almost 200 interviews with his producers, bandmates, managers and lovers from his English childhood to key points throughout his career, including early 1970s New York and the hedonism of late 1970s Los Angeles.

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GOOD THINGS HAPPEN SLOWLY: A LIFE IN A N D OU T O F JA Z Z by Hersch, Fred

PRICE: $28.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9781101904343

PUBLISHER: Crown Pub AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

The eight-time Grammy-nominated music artist describes his experiences of being one of the first openly gay, HIV-positive musicians in the cloistered, largely African-American jazz world, sharing additional insights into his two-month medically induced coma in 2007,

from which he would emerge to create some of the most emotionally compelling music of his career.

A SICK LIFE: TLC `N ME: STORIES FROM ON A N D O F F T H E STAG E by Watkins, Tionne

PRICE: $26.99 - Cloth ISBN: 9781623368609

PUBLISHER: Rodale AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

A memoir from Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, fivetime Grammy Award winning member of hip-hop group TLC, about her rise to fame, lifelong battle with sickle-cell disease and her strength through success and tragedy.

GOODNIGHT, L.A.: THE RISE AND FALL OF CLASSIC ROCK--THE UNTOLD STORY FROM INSIDE THE LEGENDARY RECORDING STUDIOS

by Hartman, Kent

PRICE: $27.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9780306824371

PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press AVAILABILITY: 09/19/2017

A behind-the-scenes journey through the rise and fall of the 1970s and `80s classic rock era explores how rising legends operated behind the walls of unlikely recording

studios in Los Angeles, tracing the lesserknown stories of classic artists and famous producers. 25,000 first printing.

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L I G H T FO OT by Jennings, Nicholas

PRICE: $30.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9780735232556

PUBLISHER: Viking Press AVAILABILITY: 09/26/2017

A biography of the Canadian singersongwriter behind "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" describes how he started singing in grade school before going on to write songs and play concert halls worldwide while watching his relationships unravel due to alcoholism.

ROLLING STONES ON AIR IN THE SIXTIES: TV AND RADIO HISTORY AS IT HAPPENED

by Havers, Richard

PRICE: $45.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9780062471314

PUBLISHER: Harper Design AVAILABILITY: 09/26/2017

Tells the in-depth history of the Rolling Stones through their career-defining television and radio appearances during their rise to fame in the 1960s, from their first television appearance on Thank Your Lucky

Stars! to their free 1969 concert in London's Hyde Park. 35,000 first printing.

GUNS N' ROSES: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A R O CK 'N ' R O L L BA N D by Elliott, Paul

PRICE: $29.95 - Cloth ISBN: 9781454926429

PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

Written by a band insider, a comprehensive, fully illustrated and up-to-date account offers an unofficial exploration of Guns N' Roses.

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PICTURING PRINCE: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT

by Parke, Steve

PRICE: $24.99 - Cloth ISBN: 9781844039692

PUBLISHER: Cassell AVAILABILITY: 09/05/2017

In a full-color account, the late icon's former art director reveals stunning intimate photographs of the singer from his time working at Paisley Park, including 16 pages of "lost photographs," all of which have recently been uncovered by the author from within his extensive archive.

STAYING ALIVE: THE DISCO INFERNO OF THE BE E G E E S by Spence, Simon

PRICE: $22.95 - Paper ISBN: 9781911036272

PUBLISHER: Jawbone AVAILABILITY: 09/19/2017

The co-author of Stoned offers and illustrated reappraisal of the Bee Gees at the peak of their powers. Original.

HIGHWAY STAR: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DEEP PURPLE'S LEAD SINGER

by Gillan, Ian. Foreword by Lars Ulrich

PRICE: $15.95 - Paper ISBN: 9781944713287 PUBLISHER: Consortium Book (Smaller

Imprints) AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

In a book that has a foreword by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, the iconic singer of seminal rock band Deep Purple dishes on the highs and lows his career. Original.

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MAXIMUM VOLUME: THE LIFE OF BEATLES PRODUCER GEORGE MARTIN, THE EARLY Y E A R S, 192 6 -196 6 by Womack, Kenneth

PRICE: $30.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9781613731895

PUBLISHER: Chicago Review Press AVAILABILITY: 09/01/2017

Offers a glimpse into the mind, the music and the man behind the sound of The Beatles, in a first volume that covers his working-class childhood, musical influences and early work with the Fab Four.

NOT D E A D Y ET by Collins, Phil

PRICE: $17.00 - Paper ISBN: 9781101907481

PUBLISHER: Three Rivers Press AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

The Genesis frontman and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, offering unstinting discussions of his early years, relationships with fellow artists and struggles with addiction. Reprint.

WOMAN WALK THE LINE: HOW THE WOMEN IN COUNTRY MUSIC CHANGED OUR LIVES

by Gleason, Holly, ed.

PRICE: $24.95 - Cloth ISBN: 9781477313916

PUBLISHER: Univ. Of Texas Press AVAILABILITY: 09/20/2017

Collects deeply personal essays from awardwinning writers on the femme fatales, feminists, groundbreakers and truth tellers of the country-music industry, in a book that covers Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Loretta

Lynn, Rhiannon Giddens, June Carter Cash and many more.

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GOOD VIBRATIONS: MY LIFE AS A BEACH BOY

by Love, Mike & Hirsch, James S.

PRICE: $17.00 - Paper ISBN: 9780735212336

PUBLISHER: Penguin Group Usa AVAILABILITY: 09/12/2017

A founding member of The Beach Boys traces the story of his triumphant halfcentury career, discussing topics ranging from the inspirations for his pop classic lyrics and his struggles with self-destructive habits to his spiritual life and his partnerships with his cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl. Reprint.

WHAT I FOUND IN A THOUSAND TOWNS: A TRAVELING MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO REBUILDING AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES-ONE COFFEE SHOP, DOG RUN, AND OPEN-MIKE N I G H T AT A T I M E by Williams, Dar

PRICE: $27.00 - Cloth ISBN: 9780465098965

PUBLISHER: Basic Books (Hachette) AVAILABILITY: 09/05/2017

A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes.

B O B M OU L D'S WO R K B O O K by Biggins, Walter & Couch, Daniel

PRICE: $14.95 - Paper ISBN: 9781501321351

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Usa Academic AVAILABILITY: 09/07/2017

Offers a close look at the music, production and contexts of the Bob Mould album Woodwork and, by doing so, places the record in the center of the various discourses that would evolve into alternative and, later, indie rock. Original.

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CAMP LO'S UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT

by Rivers, Patrick & Fulton, William

PRICE: $14.95 - Paper ISBN: 9781501322723

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Usa Academic AVAILABILITY: 09/07/2017

Informed by interviews of the artists, album producer Ski, autobiographical accounts by A&R/co-author Will Fulton, a musical and cultural analyses of the album Uptown Saturday Night details the development of the album and how its contents instigated a "re-remembering" of black culture. Original.

BROTHAS BE, YO LIKE GEORGE, AIN'T THAT FUNKIN' KINDA HARD ON YOU?: A MEMOIR

by Clinton, George, with Ben Greenman

PRICE: $17.00 - Paper ISBN: 9781476751085

PUBLISHER: Atria Books AVAILABILITY: 09/05/2017

Traces the funk music legend's rise from a 1950s barbershop quartet to an influential multigenre artist, discussing his pivotal artistic and business achievements with Parliament-Funkadelic. Reprint.

ADVENTURES OF A BALLAD HUNTER

by Lomax, John A. Foreword by Anna Lomax Wood. Illus by Ken Chamberlain

PRICE: $18.95 - Paper ISBN: 9781477313718

PUBLISHER: Univ. Of Texas Press AVAILABILITY: 09/05/2017

Reprints a classic memoir about the author's herculean efforts to document the wide variety of American folk music during his life. Reprint.

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