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Book Review: Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s & 1950s
In the two decades before the Civil Rights movement, jazz nightclubs were among the first places that opened to both black and white performers and ... -
Book Review: All Exce$$–Occupation Concert Promoter
A new book by this longtime concert promoter is 350 pages of stories and photos from Zelisko’s personal collection, giving a glimpse from “behind the ... -
Book Review: It Came From Memphis: Updated and Revised
This is the 25th anniversary edition of a special book that beautifully details how, in the 1950s, Underground Memphis embraced African American culture when dominant ... -
Book Review: Hanging Tree Guitars
For over 50 years, Freeman Vines has transformed materials culled from a forgotten landscape in his relentless pursuit of building a guitar capable of producing ... -
Book Review: John & Yoko Plastic Ono Band
WeldonOwen publishers have put together an artful and informative book that fully explores John Lennon’s first album after the Beatles’ breakup. Described by Lennon as ... -
Book Review: Jon B: Are You Still Down?
The blue-eyed soul artist gets a respectful tribute in this brief treatise by Dominique Carson, who makes the case for Jon B as an R&B ... -
Book Review: Do You Feel Like I Do?
The classic rocker invites readers to experience the key moments of his life through his first memoir, Do You Feel Like I Do? Frampton began ... -
Book Review: I Die Each Time I Hear the Sound
The former frontman of Soul Coughing (great band!) explores music and memory with vivid detail. This unique account of moments in time depicts Doughty’s relationship ... -
Book Review: Everybody Loves Me
The iconic bassist, who has toured and recorded with James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Brown, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins and Toto, and who is a ... -
Book Review: Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World's Greatest Guitarists
If one has the slightest interest in electric guitar effects pedals (or “stompboxes”), then this monster of a compendium is definitely for you. The book ...
