Billy Joel: The Life & Times of an Angry Young Man

• RC 61511  
  Hank Bordowitz
  Traces the life and career of the songwriter/pianist, highlighting Joel’s childhood in Long Island, his three marriages, and alcohol problems.

I Feel Good

• RC 60883
  James Brown
  Autobiography of the outspoken "Godfather of Soul." Brown describes his childhood in the segregated south, personal life, legal troubles, and career in the music business.

Man in Black

• RC 58372
  Johnny Cash
  Candid autobiography in which the legendary country-western singer revisits the "good and bad times" of his life and career. 

Get Happy: the Life of Judy Garland

• RC 49967
  Gerald Clarke
  Traces her family roots, marriages, lovers, and children until her death at age forty-seven.

Girl Singer: an Autobiography

• RC 49352
  Rosemary Clooney
  Singer discusses her career in music, love affairs and famous friends, marriage and five children with philandering movie star Jose Ferrer, and her 1968 pill-induced breakdown.

Angel On My Shoulder: an Autobiography

• RC 52418
  Natalie Cole
  Recounts Cole's privileged childhood as the daughter of Nat King Cole, her marriages, substance abuse, and difficulties with her mother.

Old Gods Almost Dead: the 40-year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones

• RC 58794
  Stephen Davis
  In-depth biography of the legendary English band that refused to fade into rock history.

Chronicles: Volume 1

• RC 59429 
  Bob Dylan
  First of a three-volume memoir by the music legend recalling his early days in Greenwich Village, transient loves, lasting friendships, and experiences in New Orleans and Woodstock.

Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life & Times of Benny Goodman

• RC 60340 
  Ross Firestone
  Biography of jazz clarinetist recounts his career as a child prodigy in Chicago, early gigs during the depression era, and success with the "big band" sound.

Bing Crosby: a Pocketful of Dreams, the Early Years 1903-1940

• RC 53111
  Gary Giddins
  Examines Crosby’s family history and work up to World War II. Includes discography and filmography.

According to the Rolling Stones

• RC 57396 
  Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts…[et al.]
  Reminiscences by members of "The Stones," tracing their British roots and rise to international fame beginning in the 1960’s.

Hank Williams, So Lonesome

• RC 58607 
  George William Koon
  Documents country singer’s rise from Depression-era Alabama to Nashville stardom and examines the mystery surrounding his death.

Little Miss Dynamite: the Life and Times of Brenda Lee

• RC 53911
  Brenda Lee
  Reminisces about the entertainers Lee has known, from her early days in rock ’n’ roll through country music superstardom.

Honky Tonk Angel: the Intimate Story of Patsy Cline

• RC 58571
  Ellis Nassour
  From interviews with Cline’s family and friends, the author details the performer’s trailblazing career, dynamic relationships, and untimely death in a plane crash.

Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross

• RC 59837 
  Craig Seymour
  Biography of the rhythm and blues singer/songwriter/producer, following his career from the 1970’s through a devastating stroke in 2003 at age fifty-one.

The Beatles: the Biography

• RC 61584
  Bob Spitz
  Music journalist pens a history of the British rock ’n’ roll band that launched a cultural revolution.

Sinatra: the Life

• RC 61890
  Anthony Summers
  Documents Sinatra’s childhood, career, marriages, struggles with alcohol, complex relationships with women, and Mafia connections.

Trouble man : the life and Death of Marvin Gaye

• RC 52126
  Steve Turner
  Traces the family and professional life of the soul singer, including his problems with finances, drugs, and a rocky relationship with his father.

Long Ago and Far Away: James Taylor, His Life and Music

• RC 57795 
  Timothy White
  Chronicles the life of singer-songwriter James Taylor from his Scottish roots to the 1990’s, including his marriages and troubling substance abuse.