 | Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Star: Ian Hunter Lead Singer for "Mott the Hoople": Ian Hunter Lead Singer for "Mott the Hoople" by Ian Hunter
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.49 One of the best books ever written about Rock and Roll.
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 | Ray Charles: Man and Music by Michael Lydon
Buy used from: £0.25 Amazing biography, amazing man!
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 | The Story of the Blues by Paul Oliver
Buy used from: £7.41 Great overview of the Blues - you can go on to read Mr. Oliver's other books on aspects of the blues tradition.
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 | Jazz: A History of America's Music by Geoffrey C. Ward
Buy new: £21.92 / Used from: £12.10 Nicely presented overview of Jazz.
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 | Last Train to Memphis: Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
Buy new: £9.07 / Used from: £1.88 |
 | Careless Love: Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
Buy new: £10.68 / Used from: £0.01 These two books are the equal of any academic biography - a wonderful, detailed presentation of the story of Elvis Presley.
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 | Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom by Nik Cohn
Buy used from: £0.11 First issued n the late sixties, a subjective and at times outrageous review of pop music up until then.
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 | Rock Dreams by Guy Peellaert
Buy used from: £22.95 Picture book with Guy Peellaert which updated the above book into the 70s, with Cohn enthusing over Rod Stewart!
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 | Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival by Colin Harper
Buy new: £6.64 / Used from: £2.20 Although I'm not a Jansch fan, I enjoyed this book which gives a good account of the early connections between the British Jazz, Folk and Blues scenes.
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 | Blues: The British Connection by Bob Brunning
Buy used from: £5.99 Overview of British blues by Fleetwood Mac's original bass player.
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| Who Sang What in Rock 'n' Roll by Alan Warner
Buy used from: £3.63 Great reference book on Rock and Roll and Rhythm and Blues songs.
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| British Beat by Chris May
Buy used from: £9.99 Details of many of the 60s beat groups - some went on to make it, others didn't.
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| Call Up the Groups by Alan Clayson
Buy used from: £0.96 Stories of some of those groups who didn't make it, and some who did!
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 | Showbusiness: The Diary of a Rock 'n' Roll Nobody by Mark Radcliffe
Buy used from: £5.45 The story of a music fan and struggling musician, albeit a famous Radio 1/2 DJ.
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 | The Sound of the City: Rise of Rock and Roll by Charlie Gillett
Buy used from: £15.99 Gillets's listing of the US independent R&R and R&B labels, their artists and their records. Wonderful!
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| Making Tracks - Story of Atlantic Records by Charlie Gillett
Buy used from: £39.80 Here Gillet focuses in on probably the greatest of those labels, New York's Atlantic.
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 | White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s by Joe Boyd
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £1.00 A great recent book detailing Boyd's career in blues, folk, pop and jazz production and promotion.
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 | No Sleep Till Canvey Island: The Great Pub Rock Revolution (Pocket Annual) by Will Birch
Buy used from: £22.90 The story of pub rock- and the beginnings of punk and the careers of Elvis Costello, Nicl Lowe, Ian Drury the Clash etc
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| Chicago Breakdown (Eddison blues books) by Mike Rowe
Buy used from: £47.29 Mike Rowe's 1970's examination of blues in Chicago
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 | Stone Alone: The Story of a Rock 'n' Roll Band by Bill Wyman
Buy used from: £15.73 Unlike many 60s survivers Bill was there AND can remember - in great detail.
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