Rock 'n' Roll 39-59
Snare drum backbeat plus electric guitar: the simple formula that... »

Dream Boogie
The Triumph of Sam Cooke. One of the most influential African American singers/songwriters in the... »

Dream Boogie: The Triumph Of Sam Cooke
The Triumph of Sam Cooke. One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam... »

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000
The Year'S Finest Writing On Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country And More »

Lost Highway
Journeys & Arrivals of American Musicians »

Last Train to Memphis
The first volume of a two-volume biography of Elvis Presley covers Presley's rise up to his mother's death in 1958. It restores Elvis to his music, telling t... »

Careless Love
Following Last Train to Memphis, this is the second of two volumes of a biography of Elvis Presley, drawing on documentary and interview material. The book c... »

Nighthawk Blues
A Novel »

Sweet Soul Music
Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom. A fascinating tale of a decade that produced some of the finest music... »

Feel Like Going Home
Portraits in Blues & Rock 'N' Roll »