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  | | Searching for Robert Johnson(Reprint) The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers" by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1998 by Plume ISBN-13: 978-0-452-27949-0, ISBN: 0-452-27949-6 "Blues fans have long held up Robert Johnson's small but potent body of work as a slender pillar on which much modern blues and rock rest, and the songs themselves remain astonishing paradigms of the blues' most primordial style, the country blues of the Mississippi Delta. Yet, for decades after his murder in 1938, details of Johnson's life and clues into the genesis of his music consisted of little more than the evocative themes a ..." |
 | | Last Train to Memphis(1st Edition) The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 1995 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-33225-5, ISBN: 0-316-33225-9 "Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It is the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated.A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award"Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others." --Bob Dylan From the moment that he first ..." |
 | | Sam Phillips(Reprint) The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 800 Pages, Published 2016 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-04273-4, ISBN: 0-316-04273-0 "The author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography "Last Train to Memphis" brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth a sing ..." |
 | | Dream Boogie(Reprint) The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 768 Pages, Published 2006 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-01329-1, ISBN: 0-316-01329-3 "One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes -- the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, who controlled his own business destiny. No biography has previously been written that fully captures Sam Cooke's accomplishments, the importance of his contr ..." |
 | | Careless Love(1st Edition) The Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 768 Pages, Published 2000 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-33297-2, ISBN: 0-316-33297-6 "Until Peter Guralnick came out with Last Train to Memphis in 1994, most biographies of Elvis Presley--especially those written by people with varying degrees of access to his "inner circle"--were filled with starstruck adulation, and those that weren't in awe of their subject invariably went out of their way to take potshots at the rock & roll pioneer (with Albert Goldman's 1981 Elvis reaching now-legendary levels of bile and con ..." |
 | | Feel Like Going Home(Reprint) Portraits in Blues and Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1999 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-33272-9, ISBN: 0-316-33272-0 "Peter Guralnick pledges in the epilogue to Feel Like Going Home that his writing will henceforth be "younger, less self-conscious and critical." Don't dwell too much on the author's oath, however: the prose here is hardly jaded and awkward. Initially published in 1971, Feel Like Going Home consists of 11 chapters, most of which are single-subject studies of American roots-music artists. Guralnick openly reveres his interview subjects, w ..." |
 | | Lost Highway(1st Edition) Journeys and Arrivals of American Musicians by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-33274-3, ISBN: 0-316-33274-7 "A companion to the author's 1971 entrée to book publishing, Feel Like Going Home, Lost Highway reveals Peter Guralnick's growth as a chronicler of American roots music. Originally published eight years after Going Home, Lost Highway tills the same rich soil--the likes of Sun Records chief Sam Phillips, bluesman Howlin' Wolf, and dispirited countrypolitan star Charlie Rich resurface. But here Guralnick also explores the psyches a ..." |
 | | Looking to Get Lost Adventures in Music and Writing (Hardcover) by Peter Guralnick Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2020 by Little, Brown & Company, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-316-41262-9, ISBN: 0-316-41262-7 "By the bestselling author of Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll and Last Train the Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, this dazzling new book of profiles is not so much a summation as a culmination of Peter Guralnick's ..." |
 | | Sweet Soul Music Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 1999 by Back Bay Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-33273-6, ISBN: 0-316-33273-9 "A gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, Sweet Soul Music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performers--Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green among them--who merged gospel and rhythm and blues to create Southern soul music. Through rare interviews and with unique insight, Peter Guralnick tells the definitive story of th ..." |
 | | Dream Boogie(1st Edition) The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick Hardcover, 768 Pages, Published 2005 by Little, Brown And Company ISBN-13: 978-0-316-37794-2, ISBN: 0-316-37794-5 "One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes--the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, who controlled his own business destiny. No biography has previously been written that fully captures Sam Cooke's accomplishments, the importance of his contribu ..." |
 | | Last Train to Memphis(1st Edition) The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick, Charles C. Thompson Hardcover, 576 Pages, Published 1994 by Little, Brown And Company ISBN-13: 978-0-316-33220-0, ISBN: 0-316-33220-8 "Written with grace, humor, and affection, Last Train to Memphis has been hailed as the definitive biography of Elvis Presley. It is the first to set aside the myths and focus on Elvis' humanity in a way that has yet to be duplicated.A New York Times Notable BookWinner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award"Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe. This book cancels out all others." --Bob Dylan From the moment that he first ..." |
 | | Sam Phillips(1st Edition) The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll: How One Man Discovered Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley, ... Records of Memphis, Revolutionized the World! by Peter Guralnick Hardcover, 784 Pages, Published 2015 by Little, Brown And Company ISBN-13: 978-0-316-04274-1, ISBN: 0-316-04274-9 "From the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with artists as diverse as Elvis Presley, Ike Turner, Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash, introduced a sound that had never been heard before. He brought forth ..." |
 | | Dream Boogie(Updated) The Triumph of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 768 Pages, Published 2006 by Abacus Import ISBN-13: 978-0-349-11948-9, ISBN: 0-349-11948-1 "One of the most influential singers and songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke was among the first to blend gospel music and secular themes--the early foundation of soul music. He was the opposite of Elvis: a black performer who appealed to white audiences, who wrote his own songs, who controlled his own business destiny. No biography has previously been written that fully captures Sam Cooke's accomplishments, the importance of his contribu ..." |
 | | Last Train to Memphis(Updated) The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick, Back Bay Books Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2004 by Abacus Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-349-10651-9, ISBN: 0-349-10651-7 "From the moment that he first shook up the world in the mid 1950s, Elvis Presley has been one of the most vivid and enduring myths of American culture.Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley is the first biography to go past that myth and present an Elvis beyond the legend. Based on hundreds of interviews and nearly a decade of research, it traces the evolution not just of the man but of the music and of the culture he left utt ..." |
 | | Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues(Reprint) A Musical Journey by Peter Guralnick, Robert Santelli, John Christopher Farley, Holly George-Warren, Peter Gurlink, Martin Scorsese, Chuck D., Alex Gibney, Chritopher John Farley Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Amistad ISBN-13: 978-0-06-052545-3, ISBN: 0-06-052545-2 "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey is an idiosyncratic, well-produced, and relatively cheap introduction to a quintessentially American musical invention. With much of the material consisting of excerpts from other sources, and the lack of an index, the tome seems more like a fluffed-up set of liner notes for the accompanying DVD set and CD series than a book--and that's probably the best way to approach i ..." |
 | | Careless Love(Updated) Unmaking of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 784 Pages, Published 2000 by Abacus ISBN-13: 978-0-349-11168-1, ISBN: 0-349-11168-5 "Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, received unprecedented accolades. This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis's life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnick's status as one of the great biographers of our time. Beginning with Presley's army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977, Careless Love chronicles the unra ..." |
 | | Lost Highway; Journeys & Arrivals of American Musicians(1st Edition) by Peter Guralnick Hardcover, 784 Pages, Published 1999 by Little, Brown ISBN-13: 978-0-316-64402-0, ISBN: 0-316-64402-1 "Until Peter Guralnick came out with Last Train to Memphis in 1994, most biographies of Elvis Presley--especially those written by people with varying degrees of access to his "inner circle"--were filled with starstruck adulation, and those that weren't in awe of their subject invariably went out of their way to take potshots at the rock & roll pioneer (with Albert Goldman's 1981 Elvis reaching now-legendary levels of bile and co ..." |
 | | Last Train to Memphis(Updated) The Rise of Elvis Presley (Paperback) by Peter Guralnick Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 1995 by Abacus Import ISBN-13: 978-0-349-10781-3, ISBN: 0-349-10781-5 "Last Train to Memphis is the first part of Peter Gurlanick's epic two-volume life of rock 'n' roll's founding father--and when no less an authority than Bob Dylan writes that "this book cancels out all others", you know Guralnick must be doing something right.Exhaustive and thorough, though always written from a sympathetic standpoint, this first volume covers the early days: the extraordinary story of a poor young truck driver who came ..." |
 | | Sweet Soul Music(1st Edition) Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom by Peter Guralnick, Ernst Jorgensen Paperback, 438 Pages, Published 1994 by Perennial ISBN-13: 978-0-06-096049-0, ISBN: 0-06-096049-3 "Nat Hentoff has called Peter Guralnick "a national resource," and for once this isn't a piece of hype. Guralnick may be a premiere chronicler of American popular music, which he writes about with brains, reverence, and a peculiar tenderness for dashed dreams. In this volume, he records the rise and fall of Stax Records--the Memphis powerhouse that produced a string of classics from the likes of Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, ..." |
 | | Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues(1st Edition) A Musical Journey by Peter Guralnick, Holly George-Warren, Robert Santelli, Christopher John Farley, Guralnick Et Al, Martin Scorsese, Alex Gibney Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2003 by Amistad ISBN-13: 978-0-06-052544-6, ISBN: 0-06-052544-4 "Rock & roll, jazz, R&B, hip-hop: Without question, today's most popular sounds owe an incalculable debt to that uniquely American musical creation -- The Blues. But the powerful influence of the blues, with its dramatic, artful storytelling about the elemental experience of being alive, is found in the works of some of our most important literary voices as well.This volume -- a companion to the groundbreaking seven-part documentary seri ..." |
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