Your Music Book Store (Aug. 20 and Beyond)
Here’s our weekly rundown of upcoming new music book releases …
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JOHNNY CASH
“Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon” (Hardcover; authors: Greg Laurie, Marshall Terrill; Digital Book; Free Preview; Merch; Salem Books) 
JOHN Z. KOMURKI
“Cassette Culture: The Past and Present of a Musical Icon” (Paperback; Benteli Verlags)
NICK LOWE
“Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe” (Hardcover; author: Will Birch; Digital Book; Free Preview; On Tour; Da Capo Press)
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JAMES BALL
“Pop Science: Serious Answers to Deep Questions Posed in Songs” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Ten Speed Press)
TALIB KWELI
“Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story” (Hardcover; Digital Book; MCD)
MALCOLM McLAREN
“Malcolm McLaren: The Autobiography” (Hardcover; Red Planet)
ROBERT WEBB
“The 100 Greatest Road Songs (The Ultimate Playlist)” (Paperback; McNidder & Grace)
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DEVENDRA BANHART
“Vanishing Wave” (Hardcover; On Tour; Anteism Books)
BEE GEES
“Tragedy: The Sad Ballad of The Gibb Brothers” (Paperback; author: Jeff Apter; Echo Publishing)
STANLEY GREEN
“Broadway Musicals, Show by Show” (Paperback, Ninth Edition; revised and updated by Cary Ginell; Applause)
JON PARELES
“New York Times Essential Library: Rock Music (A Critic’s Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings)” (Paperback; Times Books)
ABBA
“ABBA: The Stories Behind Every Song” (Hardcover; author: Robert Scott; Merch; Carlton Books)
STEVE AOKI
“Blue: The Color of Noise” (Hardcover; co-author: David Paisner; Digital Book; On Tour; St. Martin’s Press)
BOB DYLAN
“Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters” (Paperback; editor: Jeff Burger; On Tour; Merch; Chicago Review Press)
DYLAN JONES
“The Wichita Lineman: Searching in the Sun for the World’s Greatest Unfinished Song” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Faber & Faber)
METALLICA
“Metallica: The Stories Behind the Songs” (Hardcover; author: Chris Ingham; On Tour; Merch; Carlton Books)
TIM MOHR
“Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall” (Paperback; Algonquin Books)
RICK ROSS
“Hurricanes: A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Neil Martinez-Belkin; Digital Book; Hanover Square Press)
TINA TURNER
“My Love Story” (Paperback; Atria Books)
EAMONN FORDE
“The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig” (Hardcover; Omnibus Press)
POLY STYRENE
“Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story” (Hardcover; authors: Celeste Bell, Zoe Howe; Omnibus Press)
WILL STOCKTON & D. GILSON
“The 33 1/3 B-sides: New Essays by 33 1/3 Authors on Beloved and Underrated Albums” (Paperback; Bloomsbury Academic)
DICK WEISSMAN
“A New History of American and Canadian Folk Music” (Paperback; Bloomsbury Academic)
ARETHA FRANKLIN
“The Queen Next Door: Aretha Franklin, an Intimate Portrait” (Kindle; author: Linda Solomon; foreword by Burt Barachach; Hardcover, out Oct. 14; Wayne State University Press)
RUSH
“Rush: The Making of A Farewell to Kings (The Graphic Novel)” (Hardcover; authors: David Calcano, Lindsay Lee; illustrators: Juan Riera, Ittai Manero; Fantoons)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
“Bruce Springsteen: From Asbury Park, to Born To Run, to Born on the USA” (Hardcover; authors: David Gahr, Chris Murray; Merch; Rizzoli)
NEIL YOUNG
“To Feel the Music: A Songwriter’s Mission to Save High-Quality Audio” (Hardcover; co-author: Phil Baker; Digital Book; BenBella Books)
PINK FLOYD
“Wish You Were Here: Inside Pink Floyd’s Musical Milestone” (Paperback; author: Will Romano; Merch; Backbeat Books)
THE ROLLING STONES
“Rolling Stones FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Bad Boys of Rock” (Paperback; author: Gary J. Jucha; On Tour; Merch; Backbeat Books)
PAUL SIMON
“Paul Simon FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Legendary Singer and the Iconic Songs” (Paperback; author: Dave Thompson; On Tour; Backbeat Books)
FRANK ZAPPA
“Zappa Gear: The Unique Guitars, Amplifiers, Effects Units, Keyboards and Studio Equipment” (Hardcover; author: Mick Ekers; foreword by Dweezil Zappa; Merch; Backbeat Books)
PETER LA CHAPELLE
“I’d Fight the World: A Political History of Old-Time, Hillbilly, and Country Music” (Paperback; University of Chicago Press)
WILCO
“Wilco-pedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Music of America’s Best Band” (Paperback; author: Daniel Cook Johnson; On Tour; Jawbone Press)
MARY WILSON
“Supreme Glamour” (Hardcover; co-author: Mark Bego; Thames & Hudson)
VERNON DUKE
“Taking a Chance on Love: The Life and Music of Vernon Duke” (Paperback; author: George Harwood Phillips; University of Oklahoma Press)
BOB DYLAN
“Bob Dylan Anthology Volume 3: Celebrating 200 Editions of ISIS Magazine” (Hardcover; author: Derek Baker; On Tour; Merch; Red Planet)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
“Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen” (Hardcover; editors: Jonathan D. Cohen, June Skinner Sawyers; Merch; Rutgers University Press)
BREAD
“Bread: A Sweet Surrender – The Musical Journey of David Gates, James Griffin & Co.” (Paperback; author: Malcolm C. Searles; Post Hill Press)
STEVE GORMAN (drummer for The Black Crowes)
“Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes – A Memoir” (Hardcover; contributor: Steven Hyden; Digital Book; Merch; Da Capo Press)
LOU GRAMM
“Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock ‘N’ Roll” (Paperback; On Tour; Triumph Books)
DAVE HASLAM
“Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor: Music, Manchester, and More: A Memoir” (Paperback; Constable)
TIM ROGERS (of You Am I)
“Detours” (Paperback; Digital Book; HarperCollins)
IRENE SANKOFF & DAVID HEIN
“Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical” (Hardcover; contributor: Laurence Maslon; foreword by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Digital Book; Hachette Books)
PATTI SMITH
“Year of the Monkey” (Digital Book; Knopf)
RINGO STARR
“Another Day in the Life: My Life in Photos & Music” (Hardcover; On Tour; Merch; Genesis Publications)
TEGAN & SARA
“High School” (Hardcover; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; MCD)
RANKING ROGER
“I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in the Beat” (Paperback; co-author: Daniel Rachel; Digital Book; Omnibus Press)
THE BEATLES
“The Beatles Get Back to Abbey Road” (Hardcover; compiled by Bruce Spizer; Merch; 498 Productions, LLC)
JAKE BRENNAN (host of the rock ‘n’ roll true crime podcast “Disgraceland”)
“Disgraceland: Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Grand Central Publishing)
DEBBIE HARRY
“Face It” (Hardcover; her first autobiography; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; Dey Street Books)
MICHAEL HUTCHENCE
“Michael: My Brother, Lost Boy of INXS” (Paperback; author: Tina Hutchence, with Jen Jewel Brown; Digital Book; Allen & Unwin)
DOUG KERSHAW
“The Ragin Cajun: Memoir of a Louisiana Man” (Hardcover; co-author: Cathie Pelletier; On Tour; Mercer University Press)
IGGY POP
“‘Til Wrong Feels Right: Lyrics and More” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Clarkson Potter)
MORRIS DAY
“On Time: A Princely Life in Funk” (Hardcover; contributor: David Ritz; Digital Book; Da Capo Press)
LIZ PHAIR
“Horror Stories: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; Random House)
ANDREW RIDGELEY
“WHAM!, George Michael, and Me: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Dutton)
THE ASSOCIATION
“Along Comes The Association: Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits” (Hardcover; authors: founding member Russ Giguere, Ashley Wren Collins; Rare Bird Books)
THE BEATLES
“Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles” (Hardcover; author: Kenneth Womack; foreword by Alan Parsons, the engineer on that classic album; Digital Book; Merch; Cornell University Press)
MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD
“Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield’s Life in the Blues” (Hardcover; author: David Dann; Digital Book; University of Texas Press)
JEFF BUCKLEY
“Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice” (Hardcover; editors: Mary Guibert, David Browne; Digital Book; Da Capo Press)
TED GIOIA
“Music: A Subversive History” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Basic Books)
ELTON JOHN
“Me” (Hardcover; his first autobiography; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; Virgin EMI)
ELTON JOHN
“Elton John: Fifty Years On – The Complete Guide to the Musical Genius of Elton John and Bernie Taupin” (Paperback; authors: Stephen Spignesi, Michael Lewis; On Tour; Merch; Post Hill Press)
THE MISFITS
“Scream With Me: The Enduring Legacy of the Misfits” (Hardcover; authors: Tom Bejgrowicz, Jeremy Dean; Digital Book; Abrams)
PRINCE
“My Name Is Prince” (Hardcover; 288-author: photographer Randee St. Nicholas; Amistad)
FRANK ZAPPA
“The Hot Rats Book: A Fifty-Year Retrospective of Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats” (Hardcover; author: Bill Gubbins; Merch; Backbeat Books)
LAMONT DOZIER
“How Sweet It Is: A Songwriter’s Reflections on Music, Motown and the Mystery of the Muse” (Hardcover; co-author: Scott B. Bomar; BMG Books)
KATHY IANDOLI
“God Save the Queens: The Essential History of Women in Hip-Hop” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Dey Street Books)
JANIS JOPLIN
“Janis: Her Life and Music” (Hardcover; author: Holly George-Warren; Digital Book; Simon & Schuster)
JONI MITCHELL
“Morning Glory on the Vine: Early Songs & Drawings” (Hardcover; handwritten lyrics and watercolor paintings, originally handcrafted as a holiday gift to her friends in 1971, now released to the public for the first time; Merch; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
RUSH
“RUSH: Wandering the Face of the Earth – The Official Touring History” (Hardcover; authors: Skip Daly, Eric Hansen; Merch; Insight Editions)
CARLY SIMON
“Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie” (Hardcover; “Jackie” is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
MARK WEISS
“The Decade That Rocked: The Photography of Mark ‘Weissguy’ Weiss” (Hardcover; author: Richard Bienstock, with Daniel Siwek; foreword by Rob Halford; Insight Editions)
BOOKER T. JONES
“Time Is Tight: An Autobiography” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Little, Brown and Company)
ALLISON MOORER
“Blood: A Memoir” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Da Capo Press)
DONALD S. PASSMAN
“All You Need to Know About the Music Business: 10th Edition” (Hardcover; Simon & Schuster)
MARTIN POPOFF
“Satisfaction: 10 Albums That Changed My Life” (Paperback; foreword by Heart’s Nancy Wilson; Krause Publications)
PRINCE
“The Beautiful Ones” (Hardcover; 288-page project combines the late pop star’s unfinished manuscript with never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets; Read here; Digital Book; Random House)
BEBE WINANS
“Born for This: My Story in Music” (Hardcover; Digital Book; FaithWords)
ERIC CLAPTON
“Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton” (Hardcover; author: Philip Norman; Little, Brown and Company)
JOHNNY CASH
“Trains, Jesus, and Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cash” (Paperback; author: Richard Beck; Digital Book; Merch; Fortress Press)
FLEA
“Acid for the Children: A Memoir” (Hardcover; foreword by Patti Smith; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; Grand Central Publishing)
LEIF GARRETT
“Idol Truth: A Memoir” (Hardcover; co-author: Chris Epting; Post Hill Press)
WHITNEY HOUSTON
“A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston” (Hardcover; author: Robyn Crawford; Digital Book; Dutton)
THE BEATLES
“The Beatles from A to Zed: An Alphabetical Mystery Tour” (Hardcover; author: Peter Asher; Digital Book; Merch; Henry Holt and Co.)
DALE BELL
“Woodstock: Interviews and Recollections” (Hardcover; Rare Bird Books)
PRINCE
“I Wonder U: How Prince Went Beyond Race and Back” (Paperback; author: Adilifu Nama; Merch; Rutgers University Press)
JOE JONAS, KEVIN JONAS & NICK JONAS
“Blood” (Hardcover; co-author: Neil Strauss; Digital Book; On Tour; Merch; Feiwel & Friends)
COLE PORTER
“The Letters of Cole Porter” (Hardcover; editors: Cliff Eisen, Dominic McHugh; Yale University Press)
THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS
“13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History” (Hardcover; author: Paul Drummond; Anthology Editions)
ED WARD
“The History of Rock & Roll, Volume II: 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock” (Hardcover; Digital Book; Flatiron Books)
DAVE BRUBECK
“Dave Brubeck: A Life in Time” (Hardcover; author: Philip Clark; Digital Book; Da Capo Press)
ALICIA KEYS
“More Myself: A Journey” (Hardcover; contributor: Michelle Burford; Digital Book; Flatiron Books)
PATTIE BOYD
“Pattie Boyd: My Life Through a Lens” (Hardcover; Read here; Insight Editions)
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