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What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock’n’roll? How is that he has not only remained the single most su...
Robert Johnson. Brian Jones. Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. Kurt Cobain. Amy Winehouse. They were inspirational, controversial, talismanic ...
The Ballad of Joe Strummer
With exclusive access to Strummer's friends, relatives, and fellow musicians, music journalist Chris Salewicz penetrates the soul of an rock 'n roll i...
Songs of Freedom
Marley's family & friends supply details of the life of this very private man from his humble beginnings in Trenchtown, Jamaica to the pinnacle of his...
Kurt Cobain, Nirvana frontman, died aged just 27. In this insightful mini-biography, respected music critic Chris Salewicz examines Cobain's journey f...
Based on extensive research and primary source information, this biography provides a new perspective on the emergence of the Beatles, on Paul's relat...
Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has nevertheless remained an...
Jim Morrison, musician, singer and poet was found dead, the victim of a suspected heroin overdose, in a Paris apartment bathtub in 1971. He was 27. Mo...
Janis Joplin, singer-songwriter, counterculture icon, the Queen of rock and roll, died aged just 27. During a short four-year career, blighted by alco...
The definitive biography of Joe Strummer, released with a new epilogue to mark the 60th anniversary of his birth. Chris Salewicz was an intimate frien...
Brian Jones, multi-instrumentalist, visionary and the 'golden boy of the '60s', was, at the age of 27, the first rock casualty of his generation. A st...
James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix is the most famous and perhaps the most innovative guitarist in music history. He died aged 27. In this thought-provokin...
In 27: Amy Winehouse, the first in a series of exclusive ebooks, acclaimed music writer Chris Salewicz celebrates the life of one of the most talented...
Once Upon a Time in Jamaica
Chris Salewicz visited Jamaica in 1978. It was a life-changing experience, and the first of many such visits. The Island of Springs has a population o...
Robert Johnson was, according to Eric Clapton, "the most important blues singer that ever lived." An itinerant street musician, with a weakness for wh...
The Lllustrated Story
Hendrix is the definitive, illustrated bio of the man widely considered the greatest rock guitarist of all time--published on the eve of what would ha...
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It's a fair bet that neither Mick Jagger nor Keith Richards will ever get round to writing their autobiographies. Even if they had a mind to, the memo...
The Story of Jamaican Music
Charts the course of this rhythmic revolution that began on the tiny island of Jamaica & took over the world. Many illustrations are from the Island R...
Director, writer, producer -- George Lucas has done it all. By securing the merchandising and sequel rights to his movie Star Wars and starting Indust...
The Ultimate Experience
Portraits and other memorabilia of the influential guitarist-singer are accompanied by articles and other contemporary texts, as well as memoirs detai...
Noël Coward in Jamaica ; Original Photographs by Noël Coward and Others from the Archives of the Noël Coward Estate
"Noel Coward fell in love with Jamaica on sight. The island's beauty, warmth and relaxed way of life made it the perfect refuge from the grey austerit...
Midnights in Moscow
Salewicz account of his travels in the U.S.S.R. on tour with rock musician Billy Bragg....