12 must-read biography books like Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen by Peter Jones

Cover of Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen by Peter                                  Jones

Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen

By: Peter Jones

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and …

If you liked the biography plot in Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen by Peter Jones , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen

1. Eminent Hipsters

By: Donald Fagen

3.56

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In Eminent Hipsters, musician and songwriter Donald Fagen, best known as the co-founder of the rock… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr

2. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

By: Bob Mehr

4.55

Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBased on a decade of research and reporting--as well as access to the Repl… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Somebody to Love?: A Rock-and-Roll Memoir by Grace Slick, Andrea Cagan

3. Somebody to Love?: A Rock-and-Roll Memoir

By: Grace Slick , Andrea Cagan

3.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Candid autobiography of the great rock diva of Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship revealing he… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5) by Elmore Leonard

4. Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

By: Elmore Leonard

4.00

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Elmore Leonard, best-selling author of 37 novels including Get Shorty and the recent Pagan Babies, … read more

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"I want you to understand,"

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

"I thought I explained it to you. Boyd and I dug coal together."

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

"Boyd looked at him now like he was trying to decide something in his mind. “You’d shoot me, you get the chance?"

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

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5. Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest

By: Beck Weathers , Stephen G. Michaud

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest,starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

6. Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell

By: David Yaffe

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An intimate new biography of Joni Mitchell, one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century … read more

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7. Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks

By: Stephen Davis

2.65

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Stevie Nicks is a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. A… read more

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8. Live at the Fillmore East and West: Getting Backstage and Personal with Rock's Greatest Legends

By: John Glatt

3.57

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

In 1968, rock promoter Bill Graham launched the Fillmore East in New York City and the Fillmore Wes… read more

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9. Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

By: David Bianculli

3.86

Format: 138 pages,

A behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour the provocative,… read more

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10. Pastoralia

By: George Saunders

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

From an author named by The New Yorker as one of the "20 Best American Fiction Writers Under 40," a… read more

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11. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History by Bill Janovitz

12. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History

By: Bill Janovitz

4.29

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  Bestseller The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and perform… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman

13. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

By: J. Reuben Appelman

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir by Peter Frampton

14. Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir

By: Peter Frampton

4.00

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From his early rise to fame to battles with his health, this revelatory memoir by legendary guitari… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan (American Music Series) by Alex Pappademas

15. Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan (American Music Series)

By: Alex Pappademas

4.46

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

A literary and visual exploration of the songs of Steely Dan. Steely Dan’s songs are exercises in … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen by Peter                                  Jones

16. Nightfly: The Life of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen

By: Peter Jones

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History by John Illsley

17. My Life in Dire Straits: The Inside Story of One of the Biggest Bands in Rock History

By: John Illsley

4.07

Format: None pages, ebook

With a foreword by MARK KNOPFLER 'An uplifting journey through the sheer hard work, pitfalls and t… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond by Geezer Butler

18. Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

By: Geezer Butler

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of Black … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Being in Black Sabbath felt like being an actor in a soap opera. It’s a minor miracle all four of the original lineup survived beyond the 1970s, let alone that we’re all still here. Along the way, we…"

-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

"Writing was my godsend, my treatment, my way of digging myself out of a depressive hole. That’s not an outlet a lot of working-class kids had. But because I’d been exposed to books from an early age,…"

-Geezer Butler, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond

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19. Living on a Thin Line

By: Dave Davies

3.63

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

The all new, must-read memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave Davies'BOOK OF THE DAY' - Guardian'… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Nameless Ones (Charlie Parker, #19) by John Connolly

20. The Nameless Ones (Charlie Parker, #19)

By: John Connolly

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty South, the white-… read more

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Cover of 200 Greatest 70s Rock Songs: The Stories Behind the Music of the 1970s (200 Greatest Rock Songs Series) by Frank Mastropolo

21. 200 Greatest 70s Rock Songs: The Stories Behind the Music of the 1970s (200 Greatest Rock Songs Series)

By: Frank Mastropolo

4.09

Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition

By 1970, the Beatles had disbanded and embarked on solo careers. Psychedelic rock, protest songs, s… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

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3.56

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4.55

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3.10

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Will Hermes

4.23

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