25 Best history books like Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There by Marc Myers

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Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

By: Marc Myers

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on ov…

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Cover of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain by Charles R. Cross

1. Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain

By: Charles R. Cross

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The art of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was all about his private life, but written in a code as obscure a… read more

Similar categories in Charles R. Cross's Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock by Sammy Hagar

2. Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock

By: Sammy Hagar

3.32

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sammy Hagar--legendary lead singer of Van Halen, founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand, and one of… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction

3. The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing

By: Gavin Edwards

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

ReadingThe Tao of Bill Murrayis like spending time with Bill, but probably safer. Danny Rubin, scre… read more

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4. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

By: Bob Odenkirk

3.60

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Nob… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The 'better angels of our nature' may be the ones we want leading us forward, but the worser angels are the ones that we seem to want to watch onscreen."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"I figured I'd work in forestry, since I like the outdoors. In fact, in high school I filled out some kind of career-planning assessment and it said just that: 'Go into the forest and don't come back."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"Cads kill me. Men who go through life making wisecracks, being overtly rude, taking advantage, being self-obsessed disasters. They're just funny to me. Because of this hobbyhorse, one of my favorite …"

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

Cover of My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

5. 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
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool by James Kaplan

6. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

By: James Kaplan

4.35

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more

Similar categories in James Kaplan's 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan

7. The Philosophy of Modern Song

By: Bob Dylan

3.80

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"

-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song

Cover of Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More by James Burrows

8. Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

By: James Burrows

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"Being directed by the Jimmy Burrows, while on Friends, was like hitting the jackpot. I'm delighte… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season by Rich Cohen

9. When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season

By: Rich Cohen

3.90

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and … read more

Similar categories in Rich Cohen's When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Music Is History by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

10. Music Is History

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more

Similar categories in Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Music Is History book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir by Stevie Van Zandt

11. Unrequited Infatuations: A Memoir

By: Stevie Van Zandt

4.01

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Uncover never-before-told stories in this epic tale of self-discovery by a Rock n Roll disciple and… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

12. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

By: Nick de Semlyen

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of America Fantastica by Tim O'Brien

13. America Fantastica

By: Tim O'Brien

3.45

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in No… read more

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Cover of American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower

14. American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper

By: Daniel Stashower

3.50

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Dem… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Stashower's American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Led Zeppelin: The Biography by Bob Spitz

15. Led Zeppelin: The Biography

By: Bob Spitz

4.06

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the definitive New York Times bestselling history of the Beatles comes the autho… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by David Zucker

16. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather by Mark Seal

17. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather

By: Mark Seal

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
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18. Be My Baby

By: Ronnie Spector

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time, Be My Baby is the… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of Like a Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner

19. Like a Rolling Stone

By: Jann S. Wenner

3.84

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offe… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

20. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush

21. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts

By: Loren Grush

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America… read more

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

22. 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

Similar categories in Peter Frampton's Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) by Dan Ozzi

23. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)

By: Dan Ozzi

4.40

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more

Similar categories in Dan Ozzi's Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
Cover of Charlie's Good Tonight by Paul Sexton

24. Charlie's Good Tonight

By: Paul Sexton

4.12

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The fully authorized and official biography of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, one … read more

Similar categories in Paul Sexton's Charlie's Good Tonight book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles by Mark Rozzo

25. Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles

By: Mark Rozzo

3.89

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

National Bestseller "A landmark and long-overdue cultural history." — Vogue The stylish, wild story… read more

Similar categories in Mark Rozzo's Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

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

26. 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
  • history
"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

Cover of Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There by Marc Myers

27. Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

By: Marc Myers

3.78

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on ov… read more

Similar categories in Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • history
  • pop culture
  • research
  • nonfiction
Cover of Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers by Tom  Johnston

28. Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers

By: Tom Johnston

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the incredible true story of the legendary band, the Doobie Brothers, written b… read more

Similar categories in Tom Johnston's Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers book and Marc Myers's Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There

  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Don Rickles: Merchant of Venom by Michael Seth Starr

29. Don Rickles: Merchant of Venom

By: Michael Seth Starr

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Considered the world's greatest insult comic, Don Rickles was a legendary comedy giant, honorary Ra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of 1973: Rock at the Crossroads by Andrew Grant Jackson

30. 1973: Rock at the Crossroads

By: Andrew Grant Jackson

3.84

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, a defining year for David Bowie,… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pop culture
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31. The Queen City Detective Agency

By: Snowden Wright

3.63

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Following an unforgettable cast of characters and a jaded female P.I. enmeshed in a criminal conspi… read more

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Charles R. Cross

3.99

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Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock

Sammy Hagar

3.32

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Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

Bob Odenkirk

3.60

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Geddy Lee

4.58

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Geddy Lee

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James Kaplan

4.35

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Robby Krieger

4.41

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Dana Mattioli

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