Music Published in Decade: 2000s
5. 
Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race, and New Beginnings in a New South
by:
Mark Kemp
3.96 avg rating — 122 ratings 6. 
Can't You Hear Me Callin': The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass
by:
Richard D. Smith
4.05 avg rating — 284 ratings 7. 
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles
by:
Geoff Emerick
4.29 avg rating — 6,427 ratings 8. 
Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina
by:
David Hajdu
3.91 avg rating — 3,609 ratings 9. 
A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
by:
Suze Rotolo
3.85 avg rating — 4,069 ratings 10. 
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Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews from 1970
by:
Jann S. Wenner
4.13 avg rating — 2,276 ratings 
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
by:
Thad Carhart
3.98 avg rating — 6,513 ratings 13. 
Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens
by:
Hazel Dickens
4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings 13. 
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
by:
Rob Sheffield
3.87 avg rating — 41,521 ratings 13. 
It's More Than the Music: Life Lessons on Friends, Faith, and What Matters Most
by:
Bill Gaither
4.40 avg rating — 102 ratings 17. 
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
by:
Steve Knopper
3.83 avg rating — 1,132 ratings 17. 
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
by:
Crystal Zevon
4.02 avg rating — 3,526 ratings 
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Get a Shot of Rhythm and Blues: The Arthur Alexander Story
by:
Richard Younger
4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings 
22. 
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader
by:
Lester Bangs
3.95 avg rating — 2,343 ratings 
26. 
Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams-the Early Years, 1903-1940
by:
Gary Giddins
4.07 avg rating — 415 ratings 26. 
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
by:
Chuck Klosterman
3.85 avg rating — 17,452 ratings 
30. 
Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll
by:
Rick Coleman
4.25 avg rating — 103 ratings 
30. 
The Prodigal Comes Home: My Story of Failure and God's Story of Redemption
by:
Michael English
4.37 avg rating — 290 ratings 34. 
Mel Bay Everything You Wanted to Know About Clawhammer Banjo: A Complete Tutor for the Intermediate and Advanced Player
by:
Ken Perlman
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings 
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Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds: Celebrating the Rise of Soul Gospel Music
by:
Jerry Zolten
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings 
38. 
Temperament: The Idea That Solved Music's Greatest Riddle
by:
Stuart Isacoff
3.89 avg rating — 592 ratings 
40. 
The Bill Monroe Reader (Music in American Life series (MAL))
by:
Tom Ewing
3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings 41. 
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Lydia Mendoza's Life in Music / La Historia de Lydia Mendoza: Norteño Tejano Legaciesincludes audio CD really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
43. 
Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
45. 
The Life, Work and Music of the American Folk Artist Doc Watson
by:
Fred Metting
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 46. 
Mel Bay Danse ce soir : Fiddle and Accordion Music of Quebec
by:
Laurie Hart
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
48. 
The Mighty Accordion: The Complete Guide to Mastering Left Hand Bass/Cord Patterns
by:
David Digiuseppe
3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 49. 
Accordion Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole Music
by:
Blair Kilpatrick
3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings 50. 
Accordions, Fiddles, Two Step & Swing: A Cajun Music Reader
by:
Ryan Brasseaux
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings 51. 
The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz
by:
Jeffrey Magee
4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings 
56. 
We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-Biz Saga
by:
Paul Shaffer
3.56 avg rating — 775 ratings 57. 
Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing
by:
Michael Dregni
3.84 avg rating — 58 ratings 
59. 
Django Reinhardt and the Illustrated History of Gypsy Jazz
by:
Alain Antonietto
4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings 
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The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger
by:
Alec Wilkinson
3.90 avg rating — 284 ratings 63. 
Keys to the Rain: The Definitive Bob Dylan Encyclopedia
by:
Oliver Trager
3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings 64. 
A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks
by:
Andy Gill
3.74 avg rating — 435 ratings 65. 
Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973
by:
Clinton Heylin
3.93 avg rating — 281 ratings 66. 
Younger Than That Now: The Collected Interviews with Bob Dylan
by:
James Ellison
3.93 avg rating — 55 ratings 
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73. 
Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
by:
Robert Santelli
4.19 avg rating — 151 ratings 74. 
Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music ... From Hank Snow to The Band
by:
Jason Schneider
3.68 avg rating — 34 ratings 75. 
Ashley Hutchings: The Guv'nor and the Rise of Folk Rock--Fairport Convention, Steeley Span and the Albion Band
by:
Geoff Wall
4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings 76. 
Banjo Camp!: Learning, Picking & Jamming With Bluegrass and Old-time Greats 2.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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78. 
The Banjo of Ralph Stanley: From Old-Time to Bluegrass
by:
Mike Seeger
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 79. 
Old-Time Fiddle for the Complete Ignoramus (Book & Online Audio)
by:
Wayne Erbsen
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 59 ratings 
81. 
Fiddling Way Out Yonder: The Life and Music of Melvin Wine (American Made Music Series)
by:
Drew Beisswenger
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
84. 
The Bristol Sessions: Writings About the Big Bang of Country Music (Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies, 12)
by:
Ted Olson
3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings 
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88. 
A Whore Just Like The Rest: The Music Writings Of Richard Meltzer
by:
Richard Meltzer
3.86 avg rating — 228 ratings 89. 
The Best of No Depression: Writing about American Music (Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music Series)
by:
Grant Alden
3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings 90. 
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Sing-Along Stories 3: Mary Had a Little Lamb, Yankee Doodle, Bill Grogan's Goat 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
97. 
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song: The Exclusive Personal Stories Behind Your Favorite Songs
by:
Jack Canfield
3.53 avg rating — 149 ratings 
99. 
Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead
by:
Phil Lesh
4.17 avg rating — 3,606 ratings 100. 
A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
by:
Dennis McNally
4.25 avg rating — 2,910 ratings