Books Written By or About Songwriters
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I've Always Kept a Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny
by:
Mick Houghton
4.27 avg rating — 229 ratings 
8. 
Something Beautiful: The Stories Behind a Half-Century of the Songs of Bill and Gloria Gaither
by:
Gloria Gaither
4.33 avg rating — 27 ratings 
8. 
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
by:
Charles R. Cross
4.12 avg rating — 34,289 ratings 
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Talking to the Sky: A Memoir of Living My Best Life in A Sh!t Show
by:
Aimee Mayo
4.25 avg rating — 585 ratings 
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A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
by:
Suze Rotolo
3.85 avg rating — 4,069 ratings 
22. 
It's More Than the Music: Life Lessons on Friends, Faith, and What Matters Most
by:
Bill Gaither
4.40 avg rating — 102 ratings 
22. 
Really Saying Something: Sara & Keren – Our Bananarama Story
by:
Sara Dallin
3.75 avg rating — 580 ratings 
27. 
No More Sad Refrains: The Life and Times of Sandy Denny
by:
Clinton Heylin
3.84 avg rating — 93 ratings 27. 
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A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man 3.87 avg rating — 817 ratings
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WHJD What Has Jesus Done: Inspiring Every Believer to Make a Great Commotion of the Great Commission
by:
Babbie Mason
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
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Close To You: The Story of Richard & Karen Carpenter
by:
Ronald Garcia
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings 
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Hearts of Darkness: James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens and the Unlikely Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
by:
Dave Thompson
3.25 avg rating — 87 ratings 
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One Man's Music: The Life and Times of Texas Songwriter Vince Bell (North Texas Lives of Musicians (Paperback))
by:
Vince Bell
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 47. 
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Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him
by:
Alanna Nash
4.08 avg rating — 826 ratings 51. 
Nashville Songwriter: The Inside Stories Behind Country Music's Greatest Hits
by:
Jake Brown
3.90 avg rating — 86 ratings 
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Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story
by:
Ginger Alden
3.91 avg rating — 2,037 ratings 55. 
The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters
by:
Daniel Rachel
3.83 avg rating — 71 ratings 
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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
by:
Peter Guralnick
4.17 avg rating — 9,895 ratings 58. 
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Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll 4.01 avg rating — 30,113 ratings
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Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer with Not Enough Drawings by Ronald Searle
by:
Tom Lehrer
4.63 avg rating — 135 ratings 
66. 
Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs for Broadway Shows and Hollywood Musicals
by:
William Zinsser
3.96 avg rating — 48 ratings 
68. 
American Troubadors: Groundbreaking Singer-Songwriters of the 60s
by:
Mark Brend
4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings 
70. 
Song Journey: A Hit Songwriter’s Guide Through the Process, the Perils, and the Payoff of Writing Songs for a Living
by:
Mark Cawley
4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings 72. 
Pete Seeger: In His Own Words (Nine Lives Music Series)
by:
Pete Seeger
4.17 avg rating — 104 ratings 72. 
Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
by:
Kristin Hersh
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 815 ratings 
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John Prine: In Spite of Himself (American Music Series)
by:
Eddie Huffman
3.70 avg rating — 349 ratings 
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Always Been There: Rosanne Cash, the List, and the Spirit of Southern Music 3.22 avg rating — 101 ratings
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My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music, Genius and Rage
by:
Harold F. Eggers
4.36 avg rating — 97 ratings 89. 
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A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt (North Texas Lives of Musician Series) 4.03 avg rating — 566 ratings
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To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt
by:
John Kruth
3.91 avg rating — 357 ratings 
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