Best Biographies/Memoirs of Popular Musicians

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Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
by: Bob Mehr
4.55 avg rating — 4,311 ratings
200.
Unlovable: A memoir from the voice of Savage Garden
Unlovable: A memoir from the voice of Savage Garden 4.55 avg rating — 799 ratings
203.
The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison
The Lizard King: The Essential Jim Morrison 4.03 avg rating — 2,726 ratings
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Lonely Boy
Lonely Boy 4.05 avg rating — 2,899 ratings
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Never: The Autobiography
Never: The Autobiography 4.31 avg rating — 1,185 ratings
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Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear)
Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear)
by: Jon Fine
3.61 avg rating — 652 ratings
206.
My My!: ABBA Through the Ages
My My!: ABBA Through the Ages 3.65 avg rating — 84 ratings
208.
The Fallen: Searching for the Missing Members of The Fall
The Fallen: Searching for the Missing Members of The Fall 3.90 avg rating — 626 ratings
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The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover
The Book of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover 3.65 avg rating — 462 ratings
210.
Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock
Desperados: The Roots of Country Rock 3.71 avg rating — 89 ratings
210.
Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles
Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of The Bangles 3.66 avg rating — 192 ratings
212.
Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly
Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly 4.24 avg rating — 358 ratings
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They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll
They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll
by: Doug Brod
3.77 avg rating — 355 ratings
214.
Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music
Traveling the High Way Home: Ralph Stanley and the World of Traditional Bluegrass Music really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
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X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography
X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography 3.84 avg rating — 730 ratings
216.
Kink: An Autobiography
Kink: An Autobiography 3.62 avg rating — 309 ratings
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Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties
Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties 3.98 avg rating — 2,409 ratings
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 3.75 avg rating — 199 ratings
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A Pete Seeger Discography: Seventy Years of Recordings (American Folk Music and Musicians Series) (Volume 14)
A Pete Seeger Discography: Seventy Years of Recordings (American Folk Music and Musicians Series) (Volume 14) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Story of The Eagles: The Long Run
The Story of The Eagles: The Long Run 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings
221.
Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life & Musical Journey
Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's Life & Musical Journey 3.89 avg rating — 28 ratings
221.
Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles, 1974-2001
Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles, 1974-2001 4.09 avg rating — 3,363 ratings
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How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger
How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger 4.16 avg rating — 184 ratings
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Faithfull
Faithfull 4.01 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
225.
The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger
The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger 3.90 avg rating — 284 ratings
225.
The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother's Memoir
The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother's Memoir 4.04 avg rating — 143 ratings
227.
Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens
Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings
227.
A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck
A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck 3.96 avg rating — 418 ratings
229.
Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville
Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville 3.63 avg rating — 822 ratings
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Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad
Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad 3.99 avg rating — 458 ratings
231.
The Music of the Stanley Brothers
The Music of the Stanley Brothers 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
231.
Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison
Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison 3.94 avg rating — 78 ratings
233.
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
by: Ted Gioia
4.30 avg rating — 753 ratings
233.
Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers
Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers 4.23 avg rating — 1,331 ratings
235.
Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. One
Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. One
by: V. Vale
4.22 avg rating — 491 ratings
235.
Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man: An Unauthorized Biography
Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man: An Unauthorized Biography 3.70 avg rating — 230 ratings
237.
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend 4.02 avg rating — 322 ratings
238.
Stars Of Country Music
Stars Of Country Music really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
239.
No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan 4.11 avg rating — 2,245 ratings
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Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life
Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life
by: Tim Riley
3.89 avg rating — 478 ratings
241.
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton 4.18 avg rating — 83 ratings
242.
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom 4.24 avg rating — 2,349 ratings
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Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52's, R.e.m., And The Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia
Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52's, R.e.m., And The Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia 3.96 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon
Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon 4.09 avg rating — 621 ratings
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My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story
My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story 4.09 avg rating — 174 ratings
245.
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years 3.88 avg rating — 20,232 ratings
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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years 3.97 avg rating — 21,120 ratings
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Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now 4.17 avg rating — 4,039 ratings
249.
Miss Rhythm
Miss Rhythm 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney 3.88 avg rating — 1,906 ratings
251.
Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started 4.17 avg rating — 420 ratings
251.
Love Me Do! The Beatles' Progress
Love Me Do! The Beatles' Progress really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 600 ratings
253.
Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett
Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett 3.78 avg rating — 486 ratings
253.
Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and the Women They Loved
Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and the Women They Loved 3.95 avg rating — 1,830 ratings
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Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970
Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970 3.85 avg rating — 2,513 ratings
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Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles
Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles 4.03 avg rating — 68 ratings
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All You Need Is Ears: The Inside Personal Story of the Genius Who Created the Beatles
All You Need Is Ears: The Inside Personal Story of the Genius Who Created the Beatles 3.95 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
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Twilight of the Gods: The Music of the Beatles
Twilight of the Gods: The Music of the Beatles 3.71 avg rating — 41 ratings
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The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of The Beatles
The Lennon Prophecy: A New Examination of the Death Clues of The Beatles 3.25 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Apple to the Core : The Unmaking of the Beatles
Apple to the Core : The Unmaking of the Beatles 3.72 avg rating — 94 ratings
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The Beatles: An Illustrated Record
The Beatles: An Illustrated Record
by: Roy Carr
4.12 avg rating — 154 ratings
262.
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America 4.20 avg rating — 1,991 ratings
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Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After
Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After
by: Tim Riley
4.11 avg rating — 719 ratings
264.
Ticket to Ride: Inside the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 Tours That Changed the World
Ticket to Ride: Inside the Beatles' 1964 and 1965 Tours That Changed the World 3.95 avg rating — 877 ratings
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The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles
The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles 4.10 avg rating — 3,350 ratings
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The Beatles
The Beatles 4.12 avg rating — 4,824 ratings
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Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatles
Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatles 4.01 avg rating — 868 ratings
268.
Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation
Shout! The Beatles in Their Generation 4.04 avg rating — 5,967 ratings
269.
The Beatles: The Biography
The Beatles: The Biography
by: Bob Spitz
4.09 avg rating — 13,232 ratings
270.
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie 3.70 avg rating — 21,014 ratings
271.
Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon
Rock Bottom: Dark Moments in Music Babylon 3.51 avg rating — 455 ratings
272.
The Mammoth Book of Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll
The Mammoth Book of Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll 3.56 avg rating — 124 ratings
273.
Lost Highway: The True Story of Country Music
Lost Highway: The True Story of Country Music 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings
274.
Don't Get Above Your Raisin': Country Music and the Southern Working Class
Don't Get Above Your Raisin': Country Music and the Southern Working Class 4.35 avg rating — 43 ratings
275.
Country Music, U.S.A.
Country Music, U.S.A. 4.11 avg rating — 160 ratings
276.
Country Music: An Illustrated History
Country Music: An Illustrated History 4.53 avg rating — 399 ratings
277.
Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country and Western Music
Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country and Western Music 3.65 avg rating — 40 ratings
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A Satisfied Mind: The Country Music Life of Porter Wagoner
A Satisfied Mind: The Country Music Life of Porter Wagoner
by: Steve Eng
3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
279.
Country Music Humorists and Comedians
Country Music Humorists and Comedians it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
280.
It Came From Memphis
It Came From Memphis 4.14 avg rating — 553 ratings
281.
The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 439 ratings
282.
Memphis Mayhem: A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World
Memphis Mayhem: A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World 3.65 avg rating — 49 ratings
283.
Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia
Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia 4.33 avg rating — 746 ratings
284.
Dr. Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures
Dr. Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures 3.55 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
285.
Elvis Presley: A Southern Life
Elvis Presley: A Southern Life 3.63 avg rating — 157 ratings
286.
Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making Of The Old Southern Sound
Bluegrass Breakdown: The Making Of The Old Southern Sound 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings
287.
Rebel Yell
Rebel Yell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
288.
Southern Music/American Music
Southern Music/American Music really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings
289.
Rythm Oil: A Journey Through The Music Of The American South
Rythm Oil: A Journey Through The Music Of The American South 4.08 avg rating — 137 ratings
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Elvis As We Knew Him: Our Shared Life in a Small Town in South Memphis
Elvis As We Knew Him: Our Shared Life in a Small Town in South Memphis 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Streisand: A Biography
Streisand: A Biography 3.82 avg rating — 88 ratings
292.
Bread: A Sweet Surrender: The Musical Journey of David Gates, James Griffin & Co.
Bread: A Sweet Surrender: The Musical Journey of David Gates, James Griffin & Co. 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings
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An Outlaw and a Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon, and the Faith that Brought me Home
An Outlaw and a Lady: A Memoir of Music, Life with Waylon, and the Faith that Brought me Home 4.15 avg rating — 642 ratings
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