Music Business Books
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Six-Figure Musician - How to Sell More Music, Get More People to Your Shows, and Make More Money in the Music Business
by:
David Hooper
3.99 avg rating — 125 ratings 2. 
Talking to the Sky: A Memoir of Living My Best Life in A Sh!t Show
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Aimee Mayo
4.25 avg rating — 585 ratings 
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The Rhino Records Story: The Revenge of the Music Nerds
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Harold Bronson
3.77 avg rating — 52 ratings 6. 
The Music Business: Career Opportunities and Self-Defense
by:
Dick Weissman
3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings 
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No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour
by:
Shannon Curtis
4.59 avg rating — 79 ratings 
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Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook: 201 Self-Promotion Ideas for Songwriters, Musicians and Bands on a Budget
by:
Bob Baker
3.35 avg rating — 72 ratings 
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Live At the Brixton Academy: A riotous life in the music business
by:
Simon Parkes
4.36 avg rating — 635 ratings 14. 
The Business Of Beats: A Common Sense Guide For Selling Beats
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Robert Anderson
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings 14. 
It Ain't Easy: Long John Baldry and the Birth of the British Blues
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Paul Myers
3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings 19. 
The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual for the Do-It-Yourself Musician
by:
Randy Chertkow
3.91 avg rating — 162 ratings 
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Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy (American Made Music Series)
by:
Richard Carlin
3.79 avg rating — 53 ratings 24. 
How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician
by:
Ari Herstand
4.40 avg rating — 903 ratings 
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Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
by:
Fredric Dannen
3.95 avg rating — 954 ratings 29. 
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
by:
Peter Guralnick
3.99 avg rating — 1,088 ratings 30. 
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Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession Into My Dream Gig
by:
Scott Bradlee
4.26 avg rating — 408 ratings 
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The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built
by:
Jack Viertel
4.07 avg rating — 1,838 ratings 34. 
Along the Cherry Lane: Tales from the Life of Music Industry Legend Milton Okun
by:
Richard Sparks
4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings 
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From Art to Commerce: A Workbook for Independent Musicians
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Tamara Saviano
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 37. 
Music/City: American Festivals and Placemaking in Austin, Nashville, and Newport
by:
Jonathan R. Wynn
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings 38. 
Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess
by:
Walter Yetnikoff
3.83 avg rating — 433 ratings 39. 
How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy 4.24 avg rating — 6,893 ratings
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Listen Out Loud: A Life In Music--Managing Mccartney, Madonna, And Michael Jackson
by:
Ron Weisner
3.24 avg rating — 79 ratings 41. 
Follow the Music: The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture
by:
Jac Holzman
4.09 avg rating — 170 ratings 42. 
Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues
by:
Joel Selvin
3.91 avg rating — 183 ratings 
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The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built (American Made Music Series)
by:
Nathan D. Gibson
4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings 45. 
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To Feel the Music: A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio
by:
Neil Young
3.25 avg rating — 197 ratings 
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Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City
by:
Craig Havighurst
4.16 avg rating — 63 ratings 51. 
A&R Pioneers: Architects of American Roots Music on Record
by:
Brian Ward
4.73 avg rating — 11 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 54. 
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Music to My Ears: The Billboard Essays : Profiles of Popular Music in the '90s
by:
Timothy White
3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings 
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Jelly Roll, Bix, and Hoagy: Gennett Records and the Rise of America's Musical Grassroots 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
by:
Peter Guralnick
4.24 avg rating — 2,349 ratings 65. 
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles
by:
Geoff Emerick
4.29 avg rating — 6,426 ratings 66. 
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Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, from Hendrix to Fleetwood Mac to Madonna to Prince 3.89 avg rating — 296 ratings
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Record Store Days: From Vinyl to Digital and Back Again
by:
Gary Calamar
3.82 avg rating — 158 ratings 73. 
Elvis Presley: A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions
by:
Ernst Jorgensen
4.55 avg rating — 128 ratings 74. 
The Recording Angel: Music, Records and Culture from Aristotle to Zappa
by:
Evan Eisenberg
3.97 avg rating — 154 ratings 75. 
Aaaaalllviiinnn!: The Story of Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., Liberty Records, Format Films and The Alvin Show
by:
Mark Arnold
3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings 76. 
The Never-Ending Revival: Rounder Records and the Folk Alliance liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records, the First Fifty Years
by:
Warren Zanes
3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings 79. 
Somethin' Else: The Story of Blue Note Records and the Birth of Modern Jazz
by:
Ashley Kahn
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 80. 
Recording on a Budget: How to Make Great Audio Recordings Without Breaking the Bank
by:
Brent Edstrom
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label
by:
Mick Houghton
4.02 avg rating — 49 ratings 84. 
Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
by:
Mark Ribowsky
3.67 avg rating — 230 ratings 85. 
House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios
by:
Andy Bradley
4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings 86. 
Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Record Industry
by:
Gareth Murphy
3.79 avg rating — 322 ratings 
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Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records
by:
Nadine Cohodas
4.03 avg rating — 156 ratings 89. 
Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919
by:
Tim Brooks
4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings 90. 
The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
by:
Ashley Kahn
4.04 avg rating — 422 ratings 91. 
The Record Men: The Chess Brothers and the Birth of Rock & Roll
by:
Rich Cohen
3.93 avg rating — 112 ratings 92. 
Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
by:
Robert Gordon
4.31 avg rating — 774 ratings 93. 
Making Tracks: Atlantic Records and the Growth of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry.
by:
Charlie Gillett
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings 94. 
Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll
by:
Colin Escott
4.07 avg rating — 257 ratings 
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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 
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Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation
by:
Nicholas Sammond
4.03 avg rating — 61 ratings 99. 
Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry
by:
Clinton Heylin
3.78 avg rating — 267 ratings 100. 
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup
by:
Peter Doggett
4.12 avg rating — 2,708 ratings