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A critic schools readers on the decade that changed music.
A Hard Rain
By Frye Gaillard
The most complex period in the 20th century is brought back to life.
The Drama of Celebrity
By Sharon Marcus
The cult of fame found an early goddess in Sarah Bernhardt.
Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music that Made a Nation
By Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw
This inspiring tome deserves to be the go-to history textbook in schools everywhere.
Twilight of the Gods
By Steven Hyden
This musical elegy will have you shredding on air guitar in no time.
A harmonious celebration of the passionate folks who write, play, and/or sing the songs.
Sound Pictures: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Later Years, 1966-2016
By Kenneth Womack
This second half of the two-volume biography ably captures the late music man's genius.
The World According to Tom Hanks: The Life, the Obsessions, the Good Deeds of America’s Most Decent Guy
By Gavin Edwards
Is the beloved actor really all that great? (Spoiler alert: yes.)
