 | Have Gun Will Travel by Ronin Ro
Buy used from: $2.29 The amazing and true story of Death Row Records, a must read.
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 | So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer's Life by Jacob Slichter
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $4.45 I just finished reading this- a humble and honest description of Semisonic's career path and ups and downs as told from the Drummer Jacob Slichter's point of view. His recall is stunning and his description of the business is dead on. A worthwhile read for sure.
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 | Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business by Fredric Dannen
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.45 A great read! Describes the heyday of the record business and the artists and executives who made it the way it is today.
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 | The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood by Thomas R. King
Buy used from: $7.28 A stunning tale of Geffen's drive and the description of the music, movie and theatre businesses as they was when he arrived and how they changed as he climbed his way to the top.
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 | Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga by Stephen Davis
Buy new: $10.79 / Used from: $8.58 How the best Rock and Roll band of all time came to be...You can't write stories like these.
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 | Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley by Timothy White
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $7.20 The life story of the poet and prophet who arguably changed world music culture more than any other man.
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 | Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $4.70 The incredible story of Jimi Hendrix. This is the story of how he became the icon we all know. The amount of people who came in and out of his life who wound up having giant careers of their own is astonishing.
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 | All You Need to Know About the Music Business 6th Edition by Passman D
Buy used from: $9.39 Okay, so this isn't a book that teaches by stories but it is in fact the absolute bible of reference for the music business.
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