Celebrity Playlist    by Dallas Morning News Editors
Price: $0.99 USD. 14310 words. Language: English. Published by The Dallas Morning News  on January 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
For more than a decade, the music staff of The Dallas Morning News asked every artist it interviewed the same question: “What are you listening to right now?”

Just Like a Woman: The Rock Criticism of Ellen Willis    by Feedback Press
Price: $0.99 USD. 4110 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
The 1960s, Ellen Willis said, were a time when magazines saw that “there was this thing called youth culture, and they were interested in getting authentic young people to write about it.” Willis was one of these. Right out of the box, her rock criticism was as unsentimental as it was passionate, with the publication of a 1967 essay in Commentary about Bob Dylan that was personal journalism at it.

Nelson Riddle: The Man Behind the Music    by David Morrell
Price: $0.99 USD. 11460 words. Language: English. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
In Nelson Riddle: The Man Behind the Music, bestselling Morrell discusses the career of a musical genius, who changed popular music and proved that a great arranger is as important as a great song and a great singer. This groundbreaking study describes Riddle’s famous collaborations with Nat “King” Cole, Rosemary Clooney, and Frank Sinatra, whose career Riddle helped to resurrect.

Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music    by David Morrell
Price: $2.99 USD. 29000 words. Language: English. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
In Frank Sinatra: The Artist and His Music, bestselling David Morrell discusses the talent and determination that led Sinatra to become the greatest interpretive singer of the recording era. Based on more than forty years of listening and reading, Morrell provides an in-depth analysis of Sinatra’s career. After you read it, you might never listen to Sinatra or any other singer the same way again.

The Beatles IQ: The Ultimate Test of Fab Four Fandom    by C. Dismas Burgess
Price: $1.99 USD. 8170 words. Language: English. Published by Tucker Elliot on December 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
You are invited to take the challenge: 200 multiple choice questions that take you from the Beatles anonymous beginnings in Liverpool, through their rise in the ranks of show business and finally to their triumphant years as worldwide superstars.

12 Quizzes on Classical Composers    by Gail McGaffigan
Price: $2.99 USD. 7550 words. Language: English. Published on October 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Music » Instruction and Study - Appreciation.
The perfect Christmas gift for your music-lover!. One quiz each on the lives of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Schubert, Schumann, Verdi, Wagner, Chopin, Haydn, Handel, and Grieg. May be used in conjunction with the Classically Gail free, one-year course in Music Appreciation (classicallygail.blogspot.com).

Rock & Roll Music IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom    by C. Dismas Burgess
Price: $1.99 USD. 8270 words. Language: English. Published by Tucker Elliot on December 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
Test your Rock & Roll IQ! See if you if you can "make the charts," "achieve a gold record," or maybe even earn "an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" as you enjoy this ultimate test of true Rock & Roll fandom! With 200 questions and 800 possible answers it has everything from greasers to grungers and vinyl to video.

Las Vegas Elvis Presley    by Thomas Chi
Price: $1.99 USD. 2630 words. Language: English. Published on October 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Music » History & Criticism.
Writing about Elvis, Thomas Chi returned to Memphis six months each year to interview for the Elvis book around Graceland. He wrote a rock music thriller about Manson before the novel was turned into a musical screenplay. Thomas spent more time in Las Vegas, Nevada interviewing Elvis Presley's girlfriends, lovers, and the dancers with stories about Elvis.