Ken Sharp

Biography

Ken Sharp is a New York Times Best Selling writer who has authored or co-authored over twenty music books, contributes to a variety of national music magazines, works on music documentaries and has done liner notes for releases by Elvis Presley, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Small Faces, Santana, Cheap Trick, Raspberries, Eric Carmen, KISS, Hall & Oates, Rick Springfield, The Babys, John Waite, The Guess Who, Jellyfish, Jefferson Airplane and others.

His books include: Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy, Elvis: Vegas ‘69, Nothin’ to Lose: the Making of KISS (1972-1975), Elvis Presley: Writing for the King, Sound Explosion: Inside LA’s Studio Factory with the Wrecking Crew, Overnight Sensation: The Story of the Raspberries, Raspberries: TONIGHT!, Eric Carmen: Marathon Man, Reputation is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick, Play On!: Power Pop Heroes, Kooks, Queen Bitches and Andy Warhol: The Making of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory, KISS: Behind the Mask, Meet the Beatles…Again!, Small Faces: Quite Naturally, Rick Springfield: A Year in the Life of a Working Class Dog, Power Pop, The KISS Years!, and KISS Army Worldwide!: The Ultimate KISS Fanzine Phenomenon.

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Books

Kooks, Queen Bitches and Andy Warhol: The Making of David Bowie's Hunky Dory
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 24,750. Language: English. Published: October 16, 2020 . Categories: Nonfiction » Music » Biography
"Kooks, Queen Bitches and Andy Warhol: The Making of David Bowie's Hunky Dory" chronicles the fascinating back story behind that celebrated album.
Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 61,340. Language: English. Published: October 8, 2020 . Categories: Nonfiction » Music » Individual Composer & Musician, Nonfiction » Music » Rock music
"Starting Over" is an oral history of the making of Double Fantasy and the definitive account of John Lennon’s last days with fascinating, insightful commentary from all of the key players involved

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