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A BANJO PICKIN' GIRL: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF OLA BELLE CAMPBELL REED by Judy H. Marti Biography and tunebook devoted to the one and only Ola Belle Reed, written by her last student! Reed was a formidable banjo player in a unique, old-timey style, wrote many songs including "High ..more... - on order, expected arrival date unknown 158-51 $17.95

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ACOUSTIC STORIES: PLAYING BASS WITH PETER, PAUL & MARY, JERRY GARCIA AND BILL MONROE AND EIGHTEEN OTHER UNAMPLIFIED TALES by Bill Amatneek Author Bill Amatneek has spent his life with music. He was the bass player on the first David Grisman Quintet album, a writer for Rolling Stone, banjoist with Frank Wakefield, and much more. ..more... 610-1 $15.95

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ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE - THE BAND AND AMERICA by Barney Hoskyns A vivid and rollicking account of The Band's journey across three decades. Spanning the history of American rock and boasting a supporting cast that includes Dylan, Janis Joplin, and U2, the ..more... 49-331449 $19.95

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ANCHORED IN LOVE: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JUNE CARTER CASH by John Carter Cash June Carter was born in the rugged mountains of Maces Springs, Virginia, to Ezra and Maybelle Carter, pioneers of country music. On stage from a very young age, June found her niche in the ..more... 542-173 $24.99

ANCHORED IN LOVE: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JUNE CARTER CASH by John Carter Cash June Carter was born in the rugged mountains of Maces Springs, Virginia, to Ezra and Maybelle Carter, pioneers of country music. On stage from a very young age, June found her niche in the ..more... - available for pre-order 542-198 $14.99

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ART THAT SINGS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LUTHIER STEVE KLEIN by Paul Schmidt A gorgeously produced biography of Klein's quirky path to becoming a master luthier whose radical perspective has created an alternative form of deep beauty in the world of lutherie. A natural ..more... 613-1 $59.00

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BACKSTAGE PASSES & BACKSTABBING BASTARDS - MEMOIRS OF A ROCK 'N ROLL SURVIVOR by Al Kooper One of the funniest rock memoirs ever back in print, updated and revised! Al's quirky life, from would be teenage rocker, to crashing Bob Dylan's recording session and playing the organ on ..more... 49-331934 $19.95

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BIG BILL BLUES - BIG BILL BROONZY'S STORY as told to Yannick Bruynoghe ON SALE!! SAVE $14.95!! A classic book from the Oak Archives. Blues legend Big Bill Broonzy's story in his own words. Although he was born and raised in Mississippi, Big Bill was a pioneer of ..more... 01-910007 .. list $29.95 ours $15.00

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BIG BOSS MAN - THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BLUESMAN JIMMY REED by Will Romano Alcoholic. Epileptic. Technically challenged. Jimmy Reed nevertheless overcame these roadblocks to become perhaps the most successful R&B/pop cross-over artist of the '50s with songs like "Big ..more... 49-331411 $17.95

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BILL MONROE READER edited by Tom Ewing In this eclectic, richly illustrated reader, former Blue Grass Boy Ewing gathers the most significant and illuminating of the many articles that have been written about Monroe. Through the ..more... 542-138 $19.95

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BILLY F. GIBBONS: ROCK + ROLL GEARHEAD by Billy Gibbons, Tom Vickers, David Perry Gibbons, the spiritual leader of ZZ Top, provides a long-awaited biography. Split into 3 sections: The Life, The Cars, and The Guitars. Terrific pictures and commentary. Hardcover, 192 pp. ..more... 542-131 $29.95

BLACK TOOTH GRIN: THE HIGH LIFE, GOOD TIMES, AND TRAGIC END OF "DIMEBAG" DARRELL ABBOTT by Zac Crain A portrait of Darrell Abbott traces the life of the acclaimed guitarist for the heavy metal band Pantera from his youth as a teenage guitar prodigy, to his career with Pantera, to his brutal ..more... - available for pre-order 542-185 $16.95

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BLUES MANDOLIN MAN: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF YANK RACHELL by Richard Congress The first biography of a family man whose playing inspired David Honeyboy Edwards, Sleepy John Estes, Henry Townsend, more. Born into sharecropping in 1910, Rachell was an active musician for ..more... 542-142 $22.00

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CAN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLING: THE LIFE OF BILL MONROE, FATHER OF BLUEGRASS by Richard D. Smith Thorough, painstakingly researched biography of this giant of American music. Smith doesn't shy away from a full three-dimensional portrait of Monroe. Lively and very engaging. Detailed index, ..more... - out-of-stock, more coming soon 542-40 $17.50

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CAROLAN - THE LIFE TIMES AND MUSIC OF AN IRISH HARPER by Donal O'Sullivan Originally published in 1958, this classic study of Turlough O Carolan has become an indispensable tool for Irish musicians. This 2001 edition contains all the original sections on The Life of ..more... 01-910984 $39.95

CASH Rolling Stone magazine More than one hundred color and black-and-white photographs, accompanied by personal tributes from Bob Dylan, Bono, Al Gore, Willie Nelson, and others, and a complete discography celebrate the ..more... - on order, expected arrival date unknown 542-200 $19.95

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CHRIS J. KNUTSEN: FROM HARP GUITARS TO THE NEW HAWAIIAN FAMILY - HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR by George T. Noe & Daniel L. Most Exhaustively researched story of the mainland's first luthier of Hawaiian steel guitars, concurrent with the Hawaiian music craze of the 'teens and '20s. Also included is a large section on ..more... 531-1 $44.95

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CLAPTON'S GUITAR: WATCHING WAYNE HENDERSON BUILD THE PERFECT INSTRUMENT by Allen St. John A mesmerizing journey into the heart of high-end guitar-making through the quirky character of Wayne Henderson, a musician and craftsman who builds his guitars by hand, literally by putting ..more... 542-141 $14.00

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CLAPTON: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Eric Clapton The legendary rock musician and influential guitarist candidly recounts the story of his life and his career in his own words, recalling his rise to success in the music world; work with the ..more... 542-182 $26.00

COUNTRY MUSIC CHANGED MY LIFE - TALES OF TOUGH TIMES AND TRIUMPH FROM COUNTRY'S LEGENDS by Ken Burke In this book based on new interviews, some of country music's greatest stars share personal moments of redemption, inspiration, and heartache related to the music that shaped their lives. ..more... - available for pre-order 542-204 $12.95

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