Rock n' Roll Books I Recommend

[@Doogusty]

I really like these kind of videos where it’s more just you talking. You should do more of these kind of videos.

[@TypicalGirls]

Even more than that is the banter between him and his Lovely Assistant. I could watch them all day.

1. An Eevening with Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin) 2. Heavy Load (Free) 3. The complete Beatles recording sessions (Beatles) 4. Beatles Gear (Beatles) 5. Big Star the story of rocks forgotten band (Big Star) 6. Electric Gypsy (Jimi Hendrix) 7. Sky Dog the Duane Allman Story (Duane Allman) 8. In search of the La's a secret liverpool (The La's) 9. Bon the last highway (AC/DC) 10. Bootleg the rise and fall of the secret recording industry 11. Shakey (Neil Young) 12. Rotten no irish no blacks no dogs (Johnny Rotten) 13. Careless Love the unmaking of Elvis Pressley (Elvis Presely) 14. Moon the life and death of a rock legend (Keith Moon) 15. The Tight but Loose Files (Led Zeppelin) 16. Rolling Stones Gear (Rolling Stones) My addition would be A Room Full of Mirrors by Charles Cross (Jimi Hendrix)

[@wintermute0079]

Thank you for the list!

[@debbiemcnamara7059]

I met the Allman Brothers In Nashville at a tapping of The Johnny Cash Show in the 60,s.

[@ryanrice8654]

thank you for this! love the casual talking videos

[@ptrgreeny]

Never do a comment until the end....I see you have The Stones book. Agreed, it's gets the most interesting after the 70's...pretty after the robbery in France. (end edit) What always strikes me about The Beatles book is how "loyal" they were to their main instruments. With two, three or four exceptions, the first 5-10 guitars and basses that would pop into your head when you think of them are probably responsible for the overwhelming majority of their catalog. Love the channel, James! LONG time viewer going back to the original channel. Thanks for the lessons, you've got a certain style that gets a lesson or demonstration across simply and understandable. Sometimes just seeing a certain little finger movement is the key for me that can make a certain song into place for me. Got to get that Lydon book! Love his interviews, honest while simultaneously boastful & self deprecating and never dull. Thanks for mentioning it. I'll have to get it. Keep on making the videos!

[@sim0n17]

Electric Gypsy is truly awesome!! and the appendix with every recorded track and who played what - just amazing book

[@davo_7486]

I showed my wife and kids this video so Just got the MOON book for a Father’s Day present on your recommendation. Looking forward to it

[@imannonymous7707]

Youre livin my dreams bro , your guitars , books and tshirts too, i love that who by numbers shirt. And the buffalo bills are going to win , soon. Thanks for the advice on books, they cool And they should make a bio pic on keith moon. Its amazing ive never thought of it before, youre right

[@dbrad66]

Cool stuff - thanks professor! Hey, remember Q92 back in the day? ‘Kickass rock n’ roll’.. that was our go-to station across the pond in Ontario

[@riffdigger2133]

8:38 Big Harry Shapiro (author) fan. His books on Graham Bond (Rare) and Clapton Lost In The Blues are great. Might be found used on Amazon. Harry was commissioned to write the official Gary Moore biography. He completed about 80 interviews after Gary’s passing, but the book has yet to be published. You have an excellent library and enjoyed your commentary. The books look brand new! You obviously take care of your items!

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Agree, I enjoyed your coverage here. Consider favorite rock documentaries and/or movies. Life changing albums. My favorite music related books are Man Called Cash - Steve Turner Here, There and Everywhere - Geoff Emerick Thanks for the video.

[@steve6465]

Great collection, thanks for sharing

[@67buick350]

I loved your Pt channel. You made it about the guitar and playing guitar. I’ve been playing since I was 13 and I am now 57 and like you I play by ear and don’t know the names of most of the chords I play...lol. Btw, I love your T-shirts too! You have a great speaking voice and make your videos enjoyable. So I play a ‘79 Les Paul Deluxe ( I bought it new when I was 16) I also play a Takamine GS 300 which absolutely love and last but not least my latest edition a new US made Martin HD-35

[@ST-xg3gy]

I want that Big Star book! Thanks for the list! Zevon- "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead', Richard's "Life", and Emerick-"Here, There and Everywhere", excellent! Also, "Shakey" is fantastic!

[@redguitar391]

Excellent discussion JJ, the Andy Babiuk books are brilliant. Here are my top Loo Reads: “Here There Everywhere” Jeff Emerich, “Best Seat In The House” Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie) “One Train Later” Andy Summers and one of the best “This Wheels on Fire” Levon Helm. The new Roger Daltrey book “Thanks a Lot Mr. Kibblewhite” is excellent (yes better than “Who I Am”)! Honorable mention to Nick Masons “Inside Out”, “I Me Mine” George Harrison, “Bass Culture” The John Entwistle Bass Collection and “A Wizard A True Star” Paul Myers.

[@Danman911]

27 minutes of pure delight. IMO 1969 through the late 70s for me the ultimate music being produced by the bands was the most creative. So I really enjoyed your video and to look for some books that you suggested Your video here let me escape the craziness going on in our country today. Thanks.

[@palacerevolution2000]

Hey JJ, really good clip. It gave me some homework to do/read. You really laid out why and how about some books etc. Personally I am a lifelong massive Stonesfreak, so I am biased, and have around 200 books by them. Andy Babiuk's book is excellent. I like the Stones more than the Beatles book because the Stones equipment is more varied. Also Ian Maclagan's book "all the Rage" is maybe the best Rock book I ever read. Woody's books are a lot of fun. And as big a stones fan that I am, I was not wild about Keith's book. I like what yous aid about the Free book; that is one I must get. Actually I must read most of the ones you called on. Oh - there is a book on the Clash "The Last gang in Town".

[@Johan14Cruyff]

Even if we have to wait another lifetime that second La’s album will be worth the wait.

[@Gunslinger000]

Excellent literary review, James. I would also highly recommend Zen Guitar by Philip Sudo.

[@05645ci]

Hey, James, thanks for starting a great convo, love the gear books

[@bryanmannoia8410]

excellent! another of my obsessions is reading. cool video idea. my favorite remains " no one gets out of here alive".

[@lancestan3398]

Thank you JJ! Really enjoyed it and ordered some from ebay while I was listening t you.

[@keithgaertner1380]

Thanks for this. One of my faves "Can't buy me love" by Jonathan Gould that is really about "Beatlemania" and how it all happened and economic condtions in England after the war and in the US as well. Excellent. I Also loved Keith Richard's book. I'm really impressed with him as a writer. Remembering back from when he was a child he starts talking with a lot of english slang I never heard before but because he is so discriptive I understood everything which kind of blew me away. ; )

[@traceystern6592]

Thanks J.J. Great stuff. An underappreciated little masterpiece and a fantastic read for Stones fans, Under My Thumb by Bill German. What happens when a nice kid from Brooklyn, obsessed with the Rolling Stones, gets swept into their high speed vortex. Up close and extremely personal stuff about Keith, Mick and Ronny especially. The whole machine that is the Rolling Stones. Circa 1980s. Being a fan of the Stones, that this got got so close was very powerful to me, living your fantasy life hanging with the Stones and then walking away from all of it. Give it a go.

[@5150show]

Thanks for the heads up on big star

[@skiphoneyman2712]

Great job!! Love it.

[@Bill-se4gr]

Just finished both videos. Thanks for the quick response (and also for saving me a few bucks😎)

[@sweens66]

Solid list. I remember years and years ago reading Hammer of the Gods. Another good rock book is U2 by U2. Long but full of good stories about the lives.

[@oldmaumau]

Great recommendations, I’ll definitely look for some from this list

[@sehejanand9661]

James, thank you for the video. Got some fun reads to dive into.

[@wizardwandmusic6457]

Great Video with cool rock books, I'm going to look into that Skydog Duane Allman story. I would just like to mentioned one of the best books I've read is by Eric Burdon Of the Animals,it was called " I used to be an animal but I'm alright now. - Cheers

[@dwaynewladyka577]

I do like musician's biographies. I have a few in my collection of books. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Buddy Guy, Robert Plant, and others.This is a great video. Cheers!

[@furrysharker]

Thanks for the La's book recommendation!

[@natetheguitarkid]

The Rotten one caught my eye. Always been compelled by Lydon, watched most of his interviews and videos available online. Rolling Stones gear one seems interesting as well. Keith's les paul with the bigsby on the front just about sold me.

[@darrylbirney8712]

Wow, James, if you are not already doing one, you should be teaching a class at the college level about the history of rock and roll from the 50's thru the 80's.

[@harveyyoung3423]

So the book I buy on the Rolling Stones “The Cambridge Companion to The Rolling Stones “ (Eds. Victor Coelho and John Covach) turns out to be by postmodernist philosophers and cultural theorists. It’s interesting, but, just as far from a book by a fan on the ‘72 tour as you can imagine. It seems like critical theory looking for an example and the result is, as they might say, an “othering” of the world of the Rolling Stones. A lectures on aesthetic theory more than Stones but different see the essay by Brita Renee Heimarck on Brian Jones and Deleuze for instance. What struck me was, for example, in the discussion of Jumpin Jack flash, there is no discussion of the mechanics, behind the scenes processes, ironic since this was one of Derrida’s and Foucault’s better critical strategies, and one employed by Godard in his One plus One movie. Doing some proper work then, on JJF I find that in the promo film, Brian Jones is playing the main riff in standard tuning (on the bottom e and a string, with a second fret b, and second fret f#, making the riff). Now, I read somewhere that this riff was actually created sometime earlier by Brian and Bill, on their own in the studio (I think this in in Bill Wyman’s autobiography). Now, if you look at the session listings online at Olympic then the recording of JJF is from February 21st to April 20th (some without Brian and Bill). Now here’s the strange thing I found while playing guitar, in standard tuning, that the physical action of the riff for JJF is virtually the same as playing the main riff of the “Joe 90” 1968 TV theme by Barry Grey. Then when you get to the chorus and the outro guitar and Bill’s keyboard parts (on the extended outro version), it’s very similar somehow and physicality to the middle 8 part of the Joe 90 theme. Just a coincidence? But doing some digging I find the Joe 90 theme was also recorded at Olympic studios in 1968 but on January 18th (19:00-23:00). So a month apart. However it turns out that Jimi Hendrix was also recording All Along The Watchtower at Olympic studios there on January 21st and Brian joined him for a couple of sessions (drunk on piano so never used, and percussion which was used). Its close and Barry Grey worked on the theme on and off until September ’68. I’m not saying it’s a rip off plagiarism type thing just that that is how art and creativity work and to me it’s clear when you set about trying to play both guitar parts for JJF and Joe 90 at around the same time, as I did, by seer chance. For Rolling Stones book I would recommend Keith Richards autobiography. Its not all drugs and stuff he goes into the whole historical and cultural context of post war Britain and all the blues players and what they were up to and the links in the Stones music throughout their career. No Byzantine art stuff though. I wait for a Mick Jagger autobiography, but I reckon that could lead to several international incidents and World War 3. Anyway many thanks for all the guitar lessons. Back in 1980s used to hunt people down to show me how to play bits of Honky Tonk Women. I never did get it. But now after years of trying to copy your demos I might just get there one day. Many thanks for your time and interest.. Note: The Cambridge Companion series contains a number of books on modern pop and rock music if anyone’s interested in a different perspective . Ref: www.chromeoxide.com/hendrix.htm www.jimihendrix.com/encyclopedia-item/january-21-1968-the-experience-returns-to-olympic-studios-to-record-all-along-the-watchtower/ www.covermesongs.com/2014/03/the-story-behind-jimi-hendrixs-all-along-the-watchtower.html www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm www.timeisonourside.com/SOJumpin.html www.bigrat.co.uk/contents/music.html (Archived by Ralph Titterton and Cathy Ford)

[@garyjohnson6096]

That is a very nice collection James

[@Kenaroni]

"Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years" by Mark Lewisohn. My god, what a deeply researched book. He spent a summer in Liverpool so he could go to the library everyday and read microfilm scans of newspapers from the early Beatles era. Everything you could possibly want to know about their early days is there. - the first rock n roll records they heard, the records they bought, their first instruments, their time and troubles in Hamburg. I didn't know they were such Ray Charles fans and played his songs every night. I suddenly realized this weekend that Paul's "I'm Down" is a lot like Charles' "What I'd Say". And "Let It Be" is totally a Ray Charles influenced song. Funny how you never stop learning about music and origins.

[@don7205]

I recommend "The Birth of Loud", by Ian S. Port. It's a great story about Leo Fender and Les Paul's contributions to the electric guitar, and how it shaped music over years. "Hard to Handle", by Steve Gorman was a great read about his life as the Black Crowe's drummer.

[@elizabethn2538]

Yes, you can pick up a new copy of Evenings with Led Zeppelin...for $900. On Amazon.( Must be REAL good...). Tough to find even used. Ive got an enormous collection of rock bios. Surprisingly, the one that stands out is Greg Allman My Cross to Bear. Its fantastic. His voice comes thru so vividly, unlike so many ghostwritten rock bios. Highly recommend. And of course, the grandaddy of them all Ian Hunter's Diary of a Rock and Roll Star. (Guilty pleasure: "Up and down with the Rolling Stones" by Tony Sanchez. Dont care if he made it up...its riveting)

[@danny1959]

I used that Bootleg book as research for my own book.

[@ryanrice8654]

In my personal opinion I would have to disagree with you and say that The Beatles Anthology is the so-called "Beatles Bible." I highly recommend it, as it was written by George, Paul, and Ringo. Every page is absolutely loaded with tons of stories and many rare/cool photos.

[@Teleman73]

Nice Collection. I have Skydog in paperback also. Crazy Fingers is a good book on Jeff Beck. I don't know if anyone will ever get their hands on Jeff's official Autobiography that was like $1000 a few years back limited print.

[@keithgaertner1380]

Hey James... I just picked up a brand new book. "Sympathy for the Drummer": Why Charlie Watts Matters. It's by Mike Edison and he is one helluva writer. I can't put it down! Had no idea that Charlie was so essential... I knew he was a big jazz drummer but this book is cool. This author is so knowledgable about music and the biz and so discriptive. It's a good one!

[@dronhoppers]

Great stuff. 2 more for you...Robert Plant A Life, Paul Rees and Isle of noises, Daniel Rachel

[@Daytripper51]

Hey James.....Even BETTER than the Mark Lewison book on Recording The Beatles is the Curvebender publishing book Recording The Beatles... It shows the techniques, the studio blueprints, the mics, the preamps, plate reverbs, room layouts, eq units, echo units, consoles, speaker monitors, compressors, plugs...even the floor stands they used. About 3 inches thick and comes in a box. I bought it about 8 years ago, and even then it was over $100.! Much more detail than Lewison's book.

[@palacerevolution2000]

Man that sounds interesting; never even heard about that book.

[@Daytripper51]

@@rikkousa Yep....I got all the extras...GREAT resource!!!

[@Kenaroni]

Yeah I somebody bought this book for me as a gift years ago and it is AMAZING. I didn't know it was so valuable today. I should put it on eBay because I don't really look at it much.

[@randysimmons9838]

I saw where bill wyman is having an auction on some old stuff.

[@donegan2comcast]

Two more: "Life' by Keith, and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon" by his widow Crystal Zevon

[@jimbronie]

Stones gear is the best stones book in about a decade. I think he got access to the majority of the real instruments. 👍🏻

[@benjas4060]

I am sure you read all these, "Shakey" - Neil Is very good. I found "Not my cross to bear" - Greg and Keith's book to be a bit self indulgent but hey their rock stars. Going way back, "No one gets out of here alive" - Doors is a classic, read it in 89

[@MikeMckenz]

Really interesting watch! Mind you, it just cost me a fair bit on amazon haha!

[@marbleriver3365]

Does that first Zeppelin book have the set lists for Newport RI (1969) and Yale Bowl (New Haven, 1970)? I was at those shows and would love to know the sets. I wasn't taking notes at the time :)

[@transamination]

You should check out 'Room full of mirrors: a biography of Jimi Hendrix' by Charles R Cross.

[@bretthamilton7308]

Yes. Great one.

[@mandobob]

Hi, I recommend GLIMPSES by Lewis Shine is a fictional book about "Ray Shackleford lives in the ruins of the idealistic 1960s. Veteran of failed garage bands, he works as a repairman of stereo equipment, tending the dying embers of his marriage, and dreaming of bygone days and the music that almost was. When he finds the music he dreams of has been mysteriously recorded by his tape deck, Ray is drawn into the past, to revisit the histories of Hendrix, Morrison, and the Beatles...along with the history of Ray Shackleford." If you haven't read Its a great read.

[@Bill-se4gr]

Great suggestions and descriptions. Will be ordering several that I don’t have. As a huge fan of LZ like you, I was wondering if you would recommend the Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page book, the Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin book and the All The Songs of Led Zeppelin by Margotin

[@jamesjames9275]

I posted two videos specifically about Zeppelin books, that might help.

[@themoriartys2011]

James that was great. Especially pleased for the mention of the LA’s book. I also have to ask...where can I buy that Who t shirt??

[@LaneWillson]

I’ve read Shakey and might not have given Neil Young the time and respect he clearly deserves. When I see Clapton’s work, as well as SRV’s after getting clean, I often wonder what might have been for Dwayne and Jimi. Thanks for your time. It's a great list.

[@selwynpage4578]

have you read Moon the loon by dougal butler, bloody funny, a must read

[@millerpa06]

Here is another one. Just out, published March 2020 that is a great insight into the NY Punk/Rock-n-Roll scene in the 1970s - Walter Lure's "To Hell and Back: My Life in Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers, in the Words of the Last Man Standing"

[@allenkennedy6748]

Great Rock Discography - Martin Strong. There are 6! Editions + Separate volumes for Psychedelia, Metal & Alternative. I read each of them like a novel. The encyclopedia! Mojo Collection - Mojo Magazine. Jim Irvin 2000 Their take on why rock happened the way it did. All Music Guides + AMG Rock Guide. So much more complete than the website. Read these like a novel. Rolling Stone Record Guides (2 volts) + Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock. Written back in the day. Beatles Complete Scores (The White Book). If you want to see the original transcription. Revolution in the Head. - Ian McDonald kind of the little brother to the Lewisohn approach. The Illustrated New Musical Express Encyclopedia Of Rock -Nick Logan/Bob Woffinden 1976 Some might say “why bother?” I love accuracy. Who was where & when. These books tell you what to look for on the net. Who influenced who. Lotsa pics as well. Can’t find the book by the guy who did diagrams of whole chains of groups in the 60-70-80 era. At one time I needed to know a lot of this stuff for work, now it’s all just the foundation. Thanks so much, our tastes are so similar & you’ve helped me when I’m too lazy to listen & figure it out for myself.

[@DaveCatD]

It would be interesting to know which Elvis Presley recordings you like from the 70s if you feel like taking the time to list some. Or maybe you meant live Elvis. That preference is a little surprising. If not the Sun recordings and early RCA records, I would’ve expected you to prefer the 1968 TV special and/or the 1969 album.

[@DaveCatD]

I’m not implying that there is anything wrong with preferring 70s Elvis. I’m wondering if there are some 70s Elvis recordings I should check out (other than Elvis Costello).

[@MrMeadfoot]

Ian Hunter's Diary Of A Rock n Roll Star should be in there.

[@ElevatedWalnut]

Lots of cool recommendations. I'm surprised Life isn't on here!

[@matthewcrich5951]

Great commentary, James. Of all the rock personalities who have died, which one hit you the hardest? For me it was John Lennon. Listening to Howard Costello on Monday Night Football announce it, absolutely gutted me. Rock’s first assassination. Second to Lennon’s death would be Elvis.

[@jablescreed]

James2 might I suggest a book written by Scarlet Page called “Resonators” its a really cool book 📖 I think you would like it 😁

[@markschafer8275]

That was fun!!!

[@nickostendorf2558]

Honestly I need to know any of your recomendations about anything.

[@scottsmith2033]

“My life” by Keef is a great read

[@bk1165]

Dave Lewis trivia, he is the guy who leaps into Pete Townshend's arms and pokes Roger Daltrey in the eye at the end of Won't Get Fooled Again in the movie The Kids Are Alright.

[@tonyroos3018]

Moon book: read it too and felt the same way about his death. Seemed like a guy trapped by his own myth. He constantly needed to live up to his legend and top himself even though his exploits were already off the charts. In a decade he had worn out his body and it seemed he felt he could not play without brandy. It's easy to see how he could feel that ending his drinking was ending "Keith Moon". And even though he was known for impulsively swallowing handfuls of whatever was handed to him, his death seemed to me to be, if not an outright suicide, at the very least a flirtation that succeeded. It's odd this is rarely talked about. But, as the book states, seemingly not even the Who, years later seemed to have much understanding of the circumstances of his death. Sad and tragic.

[@jamesjames9275]

If you watch the Good Morning America interview with Pete and Keith (August 1978), it's hard to believe Keith was only 32 there. And you're right, the other band members haven't seemed all that curious to know the details of how he died. In fact, Pete has said some absolutely unforgivable things about Keith's death -- including in the days immediately following his funeral, saying Keith's death was "a positive thing" for the band. I get that it must have been really difficult to be in a band with Keith, but it seems like Pete has been denying his grief literally since the day Keith died.

[@steveelling9604]

The three Guralnick books on Elvis are incredible. The rise, decline and fall of an extremely complicated dude.

[@DaveCatD]

Chronicles - Bob Dylan Just Kids - Patti Smith The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones- Stanley Booth Bob Dylan in America - Sean Wilentz Deep Blues - Robert Palmer Mystery Train - Greil Marcus The Old, Weird America - Greil Marcus (not universally liked) The Sound of the City - Charlie Gillett Love in Vain (Robert Johnson) - Alan Greenberg Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix & The Post-War Rock 'N' Roll Revolution - Charles Shaar Murray All of Peter Guralnick's books are among the best ever: The two Elvis volumes Sam Phillips Dream Boogie (Sam Cooke) Sweet Soul Music Feel Like Going Home Lost Highway Searching for Robert Johnson Mark Lewisohn is working on a massive 3 volume bio on The Beatles. Only the first volume is out.

[@DaveCatD]

I only listed some favorites not mentioned in the video. Some of my favorites were already mentioned.

[@acebates1341]

Stones gear book. .........Save the best because it is

[@Pandamasque]

Do you have the new Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin book? What's your take on it? I'm finishing 'In the Court of King Crimson' right now. It's great! So much so that I'm hearing new things within the music now.

[@robertmandour5702]

How often did you actually play/practice when you were younger? I have this feeling you were that one guy who didn't have to practice much... ;) Much luv JJ!

[@Aranya009]

There's a whole other full book on just Koss that looks a lot like the Free - Heavy Load book you have.

[@jadengoertzen6167]

what did you make of Keef’s book?

[@DaveCatD]

I just ordered a used copy of the recommended Harry Shapiro Hendrix book. Do you have Jimi Hendrix Gear: The Guitars, Amps & Effects That Revolutionized Rock 'n' Roll by Michael Heatley and Harry Shapiro? I don't have it and was wondering if it's any good. Used copies are expensive. I already have the Beatles and Stones gear books mentioned.

[@jamesjames9275]

The Hendrix gear book isn’t bad, but not really on the same level as Babiuk’s books on the Beatles and Stones. Then again, Jimi’s career was awfully brief by comparison.

[@DaveCatD]

Thanks.

[@k.c.8658]

That Moon book looks interesting...

[@slingerace]

Great vid! I was sort of surprised not to see Keith Richards' bio "Life" in there. That was a good one. I thoroughly enjoyed "Shakey." It's hard to come away from that not thinking that Neil Young is a world-class a**hole, though.

[@littleglimmer2325]

Thanks for this James James, mate. Can I add fans of the Rolling Stones' music cannot be without Complete Recording Sessions 1962 - 2002 by Martin Elliott ISBN 1-901447-04-9, and I heartily endorse Rolling Stones Gear by Andy Babuik and Greg Prevost ISBN 978-1-61713-092-2. The former is particular good when listening to the music, giving amazing insight into every session. The latter is full of incredible detail and gorgeous photos. Both are factual books, not second-hand tales of 'life on the road' or celebrity myths.

[@rampswalsh6628]

James, this was a very informative and captivating video. Now I know what to keep an eye out for. Thank you very much! Since you mentioned the Stones book, I'm curious about something. In what ways do you think Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, and Ronnie Wood individually affected the band's sound?

[@palacerevolution2000]

That is a huge topic, and one that has been raging on the Net for years. (I know you asked JJ, but had to weigh in ;))

[@PanhandlePrepping]

Definitely Big Star and Sky Dog. These don’t really count as “Rock n Roll” books but every guitar player (regardless of genre) should own Ted Greene’s “Chord Chemistry” and Pat Martino’s “Linear Expressions”.

[@buddy_lebowski]

James, thanks for all the great info! I loved watching your videos so much I decided to create my own classic guitar riffs video from some of my favorite song videos from your extensive collection. Now, whenever I need a fix, I queue up my video and get to see you kick ass for 15 minutes. Rock on! Here's the link if you want to see yourself in action... www.screencast.com/t/VW9KQlXbsGQ

[@MikeMckenz]

Really cool to see the las book mentioned. Great band. On another note, is there a jimmy page book you'd recommend?

[@jamesjames9275]

I’ll try to do a separate video on Zeppelin books. :)

[@berkc06]

Read Last Sultan: Ahmet Ertegun. Amazing book.

[@Theylieohio]

How about books on playing....intermediate to advanced that you would recommend?

[@jamesjames9275]

I don't know, I've never looked at an instructional book (which should be obvious from my playing).

[@darrylbirney8712]

@@jamesjames9275 James you crack me up. If all your followers could play like you, there were be no room for new players. LOL

[@rcobb5081]

I enjoyed reading THE LIVES OF JOHN LENNON BY ALBERT GOLDMAN. A fast read.

[@slingerace]

Also almost universally regarded as a work of fiction.

[@LuckylukeHR]

No Geoff Emerick - Here, There and Everywhere ? That book is the Bible for Beatle fans.

[@putzengiler]

I have an original printing of Lewison's Beatles Recording Sessions book, from '88, they totally changed the cover art....the original was better..

[@jamesjames9275]

I have a hardcover copy of the original printing, too. :)

[@billyturbert7629]

Checked that Hendrix book out of the library and never returned it

[@TheMart584]

Springsteen's Born to run, There's a couple of hours i'll never get back.

[@petegreening]

"No One Here Gets Out Alive", about Jim Morrison, is epic