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THE READING ROOM: The Best Books By and For The Musicians We Lost Last Year

THE READING ROOM: The Best Books By and For The Musicians We Lost Last Year

Former president Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on December 30, 2024. Carter will be remembered as a humanitarian and human rights activist, but he’ll also be remembered as the “rock and roll president.” His close relationship with Greg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band, and his meetings and

THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2024

THE READING ROOM: The Best Music Books of 2024

In times of darkness and despair, books offer hope and glimpses into world far away from our own. The best books entertain us, inform us, shape us, and transform us. Music books often carry us back to times in our lives when the world looked different and when the future

THE READING ROOM: Jeff Apter on 'Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly'

THE READING ROOM: Jeff Apter on 'Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly'

“Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show/three to get ready, now go, cat, go.” That’s just what Australian music writer Jeff Apter (Don’t Dream It’s Over), does in his affectionate, straight-ahead biography Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly (Citadel/Kensington, November 26)

ALBUM REVIEW: Pure Prairie League is 'Back on Track'

ALBUM REVIEW: Pure Prairie League is 'Back on Track'

Pure Prairie League came Bustin’ Out in 1970 with hit love song “Amie,” and riding the country rock highway with songs like “Early Morning Riser,” “Two Lane Highway,” “Kentucky Moonshine,” and “I’ll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle.” Over the last 50 years, new members have shuffled in and out

ALBUM REVIEW: New Laura Nyro Box Set is Her Most Complete Yet

ALBUM REVIEW: New Laura Nyro Box Set is Her Most Complete Yet

Singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, beloved for her introspective lyrics and rich vocals, left us far too early when she died at 49, following a struggle with ovarian cancer. Now, a 19-CD limited edition boxed set, Hear My Song, honors Nyro’s musical legacy and traces her evolution as an artist. The

THE READING ROOM: Dave Dalton Thomas’ 'Picnic: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Tradition'

THE READING ROOM: Dave Dalton Thomas’ 'Picnic: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Tradition'

Texas historian Joe Nick Patoski sums up the experience of attending one of Willie Nelson’s annual picnics as “living inside a Willie Nelson song every Fourth of July.” As Patoski writes in his foreword to journalist Dave Dalton Thomas’ Picnic: Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Tradition (Texas A&

THE READING ROOM: New Book Celebrates Street Singing Traditions

THE READING ROOM: New Book Celebrates Street Singing Traditions

In 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival celebrated the lives and music of a group of fictional street singers Willy and the Poor Boys in their hit song “Down on the Corner.” As the four boys gather on the corner near suppertime, there’s a “happy noise” as they try “to bring