Iconic Musicians on our New Biographies Shelves

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities by Herbie Hancock with Lisa Dickey:

The legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on his seven decades in music, tracing his early years as a musical prodigy and work in Miles Davis' second quintet to his multi-genre explorations and collaborations with fellow artists.

Blues All Day Long: the Jimmy Rogers Story by Wayne Everett Goins:

A member of Muddy Waters' legendary late 1940s-1950s band, Jimmy Rogers pioneered a blues guitar style that made him one of the most revered sidemen of all time. Rogers also had a significant if star-crossed career as a singer and solo artist for Chess Records, releasing the classic singles "That's All Right" and "Walking By Myself" as well as high profile tours with Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. In Blues All Day Long, Goins mines seventy-five hours of interviews with Rogers' family, collaborators, and peers to follow a life spent in the blues.

Bowie the Biography by Wendy Leigh:

David Bowie, the iconic superstar of rock, fashion, art, design, and the quintessential sexual liberator, is a living legend. However, for the past five decades, he has managed to retain his Hollywood star mystique. Now author Wendy Leigh reveals the real man behind the mythology. Through scores of interviews with Bowie’s lovers (both male and female), his girlfriends, business associates, groupies, and band members, Leigh, who grew up just a mile from where Bowie was born and went to school, has written an intimate biography of rock’s greatest enigma.

Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones by Paul Trynka:

Brian Jones was the golden boy of the Rolling Stones, the visionary who gave the band its name and its sound. Yet he was a haunted man, and much of his brief time with the band, before his death in 1969 at the infamous age of twenty-seven, was volatile and tragic. Some of the details of how Jones was dethroned are well known, but the full story of his downfall is still largely untold. With more than 120 new interviews, Trynka offers countless new revelations and sets straight the tall tales that have long marred Jones’s legacy. 

Veteran's Day Display

Today is Veteran's day - a day to honor the men and woman who serve or have served in the United States armed forces. Visit our display "In Honor of Veteran's Day" where you'll find these and many more books about military servicemen and women:

Recently in the Media: Biographies

Check out these new biographies that were recently featured in the media and are available at the Community Library!

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

The Emmy Award-winning star of How I Met Your Mother shares his experiences as a child star, Broadway performer and father in an over-the-top, humorous account creatively designed in the style of the popular interactive adventure series. (Publisher Summary)

Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life & Cars by Neil Young

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee traces his six-decade career through the cars he has owned, discussing how they are reflecting new understandings about the environmental impact of automobiles. (Publisher Summary)

Worthy Fights by Leon Pancetta

The man who led the intelligence war that killed Osama bin Laden traces a life of leadership in public service, from his tenure in Congress through his years as director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense. (Publisher Summary)

Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
The creator and star of HBO's "Girls" documents her coming-of-age in and out of the spotlight, recounting her experiences with everything from dieting and embarrassing sex to dirty old men and performing in less-than-ideal conditions. (Publisher Summary)