THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Dream Boogie Peter Guralnick ◆ Biography Dream Boogie Peter Guralnick A biography follows Cooke from gospel performance into popular music and independent business ventures.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Mo' Meta Blues Questlove, Ben Greenman ◆ Memoir Mo' Meta Blues Questlove, Ben Greenman A musician and bandleader remembers a life shaped by records, influences, and collaborations.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Music Is History Questlove ◆ Essays Music Is History Questlove Questlove uses records and listening memories to consider how music registers public change.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Princess Noire Nadine Cohodas ◆ Biography Princess Noire Nadine Cohodas The book follows Simone’s musical education, performance career, and political commitments.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Respect David Ritz ◆ Biography Respect David Ritz A biography examines the gospel inheritance and recording career behind Franklin’s public sound.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Respect Yourself Robert Gordon ◆ Music history Respect Yourself Robert Gordon Stax Records offers a vantage point on Memphis soul, collaboration, and the pressures surrounding the label.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Sweet Soul Music Peter Guralnick ◆ Music history Sweet Soul Music Peter Guralnick Musicians, producers, and studios tell the story of Southern soul across a network of regional scenes.