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 Feel Like Going Home Peter Guralnick ◆ Music history Feel Like Going Home Peter Guralnick Profiles of performers and record makers offer a listener’s path into blues and early rock and roll.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Ma Rainey's Black Bottom August Wilson ◆ Drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom August Wilson A recording session brings musicians and industry power into collision as Ma Rainey insists on her terms.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION Miles Miles Davis, Quincy Troupe ◆ Memoir Miles Miles Davis, Quincy Troupe Davis recounts the bands, relationships, and musical changes that shaped his career.
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 Respect David Ritz ◆ Biography Respect David Ritz A biography examines the gospel inheritance and recording career behind Franklin’s public sound.
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.
THE LYRICREADING COLLECTION The History of the Blues Francis Davis ◆ Music history The History of the Blues Francis Davis A critical history moves among regional blues scenes, recordings, and debates over musical authenticity.
