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Clinton Heylin
The second instalment of the definitive biography of one contemporary culture's most iconic and mysterious figures, taking us from Dylan's 1960s heyday to his 80th birthday
The second volume of…
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The definitive biography of one contemporary culture’s most iconic and mysterious figures - musical revolutionary, Nobel Prize-winner, chart-topping recording artist
‘The definitive, scrupulously researched biography of a life steeped in…
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The second of two volumes, this companion to every song that Dylan has written is the most comprehensive examination of his oeuvre. Arranged in a chronology of when each was…
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New in paperback - the definitive history of the songs of Bob Dylan. Every song Dylan wrote from his first poetic scribbles to the height of his fame in 1973…
The second volume of the bestselling history of Bob Dylan’s songs.
Reprint. Originally published: London: Helter Skelter, 2000.
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Bob Dylan has regarded himself as a songwriter. This title charts the development and first moments of genius of this artist whose songs changed the world. It also charts his…
A terrific, detailed look at Van Morrison’s life… A must for anyone who enjoys tales of tortured stars behaving badly. – Entertainment Weekly. 13 photos.
In 1979 there was… trouble in mind, and trouble in store for the ever-iconoclastic Dylan. But unlike in 1965-66, the artifactal afterglow - three albums in three years, Slow Train…
In June 1968, Fairport Convention made their official album. In the next fifteen years, those founding Fairportees would form a veritable dynasty of English folk-rock. Drawing on interviews with all…
The essential book for any fan of the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.
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Tells the story of the music’s development largely through the artists’ own words. This book is filled with insights from interviews with artists such as Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, David…
Gathers words and ephemera on the band that was synonymous with New York: the Velvet Underground. This work provides a snapshot of an era by such writers as Lester Bangs…
This is the story of the birth of Punk, with a capital P, in the only country where it was a mainstream movement: the UK; told entirely by eye-witnesses (Heylin…
In 1966 There Was… the sell-out tour to end all tours. Bob Dylan and The Hawks found themselves at the epicentre of a storm of controversy. Their response? To unleash…
The definitive biography of one contemporary culture’s most iconic and mysterious figures.
Ten years ago, Heylin published his biography of Bob Dylan, which The New Yorker recently singled out as the most readable and reliable of all Dylan biographies. This version takes…
From the world’s leading authority on Bob Dylan comes the definitive biography that promises to transform our understanding of the man and musician–created with early access to Dylan’s never-before-studied archives.When…
