To Live’s to Fly
The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt
John Kruth
To Live’s to Fly is the bracing, fully authorized biography of singer-songwriter-guitarist Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), who wrote such classic songs as “If I Needed You” and “Waitin’ ’round to Die.”

Johnny Cash:
The Biography
Michael Streissguth
Insightful, thorough, and profound, Johnny Cash: The Biography is the truest portrait yet to emerge of this American icon.

The Mayor of MacDougal Street
A Memoir
Dave Van Ronk
Elijah Wald
A vivid evocation of a fascinating time and place, The Mayor of MacDougal Street will appeal not only to folk and blues fans but to anyone interested in the music, politics, and spirit of a revolutionary period in American culture.

Forever Young
Photographs of Bob Dylan
Photos by Douglas R. Gilbert
Text by Dave Marsh
With an intimate and revealing text by acclaimed Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh, Forever Young is an irresistible compendium of nearly 100 of the best images from this fascinating, pivotal time in Bob Dylan's career.

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
The Making of a Masterpiece
Michael Streissguth
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison shows how Johnny Cash forever became a champion of the downtrodden, as well as one of the more enduring forces in American music.

A Simple Twist of Fate
Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks
Andy Gill
Kevin Odegard
The authors have interviewed the musicians and producers, industry insiders, and others, creating an engaging chronicle of how one musician channeled his pain and confusion into great art.

Ring of Fire
The Johnny Cash Reader
by Michael Streissguth
In Ring of Fire, some of our best music writers consider Cash decade by decade in a collection of thirty-two classic articles and essays.

Hank Williams
Snapshots From The Lost Highway
Colin Escott
Kira Florita
Colin Escott and Kira Florita present a previously undiscovered wealth of private family snapshots, letters, unpublished interviews, and other ephemera -- including Hank's final lyric, found in the backseat of the car where he died.

Can't You Hear Me Callin'
The Life Of Bill Monroe, Father Of Bluegrass
Richard Smith
This scrupulously researched work-a Chicago Tribune Choice Selection, New York Times Notable Book, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2000-stands as the authoritative biography of a true giant of American music.