Browse: Rowman & Littlefield (publisher), Rock & Pop Artists

How did a Jewish kid from Queens end up on top of the musical pyramid? That's the question Bonca seeks to answer in his insightful portrait of Paul Simon, who, at 72, remains at the top of his... — Booklist More…

Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson first became known in 1970, when he was awarded the Country Music Award for his song 'Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down,' as sung by Johnny Cash. Hurd provides the... — Publishers Weekly More…

Katz engagingly recounts fascinating stories in an insightful, intelligent, sometimes wistful and sometimes funny style that makes this one of the few rock memoirs worth reading from beginning... — Publishers Weekly More…

Among Riding with the Ghost's most memorable passages are instances of Molina's fandom, from his unconditional love for Sade and his evangelizing of Kraftwerk to Damien Jurado, to his edict to... — Pitchfork More…

In this energetic and insightful look at the songs of Elvis Presley, Duffett, a media professor at the University of Chester in the U.K., lists his "personal 100 countdown" of songs from the... — Publishers Weekly More…

Fleiner, who teaches classical history at the University of Winchester, nicely places the reader into the atmosphere that produced the Kinks, one of the most important bands of the British Invasion.... — Publishers Weekly More…

Musicologist Duchan presents an informative and entertaining look at the work of pop superstar Billy Joel, positioning his songs in the canon of 20th-century pop music. Despite Joel's multiplatinum... — Publishers Weekly More…