CBGB's: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock-- Introduction by Hilly Kristal; afterword by David Byrne. This was a book of photographs. It took about forty-five minutes to read.
Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood by Michael Walker. I once knew someone named Michael Walker, but not the one who wrote this book. This book has lots of information about many musicians, including (but not limited to) Cass Elliot, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Steven Stills, Micky Dolenz, David Crosby, various member of the Turtles, and everyone in Led Zeppelin.
Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss by Tom Davis. Tom Davis wrote for NBC's Saturday Night Live program for many years and was one-half of the comedy team of Franken and Davis. He has many interesting stories to share and tells them in an amusingly random fashion.
Below: Tom Davis (right) and Al Franken (left) with some of their co-workers.
2 comments:
Your post reminded me of Blues from Laurel Canyon by John Mayall - that's one of the few vinyl albums I haven't gotten in CD or digital form. Were you able to read all these books while you were sick? Are you on the mend?
All these books were read during the 10 days when our computer was broken. I have not really had energy for reading during my illness, which is, for the most part, over.
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