Johnny Rogan Livres

Detailed compendium covering over 30 years of performing and recording, along with career overviews of The Byrds, The Hollies, and Buffalo Springfield.

NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE In the summer of 1964, aged twenty, Ray Davies led the Kinks to fame with their number one hit 'You Really Got Me'. Within months, they were established among the pop elite, swamped by fans and fast becoming renowned for the rioting at their gigs. But Ray's journey from working-class Muswell Hill to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame was tumultuous in the extreme, featuring breakdowns, bitter lawsuits, spectacular punch-ups and a ban from entering the USA. His relationship with his brother Dave is surely the most ferocious and abusive in music history. Based on countless interviews conducted over several decades, this richly detailed and revelatory biography presents the most frank and intimate portrait yet of Ray Davies.

One of the most controversial and complete rock biographies ever written.

Reclusive, difficult and enigmatic, Van Morrison is a gifted singer-songwriter and an endlessly complicated man.

The most ambitious rock biography ever written, Rogan's epic study of the Byrds is the product of over 35 years work. It tells the complete story of the group, looking at every aspect of the Byrds' tragic lives, music and continuing importance. Full of dramatic intrigue, this saga includes a cast of thousands which includes David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons and many more.

Requiem For The Timeless, Volume 2 explores more literally the remit of its title by focusing attention on the deceased. Each one of the chapters is a mini-book in itself, delving into the lives and tragedies of the ...

Biografie van de Engelse popzanger George Michael (is Georgios Panayiotou ; 1963- ).