Books like Rock 'n' roll is here to pay by Steve Chapple

In the 1990s, as alternative rock exploded onto MTV, music journalist Rob Sheffield meets Renée, an Appalachian punk‑rock icon. Their shared love of music turns into love, heartbreak, and a memoir built around fifteen mixtapes.

The second volume of Peter Guralnick's biography of Elvis Presley, detailing his last two decades and unraveling his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

In Bayport’s WBBX, a rookie DJ named Joltin’ Joe Hardy battles rival pirate broadcasts while trying to keep his station on the air.

Traces the history of rock and roll music from the 1950s to the present day and discusses its changing styles and leading personalities.

Nick Tosches explores the overlooked pioneers of early rock 'n' roll, from Big Joe Turner and Louis Jordan to Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Wanda Jackson, tracing the genre’s roots between 1945 and 1955.

A thrilling adventure for teenagers, Choose Your Own Adventure - Rock and Roll Mystery is a kidnapping mystery where you're the band's leader solving the enigmatic puzzle of the band members' disappearance.

All Roots Lead to Rock tells the story of a group of "couldabeens, hasbeens, shouldabeens," and just plain "weres" to show the many different influences that came together to make the mighty musical stew we call rock 'n' roll. The family tree of rock 'n' roll has many branches. And the roots are often lost in the dusky soil - far from view of even the most loyal listeners. So today's fans of Marilyn Manson may only be vaguely familiar with the original Son-of-Satan, Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Hawkins's stage act included a mixture of voodoo, high gothic horror, and just plain kitsch that would have made Alice Cooper blush. Similarly, some of today's most sexually explicit artists might find it interesting to know that, over four decades ago, there was a fantastically ribald blues singer out of Kansas City named Julia Lee who could cook with the best of them. All Roots Lead to Rock tells all of these stories - and more - in the vivid writings of many of today's greatest music historians and critics.