Popular Music Books
The 1960s
The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan's autobiography
Forty years after his first Number 1 single comes the autobiography of Donovan Leitch, one of the beautiful people of the '60s.
I Don't Want To Fight
Lulu's autobiography
The lass from Dennistoun finally gets round to her life story.
The 1970s
Al Stewart
The True Life Adventures Of A Folk Rock Troubadour
The biography of a cult singer-songwriter, this is a fully revised and updated edition published to coincide with the release of a new album and tour in Spring 2006. Aimed at all those who loved Stewart's great song, 'The Year of the Cat'.
Solid Air
The Life Of John Martyn
This biography gives the lowdown on John Martyn, the well-respected, gravel-voiced singer-songwriter, who's been producing great music over the past 30 years.
Apollo Memories
The Venue, The Story, The Legend
The Glasgow Apollo theatre, one of the great rock venues of the 70s, argues the author, was demolished in the 1980s. This nostalgia fest evokes life and times of the theatre, with smost of the great names of rock appearing, including the... Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Read an exclusive extract from Apollo Memories from BooksfromScotland.com
SAHB Story
The Tale Of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Bye Bye Baby
My Tragic Love Affair With The Bay City Rollers
Who didn't fancy one of the Rollers?
Rod Stewart
The New Biography
His Great American Songbook albums have given Stewart a new lease of life.
The 1980s
Annie Lennox
The Biography
Annie's appearances at the Live Aid concerts in summer 2005 and a renewed partnership with Dave Stewart keep her in the public eye. Her life hasn't been plain sailing though...
The Glamour Chase
The Maverick Life Of Billy MacKenzie
The life story of the lead singer of the Associates, whose hit, 'Party Fears Two' was the anthem of many a student union in the 80s.
Midge Ure
If I Was
Fast becoming one of the grand old men of pop due to his role in the Live Aid concerts, Midge Ure tells his own story from Ultravox and 'Vienna' to the present day.
The 1990s
Closer Every Year
The Story Of Travis
The Noughties
Belle And Sebastian
Just A Modern Rock Story
Belle and Sebastian fans, and there are many, will be happy with this one.
Franz Ferdinand And The Pop Renaissance
Those intelligent rockers, Franz Ferdinand, are, this book argues, part of a new renaissance in pop music, and a welcome antidote to candyfloss boy bands.
- Al Stewart: The True Life Adventures Of A Folk Rock Troubadour
This is an authorised biography of the Scottish cult folk hero behind the chart hit 'Year of the Cat'. Using extended interviews with Stewart, and many other 60s folk stars, this is a vivid insider's account. - Apollo Memories: The Venue, The Story, The Legend
From 1927 until 1985 the Glasgow Apollo was a landmark in Glasgow's architecture and culture, but, with its architectural glory days behind it, the building was rapidly declining in its closing decade. This is the full story of the rock years before the Apollo closed for good. - Belle And Sebastian: Just A Modern Rock Story
This is a biography of the notoriously reclusive band with a devoutly loyal fanbase, drawing on extended band interviews, and featuring rare and unpublished photos. - Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair With The Bay City Rollers
Bye Bye Baby is the story of a love affair with the Bay City Rollers. For Caroline Sullivan, a teenager in New Jersey, the Rollers became an all-consuming passion from 1975-1979 as they toured the USA. - Closer Every Year: The Story Of Travis
This volume is illustrated throughout with pictures of the band, plus detailed, in-depth text featuring the background and career of the four piece guitar group - Franz Ferdinand
Written by all four band members along with Tim Barr, this book is part autobiography, part manifesto, part graphic art, part cultural history. - Franz Ferdinand And The Pop Renaissance
Packed with new information on the band's early struggles and with interviews with figures from the Glasgow scene, this book also contains coverage of the tours, the recording sessions, the first album, the singles 'Michael' and 'Matinee', and will also include extended coverage of the as yet unreleased second album. - The Glamour Chase
Billy MacKenzie died of an overdose of sleeping tablets in 1997. He had had a chequered career as a singer but was recognised by many in the music business as a rare and gifted artist. His biography celebrates both the ups and downs of his career. - The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan's memoir charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading figures of the 1960's music scene. He also provides a frank account of his experiments with drugs, and revelations about his relationships with the Beatles, Bob Dylan and others. - I Don't Want To Fight
Born in 1948, Lulu is one of the most recognizable popular singers in the world. This devastatingly candid autobiography reveals an artist who has never been afraid to experiment and one who has never shirked from facing anything in her life. - Midge Ure: If I Was
From poor working-class roots in Glasgow to becoming one of the most successful musicians of his generation, Midge Ure has spent over 25 years both at the cutting-edge and behind the scenes in the music industry. This autobiography details his incredible rollercoaster career. - Rod Stewart: The New Biography
Nearing sixty, Rod Stewart's popularity and his enthusiasm for the rock-star lifestyle continue unabated. This frank and intimate account of his life and career includes the thoughts of those who have been the most important influences in his life, including Britt Ekland and Rachel Hunter. - SAHB Story: The Tale Of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
When Alex Harvey died in 1982, he left behind a legacy and passion for music that survives to this day. This book is the only official biography of the band, and it includes a blow-by-blow account of the history of the group, personal anecdotes and previously unpublished photographs. - Solid Air: The Life Of John Martyn
Glasgow-bred hard-man John Martyn's ongoing musical career has been as volatile as his hard-drinking life. A formidable guitarist, he created a unique musical style, incorporating echoes & effects to accompany slurred vocals that imitate the sound of a tenor sax & placed him somewhere between Eric Clapton & Tom Waits.