Rock & Roll's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Lame Lyrics, Egregious Egos, and Other Oddities [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Stuart Shea (Author) "April 6, 1974: I remember it as if it were just last month..." (more)
Key Phrases: session musicians, New York, John Lennon, George Harrison (more...)

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Product Description
 Introduces a new volume in Brassey’s popular Most Wanted series, which includes books on golf, baseball, football, wrestling, Hollywood, tennis, aviation, and NASCAR

 Packed with little-known facts about wacky singers, fascinating groups, and bizarre happenings

Did you know that the Rolling Stones were originally called The Brian Jones Blues Band? That both U2 and DJ Casey Kasem took legal action against a small San Francisco Bay Area band to keep a record from coming out? That Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s only number-one hit was an accident? That TV game show host Chuck Woolery was in a band that had a Top 40 hit in 1968? That 1930s movie sexpot Mae West recorded a version of the Beatles’ "Day Tripper"? That the Bee Gees were found guilty in court of plagiarism?

Containing twenty-five lists of groups with the oddest names, haircuts, deaths, and hit songs, Rock & Roll’s Most Wanted will inform and entertain both longtime rock devotees and relative neophytes.

About the Author
STUART SHEA’s rock writing credits include contributions to the Music Hound Guide to Lounge Music, Reactor Magazine, and New Scene. He is a veteran rock musician who has contributed to the American Song-Poem Music Archives. He lives in Chicago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.; 1st edition (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574884778
• ISBN-13: 978-1574884777
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #792,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What fun!, October 23, 2002

By A Customer

This is a fun book with great stories. I enjoyed the writing and the selection of events in "history."

This definitely my stocking-stuffer for the holidays.

4.0 out of 5 stars rock knowledge easy course, April 7, 2009

By	Steve Mcceney "susan's floop" (milford delaware) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

this is a book like the famous book of lists and will help you to understand the world of rock.the most wanted series has many other titles and they are worth the investment.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ordered several copies, August 24, 2002

By	"asmith489" (Herndon, Virginia) - See all my reviews

i enjoyed this book so much, I just ordered copies for all of my music-loving friends. Very fun read.