ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN 9780764160905 List Price: $24.99 Web price: $22.49

The final days of 200 world-famous pop music personalities are recounted here—not only the relentless rockers of the 1960s, ’70s, and later, but also stars like country singer Hank Williams, blues artist Robert Johnson, and many others who fell prey to tragic circumstances—and often, to self-destructive impulses. Here are the facts behind the deaths by drug overdose of Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin in 1970, and of Sid Vicious in 1979. Here too is John Lennon’s tragic death at the hands of a demented gunman, and the details behind the premature deaths of singers like Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia, and Karen Carpenter. Rock & Roll Heaven is an eminently browsable book, filled with absorbing facts about music legends, and supplemented with a selection of memorable photos. Here too are stories behind the headlines for trivia fans, details of each artist’s career highlights, and a handy fast-reference index for serious music history researchers. Rock & Roll Heaven is must-reading for everyone interested in rock history. Photos in color and in black and white.

Memorable stars now resting in Rock & Roll Heaven— and circumstances related to their deaths . . .

Buddy Holly		Died Feb. 3, 1959		Cause: plane crash
Sam Cooke		Died Dec. 11, 1964		Cause: gunshot
Otis Redding		Died Dec. 10, 1967		Cause: plane crash
Brian Jones		Died July 3, 1969		Cause: drowned
Jimi Hendrix		Died Sept. 18, 1970		Cause: drug overdose
Janis Joplin		Died Oct. 4, 1970		Cause: drug overdose
Jim Morrison		Died July 3, 1971		Cause: heart failure
Bobby Darin		Died Dec. 20, 1973		Cause: following heart surgery
“Mama” Cass Elliot		Died July 29, 1974		Cause: heart attack
Keith Moon		Died Sept. 7, 1978		Cause: drug overdose
Sid Vicious		Died Feb. 2, 1979		Cause: drug overdose
John Lennon		Died Dec. 8, 1980		Cause: gunshot
Karen Carpenter		Died Feb. 4, 1983		Cause: anorexia nervosa
Dennis Wilson		Died Dec. 28, 1983		Cause: drowned
Marvin Gaye		Died Apr. 1, 1984		Cause: gunshot
Freddie Mercury		Died Nov. 24, 1991		Cause: AIDS
Kurt Cobain		Died Apr. 5, 1993		Cause: suicide
Jerry Garcia		Died Aug. 9, 1995		Cause: heart failure
Tupac Shakur		Died Sept. 13, 1996		Cause: gunshot
Jeff Buckley		Died May 29, 1997		Cause: drowned

About The Author:
Robert Dimery is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in popular music and has worked for a variety of magazines, including London Time Out and Vogue. He lives in London.
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Hardcover w/ jacket / 256 Pages / 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 / 2008

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