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Graley Herren's avatar

Wow!! Thanks for including my book on Dylan in Cincinnati, Lo! Much love right back at you. By the way, just last week I saw Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift in concert and they put on a great show.

There are also some cool novels about music worth checking out if you're into fiction. My top five in no particular order would be Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad, Dana Spiotta's Stone Arabia, Elisa Albert's Human Blues, Nick Hornby's High Fidelity, and Don DeLillo's Great Jones Street.

Amy Rigby's avatar

Thank you for mentioning Human Blues!

Lo Carmen's avatar

Such a clever construct for a book Graley, really intriguing idea. Honestly I have not read alot of music based fiction - although I LOVE the strong music use in George Pelacanos crime fiction - so thank you for these. Based on Amy';s reaction I better start with Human Blues (great title too).

Arcade Arcadia's avatar

Thank you and bless your heart x

Lo Carmen's avatar

Loving it Jase, a beautiful reissue

Amy Rigby's avatar

Thanks for including me in this cool list, Lo!

Lo Carmen's avatar

Of course! You deserve all the cool lists x

Robert Burke Warren's avatar

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Lo Carmen's avatar

Anytime!

Danyel Smith's avatar

thank you for mentioning my book, Shine Bright 🙏🏽

Lo Carmen's avatar

Love your writing Danyel.

Danyel Smith's avatar

🙏🏽🙏🏽

Margaret River's avatar

Great list! I've read a few of those. I would recommend The Adventures of the Rollings Stones by Stanley Booth about the band's 1969 US tour. Most rock bios aren't that well written but Booth is an exceptional writer. Many adventures within these pages.

Lo Carmen's avatar

Ah thanks Margaret - I read so many Rolling Stones bios before I turned twenty I didnt think I could be bothered with another one (except Keith's autobiography, which I adored) - but will check this out. I do love the band so much.

Margaret River's avatar

Yes, Keith's autobio is great! If you like that, you'll like Booth, I think.

Job Wallis's avatar

Great list Lo to dive into on a rainy reading day once i finish Larry McMurtry Lonesome Dove

My list...

Radio Birdman: Retaliate First by Murray Engleheart

Pleasure and Pain CA bio

Jimmy Barnes various autobios

Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" by Don McLeese

Cash

Tex

Willy Vlautin - The Horse (somewhat fictional)

Pig City Andrew Stafford (re Brisbane music / political environment in 70s and 80's)

Roadies - Stuart Coupe and Shake Some Action

Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music by Clinton Walker

Jimmy Little: A Yorta Yorta Man. Frances Peters-Little

Execution Days - The Life and Times of Spencer P. Jones. Patrick Emery

Stranded. Clinton Walker

Woody Guthrie Bound for Glory. Love this guys life who was a super hero that flew on top of trains (unticketed)

Slim: Another Day, Another Town

Slim Dusty and Joy McKean

Lo Carmen's avatar

What a brilliant list - I would have included many of these too but I was attempting to restrict myself to Substack writers who had also written books. Thanks Job!

Job Wallis's avatar

Ah i though there must be a reason there were some obvious ommisions.

Chris Papps's avatar

Excellent list, Kristin Hersh Rat Girl is a great read as is Neko Case autobiography she released last year.

Lo Carmen's avatar

Fantastic - thanks Chris!