Dr. J's Rock & Roll Book Reviews

 

 

Writing book reviews is not a major focus of the site, and the following articles are a mixed bag. Some like The Hard Stuff by Wayne Kramer, Teen Idol On The Rocks by Bobby Rydell, and 5,000 Ways You Know You're From Detroit by Chris Edwards and Elaine Weeks were sent to me to review by the books' publishers. 

The Rick Nelson biography, Teen Idol, and Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run autobiography were inspirations for courses that I presented at both Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan and Rutgers University in New Jersey. The multi-part stories on each artist were put together from my class notes. The rest of the reviews came from some of the other books that I enjoyed and just wanted to write about.  5000Ways slipcaseJPEG

"5,000 Ways" Revisits Detroit's Glory Days
"The Hard Stuff" - Wayne Kramer
Bobby Rydell - Teen Idol On The Rocks
Knight Moves: K J Knight Tells All
Meat Loaf a la Michigan
Mystery of the Flying Wedge
Not Only Women Bleed - Sex, Drugs, and "Rock And Roll Music" in Digital
Rick Nelson Pt. 1: "Rockabilly Ricky"
Rick Nelson Pt. 2: "The Pop Years"
Rick Nelson Pt. 3: "Stone Canyon Days"
Rick Nelson Pt. 4: "The Crash"
Springsteen Pt. 1 - Freehold Days
Springsteen Pt. 2 - Greetings From Asbury Park
Springsteen Pt. 3 - Born To Run
Springsteen Pt. 4 - Darkness & The River
Springsteen Pt. 5 - Born In The USA
Springsteen Pt. 6 - The Ties That Bind
Springsteen Pt. 7 - The Rising
Springsteen Pt. 8 - On Broadway
Travelin' Man: On The Road With Bob Seger
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