A hilarious, outrageous, revealing, poignant, bawdy, and highly entertaining collection of stories about some of the most famous and infamous names in music. It gives you an uncensored, up-close-and-personal look at rock stars and their road trips.

Canadian guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson is mainly known as a founding member of The Band. But how did he become one of "Rolling Stone's" top 100 guitarists of all time? Written by Robertson's son, this is the story of a rock-and-roll icon's journey through musicNand his passion, drive, and determination to follow his dream. Full color.

Did you ever wonder what life on the road is like for a true, born and bred rock n roller? Look no further, because here it is: a collection of true tales from the so called crooked highway. All these stories are told by Stevie Klasson, stringbender extraordinare, living legend and master of the rock n roll universe; a proven star of (among others) Diamond Dogs, Hanoi Rocks and Johnny Thunders fame. If Stevie hasn't tried it yet, it's probably not worth going for, and you'd better believe it. What more: this string of story pearls comes with a solid, what-rock-should-really-be-about CD soundtrack, signed by Stevies legendary band, the Black Weeds. Read it and weep, listen and learn. Life, after all, is about having a good time and we offer you nothing less, and lots more with Stevie Klasson as your seasoned cicerone of rock n roll lifestyle. Enjoy!

With a foreword by The Who's Pete Townshend, Raising Hell is a compilation of Wright's groundbreaking photography and the true stories behind the captivating pictures. Over the years, Wright has allowed almost no commercial access to his work; his photographs have been available to only the musicians he's worked with and a handful of record company executives… until now.

Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Paul Simon-these familiar figures have written road music for half a century and continue to remain highly-regarded artists. But there is so much more to say about road music. This book fills a glaring hole in scholarship about the road and music. In a collection of 13 essays, Music and the Road explores the origins of road music in the blues, country-western, and rock 'n' roll; the themes of adventure, freedom, mobility, camaraderie, and love, and much more in this music; the mystique and reality of touring as an important part of getting away from home, creating community among performers, and building audiences across the country from the 1930s to the present; and the contribution of music to popular road films such as Bonnie and Clyde, Easy Rider, Thelma and Louise, and On the Road.

As the turbulent 60s began to fade into the calmer 70s, a coterie of young singers, songwriters, musicians, artists, and poets began to congregate, musically on the stage of The New Bijou Theater - the Springfield, Missouri nightclub that would become the loose-knit groups home. What started as an informal weekly gathering, quickly morphed into a formal band. Dubbed the Family Tree, they became a favorite of the local counter-culture, as well as a continuation of the tradition-rich, Springfield music scene - which, until recently, included the Ozark Jubilee (the nations first televised country music show). Though unprofitable at the time, they stuck to their guns and their original songs. When a rough tape of an early Bijou gig caught the ear of music mogul, John Hammond, it culminated in a 26-song studio demo, which caught the ear of A&M executive, David Anderle. The group signed with the label, changed their name to its present moniker, and whisked off to London to record their debut album under the tutelage of Glyn Johns. The album contained If You Want to Get to Heaven. Their subsequent album, recorded in rural Missouri, contained Jackie Blue. Both songs remain staples on classic rock radio. By the early 80s, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils found themselves right where the Family Tree had stood a decade before - in Springfield with no record deal. They did, though, find themselves with legions of loyal fans around the world. Amidst personnel changes, personal turmoils and a cornucopia of tales from the rock-n-roll highway, the next twenty years were spent on the road. Though continuing to write, they could garner little interest among the rapidly modernizing music industry - a situation many long-haired, long-named hippie bands of the 70s find themselves in. Their music, though, lives in the hearts of their fans.

More than ninety artists contribute their unique memories and perspectives on the music festival and its impact on rock music and society in this volume that takes readers behind the scenes of live music's most high profile and historic rock concerts.