One of the coolest Christmas gifts to receive is a new book about your favorite rock artist or band, and there were a ton that came out in the past year for holiday gift giving and getting....start with the most talked about release: "Brothers," by Alex Valen about his life and relationship with his famous rock guitar god brother Eddie, both of course in the band Van Halen...there's the recently released "Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie," written by rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones. chronicling Christine's life from a young art student thru her time with Fleetwood Mac...there's the Michael McDonald biography "What a Fool Believes," co-written with actor Paul Reiser...there's what looks like a fascinating book written by Suzi Ronson, wife of David Bowie's bandmate Mick, who also happened to be Bowie's stylist, helping him create all the characters and looks that defined Bowie's vision over the years...here's more on those new books that came out in 2024, as well as many, many more, including books about Bruce Springsteen, Chris Stein of Blondie, R.E.M., John Lennon. Cheap Trick, Elton John and a ton more: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/2024-music-books/
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