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Books : Music, Stage & Screen : Music : Composers & Musicians : Rock & Other Styles : Bruce Springsteen

• Greetings from E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

  Robert Santelli

  
  
   

• The Gospel According to Bruce Springsteen: Rock and Redemption, from Asbury Park to Magic (Gospel According to...)

  Jeffrey B. Symnkywicz

  
  
   

• Tougher Than the Rest: 100 Bruce Springsteen Songs

  June Skinner Sawyers

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen: On Tour 1968 - 2005

  Dave Marsh

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen (Pocket Essentials)

  Peter Basham

  
  
   

• It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen

  Eric Alterman

  
  
   

• Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen

  Frank Stefanko

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen and Philosophy: Darkness on the Edge of Truth (Popular Culture and Philosophy) (Popular Culture and Philosophy)

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts, the Story

  Dave Marsh

  
  
   

• New Best of Bruce Springsteen for Guitar: Easy Tab Deluxe

  
  
   

• Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen

  Frank Stefanko

  
  
   

• Down Thunder Road: Bruce Springsteen

  Marc Eliot, Mike Appel

  
  
   

• It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen

  Eric Alterman

  
  
   

• The Mansion on the Hill: Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen and the Head-on Collision of Rock and Commerce

  Fred Goodman

  
  An engrossing account of the commercialisation of the American music business, Fred Goodman's Mansion on the Hill deserves a place in every rock library. Focusing on a handful of major figures, Goodman, a lifelong fan of rock 'n' roll, effectively skewers the managers and bean-counters who have done so much to subvert the record industry. Looking at the careers of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and mogul David Geffen, and the crucial relationship between artist and manager, Goodman chronicles the rise and rise of rock 'n' roll, from Elvis to MTV.

  Columbia's Clive Davis claims that the fees went up the moment performers started calling themselves "artists". But with the potentially rich pickings offered by the rock 'n' roll circus, it was surely only a matter of time before the vultures started hovering. Elektra Records' Paul Rothchild judges that the beginning of the end came "When David Geffen enters the Californian waters as a manager. The sharks have entered the lagoon, and the entire vibe changes. It used to be 'Let's make music, money is a by-product'. Then it becomes 'let's make money, music is a by-product'".

  Goodman's eye for detail is exhaustive and thorough but he still makes this book an entertaining read, including a great selection of anecdotes--like the time Bob Dylan casually swapped a priceless Andy Warhol print for a sofa he fancied in his manager's office. --Patrick Humphries

  
   

• Bruce Springsteen on Tour, 1968-2005

  Dave Marsh

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits: Authentic Guitar Tab Edition (Authentic Guitar-Tab)

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" (33 1/3) (33 1/3) (33 1/3) (33 1/3)

  Geoffrey Himes

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen Songs

  Bruce Springsteen

  
  
   

• Bruce Springsteen Complete

  Bruce Springsteen

  
  
   

• Tramps Like Us: Music and Meaning Among Springsteen Fans

  Daniel Cavicchi