"Billy James’s book about Frank Zappa and his early entourage is flat-out wonderful."—Booklist "What makes James’s book such a delight is, this time the story gets told by the original group members, who give a clearer insight into the natural history of The Mothers, their music, their hidden talents, and Zappa’s tightly disciplined, drug-free working methods and demands. To give away too many of the truly freaky anecdotes sprinkled throughout the text would spoil the fun."—The Wire

Necessity Is...: The Early Years of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

Biographies & Memoirs

Billy James

Arts & Literature

S A F Pub Ltd

There is no more consummate musician than Todd Rundgren. There is no more complete collected account of his sonic accomplishments than A Dream Goes on Forever. This second volume of the biographic series tracks his history from the triumphant mid-'70s atop the golden pyramid to the challenging mid-'80s when he faced the demise of Utopia. Follow the album-by-album coverage from Todd's landmark 1977 production of Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell through to the persistence of vision which allowed him to continue creating music after the end of his video studio, record label, and band. From Utopia to Oblivion...and beyond.

A Dream Goes On Forever - The Continuing Story of Todd Rundgren Vol. 2: The Utopia Years

Golden Treasures Publishing

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Books by Billy James

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Necessity Is...: The Early Years of Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

A Dream Goes On Forever - The Continuing Story of Todd Rundgren Vol. 2: The Utopia Years