Dimery, Robert

Presents a collection of chronologically arranged entries that provide descriptions of a wide range of musical artists that the authors believe people should hear, from Frank Sinatra to The Stone Roses, and more.

Provides brief accounts of the deaths of 120 rock musicians from 1938 through 2006, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and James Brown; and includes photographs as well as a list of the top fifty songs about death.