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The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeremy Simmonds
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Category: Book
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Edition: Updated
Pages: 624
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1556527543
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421660922
EAN: 9781556527548
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Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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DIVDIVP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"Did you know that Brian Jones was told by a medium to #8220;avoid water#8221;? Or that Buddy Holly only decided to fly so he#8217;d have time to finish his laundry? IThe Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars/I reveals the truth behind these and thousands of other fascinating stories, while answering such perennial questions as:/PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" #8226; which band boasts the most dead members? /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" #8226; who had the bright idea of changing a light bulb while standing in the shower? /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" #8226; and did Cass Elliot really check out before finishing lunch?/PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"IThe Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars/I is the bible of pop music#8217;s dead--the ultimate record of all those who arrived, rocked, and checked out over the last forty-odd years of fast cars, private jets, hard drugs, lethal weapons, and reckless living. Jeremy Simmonds here draws on a lifetime#8217;s obsession to match the industry#8217;s biggest departed stars--Buddy, Jeff, Sid, Jimi, Biggie, Janis, Elvis, Marc, Tupac--with more than a few lesser-known tales of rock tragedy. He also includes a smorgasbord of lighter-hearted sidebars, including strange facts, lucky escapes, and top-ten death discs./PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 1.75in 2.0in 2.25in 2.5in 2.75in 3.0in 3.25in 3.5in 3.75in 4.0in 4.25in 4.5in 4.75in 5.0in 5.25in 5.5in 5.75in 6.0in 6.25in 6.5in 6.75in 7.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" /PP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"An indispensable reference full of useful and useless information, with hundreds of photos of the good, the bad, and the silly, IThe Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars /Iis guaranteed to rock the world of trivia buffs and diehards alike./P/DIV/DIV
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 Interesting Enough in a Macabre Sort of Fashion! October 28, 2008
Michael OConnor (Wausau, WI USA)
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEAD ROCK STARS is a 2008 updated version of NUMBER ONE IN HEAVEN published in 2006. If your interest is departed rock stars, this is the book for you. Maxing out at 604 pages, this little beauty will fill you in on just about every major and minor pop star who cashed their chips between 1965 and 2006. br / br /Though another reviewer faulted this book for inaccuracies, I found it to be a treasure trove of info on not only the death but also the life and times of hundreds of singers/musicians/composers/DJs/etc. br / br /Leafing through Simmonds' book you come across all the 'usual suspects' (Morrison, Joplin, Redding, Croce, Allman and Lennon), lesser lights and the "how do they rate" personalities (i.e. Divine?). The book has some photos but mostly 1000s and 1000s of facts presented in a surprisingly tasteful and sympathetic fashion. br / br /All in all, a well-done book on an interesting - if macabre - subject. Recommended.
Interesting and Thorough August 8, 2008
M. Czekay (Milwaukee)
Very interesting history of of the usually untimely deaths of well-known music stars and many obscure ones also. Very hard to put down!
 inaccurate June 18, 2008
J. D. Nimesgren (Portland, OR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just opened book to December 1980, because I wanted to read about how both John Lennon and (punk rock icon) Darby Crash both died on basically the same day. Imagine my surprise to see a photo of Lennon during his "lost weekend" period. It shows him kissing May Pang while Harry Nilsson looks on drunkenly. Photo caption: "John makes up with Yoko"! Uh no... that's not Yoko. br /Ok, then on the previous page, in the description of the death of the gay punker it talks about him and "his girlfriend" having a suicide pact. Yes, she is a girl and she is his friend, but that term is mighty misleading. br /In short, this book is fun, but if I could spot 2 big errors in the first one minute of glancing through it, who knows if I can trust anything written in it?
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