'The greatest white female singer ever' is how Boy George described pop icon Cass Elliot, the sixties diva who was at the epicentre of US popular culture and music during the Californian hippy movement. Hailed as America's answer to the Beatles, the Mamas and the Papas' hits such as 'California Dreamin' and 'Monday Monday' became the soundtrack of a generation. Cass's uniquely emotive voice, charismatic wit and outsized multicoloured kaftans singled her out as a popstar who refused to conform to traditional female stereotypes. When she left the Mamas and the Papas, she immediately had a top ten hit with her debut single, 'Dream a Little Dream of Me' and became the queen on Los Angeles society. Her Beverly Hills villa was the scene of legenday parties, becoming the second home of stars such as Jack Nicholson and Grace Slick, but there was a darker side to her fame - after years of continuous dieting and drug addiction, she died mysteriously in London at the age of 33. Including interviews with Cass's friends and family, co-band members Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty, and many of the famous names who knew her, this is both an insightful biography of an extraordinary singer, and a fascinating glimpse into free-living, free-loving ideals of the sixties as the optimism of the flower-child generation was crushed by the Vietnam War. 'The product of over 100 interviews and four years of research across three continents, it's a fantastic read that goes way beyond thorough ...Fiegel's fine, all-encompassing tome restores much of the great woman's dignity' - Mojo

Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliot

Biographies & Memoirs

Fiegel, Eddi

Arts & Literature

Macmillan

Arguably the most important popular British composer of the 20th century, John Barry (1933-2011) enjoyed a career that spanned over fifty years, in which time he won five Academy Awards for pictures includingBorn Free, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves. His reputation was further gilded by his soundtracks for a dozen James Bond films between 1962 and 1987. Barry s career reflects the evolution of post-war British music from big band to rock and roll and the birth of pop. In the cultural foment of Swinging Sixties London he became an iconic figure and an inspiration to countless musicians. Written with Barry s cooperation and including insights from close friends, Eddi Fiegel's John Barry: A Sixties Theme celebrates a life of stunning creativity , recreates an unforgettable era in British culture, and reveals how John Barry came to write his music and why.

John Barry: A Sixties Theme

Faber&Faber

John Barry has been called the most important popular British composer of the 20th century. Winner of five Oscars, and composer of the James Bond films, "Born Free," "Midnight Cowboy," "Out of Africa," and "Dances with Wolves," he has become a cultural icon and an inspiration to countless musicians. Throughout the 1960s Barry was at the heart of swinging London, and his career reflects the evolution of post-war British music from big band to rock and roll and the birth of pop, and his beginnings in the film world coincided with the renaissance of British cinema. Written with the cooperation of John Barry, and including insights from friends, John Barry: A Sixties Theme is a re-creation of a period when London was the international focus for music and film.

John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond to Midnight Cowboy

Humor & Entertainment

Macmillan, UK

This insightful biography examines the life and music of Cass Elliot-—better known as "Mama Cass"—the instantly recognizable face of the Mamas and the Papas. Untangling the truth about Cass's life, this book follows her development from her misfit teenage years to her part in the folk boom of the early 1960s. How Cass came to join the Mamas and the Papas, and the mix of love, hurt, and betrayal that fractured relationships within the group is central to the story as Cass is driven to strike out on a successful solo career. This account reveals the considerable unhappiness Cass experienced that was hidden by her jovial facade—her unrequited love for Papa Denny Doherty, her unhappy marriages and affairs, and her tragic death at age 32. Featuring interviews with many of Cass's close friends, colleagues, and relatives, this account explores the woman behind the uniquely tender voice that dominated the Mamas and the Papas's timeless hits like "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday." Her charisma, wit, charm, and psychedelic persona marked her as a pop star who refused to conform to traditional female stereotypes, and became a success on her own terms.

Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot

Chicago Review Press

This insightful biography examines the life and music of Cass Elliot—better known as "Mama Cass"—the instantly recognizable face of the Mamas and the Papas. Untangling the truth about Cass's life, this book follows her development from her misfit teenage years to her role in the folk boom of the early 1960s. How Cass came to join the Mamas and the Papas, and the mix of love, hurt, and betrayal that fractured relationships within the group is central to the story as Cass is driven to strike out on a successful solo career. This account reveals the considerable unhappiness Cass experienced that was hidden by her jovial facade—her unrequited love for Papa Denny Doherty, her unhappy marriages and affairs, and her tragic death at age 32. Featuring interviews with many of Cass's close friends, colleagues, and relatives, this account explores the woman behind the uniquely tender voice that dominated the Mamas and the Papas's timeless hits like "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday." Her charisma, wit, charm, and psychedelic persona marked her as a pop star who refused to conform to traditional female stereotypes and became a success on her own terms.

(Book). In a career spanning three decades, Madonna has produced a record-breaking run of hit singles and albums, starred in films, and staged some of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. But she is more than just a pop singer and actress. She is an icon of our times, and one who has continued to reinvent both herself and the very nature of celebrity ever since she first appeared with the song "Holiday" in 1983. Madonna: Blond Ambition is an authoritative chronicle of one of popular music's greatest stars, including detailed commentary on every album, tour, movie, music video, and more. It profiles key collaborators and investigates the many controversies Madonna has been embroiled in over the years, from her frequent run-ins with the Catholic Church to the taboo-busting sexualization of her music and image in the '90s. The book also includes a timeline of the key events of her career and a selection of photographs. From "Vogue" to Ray of Light , the Blonde Ambition tour to 2008's Sticky & Sweet shows, the Sex book to The English Roses ...it's all here.

Madonna - Blond Ambition

Easlea, Daryl

Backbeat Books

The first-ever guide to the most ostentatious and over-the-top homes in rock ’n’ roll history. You can tell a lot about people from the way they live, and rock stars are no exception. From Graceland to Neverland, private planes to island hideaways, Rock Stars at Home takes you inside the houses, pools, planes, music rooms, playgrounds, and more of the biggest names in rock and pop and some of the most extravagant home comforts ever known. Thirty homes are featured inside and their stars homeowners are history’s best from the 1950s through today. Elvis Presley, the Beatles, David Bowie, the Jacksons, Prince, Ozzy Osbourne . . . they’re all here. Packed with great photos throughout and eye-opening stories of wild behavior and even wilder interior décor, including insider accounts from those in the know, Rock Stars at Home is an entertaining and informative guide to living life like a rock star. In addition to 200 glorious photos, entries give insight into each star’s life (how they spent their time when at home), from Elvis’s extraordinary down-home diet to the wild parties hosted by Keith Richards at Redlands, scene of the famous 1967 drug busts that led to the arrest of Richards, Mick Jagger, and art dealer Robert Fraser. Features throughout focus on specific topics, from the Beatles’s psychedelic interiors to the extravagant styles of the MTV Cribs generation.

Rock Stars at Home

Arts & Photography

Charlesworth, Chris

Reesman, Bryan

Salter, Colin

Spence, Simon

Photography & Video

Apollo Publishers

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Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of 'Mama' Cass Elliot

John Barry: A Sixties Theme

John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond to Midnight Cowboy

Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot

Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of Cass Elliot

Madonna - Blond Ambition

Rock Stars at Home