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SPRING 2014 CATALOG 1 MARCH Nirvana FAQ All That’s Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s by John D. Luerssen FAQ Series Backbeat Books An entertaining tribute that delves deep into the history of the trio that forever changed the sound of rock. Nirvana FAQ traces the band from its genesis to its end. Founded by friends Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, Nirvana had a rocky start and a succession of drummers, but by the end of 1990, its debut album, Bleach, had garnered international attention and the group’s sixth drummer, Dave Grohl, had joined the fold. Following its mentors Sonic Youth to Geffen Records, Nirvana had hoped for modest success. Instead came unexpected wealth and fame on the strength of 1991’s Nevermind and its iconic, breakthrough single “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Success didn’t sit well with Cobain, who began to numb the stresses of rock stardom with heroin. Despite 1993’s hit album In Utero, Cobain’s unhappiness became increasingly apparent. His suicide in April 1994 shocked the music world and put an MARKETING end to a band at the height of its popularity. • April 2014 will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Kurt Nirvana FAQ answers such questions as: What guitar Cobain teacher did Cobain and Novoselic have in common? Where did • Print and online publicity campaign targeting music magazines Cobain record his first demo? What was the cause of his first like Rolling Stone, NME, Spin, Uncut, Guitar World, Mojo, and arrest? How was second guitarist Jason Everman hired and Entertainment Weekly fired? What was the name of Grohl’s first band, and where did • Author interviews on alternative rock, hard rock, and grunge radio he meet Cobain and Novoselic? Who is “Teen Spirit” about? shows How did Nirvana’s war with Guns N’ Roses begin? And more. • Supplementary, exclusive content—video book trailer, audio interview with the authors, and original blog post by the JOHN D. LUERSSEN (Westfield, NJ) is an award- authors—to be available at halleonardbooks.com winning author and a regular contributor to Rolling Stone. • Inclusion in all FAQ series promotions He has written for Billboard, Spinner, and American Songwriter. His other books include Bruce Springsteen RELATED TITLES: Fab Four FAQ (9781423421382); KISS FAQ FAQ, U2 FAQ, and Rivers’ Edge: The Weezer Story. (9781617130915) ROCK HISTORY 9781617134500 BISAC: MUS035000, BIO004000 400 pages HL00110230 6" x 9" US $24.99 Paperback Original World Rights B&W photos throughout E-book Editions Available 2 HAL LEONARD PERFORMING ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP MARCH George Jones The Life and Times of a Honky Tonk Legend: Updated Edition by Bob Allen Backbeat Books A new edition of the 1994 classic hard-hitting portrait of one of the most revered and controversial singers in the history of country music, released on first anniversary of his death. George Jones’s nearly 60-year recording and performing career has had a profound influence on modern country music and influenced a younger generation of singers, including Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Tim McGraw, and Trace Adkins. As Merle Haggard said of Jones in Rolling Stone maga- zine, “His voice was like a Stradivarius violin: one of the greatest instruments ever made.” Jones’s saga is a larger-than-life tale of rags to riches and back to rags again. He was born into near poverty in a back- water patch of East Texas. His formal education ended early; by his early teens, he was singing on the streets of Beaumont, Texas, for tips. After beginning to record in the mid-1950s Jones became, by sheer dint of his vocal prowess, one of Nashville’s most celebrated honky-tonk singers. But from the start, Jones’s MARKETING life, as often reflected in his music, was shaped by misdirection, • Released on the first anniversary of George Jones’ death chaos, turmoil, and emotional strife aggravated by a ferocious • Print and online coverage in general music and country music appetite for alcohol. Fame and adulation seemed to merely magazines and websites, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, intensify his personal travails. Country Weekly, and Music Row Jones’s story has a relatively happy ending. With the help • TV and radio interviews on country music shows and NPR of fourth wife Nancy during the final decade and a half of his programs, such as All Things Considered life, he got clean and sober, was feted as a much-revered elder • Supplementary, exclusive content—video book trailer, audio interview with the author, and original blog post by the author— statesman for the music, and, by most accounts, found peace to be available at halleonardbooks.com of mind at long last. “A compelling narrative…Head and shoulders above the genre.” RELATED TITLES: Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen —Variety [paperback] (9780670021536); Willie Nelson: An Epic Life [paperback] (978-0316017794); I Lived To Tell It All “The work transcends mere country music biography—it is a (9780440223733) major American biography, a work that delivers a well-defined, important portrait of a great American singer.” —Spotlight on Country BIOGRAPHY BOB ALLEN (Sykesville, MD) is a former editor of Country Music Magazine. His 9781480355828 BISAC: MUS010000, articles, essays, and reviews on popular music have appeared over the years in MUS050000, BIO004000 Esquire, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, Saturday Evening 252 pages HL00122446 Post, and Billboard. As a writer and editor, he has also contributed to several Time- 6" x 9" US $24.99 Life music publications as well as the Country Music Foundation’s Encyclopedia Paperback World Rights of Country Music. Three 8-page color and B&W photo inserts SPRING 2014 CATALOG 3 MARCH Beating Songwriter’s Block Jump-Start Your Words and Music by Gary Ewer Backbeat Books Waiting for inspiration?