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  • Published: 1 December 2006
  • ISBN: 9780307346032
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $37.99
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Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton's Little John?

Music's Most Enduring Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed



For fans of Gavin Edward's Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy and follow-ups; for all music fans, musicians, and know-it-alls; for anyone fascinated by celebrity culture and trivia; readers of Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly; for fans of books such as Why Do Men Have Nipples? and The Hipster Handbook.

Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and . . . Ham Sandwiches?

If you are a music fan, you may be aware of some of music’s most enduring mysteries. Where did Pearl Jam get their name? Are the White Stripes related by blood or by marriage? Did Mama Cass really die from choking on a ham sandwich? Gavin Edwards has heard just about every strange question, racy rumor, and legend of the music world. As the writer of Rolling Stone’s “Rolling Stone Knows” column, Edwards proved himself as a one-man encyclopedia of music trivia. Now he shares all of his knowledge with you. Look inside to find the answers to these questions and more:

•What’s the connection between The Beach Boys and Charles Manson?

•How did Dr. Dre and Eminem meet?

•Did Mick Jagger and David Bowie really sleep together?

•What’s the deal with Led Zeppelin and the shark?

•What’s the feud between The Smashing Pumpkins and Pavement all about?

•Was Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” really written about his most private body part?

Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton’s Little John? might not tell you who shot Tupac or why Celine Dion is still allowed to make records, but with thorough research and answers straight from the mouths of the performers themselves, Edwards will help you become a music geek extraordinaire.

  • Published: 1 December 2006
  • ISBN: 9780307346032
  • Imprint: Crown
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $37.99
Categories:

About the author

Gavin Edwards

Gavin Edwards is the New York Times-bestselling author of eight books, most recently the memoir VJ (written with the original MTV VJs) and the biography Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind. His collection of misheard song lyrics, 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, along with its sequels and spinoffs, has sold half a million copies. He is a former resident of New York City and London, a current resident of Los Angeles, and the father of two children. He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, and has also written for The New York Times Magazine, GQ, and Wired

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