Penderyn Music Book Prize Winners

The Penderyn Music Book Prize is the first UK-based prize specifically for music titles (history, theory, biography, autobiography). The prize is awar ...more

Winners

	Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth 4.21 avg rating — 482 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All in the Downs: Reflections on Life, Landscape and Song by Shirley Collins 4.46 avg rating — 74 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul by Stuart Cosgrove 4.29 avg rating — 229 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge by Daniel Rachel (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 134 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1966: The Year the Decade Exploded by Jon Savage 4.10 avg rating — 421 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tune In (The Beatles: All These Years, #1) by Mark Lewisohn 4.71 avg rating — 3,524 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond -- The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager by Mark Blake 4.02 avg rating — 335 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harlem 69: The Future of Soul (The Soul Trilogy Book 3) by Stuart Cosgrove 4.44 avg rating — 134 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chamber Music: Wu-Tang and America (in 36 Pieces) by Will Ashon 4.02 avg rating — 324 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Michael Jackson by Margo Jefferson (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 763 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mars by 1980: The Story of Electronic Music by David Stubbs 3.79 avg rating — 292 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor: Music, Manchester, and More: A Memoir by Dave Haslam (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 379 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Words Fail: A Life with Music, War and Peace by Ed Vulliamy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Gates Open: The Story of Can by Rob Young 4.22 avg rating — 314 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Only Girl: My Life and Times on the Masthead of Rolling Stone by Robin Green 3.34 avg rating — 337 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going For A Song: A Chronicle Of The UK Record Shop by Garth Cartwright really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 39 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson 4.19 avg rating — 2,053 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond 4.54 avg rating — 11,612 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inner City Pressure: The Story of Grime by Dan Hancox 4.42 avg rating — 431 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grant & I: Inside and Outside the Go-Betweens by Robert Forster 4.42 avg rating — 525 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rolling Stones on Air in the Sixties: TV and Radio History As It Happened by Richard Havers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 32 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearless: The Making of Post-Rock by Jeanette Leech 3.78 avg rating — 129 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Folk Song in England by Steve Roud 4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eskiboy by Wiley 3.72 avg rating — 192 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sound System: The Political Power of Music (Left Book Club) by Dave Randall (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 181 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lou Reed: A Life by Anthony DeCurtis 4.02 avg rating — 1,369 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 by Lizzy Goodman 4.16 avg rating — 9,124 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (longlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine by Joe Hagan 3.76 avg rating — 2,097 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994 by David Hepworth (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 1,640 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World by Billy Bragg 4.23 avg rating — 348 ratings Penderyn Music Book Prize Nominee for (shortlist) (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars