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Jim Berkenstadt

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Award-winning, Best-Selling author Jim Berkenstadt is the Rock And Roll Detective®. A true musical Sherlock Holmes, Berkenstadt uncovers the lost history and mysteries hidden within decades of popular music.

He currently serves as Co-Executive Producer and Script Consultant for the Ecosse Studios feature film based upon his Best Selling book, "The Beatle Who Vanished." An international authority on Rock And Roll, he served as historical consultant to Olivia Harrison's HBO Emmy winning film, "George Harrison: Living in the Material World," directed by Martin Scorsese, and as historical consultant to The Beatles’ Company Apple Corps, and the Estate of George Harrison.

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	The Beatle Who Vanished by Jim Berkenstadt (Goodreads Author), Gary Schumacher (editor), Chas Newby (foreword) 4.01 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2013 — 15 editions	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
	Classic Rock Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind by Jim Berkenstadt (Goodreads Author), Charles R. Cross 4.16 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	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
	Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — 5 editions	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

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I recently had the opportunity to hang out with Billy Bob Thornton backstage at his recent Hard Rock show, with his band The Boxmasters. If you have not heard them, they are a great band heavily influenced by classic rock.

Billy Bob is a lover of rock and roll stories. I had the opportunity to share with him a copy of my award-winning, No. 1 Bestseller, Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed. He was Read more of this blog post »

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Bum-Ba Bum-Ba: Conversations with John Lennon & Yoko Ono

by Jonas Mekas

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The Fab One Hundred and Four: The Evolution of the Beatles (Volume 1)

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