American singer-songwriter Patti Smith describes her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, reflecting on how they first met, their pact to support one another, the challenges they faced, the people with whom they socialized and worked, and other related topics.

Rescued by her father from a life of violence and poverty, Emma grows up surrounded by love, security, wealth, and privilege. The murder of her baby brother haunts her during her growing up years, and as the memories of the event come back to her, she finds she is in danger.

Drew and Sherrie fall in love while pursuing their dream jobs in Los Angeles.

Seventeen-year-old Mexican-American Ritchie Valens rises from field laborer to rock star with a string of hit singles.

An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.

Keyboardist Ray Manzarek chronicles his life and the years he spent playing with the Doors, and discusses his childhood, his relationship with Jim Morrison, the death of Jim Morrison, and other related topics.

A chronological history of the Beatles from their childhoods to the band's breakup, which presents archival photos and 1990s commentary by Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, as well as close associates Yoko Ono Lennon, Sir George Martin, Neil Aspinall, and Derek Taylor, and also includes quotations by John Lennon and the other Beatles from throughout their career.

Presents a comprehensive biography of the popular English rock band The Beatles, culled from years of research and hundreds of interviews and unreleased documents, revealing the complete history of the band, from their early days in Liverpool to their musical breakthrough at Abbey Road studios.

For more than a quarter century, biographer Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom being a Beatle was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, Norman presents the comprehensive and most revealing portrait of John Lennon ever published....