Stephen Davis is an American music journalist.
Davis was born in New York City and attended Boston University. He began his career writing for the Boston Phoenix in 1970.[1] His journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, the Boston Globe and numerous other newspapers and magazines.[1]
The negativity and purported inaccuracy of his Led Zeppelin biography Hammer of the Gods, along with other controversial works, earned him the nickname "Stephen Salacious".[2]
Published works
edit- Reggae Bloodlines: In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica, with photographs by Peter Simon, Da Capo Press (1977), 1992, ISBN 0-306-80496-4
- Reggae International, with photographs of Peter Simon, 1982, R&B Books, USA, ISBN 0-394-71313-3
- Bob Marley: The Biography, 1983, A Barker, ISBN 0-213-16859-6
- Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga, Berkley Publishing Group (1985), 1997, ISBN 0-345-33516-3
- Hammer of the Gods: "Led Zeppelin" Unauthorised, Macmillan, 2005, ISBN 0-330-43859-X
- Fleetwood: My Life and Adventures in Fleetwood Mac, by Mick Fleetwood, William Morrow & Company, 1990, ISBN 0-688-06647-X
- Jajouka Rolling Stone: A Fable of Gods and Heroes, Random House Trade, 1993, ISBN 0-679-42119-X
- This Wheel's on Fire – Levon Helm and the Story of The Band, with Levon Helm, Plexus Publishing, 1994, ISBN 0-85965-216-5
- Bob Marley: Conquering Lion of Reggae, Plexus Publishing, 1994, ISBN 0-85965-222-X
- Bob Marley, revised edition, Schenkman Books, 1998, ISBN 0-87047-044-2
- Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith, with Aerosmith, HarperCollins, 1997, ISBN 0-380-97594-7
- Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones, Broadway, USA, 2001, ISBN 0-7679-0312-9
- Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend, Ebury Press, 2004, ISBN 0-09-190041-7
- Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses, Gotham Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59240-377-6
- Introduction of The First Rasta: Leonard Howell and the Rise of Rastafarianism, by Helene Lee, Chicago Review Press, 2005, ISBN 1-55652-558-3
- LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour, Gotham Books, 2010, ISBN 1-59240-589-4
- Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story, Hachette Books, 2021, ISBN 978-0-306-84606-9
References
edit- ^ a b Davis, Stephen (1985), Hammer of the Gods. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-33516-3, p. 360
- ^ Simon Sweetman, "Rock Stars in need of money/therapy", Stuff.co.nz, January 20, 2011.
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