The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians

By Scott Stanton

Book Overview

The ultimate guide to the gravesites and memorabilia of great musicians who've shuffled off this mortal coil. Joey and Dee Dee Ramone Frank Sinatra Jim Morrison Rick Nelson Roy Orbison Howlin' Wolf... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743463307
• ISBN13: 9780743463300
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Quick Reference

The older I get I ask myself, "is this person still living?" This book provides a quick reference. An as I become aware of deaths or major events in a musicians live I write it in the back pages. Morbid, but a part of life and musical history.

Endlessly Absorbing

This is a great coffee table book to have around when you have idle moments - the entries are all about a page long and it is quite fascinating. Each entry has a capsule history of the musician describing their rise to fame, how they died, and detailed info to find the location of the grave. Most entries have a photo of the person and/or the gravesite. There's quite a variety of musicians included, from Buddy Holly to Elvis to Lawrence Welk and Roy Orbison. Some graves seem quite obscure, in stark contrast to the life led by the occupant. It's sobering to see that the end comes for us all, no matter how rich or famous.

This is a great reference source to find any dead musician

This is a great source if you want to know where any dead musicians are buried. Jammed packed with interesting tidbits regarding the artists life and death. I can't wait for the upcoming new editions in this series.