Tim Riley

John Ono Lennon: The Music and the Life (2010)

Well, not quite definitive. Philip Norman's 2008 John Lennon: The Life still holds that rank. I suppose new biographies of fascinating people will always be produced, but we're dealing with some well-trodden ground here. Several major "event" bios of Lennon are out there, beginning with Ray Colem...

Fever: How Rock 'n' Roll Transformed Gender in America (2005)