Book review

Thom Nickels: Writing the book on music in Philly Thom Nickels November 21, 2025 November 20, 2025

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What do you do with a 362-page anthology of music biographies?

You look up your favorite musicians and study the sections on the music that has always moved you. You may skip the jazz chapter but concentrate on the classical section while devoting extra time to the pages on rock and roll. It’s all relative. One person’s champagne is another’s poison.

The book, entitled The Philadelphia Music Book, published by Camino Books, was edited by Larry Magid, who opened Philadelphia’s legendary Electric Factory in 1962, and who co-produced Live-Aid, the world’s largest music event, in 1985. Magid, n

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