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Barnesy, Farnesy... blue Wiggle? The best music books of 2024

Some icons of music, and a piano teacher, wrote their story this year. Here’s our pick of the greatest music book hits for when the Christmas carols are done.

Michael Bailey
Michael BaileyRich List co-editor

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Two of Australia’s best-known singers released autobiographies in 2024 – and that’s not even counting the one by the blue Wiggle. Throw in a long-awaited memoir by a genuine global superstar (well, it’s actually by a haunting of ghostwriters, as we will get to) and comprehensive histories of household names The Beach Boys and R.E.M, and you have another bumper selection of music books for beneath the tree.

Highways And Byways by Jimmy Barnes (HarperCollins)

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Michael Bailey writes on arts and culture, and edits Weekend Fin. He is a former editor of the Financial Review Rich List. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at m.bailey@nine.com.au

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