Author Description

For musicians & entertainers, there is no more desirable showcase than the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, where every other week for the past 30 years a talented photographer, illustrator or designer has been given the opportunity to create a new legend or give a fresh spin to a familiar face. That is more than 700 covers chronicling rock & roll, the cutting edge in pop culture & the hipper reaches of film & TV. Includes an intro. by Rolling Stone founding publisher Jann Wenner & the work of such renowned photographers as Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, & Herb Ritts, as well as cover story excerpts & behind-the-scenes anecdotes.