Chris Welch

Chris Welch (born 1941 or 1942) is an English music journalist, critic, and author who is best known for his work from the late 1960s as a reporter for Melody Maker, Musicians Only, and Kerrang!. He is the author of over 40 music books. Hendrix: A Biography by Chris Welch SBN 855140259 (1972)

Adam & The Ants ISBN 0-352-30963-6 (1981)

Black Sabbath ISBN 0-86276-015-1 (1982)

Led Zeppelin: The Book ISBN 0-86276-113-1 (1984)

Paul McCartney: The Definitive Biography ISBN 0-86276-126-3 (1984)

Power and Glory: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant ISBN 5-551-35290-0 (1985)

Def Leppard: An Illustrated Biography ISBN 0-86276-263-4 (1986)

Take You Higher: The Tina Turner Story ISBN 0-491-03951-4 (1986)

The Tina Turner Experience ISBN 0-86379-138-7 (1987)

Pink Floyd: Learning to Fly ISBN 1-898141-70-3 (1994)

Cream: Strange Brew ISBN 1-898141-80-0 (1994)

The Complete Guide to the Music of Genesis ISBN 0-7119-5428-3 (1995)

The Who: Teenage Wasteland ISBN 1-898141-18-5 (1995)

Dazed and Confused: The Story Behind Every Led Zeppelin Song ISBN 1-85868-340-8 (1998)

Changes: The Story Behind Every David Bowie Song, 1970–1980 ISBN 1-85868-810-8 (1999)

Cream ISBN 0-87930-624-6 (2000)

John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums (with Geoff Nicholls) ISBN 0-87930-658-0 (2001)

Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall (with Lucian Randall) ISBN 1-84115-679-5 (2002)

Peter Grant: The Man Who "Led Zeppelin" ISBN 0-7119-9195-2 (2002)

Close to the Edge – The Story of Yes ISBN 0-7119-9509-5 (2003)

Genesis: Complete Guide to Their Music ISBN 1-84449-868-9 (2005)

Led Zeppelin: Experience The Biggest Band Of The 70s ISBN 978-1-78097-000-4 (2014)