Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New Yorker and The New York Times' Dwight Garner
"The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . John Szwed] allows different sides of Smith's personality to catch blades of sun. He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times
Grammy Award-winning music scholar and celebrated...