Don Waller is the author of The Motown Story, an unauthorized history of the record label that — unlike 99% of the music books ever written — sold so many copies, they had to pay him royalties. He also wrote a chapter for the L.A. punk-rock history (Make The Music Go Bang!) and the chapter on Lenny Bruce and Lord Buckley for Rolling Stone’s Book Of The Beats.

A “recovering musician” (proto-punk semi-legends the Imperial Dogs) and co-founder of the Back Door Man fanzine/indie record label, Don has since written extensively about music, film, TV, books, comedy, magic, and cooking for innumerable national and international consumer (USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Mojo), trade (Billboard, Variety, Radio & Records), and cyber-publications, including actor/character/celebrity bios and episode/season recaps for ABC/Disney’s SoapNet site. Set your search engines to stun.

Along with a 90-page catalog of everything owned by dick clark productions, Don has also researched and written more than 40 sets of CD and DVD liner notes — most recently for the long-awaited home video release of the historic 1964 concert film, The T.A.M.I Show, on which he and director Steve Binder share the commentary track.