Rick Beyer "The Greatest Music Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy"

Rick Beyer will discuss his new book, "The Greatest Music Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Music History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy."

Reservations are required and may be made at [email protected] or by calling 202-662-7523. This event is free for NPC members and there is a $5.00 charge for non-members.

Learn how the FBI spent years trying to decode the lyrics of one rock song. Discover how Watergate provided the inspiration for "A Chorus Line." Find out how one megahit was born in a history class, while another was dashed off in a fit of anger at actor Robert De Niro.

Meet the monk behind solfège, the aviation pioneer who created Muzak, and the prisoner who literally sang himself out of jail. Then there's the most important person in rock 'n' roll history — chances are you've never heard of him.

Rick Beyer is a successful author, an award winning documentary producer and an accomplished professional speaker. With a take on history that is both humorous and illuminating, he has appeared on CNN, The Discovery Channel, NPR and Fox News.

This book is the fifth in Beyer's Greatest Stories Never Told series. Beyer has also produced films for The History Channel, National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution, Historic Mount Vernon and others.

His documentary credits include "The Wright Challenge," "Secrets of Jamestown," "The Patent Files" and "Timelab 2000," an acclaimed collection of 200 history minutes hosted by Sam Waterston. He is currently working on an independent film entitled "The Ghost Army, a World War II Story of Deception, Art, and Showmanship."

This event is cosponsored by the Book & Author and Young Members Committees. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Proceeds benefit the Eric Freidheim National Library. No outside books will be permitted.