1996

== Deaths ==
*March 19 - Ron Thelin
*May 31 - Timothy Leary, aged 75
*November 18 - Greer Lankton
===Publications===
*Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia by Robert Greenfield
*Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One by Rickey Vincent
*In the Best Possible Taste: Crazy Life of Kenny Everett by David Lister
*Kink - An Autobiography by Dave Davies
*The Coral Sea by Patti Smith
*Waiting for the Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes and the Sound of Los Angeles by Barney Hoskyns
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