1986

== Deaths ==
*January 25 - Albert Grossman, rock manager, aged 59
*March 4 - Richard Manuel, Canadian musician, aged 42
*March 8 - Hubert Fichte, German author, aged 50
== Publications ==
*California Dreamin' by Michelle Phillips
*Cyndi Lauper (book) by Philip Kamin
*I, Tina by Tina Turner
*Papa John - An Autobiography by John Phillips
*Rock Wives: The Hard Lives and Good Times of the Wives, Girlfriends, and Groupies of Rock and Roll edited by Victoria Balfour
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