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Winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for Excellence in Writing and named one of Billboard's top 10 Music books of 2018 for her book "The Girl in the Back," Laura has spent her career as an attorney but is now pursuing her second love, writing. Her first love, her daughters, bring her eternal sunshine everyday. In 2020, her “second book, “I Am Michael Alago" about the inspiring music producer, Michael Alago, who discovered Metallica, was released and last year, her book on the enigmatic musician, Alan Vega with a Foreword by Bruce Springsteen was released. She is currently working on a novel based on true events entitled "A Finished Noise.”
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	The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer's Life with Bowie, Blondie, and the '70s Rock Scene 3.91 avg rating — 91 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega by Laura Davis-Chanin (Goodreads Author), Liz Lamere 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I am Michael Alago: Breathing Music, Signing Metallica, Beating Death by Michael Alago, Laura Davis-Chanin (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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