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Guitar Gods The 25 Players Who Made Rock History
Bob Gulla
Book Code: GR5806
ISBN: 0-313-35806-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35806-7
288 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2008
List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 12/30/2008)
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: Meet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework, rearranged the furniture, tipped over a few chairs, and ditched - leaving the stragglers to pick up the pieces. Chuck Berry, for example, the first guitar player to jumpstart rock and roll, left audience eyeballs in spirals when he blasted them with his patented Chuck Berry intro, a clarion call that served as rock and roll's reveille. A few years later, Jimi Hendrix, inspired in part by Chuck, made a lasting impression on rock and roll in so many ways, leaving us all in a purple haze, and sending guitar players scurrying to take a new look at their instruments. The ripple-like effect of Hendrix continues to this day. Guitar Gods showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock and roll's long and winding history. All the players profiled in this book threw fans for a loop; their advancements in music left the genre in a different place than when they arrived. Among the featured:
  • Duane Allman
  • Jeff Beck
  • Chuck Berry
  • Eric Clapton
  • Kurt Cobain
  • The Edge
  • John Frusciante
  • Jerry Garcia
  • David Gilmour
  • Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
  • George Harrison
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Tony Iommi
  • Yngwie Malmsteen
  • Jimmy Page
  • Darrell Paul
  • Randy Rhoads
  • Keith Richards
  • Carlos Santana
  • Slash
  • Pete Townshend
  • Eddie Van Halen
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Neil Young
  • Frank Zappa
    Enhanced with numerous sidebars on such topics as landmark albums, this volume gives readers a solid understanding of the players' early influences, technique and style, equipment, and legacy. Also included are a number of resources for students, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of rock music: sidebars on related musicians and landmark albums; discographies of seminal and bestselling recordings; a resource guide of recommended print and Web resources; and comprehensive index.
    • LC Card Number: 2008034765
    LCC Class: ML399
    Dewey Class: 787
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