Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists(Book). This book is a virtual encyclopedia of great electric guitar players, with 35 chapters examining the major players in each important era of rock. The book begins with rock's birth from the blues, covering masters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. It proceeds to cover rockabilly greats like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly; through the mop tops and matching suits of the British Invasion; to the psychedelia of the Dead and Hendrix; glam rock's dresses and distortion; fusion virtuosos like Metheny, Gambale, and Henderson; metal masters; shred stars; grunge gods; grindcore; and much more. Legends of Rock Guitar is not only a great resource for guitar fans, but an interesting and well-researched chronology of the rock idiom. 264 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 |
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It's about time a major publication has included major players such as Ray Gomez. His contributions to music have been significant and unexplainably under highlighted. He's played on many of the most important instrumental albums of the seventies and eighties and continues to spark creative guitar to this day. Kudos to your publication.
Contents
Blues and Country Masters | 8 |
The Fifties | 11 |
Rockability | 16 |
Instrumental and Surf Rock | 21 |
The British Invasion | 27 |
The UK Blues Revival | 31 |
The US Blues Revival | 37 |
Folk Rock | 43 |
Session Players | 158 |
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal III | 164 |
Pop Experimenters | 173 |
EuroMetal | 182 |
Instrumental Rock II | 189 |
Shred | 197 |
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal IV | 203 |
Arena Rock | 209 |
Psychedelia | 48 |
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal | 59 |
British Invasion II | 68 |
Art Rock | 78 |
Roots Rock | 90 |
Glam Rock | 95 |
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal II | 104 |
SingerSongwriters | 116 |
JazzRock Fusion | 122 |
Southern Rock | 130 |
Eclectic Electrics | 137 |
Punk and New Wave | 153 |
Roots Rock II | 216 |
Thrash | 223 |
Alternative | 230 |
EuroPop EuroGoth EuroRock | 237 |
Grunge | 242 |
Industrial and Grindcore | 249 |
Hard Rock and Metal V | 254 |
The Future of Rock Guitar? | 257 |
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About the Authors | 264 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists Biographies and Commentary |
| Authors | Pete Prown, Harvey P. Newquist |
| Editor | Jon F. Eiche |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0793540429, 9780793540426 |
| Length | 264 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Rock Music / Musical Instruments / Guitar |
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