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| The PRS Electric Guitar Book: Reference Books: History
Backbeat Books
A Complete History Of Paul Reed Smith Electrics-PRS guitars today appeal to a growing number of musicians from Carlos Santana to Al Di Meola from Zach Myers to Mark Tremonti. This book examines every part of PRS history with an in-depth story beautiful photographs and detailed collector's info. Paul Reed Smith set up his first PRS factory in 1985 in Maryland and has devised guitars from the r…
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| Chuck Gunderson: Some Fun Tonight! Collector's Edition: Reference Books:
Backbeat Books
The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America Hard Cover Edition Boxed Set-The Beatles North American tours turned the entertainment business on its ear and forever changed the landscape of the concert touring industry. In February 1964 after finally achieving a number-one hit in America the Fab Four came to the country with high hopes performing on the wildly popular Ed Sullivan Show …
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| The Bass Book: Reference Books
Backbeat Books
A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars Updated Edition-In California in the early '50s the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known known it then but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the sound of popular music. This book explains how that revolution happened and how its reverberations are still felt today. The two-guitars-ba…
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| The Mandolin in America: Reference Books: History
Backbeat Books
The Full Story from Orchestras to Bluegrass to the Modern Revival-The sound of the Mandolin is well-known today due to its use in classical music blues Western swing jazz and even rock 'n' roll. This insightful book tells the fascinating story of The Mandolin In America charting its history from the 1880s when the instrument first became a national craze to the 21st century where it is stil…
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| The Epiphone Guitar Book: Reference Books: Instrumental Reference [Livre]
Backbeat Books
A Complete History of Epiphone Guitars-The story of Epiphone one of the oldest and most famous guitar companies is told by former staff historian Walter Carter. It's an epic story spanning three centuries from Old World roots in the 19th century to the golden age of American makers in the 20th century and onward into the global market of the new millennium. It's the story of America's business …
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| Wallace Fairfax: Spinal Tap: Reference Books: Reference
Backbeat Books
The Big Black Book-More than 30 years ago Marty Di Bergi (played by director Rob Reiner) could not have known that as he introduced his ?rockumentary? This Is Spinal Tap he was creating a work of genius that would rock on for decades. Consistently cited as one of the funniest movies ever made (and often spoken about by rock stars as one of the most frightening movies they've ever seen) This Is S…
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| The Gibson 335 Guitar Book: Reference Books: Reference
Backbeat Books
Electric Semi-Solid Thinlines and Players Who Made Them Famous-The Gibson 335 Guitar Book tells the story of Gibson's ES-335 and related models as played by B.B. King Alvin Lee and Eric Clapton among other virtuosos. It's full of great Guitars cool players and fascinating historical detail. The book traces the story from Gibson's first thinline models to the company's signature instruments a…
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| The Eagles FAQ: Reference Books: Biography
Backbeat Books
If the Beatles wrote the soundtrack of the swinging '60s then the Eagles did the same for the cynical '70s. The story of the Eagles is also the story of most artists of their time the drugs the music the excesses and the piles of cash. But the Eagles took it to the limit. And in Don Henley and Glenn Frey they had two songwriters who intuitively understood and accurately portrayed the changin…
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| Marvin Gaye My Brother: Reference Books
Backbeat Books
Marvin Gaye's life and brilliant career were cut tragically short on April 1 1984 – one day before his 45th birthday – when he was shot and killed by his own father. Now for the first time ever Marvin Gaye's storyis told in intimate detail by a member of his own family. Frankie and Marvin Gaye were close from childhood until Marvin's death. Frankie was at Marvin's side when he died …
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| The SG Guitar Book: Reference Books: Reference
Backbeat Books
50 Years of Gibson's Stylish Solid Guitar-To many vintage Guitar fans it seems inconceivable that Gibson dumped the Sunburst Les Paul in 1960 and during the following year introduced a completely new design the one that we know now as the SG (?solid Guitar?). At the time however it made good business sense. Sales of the Les Paul were faltering and Gibson decided to blow a breath of fresh a…
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| Flying V Explorer Firebird: Reference Books: Instrumental Reference
Backbeat Books
Until the launch of the Flying V and Explorer in 1958 electric guitars were supposed to look like...guitars. Suddenly Gibson turned conventional design upside down almost literally by using straight lines and angular body shapes changing the way electrics could look and in the process creating a set of rare future collectables.Flying V Explorer Firebird tells the story of those first pecu…
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| Steely Dan FAQ: Reference Books: Biography
Backbeat Books
All That's Left to Know About This Elusive Band-Despite Steely Dan's popularity their ability to cultivate an ever-growing base of avid and loyal fans and their chart positions relatively little has been written about the group. The band has sold more than forty million albums worldwide was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has had the majority of its albums certified platinum …
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| The Beatles: Revolver: Reference Books: History
Backbeat Books
Acquired wisdom has always put Sgt. Pepper at the head of the class but it was Revolver that truly signalled The Beatles' sea change from a functional band to a studio-based ensemble. These changes began before Rubber Soul but came to fruition on Revolver which took an astonishing 300 hours to produce far more than any rock record before it.The making of Revolver hunkered down in Abbey Road w…
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| The Blues Guitar Handbook: Reference Books: Instrumental Tutor
Backbeat Books
A Complete Course in Techniques and Styles-This latest entry in Backbeat's bestselling handbook series starts by exploring the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century including profiles of such players as Robert Johnson Charley Patton and Son House. As the story moves into the '40s and '50s and blues players migrate to major urban centers author Adam St…
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| Les Paul in His Own Words: Reference Books: Biography
Backbeat Books
Centennial Edition-Les Paul In His Own Words celebrates the life of the legendary guitarist Les Paul who passed away in 2009 at the age of 94. This book capturing Les Paul's own reflections on his remarkable inventions and Guitar playing was published as a high-end collector's edition. In 2015 Les Paul reached his centennial and Backbeat Books is pleased to celebrate the legend once more in t…
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| Walter Carter: El. Guitars And Basses - A Photographic History: Reference Books: [Livre]
Hal Leonard
Electric Guitars and Basses tells the story in full colour of one of the most influential forces on American culture in the 20th century - the Electric Guitar.From the earliest 'lap steels' that reshaped the sound of Hawaiian music the the 'Spanish-neck' models that created a new voice in the Jazz world and powered the early rock and rollers and on to the solid body models that shattered convent…
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| The Taylor Guitar Book: Reference Books: Instrumental Reference [Livre]
Backbeat Books
The Taylor Guitar Book. Growing from a small custom shop in the early 1970s to the only new brand to have challenged the traditional Big Three of American acoustic Guitars (Gibson, Guild, and Martin), Taylor has effectively changed the marketplace for acoustic steel-string Guitars and influenced every other maker of acoustic stringed instruments.
But Taylor's influence in the Guitar market goes f…
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| Jazz - Then & Now: Reference Books
Music Alive Books
While many books chronicle the history of jazz few are both designed for classroom use and follow jazz's evolution to the modern day. But by speaking to the student musician veteran performer and educator David Lee Fish has created uncommon opportunities for general music teachers to relate the work of the jazz masters their instruments and their musical achievements to popular music and today…
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| Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell: Reference Books: Biography
Backbeat Books
First-ever look at the intertwining outrageous lives of three rock legends.When Lou Reed and Iggy Pop first met David Bowie in the fall of 1971 Bowie was just another English musician passing through New York City. Lou was still recovering from the collapse of the Velvet Underground and Iggy had already been branded a loser... Yet within two years they completely changed the face of popular mus…
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| James Campion: Accidentally Like a Martyr: Reference Books: Biography
Backbeat Books
The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his – and our – psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or peering through a window; we only know that when we listen we see something. The music sets the scene – his voice a striking baritone its narrator our …
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