Guitar masters
Subtitle: intimate portraits
By: Alan Di Perna
Publisher: Hal Leonard Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781423489887
Subjects: Electric guitar; Guitarists; Electric guitar music
Description: "The guitar, particularly in its electric form, is the most influential instrument of the past sixty years. [This] spotlights the key players who made it that way: the visionary talents and living legends who developed the sound and style of the electric guitar as we know and love it. [It] traces the life stories and musical legacies of superstar guitarists Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck [Yardbirds], Dick Dale [Richard Mansour: Dick Dale & The Deltones], Pete Townshend [The Who], Billy Gibbons [ZZ Top], David Gilmour [Pink Floyd] and Keith Richards [Rolling Stones], as well as influential sidemen and behind-the scenes stalwarts James Burton [Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris ...] and Steve Cropper [Booker T & The MGs]. ..."--Book flap.
Notes: "Stories and insights of the great guitarists, featuring Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, and more"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Buddy Guy; title: Jeff Beck; title: Steve Cropper; title: Dick Dale; title: Pete Townshend; title: Billy Gibbons; title: James Burton; title: David Gilmour; title: Keith Richards.