Guitar Player Presents 50 Unsung Heroes of the Guitar

by Michael Molenda

Book Overview

Everyone knows the legends - Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Beck, and all the other six-string giants - but the evolution of guitarcraft wasn't forged purely by ber-famous players with large cultural footprints. Scores of lesser-known pioneers such as Tommy Bolin, Danny Cedrone, Tampa Red, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe contributed vast numbers of licks, riffs, solos, tones, compositions, techniques, and musical concepts that inspired generations of guitarists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617130214
• ISBN13: 9781617130212
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"