Guitar Player Presents 50 Unsung Heroes of the Guitar

by Molenda, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781617130212
• ISBN10: 1617130214
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-01
• Publisher: Backbeat

Summary

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 uber-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 and advanced the art of playing guitar. Their stories are as critical to modern guitar music as is electricity or amplification. Any guitarist seeking to devise a unique and individual sound should study the wacky, off-kilter, unfamiliar, and criminally underutilized creative concepts of the unsung greats, straight from the pages of Guitar Player magazine.

Author Biography

Michael Molenda grew up amid the music, cultural rebellion, and hopefulness of San Francisco's summer of love and learned that guitars could (sometimes) topple tyrants. A performer, producer, studio owner, record-label president, and international recording artist, Molenda became editor in chief of Guitar Player magazine in 1998. He lives in San Carlos, California.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note	p. vii
Jan Akkerman	p. 3
Davie Allan	p. 7
Jennifer Batten	p. 9
Charlie Baty	p. 17
Robbie Blunt	p. 21
Tommy Bolin	p. 25
Lenny Breau	p. 31
Jon Brion	p. 37
Michael Brook	p. 43
Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker	p. 47
Roy Clark	p. 51
Zal Cleminson	p. 61
Larry Collins	p. 63
Reeves Gabrels	p. 67
Rory Gallagher	p. 71
Neil Giraldo	p. 77
John Goodsall	p. 83
Juliana Hatfield	p. 87
Hollywood Fats	p. 91
Terry Kath	p. 95
Mike Keneally	p. 99
Kaki King	p. 105
Bill Kirchen	p. 109
Dr. Know	p. 113
George Kooymans	p. 117
Paul Kossoff	p. 119
Lonnie Mack	p. 123
Magic Sam	p. 127
Mick Murphy	p. 131
Bill Nelson	p. 137
Jimmy Nolen	p. 143
Mary Osborne	p. 149
Eddie Phillips	p. 153
Emily Remler	p. 155
Jimmie Rivers	p. 161
Allison Robertson	p. 163
Sabicas	p. 169
Sonny Sharrock	p. 173
Earl Slick	p. 179
Donita Sparks	p. 185
John Sykes	p. 187
The Great Kat	p. 191
Steve Tibbetts	p. 195
David Torn	p. 197
James Blood Ulmer	p. 203
Jim Weider	p. 209
James Williamson	p. 215
Lyle Workman	p. 219
Dave Wronski	p. 223
Jimmy Wyble	p. 225
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