Keyboard Presents: Classic Rock

by Rideout, Ernie

• ISBN13: 9780879309527
• ISBN10: 0879309520
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-01
• Publisher: Backbeat

Summary

Keyboard Presents: Classic Rock is a Hal Leonard publication.

Author Biography

Ernie Rideout was playing classic rock long before it was classic. As the former editor in chief of chief of keyboard magazine, he got to know many of the greatest rock musicians, and he brings his personal experience and musicianship to everything he writes about. He enjoys participating in the music scene in the San Francisco Bay Area, and writing about music and video technology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
From Blues to Psychedelia
Session Superstar	p. 2
Between Night and Day Are the Doors	p. 16
The Keyboardists of The Grateful Dead
Introduction	p. 31
The Long Road from Darmstadt to "Dark Star"	p. 36
Getting Tight with the Loosest Band in the Universe	p. 40
Into the Age of Techno Psychedelia	p. 46
The Piano Icons
The Piano Man Rocks On	p. 60
The Captain Conquers	p. 76
Timeless Talent
Dues with the Doobies	p. 94
Diving into Diversity	p. 108
Transforming Prog into Pop
Prog Gives Way to Pop, Chops Give Way to Parts, and Phil Collins Gives Way to Drum Machines	p. 120
Genesis on the Road-Literally-with Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford	p. 130
Rockin' Through the Ages
Rollin' with the Stones	p. 142
Rockin' Under the Radar, Rollin' Over the Top	p. 150
Putting The Classical in Classic Rock
The Organ That Roared	p. 160
It's Good to Be the King of Prog Rock	p. 172
From Studio Cats to Rock Lions
Taste and Tech with Toto	p. 186
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