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The most comprehensive guide ever produced, this illustrated encyclopedia covers seven decades of the most important and exciting icon of modern pop music. Here you will find the highest-quality photos of electric guitars produced by every significant manufacturer, from Alembic to Zemaitis, alongside detailed information and a host of action pictures of key players - from Chet Atkins to Joey Z. The most iconic electric guitars are displayed throughout...
2) The birth of loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the guitar-pioneering rivalry that shaped rock 'n' roll
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
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A riveting saga in the history of rock 'n' roll: the decades-long rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound--Leo Fender and Les Paul--and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.
"In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into the primordial elements of rock 'n' roll{u2014}and these louder...
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
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"A fascinating look at how one man and his invention revolutionized the sounds of rock and the guitar forever-from humble beginnings to the world's largest concert stages. Weaving exclusive interviews with many artists and others, Jim Reilly sheds light on the history and development of the electric guitar and bass"--
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