Guitar Player Presents 50 Unsung Heroes of the Guitar

by Michael Molenda Associate Professor Emeritus, Indiana University (Editor)

Overview

(Guitar Player Presents). 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617130212
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2011
Series:	Guitar Player Presents
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michael Molenda (San Carlos, CA) 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.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note vii

1 Jan Akkerman 3

2 Davie Allan 7

3 Jennifer Batten 9

4 Charlie Baty 17

5 Robbie Blunt 21

6 Tommy Bolin 25

7 Lenny Breau 31

8 Jon Brion 37

9 Michael Brook 43

10 Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker 47

11 Roy Clark 51

12 Zal Cleminson 61

13 Larry Collins 63

14 Reeves Gabrels 67

15 Rory Gallagher 71

16 Neil Giraldo 77

17 John Goodsall 83

18 Juliana Hatfield 87

19 Hollywood Fats 91

20 Terry Kath 95

21 Mike Keneally 99

22 Kaki King 105

23 Bill Kirchen 109

24 Dr. Know 113

25 George Kooymans 117

26 Paul Kossoff 119

27 Lonnie Mack 123

28 Magic Sam 127

29 Mick Murphy 131

30 Bill Nelson 137

31 Jimmy Nolen 143

32 Mary Osborne 149

33 Eddie Phillips 153

34 Emily Remler 155

35 Jimmie Rivers 161

36 Allison Robertson 163

37 Sabicas 169

38 Sonny Sharrock 173

39 Earl Slick 179

40 Donita Sparks 185

41 John Sykes 187

42 The Great Kat 191

43 Steve Tibbetts 195

44 David Torn 197

45 James Blood Ulmer 203

46 Jim Weider 209

47 James Williamson 215

48 Lyle Workman 219

49 Dave Wronski 223

50 Jimmy Wyble 225