The History of Rock in Fifty Guitars

Bruce Wexler (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2016
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6988-8 (ISBN)

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Popular music in the 1920s called out for a guitar sound that was more dominant. Early experiments with steel cones or resonators, Hawaiian electric guitars and the first Electric Spanish style 6-string guitar in 1936 made musicians suddenly realise that it was possible to produce notes that could be amplified to any desired volume and this gave birth to the new less restrained style of playing. Finally the guitar could take the lead part and as rock music evolved the guitar was a natural choice of instrument. This stunning book traces the development of the instrument and the artists who achieved fame with it over seven decades, from Bill Haley to Jimi Hendrix.

Bruce Wexler has written books of American cultural history including The Hatfields and the McCoys, The Wild West Catalog, and The Illustrated Directory of Muscle Cars.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.09.2016
Zusatzinfo	190 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 227 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	0-7509-6988-1 / 0750969881
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-6988-8 / 9780750969888
Zustand	Neuware