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The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends: The Players and Guitars That Shaped the Music

The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends: The Players and Guitars That Shaped the Music

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The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends is a comprehensive guide to the greatest players and performers in the blues genre, from prewar to present, featuring over 150 profiles with photos and insights into their guitars, effects pedals, amplifiers, and career highlights. It covers various blues-defining eras and subgenres, with discussions of influential guitars, techniques, and women who shaped the genre. Guitarists profiled include Robert Johnson, Son House, T-Bone Walker, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Lightnin' Hopkins, B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Michael Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mick Taylor, Alvin Lee, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, Carlos Santana, Billy F. Gibbons, Rory Gallagher, Lowell George, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, Gary Moore, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Sonny Landreth, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Christone Ingram, and many more.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 14 November 2024
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc


The Ultimate Book of Blues Guitar Legends is a comprehensive and visually stunning volume that celebrates the greatest players and performers in the blues genre from its prewar era to the present. Author and guitar journalist Pete Prown presents his subjects through blues-defining eras and subgenres, including early acoustic and country blues, Chicago blues, the British Invasion, blues rock, and more. Prowns knowledgeable discussions examine specific noteworthy guitars each player made famous, as well as effects pedals, amplifiers, and career overviews that include the players' first-person revelations and insights. Illustrated with photos of the guitarists in action, the book also features sidebars on influencers who were pioneers of various styles and subgenres, techniques like slide guitar, blues jargon, and influential women who helped shape the blues. Guitarists profiled include Robert Johnson, Son House, T-Bone Walker, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Lightnin' Hopkins, B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Michael Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mick Taylor, Alvin Lee, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, Carlos Santana, Billy F. Gibbons, Rory Gallagher, Lowell George, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cra.

Weight: 1154g
Dimension: 223 x 287 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780760387566

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