Books from Backbeat Books
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The Bass Book
By Tony Bacon, Barry MoorhouseBolton maple neck with ebony fingerboard, dot markers; 341⁄2in scale, 20 frets; trussrod adjuster atheadstock end;fullscroll open 'frame' headstock; twoaside tuners with rear facing metal keys. Doublecutaway semisolid body, fulldepth ...
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Pulp & Paper 1996 North American Factbook
By Willard MiesPulp & Paper 1996 North American Factbook
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Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man Revised and Updated
By Hank BordowitzIt often turned into a case of the hunter getting captured by the game. “I was regarded as Billy's girlfriend,” she recalls, “a twenty-year-old with long hair in a miniskirt.” The element they missed was that, beyond the sexy exterior ...
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Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters
By Mike EdisonSympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush--capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived--and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World ...
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The Hammond Organ - Beauty in the B: Second Edition
By Mark VailMatthew Fitzgerald, Ella Fiuczynski, David Floyd, Eddie Flynn, Fahey Fonfara, Michael Ford, Henry Foreman, Chris Forman, Bruce formanting. Foster, Ronnie. Fulk, Michael Funk on theB3 (video) G Gaboury, Steve Galactic.
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The Doors FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Kings of Acid Rock
By Rich WeidmanThis volume also details every studio album and live recording, all the highs and lows of the Doors in concert (including the notorious 1969 Miami concert), Morrison's 40-day trial, and the death of the "Lizard King" in Paris in 1971, as ...
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Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius, "the World's Greatest Bass Player"
By Bill MilkowskiJaco takes an in-depth look at this talented but tormented genius.
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Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation
By Bill SchneeChairman at the Board is an intimate, funny, and absorbing look at the music business by an insider who has recorded a host of the greatest musical artists from the 1970s to today.
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Michael Bloomfield - If You Love These Blues: An Oral History
By Jan Mark Wolkin, Bill Keenom, Michael BloomfieldDarrow, Chris Davenport, Billy Davis, BlindJohn Davis, Clive Davis, Gary Davis, Miles Davis, Walter Dayron, Norman on And This Is Free on Big John's Bloomfield and on Bloomfield/Butterfield relationship on Bloomfield's death on ...
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60 Years of Fender: Six Decades of the Greatest Electric Guitars
By Tony BaconThe busyfolkinthe Custom Shop also continued to produce their upscale oneoff 'art' guitars, including this year such delights astheFender Memorabilia Set, created by artist Dave Newman ona Stratocaster made byMaster Builder Chris ...
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Chasin' that Devil Music: Searching for the Blues
By Gayle Wardlow... 208, 211 Wallace, Minnie 50, 128 Walter, Washboard 58, 131 Walton, Wade 32 Waters, Muddy xiv Watley, Fess 80 Watson, Charlie 22 Watson, Loren 130 Welding, Pete 86, 89, 200, 203 Wersing, Charles 85 Wheatstraw, Peetie 205-206 Whelan, ...
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The Stratocaster Guitar Book: A Complete History of Fender Stratocaster Guitars
By Tony BaconIke Turner isbest known now for his workas aduo with Tina Turner from1960, but before thathe enjoyeda career withhisown R&B band andasa session pianist and guitarist. Heboughthisfirst Strat inMemphis soonafter Fender launchedthe ...
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Family Tradition - Three Generations of Hank Williams
By Susan Masino... 57 Wichita Falls, Texas, 67 Wiesbaden, Germany, 55 Willey, Betty, 143, 146 Willey, Dick, 136–143, 145, 146, 149 Willey, Walt, 137–143 William Morris Talent Agency, 121 Williams, Audrey Mae (Sheppard), 19–25, 27–30, 32–35, 37, 39, ...
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Prince: Chaos, Disorder, and Revolution
By Jason DraperNot only had Prince undermined his power within the band, he had also begun making it more obvious to the public that the Jamie Starr/Starr Company credits were actually pseudonyms. “When people came to realize how big a role he played ...
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Exit Music: The Radiohead Story Updated Edition
By Mac RandallYorke later stated that “sucking a lemon” was the perfect way to describe his attitude during the OK Computer promo cycle. The phrase refers to “the face you pull because a lemon is so tart. That's the face I had for three 2 law, ...
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Not Fade Away: A Backstage Pass to 20 Years of Rock & Roll
By Ben Fong-TorresPresents a collection of the Rolling Stone writer's interviews and profiles, with descriptions of how stories were assigned, and the fallout that ensued
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The Folk Handbook: Working with Songs from the English Tradition
By David Atkinson, John Morrish, Rikky RooksbyS. BaringGould and Cecil J. Sharp, English FolkSongs For Schools (London: Curwen, 1906). ... William Chappell, Popular Music Of The Olden Time: A Collection Of Ancient Songs, Ballads, And Dance Tunes, Illustrative Of The National Music ...
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The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting
By Dave ThompsonChudd, Lew Churchill, Savannah Circus Maximus Citizens City Clanton, Jimmy Clapton, Eric Clark, Alfred Clark, Chris Clark, Dee Clark, Dick Clark, Petula Clarke, Nobby Clarke, Vince Clash Classics IV Clay, Judy Clayton, Buck Clayton, ...
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Im Gonna Say It Now: The Writin
By David Cohen, Phil OchsA comprehensive look at another side of the famous topical songwriter Phil Ochs, showcasing his prose and poetry from across the full span of his life.
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Ringo: With a Little Help
By Michael Starr"Traces the entire arc of Ringo Starr's remarkable life and career from his sickly childhood to his life as the world's most famous drummer to his triumphs, addictions, and emotional battles following the breakup of The Beatles, "--Novelist ...