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Folklorist Robert L. Stone presents a rare collection of
high-quality documentary photos of the sacred steel guitar musical
tradition and the community that supports it. The introductory text
and extended photo captions in Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus!
Photographs from the Sacred Steel Community offer the reader an
intimate view of this unique tradition of passionately played music
that is beloved among fans of American roots music and admired by
folklorists, ethnomusicologists, and other scholars. In 1992, a
friend in Hollywood, Florida, introduced Stone to African American
musicians who played the electric steel guitar in the African
American Holiness-Pentecostal churches House of God and Church of
the Living God. With the passion, skill, and unique voice they
brought to the instruments, these musicians profoundly impressed
Stone. He produced an album for the Florida Folklife Program, which
Arhoolie Records licensed and released worldwide. It created a
roots music sensation. In 1996, Stone began to document the
tradition beyond Florida. He took the photos in this book from 1992
to 2008 in Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Mississippi, New
York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Florida, and at concerts in
Italy. The images capture musicians as they play for worship
services before spirit-filled believers singing, dancing, shouting,
praying, and testifying. Stone gives the viewer much to witness,
always presenting his passionate subjects with dignity. His
sensitive portrayal of this community attests to the ongoing
importance of musical traditions in African American life and
worship.
7 Books in one! Go from the basics to the style you want to play
Making beautiful music with your acoustic or electric guitar
requires practice, patience, and perseverance. A little guidance
helps get you on the path to imitating the sounds of your guitar
heroes. This friendly guide shares how to get the most out of your
time with your guitar. Discover the fundamentals of strumming and
playing chords and get an understanding of guitar theory, then
delve into the secrets of playing rock, blues, or even classical
styles. 7 Books Inside... Learning the anatomy of your guitar
Starting with guitar fundamentals Refining your sound and technique
Getting to know guitar theory Cranking up your rock guitar style
Wailing with the blues Building your classical skills
This revised edition of Enjoy Playing Guitar: Tutor Book 1 is the
ultimate resource for all beginner guitarists. It introduces the
basics of classical guitar playing and musical concepts through an
approach that is clear, progressive, and carefully paced. It
includes tailored solos, duets, and trios in a range of styles, and
it develops musicianship through activities in improvisation,
playing by ear, and the art of accompanying. To consolidate
learning, there are helpful reminders and quizzes covering musical
knowledge, plus a CD with over 70 play-along tracks. Encouraging
self-directed learning outside as well as during lessons, this is
the perfect book for today's aspiring player.
Whether you're playing blues, rock, classical, or folk-all the
chords you'll need are here
Even Eric Clapton started with a few basic chords. And "Guitar
Chords For Dummies" offers guitarists of every ambition, skill
level, and musical genre a key to the simplest and most complex
guitar chords-over 600 in all. Illustrated with a grid showing the
position of the fingers on a string, a photograph of the chord
being played, and a brief comment on the chord and how to play it,
this handy, portable reference offers musicians, whether
experimenting at home or playing in a coffee house, instant access
to the full range of chords that can be played on a guitar.Covers
the theory and techniques of guitar chordsFeatures a handy,
portable design, which can fit into a guitar caseIncludes a
convenient lay-flat (wire bound) format, allowing users to easily
try out new chords
An ideal resource for broadening musical technique and getting
new ideas, "Guitar Chords For Dummies" will help you, whether
you're just picking up the guitar or a seasoned musician, add
sparkle and range to your musical repertoire.
(Book). Now in paperback revised and expanded, with a new afterword
by the author this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman, one
of the most revered guitarists of his generation. Skydog reveals
the complete story of the legendary guitarist: his childhood and
musical awakening; his struggling first bands; his hard-won mastery
of the slide guitar; his emergence as a successful session
musician; his creation of the Allman Brothers Band; his tragic
death at age 24; and his thriving musical legacy.
Enjoy Playing Guitar: Christmas Crackers is a winning collection of
traditional carols and popular Christmas songs for young classical
guitarists - playing solo or in groups. With separate melody parts
and flexible accompaniments for up to four players, this versatile
collection caters for mixed-ability groups and one-to-one lessons.
The carefully arranged material (for players up to Grade 3
approximately) provides suitable technical challenges, and
percussion and other effects to motivate young learners. Best of
all, it contains tunes that children know and love.
The biggest and baddest book of axes out there. Whether you're an
expert musician or an enthusiastic novice, The Guitar & Amp
Sourcebook has something for you. Loaded with hundreds upon
hundreds of rocking guitars and electrifying amps, you'll get the
skinny on the most popular models, vintage pieces, and rare
beauties. This illustrated history contains the most important
guitars and amps - those that have rocked our world and changed
history. Loaded with photos and descriptions, you'll find brand
comparisons like Gibson vs. Fender, recommendations for the best
beginner equipment, and a listing of the guitars used by popular
musicians. The most comprehensive book on the market, The Guitar
& Amp Sourcebook is organized chronologically, featuring
equipment from centuries ago right up through today, plus details
of the music and musicians playing at the time when the piece was
at its height of popularity. Sprinkled with quotes from musicians
on their personal favorites and professional advice on the best
equipment, this is the most comprehensive guitar book available
today - and it's one no guitar lover should be without.
This exciting revised edition of Enjoy Playing Guitar: Tutor Book 2
picks up where Book 1 left off, guiding students to the next level
in their musical development. Using the same clear approach and
careful pacing, it introduces new positions (2nd, 5th, 7th),
techniques (left-hand slurs, harmonics, the barre), and musical
ideas, supported by tailored solos, duets, and trios. With
extension activities to advance musicianship, a repertoire section
for concert pieces, and a CD with over 60 play-along tracks, this
is an ideal one-stop resource for the developing classical
guitarist.
When Mississippi John Hurt (1892-1966) was "rediscovered" by
blues revivalists in 1963, his musicianship and recordings
transformed popular notions of prewar country blues. At seventy-one
he moved to Washington, D.C., from Avalon, Mississippi, and became
a live-wire connection to a powerful, authentic past. His intricate
and lively style made him the most sought after musician among the
many talents the revival brought to light.
"Mississippi John Hurt" provides this legendary creator's life
story for the first time. Biographer Philip Ratcliffe traces Hurt's
roots to the moment his mother Mary Jane McCain and his father Isom
Hurt were freed from slavery. Anecdotes from Hurt's childhood and
teenage years include the destiny-making moment when his mother
purchased his first guitar for $1.50 when he was only nine years
old. Stories from his neighbors and friends, from both of his
wives, and from his extended family round out the community picture
of Avalon. U.S. census records, Hurt's first marriage record in
1916, images of his first autographed LP record, and excerpts from
personal letters written in his own hand provide treasures for
fans. Ratcliffe details Hurt's musical influences and the origins
of his style and repertoire. The author also relates numerous
stories from the time of his success, drawing on published sources
and many hours of interviews with people who knew Hurt well,
including the late Jerry Ricks, Pat Sky, Stefan Grossman and Max
Ochs, Dick Spottswood, and the late Mike Stewart. In addition, some
of the last photographs taken of the legendary musician are
featured for the first time in "Mississippi John Hurt."
(Book). "My dad and I decided to make an electric guitar. I
designed an instrument from scratch, with the intention that it
would have a capability beyond anything that was out there, more
tunable, with a greater range of pitches and sounds, with a better
tremolo, and with a capability of feeding back through the air in a
'good' way'." Brian May and his father Harold started to hand-build
an electric guitar in 1963. Brian dreamed of a guitar that would
outperform any of the existing commercially made electric guitars;
his father had the technical knowledge and skills to help make the
dream come true. Brian played his guitar on every Queen album and
in all of Queen's live shows around the world. In this book you
will discover everything you ever wished to know about Brian's
unique instrument. Brian talks about every aspect of the Red
Special, from its birth to playing on the roof of Buckingham
Palace, from Live Aid to the closing ceremony of the London 2012
Olympics and beyond. All of this is accompanied with original
diagrams, sketches and notes dating from the building of the
guitar, as well as a great selection of photographs including Brian
on stage with his guitar, close-ups and x-rays. Additional selling
points: * Includes rare and previously unseen photographs of the
Red Special, Brian and his father, and Queen. * The guitar has been
fully dismantled and every piece is photographed.
A wonderful collection of pieces by some of the greatest and most
pioneering composers for the classical guitar. Selected and
arranged by Jerry Willard for performers at an early intermediate
level, the anthology comes complete with a CD of professional
performances so you can hear the pieces, and then play them
yourself! Selections include: Andante * Bianco fiore * Gigue *
Menuet * Pastorale * Pezzo tedesco * Sarabande * Study in A Minor *
Tanz * Welscher Tanz * and many more.
The massive and complex process of change in East Asia over recent
decades has brought about a transformation in the nature of law and
legal institutions in the region. Whilst the process of change has
to some degree mimicked western models of law and legal change,
there have been significant differences in approach due to the
different social foundations of East Asian societies. The more
obvious of these has been the variety of ways in which rule of law
ideas have been adopted in many East Asian countries where the role
of the state is more dominant when compared with Western models.
This volume brings together a selection of the most important
writings on East Asia of researchers in recent years, and shows the
broad range of questions which researchers have been addressing
about the effect of law reform and legal change in societies
dominated by traditional values and political forces, and at a time
of massive economic change.
A method in how to play jazz and hot guitar.
Solid guitar instruction at a great value. Each book in this series
comes with a CD so you can listen and play along with every song
and exampleaall for the same price as the book alone! Learn by
playing familiar blues, rock, jazz, classical, folk and country
songs, from the fundamentals of level 1 to the more advanced
techniques of level 4. 48 pages.
Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most
comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method
has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing
guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout,
making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now included are
blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music styles, plus more pop
songs! New DVDs with iPod-compatible video have been added for the
visual learner, and correlating theory, chord, and pop books ensure
that youall get everything you need from one complete method.
Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with
Alfredas Basic Guitar Methodathe first and best choice for todayas
beginning guitar students.
Book 1 covers how to hold your guitar, tuning your guitar, basics
of reading music, notes on all six strings, chords, scales and
songs, bass-chord accompaniments, duets, photos and diagrams, and
use with acoustic or electric guitars. Songs include * Singina in
the Rain * Take Me Home Country Roads * Over the Rainbow * Annieas
Song * When the Saints Go Marching In.
(DRUM PLAY-ALONG). Exact drum transcriptions to eight Foo Fighters
rock anthems, with two CDs featuring two versions of every song: an
instrumental sound-alike recording, and a version without drums so
you can play along. Titles: All My Life * Learn to Fly * Everlong *
Monkey Wrench * My Hero * Best of You * The Pretender * Walk. The
CDs also feature the Tone 'n' Tempo Changer software that allows
you to use them in Macs or PCs to loop sections for practice, slow
tracks down or speed them up without changing pitch, change the
key, and switch back and forth between the full-instrumental and
play-along tracks.
In California in the early '50s the Fender company introduced the
world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known known
it then but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the
sound of popular music. This book explains how that revolution
happened and how its reverberations are still felt today.THThe
two-guitars-bass-and-drums lineup that would define pop music found
its heart with the Fender bass. In the coming decades the bass
guitar provided the solid foundation upon which much modern music
is still built. EThe Bass BookE is the first to study its story
with the full lowdown of the most important bass players and bass
makers. Brands featured in the book include Alembic Danelectro
Epiphone Fender Fodera Gibson Hofner Ibanez Lakland Line 6 Music
Man Peavey Rickenbacker Sadowsky Spector Squier Steinberger Wal
Warwick and Yamaha.THOriginal interviews with makers of bass
guitars from the past and present illuminate the book with the
popular establishment of the bass during the '60s and '70s examined
in detail along with more recent developments such as the
popularity of the five-string bass. There is an exclusive interview
with Paul McCartney and other bassists who feature in the story
including Stanley Clarke Flea James Jamerson Jaco Pastorius and
Robert Trujillo.THDozens of unusual desirable and rarely seen
basses are presented in high-quality photos. A reference section
provides a wealth of information on the key makers. EThe Bass BookE
has all you need to know about the story of the bass guitar in one
stylish readable volume and this revised and refreshed third
edition brings the story right up to date.
In 2009 the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In
celebration of his life this book capturing Paul's own reflections
on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing was published as a
high-end collector's edition. In 2015 Les Paul reached his
centennial and Backbeat Books is pleased to celebrate the legend
once more in the first-ever paperback edition of ELes Paul in His
Own WordsE making his fascinating story available to a wide range
of readers.THThis book is the definitive work on the recording and
electric guitar pioneer whose prodigious talents and relentless
work ethic single-handedly launched a new era in American popular
music. This authentic account of Les Paul's life is packed with
words of wisdom and experience from one of the most important
contributors to modern music.
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