The Grail Guitar - The Search for Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze Telecaster (Hardcover)

In The Grail Guitar: The Search for Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze Telecaster, Chris Adams takes readers on a fascinating mystery tour to determine whether a Fender Telecaster bought secondhand in a London music store in 1973 was the one used by Jimi Hendrix to record "Purple Haze" in January 1967. The only clues are its left-handed tuners and the salesman's chance remark that the guitar was brought into the shop by a Hendrix roadie. But these are enough to set the author off on this intriguing journey into Hendrix history. With firsthand details from model Linda Keith, who discovered Hendrix in New York, Adams recounts how the rising star left for London with a white Stratocaster belonging to Keith Richards. The man who made Hendrix's pedals explains how this Strat failed to make the "Purple Haze" recording session and how it was replaced by a borrowed Telecaster. As Adams tracks down the surviving musicians, they shed light on the fate of that Telecaster and gradually the two guitars begin to merge into one. Throughout, Adams weaves his own story as a rock musician and tells how, against the odds, he managed to hold on to this remarkable instrument. Here is a riveting story of one man seeking the truth about a cultural artifact that changed rock history, a story for rock fans and guitar aficionados, treasure hunters and antique dealers, as well as anyone who likes a detective story.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2016
Authors:	Chris Adams
Dimensions:	238 x 158 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-4679-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > Guitar Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > Guitar Promotions
LSN:	1-4422-4679-0
Barcode:	9781442246799

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!