Backbeat: 95 books
by Bob Mersereau
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Rock and roll was born in the United States during the 1950s. Its popularity rapidly grew, spreading across the Atlantic to England. The Brits transformed rock, bringing it back to the States in a new form with the British Invasion. Since that time, the two countries have dominated headlines and histories,...
by Michael Molenda
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Everyone knows the legends – Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Beck, and all the other six-string giants – but the evolution of guitarcraft wasn't forged purely by über-famous players with large cultural footprints. Scores of lesser-known pioneers such as Tommy Bolin, Danny Cedrone, Tampa Red, and Sister...
by Ken Micallef
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Exploring technique, history, musicality and instrumental details, this book covers every aspect of the major drummers of the classic rock era: Keith Moon (The Who), Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Bill Ward (Black Sabbath), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood...
I Wrote That One, Too . . .
A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
One of the most successful songwriters and composers of the last 25 years, Steve Dorff has penned over 20 Top 10 hits for pop and country artists around the world, including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Blake Shelton, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Anne Murray, Whitney Houston, George...
Guitar Lick Factory
Building Great Blues, Rock & Jazz Lines
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
There's nothing like the feeling you get when you add a new guitar lick to your musical vocabulary. An encyclopedia of hip lines, Guitar Lick Factory helps beginning and intermediate guitarists build their lick repertoires. In addition, it opens the door to jazz for blues and rock players of all levels,...
Buck 'Em!
The Autobiography of Buck Owens
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens is the life story of a country music legend. Born in Texas and raised in Arizona, Buck eventually found his way to Bakersfield, California. Unlike the vast majority of country singers, songwriters, and musicians who made their fortunes working and living in...
Michael Jackson FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the King of Pop
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Michael Jackson may be the King of Pop, but his influence extends much further. From his childhood years with the Jackson 5 through his astonishing solo career, he consistently broke sales records, pioneered the modern music video, and infused dance into rock and pop. While his life story has been...
Family Tradition
Three Generations of Hank Williams
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Covering three generations of Hank Williams, Family Tradition is both unique and vast in scope. Beginning in the present day with Hank III – who gave the author unprecedented access – and time-traveling across the years, this examines just what kind of rebel mojo inspired this crazed family of...
Black Sabbath FAQ
All That's Left to Know on the First Name in Metal
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Unlike any Sabbath book thus far, Black Sabbath FAQ digs deep into quirks, obscure anecdotes, and burning questions surrounding the Sabs. In a fast-moving, topical format, this book covers a tremendous amount of information, delectable to any Sabbath fan, but hard to find in a traditional biography....
by Billy Vera
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Although he's a showbiz lifer, Billy Vera is cut from a wholly different cloth than his peers. If an artist is measured by their devotion to their craft, Harlem to Hollywood may be the purest treatise on the subject ever produced. All the better, it's also an astounding story.
Born into a white,...
Haunted America FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the Most Haunted Houses, Cemeteries, Battlefields, and More
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Take a fast-paced survey of the ghosties, ghouls, and associated denizens of the country's haunted history with Haunted America FAQ. Tracing local ghost stories back to Native American legends and then forward through horror tales both ancient and modern, the book revisits some of the best known haunted...
You Don't Own Me
The Life and Times of Lesley Gore
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
1963 – tail fins were in, sock hops were hot, and a fairytale white knight was president., That summer, sixteen year-old singer Lesley Gore released her debut single, “It's My Party ” propelling her to Number One on the charts., For the next several years, the crowned Princess of Pop dominated...
The Hammond Organ
Beauty in the B
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2002
Now fully updated, The Hammond Organ: Beauty in the B traces the technological and artistic evolution of the B-3 and other tonewheel organs, as well as the whirling Leslie speakers that catapulted the Hammond sound into history. You'll discover the genius that went into the development of Hammond's...
How to Play Blues Guitar
The Basics and Beyonds
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
How to Play Blues Guitar gives you vital instruction in blues basics from top guitar teachers and reveals the screts of blues greats, often in their own words. Revised and expanded with pages of new lessons and packed with musical examples, charts, and photos, this is your complete step-by-step course...