421 books (22 pages) in this category
by Wise Publications
<p>Learn to play 140 classic guitar riffs with <strong>The Riffology</strong>!</p> <p>This book is simply a treasure trove of riffs, covering styles from rock and metal through to blues, funk and beyond, with artists such as AC/DC, Jimi ...
ISBN: 9781787590588
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eBookby Alex Hahn & Laura Tiebert
<p>The Rise of Prince: 1958-1988 will serve as the definitive account of the iconic artist's first 30 years. More so than any previous book, this 400-page volume provides a dramatic, page-turning narrative of Prince's rise to fame.<br> <br> This
ISBN: 1230001577624
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eBookThe Rock 'n' Roll Archives, Volume Four: Cult Rockers
by Rev. Keith A. Gordon
<p>The Rock ‘n’ Roll Archives is a series collecting vintage artist interviews and record reviews from the archives of award-winning rock critic and music historian Rev. Keith A. Gordon.</p> <p>Volume Four of The Rock ‘n’ Roll Archives features
ISBN: 9780463189856
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eBookThe Rock 'n' Roll Archives, Volume One: Southern Rockers
by Rev. Keith A. Gordon
<p>The Rock ‘n’ Roll Archives is a series collecting vintage artist interviews from the archives of award-winning rock critic and music historian Rev. Keith A. Gordon.</p> <p>Volume One of The Rock ‘n’ Roll Archives features interviews with ten
ISBN: 9780463149904
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eBookby Theo Cateforis
<p>This eclectic compilation of readings tells the history of rock as it has been received and explained as a social and musical practice throughout its six decade history. This third edition includes new readings across the volume, with added ...
ISBN: 9781315394800
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eBookby Robert McParland
<p><em>The Rock Music Imagination</em> is an exploration of rock artists in their social and artistic contexts, particularly between 1964 and 1980, and of rock music in relation to literature, that is, creative expression, fantastic imagination,
ISBN: 9781498588539
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eBookThe Beatles' Final Concert
by Ken Mansfield
<p>There are moments in time that cause us to stop and take notice of where we were and what we were doing when they happen in order to commit the experience to memory—how it made us feel, who was there with us, why it felt important. January ...
ISBN: 9781682617588
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eBookby Carol Clerk
<p>Hawkwind emerged in 1969 from Ladbroke Grove, the heartland of London’s counterculture, to become a ‘people’s band’ supported by bikers and hippies alike as they staged free gigs, benefits and protests and welcomed the involvement of any ...
ISBN: 9780857120175
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eBookThe Sex Pistols Invade America
The Fateful U.S. Tour, January 1978
by Mick O’Shea
<p>? In November 1977, Warner Bros. secured the rights to release the album <em>Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols</em> in America. The following January, the Sex Pistols—already the “scourge” of Britain—were discovered by ...
ISBN: 9781476631844
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eBookThe Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
by David Weigel
<p><strong>The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts—and has divided listeners ever since.</strong></p> <p><em>The Show That Never Ends</em> is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and ...
ISBN: 9780393242263
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eBookAll That's Left to Know About the Most Important British Band of the 1980s
by John D. Luerssen
<p>(FAQ). Revered and massively influential, the Smiths have been called the most important band of the fertile U.K. 1980s music scene. While the group was only active for five years (1982 to 1987), the cult of the Manchester-reared foursome has
ISBN: 9781495045967
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eBookby Paul Slattery
<p>A stunning photographic record of The Smiths' formative years.</p> <p>For many The Smiths were the definitive alternative rock band of the '80s. A bracing antidote to Thatcher's Britain for the youth of the day, Manchester-based Morrissey, ...
ISBN: 9780857128232
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eBookThe Smiths: The Singles Collection (Guitar TAB)
by Wise Publications
<p><strong>The Smiths: The Singles Collection</strong> presents 19 of The Smith’s most popular single releases arranged for Guitar TAB, with accompanying standard notation and guitar chord boxes.</p> <p>The importance of the single in the ...
ISBN: 9781787590892
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eBookGender, Performance and Agency
by Anne Karppinen
<p>An unorthodox musician from the start, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's style of composing, performing, and of playing (and tuning) the guitar is unique. In the framework of sexual difference and the gendered discourses of rock this ...
ISBN: 9781317015123
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eBookThe Old South in a New World
by Jason T. Eastman
<p>While some people find new opportunities in the postindustrial economy, many working-class men find their social and economic well-being collapse as blue-collar jobs are outsourced and offshored to the global labor market. Faced with limited ...
ISBN: 9781498531146
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eBookThe Stephen Bennett Fingerstyle Collection
by Stephen Bennett
<p>This book features twelve of Stephen Bennett's favorite fingerstyle solos for the six-string acoustic guitar. Perhaps best known for his work with the harp guitar, Stephen shows the same relaxed, sharp-witted spirit he exudes on stage in his ...
ISBN: 9781513418087
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eBookThe Story of America's First Integrated Rock - N - Roll Band
by John La Torre
Picture yourself in the 1950s of South Philly. The trials of life continue as you seek to make everyday work. You and your family are in survival mode. What will you do and how will you make it? How will you feel? Will there be any time for ...
ISBN: 9781483597966
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eBookThe Story of America's First Integrated Rock-n-Roll Band
by John La Torre
<p>America's first professional, racially integrated, rock 'n' roll band starts with the background of Johnny's family. It quickly leads into his fun and equally exhausting teenage years where Johnny leaves school early to help with the family ...
ISBN: 9781543935110
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eBookby James P. Alexander
<p>1967. A band called The Premiers has arrived in London, hoping for fame and fortune. They meet an older man, Paul, who decides to help them find their way in the music business. They have an encounter with a famous bandleader, Cyril ...
ISBN: 9781622493197
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eBookThe Twenty-First-Century Legacy of the Beatles
Liverpool and Popular Music Heritage Tourism
by Michael Brocken
<p>It has taken Liverpool almost half a century to come to terms with the musical, cultural and now economic legacy of the Beatles and popular music. At times the group was negatively associated with sex and drugs images surrounding rock music: ...
ISBN: 9781317012900
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