Richard Lloyd (Guitarist)'s Books

Everything Is Combustible

Television, CBGB's & Five Decades of Rock and Roll - the Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist

By: Richard Lloyd

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Everything Is Combustible

Television, CBGB's & Five Decades of Rock and Roll - the Memoirs of an Alchemical Guitarist

By: Richard Lloyd

This book surprised me again and again. It is a harrowing journey in which the supporting characters include not only criminals, quack psychiatrists, junkies and holy men, but Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and the cast and crew of CBGB's - a group with Richard at its bull's eye Book jacket.

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Beech Hill Publishing

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0997693762

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9780997693768

Acoustic Guitar Design

By: Richard Mark French

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Acoustic Guitar Design

By: Richard Mark French

This book is for experienced luthiers and guitar designers in the industry, novice builders wishing to improve their designs, and guitar owners interested in knowing more about their instruments. It includes the most important technical information gathered from many sources, including the academic literature and the author’s own work, presented here in a clear, actionable form with a minimum of mathematics. The book begins with a historical survey on how important features of the acoustic guitar evolved over centuries. The review leads up to a chapter focusing on three iconic instruments that represent the most important types of acoustic guitars: classical, steel string flat top and archtop. As the guitar market is so strongly conditioned by familiar, traditional instruments, a successful builder must have a thorough working understanding of the most important designs to underpin their own work. Through this volume, Professor French lays out the entire design process and collects detailed information in one convenient source. Luthiers quite often compile notebooks of measurements, part numbers, specific design features and other details they routinely need. This book organizes much of that information, with tables of dimensions, material properties, and other details in one essential final chapter. The book also features concise side bar contributions by top guitar designers and builders including Tim Shaw, Chief Engineer at Fender Music; Bob Taylor, Co-Founder of Taylor Guitars; and Andy Powers, Master Guitar Designer and Partner.

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Springer Nature

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3030893812

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9783030893811

Bucky Pizzarelli Master Jazz Guitar Solo Collection

By: Eddie Decker,Bucky Pizzarelli,Jerry Sims,Richard Maxwell

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Bucky Pizzarelli Master Jazz Guitar Solo Collection

By: Eddie Decker,Bucky Pizzarelli,Jerry Sims,Richard Maxwell

John "Bucky" Pizzarelli is one of the best known 7-string players alive. for more than half a century, "Bucky," as he is affectionately known, has been a part of the fraternity of musicians who have kept mainstream and traditional jazz alive. Bucky is well known for his work in groups as well as his solo outings. This significant collection offers a look at Bucky's famous brand of chordal guitar solos and chord melodies. Its 31 tunes include "Darn That Dream," "Sweet Lorraine," "One Morning In May," and other great standards, some arranged for 6-string guitar but most for 7-string. A "must have" for any jazz library. Standard notation and tablature.

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Mel Bay Publications

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161065904X

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9781610659048

Acoustic Guitar

An Historical Look at the Composition, Construction, and Evolution of One of the World's Most Beloved Instruments

By: Richard Johnston,Michael John Simmons,Frank Ford

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Acoustic Guitar

An Historical Look at the Composition, Construction, and Evolution of One of the World's Most Beloved Instruments

By: Richard Johnston,Michael John Simmons,Frank Ford

It's impossible to imagine today's musical landscape without the acoustic guitar. From its beginnings in European classical music, through American innovations like blues, jazz, and country, all the way to rock, pop, and folk, the instrument's versatility has become a way to connect musical styles. Acoustic Guitar is an indispensable guide for all those who have been taken in by the spell and fascination of the instrument.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0634079204

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Country Music

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Richard Carlin

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Country Music

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Richard Carlin

This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work. For a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary website.

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Routledge

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1135361118

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9781135361112

Country

By: Richard Carlin

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Country

By: Richard Carlin

Presents brief entries covering the history, significant artists, styles and influence of country music.

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Infobase Publishing

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0816069778

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Rickenbacker

By: Richard Smith

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Rickenbacker

By: Richard Smith

(Reference). This book gives a complete and illustrated history of the development of Rickenbacker instruments from 1931 to the present. Rickenbacker is the only book of its kind to chronicle the history of the company who in 1931 introduced electric instruments to the world. The book provides information and full-color photos of the many artists who have used and are using Rickenbacker instruments. Rickenbacker collectors will find this book invaluable as it contains recently discovered accurate facts previously unavailable to researchers.

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Centerstream Publications

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1476825289

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Be Stiff

The Stiff Records Story

By: Richard Balls

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Be Stiff

The Stiff Records Story

By: Richard Balls

More Than Just A Record Label! Told here for the first time, the complete story of the legendary Stiff Records

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Soundcheck Books

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0957570066

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If It Sounds Good, It Is Good

Seeking Subversion, Transcendence, and Solace in America's Music

By: Richard Manning

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Seeking Subversion, Transcendence, and Solace in America's Music

By: Richard Manning

Music is fundamental to human existence, a cultural universal among all humans for all times. It is embedded in our evolution, encoded in our DNA, which is to say, essential to our survival. Academics in a variety of disciplines have considered this idea to devise explanations that Richard Manning, a lifelong journalist, finds hollow, arcane, incomplete, ivory-towered, and just plain wrong. He approaches the question from a wholly different angle, using his own guitar and banjo as instruments of discovery. In the process, he finds himself dancing in celebration of music rough and rowdy. American roots music is not a product of an elite leisure class, as some academics contend, but of explosive creativity among slaves, hillbillies, field hands, drunks, slackers, and hucksters. Yet these people—poor, working people—built the foundations of jazz, gospel, blues, bluegrass, rock ’n’ roll, and country music, an unparalleled burst of invention. This is the counterfactual to the academics’ story. This is what tells us music is essential, but by pulling this thread, Manning takes us down a long, strange path, following music to deeper understandings of racism, slavery, inequality, meditation, addiction, the science of our brains, and ultimately to an enticing glimpse of pure religion. Use this book to follow where his guitar leads. Ultimately it sings the American body, electric.

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PM Press

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1629638064

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The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and R. Winston Morris

A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

By: Charles A. McAdams,Richard H. Perry

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The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and R. Winston Morris

A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

By: Charles A. McAdams,Richard H. Perry

Charles McAdams and Richard Perry provide a biography of R. Winston Morris that examines the influences leading to the development of the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and describes the early years of the ensemble and its growth into one of the most recognizable groups of its kind.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810877309

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The Who

A Who's Who

By: Richard Bogovich,Cheryl Posner

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The Who

A Who's Who

By: Richard Bogovich,Cheryl Posner

The British rock band The Who has been hailed as the world's greatest live rock and roll act, if not the greatest rock band, period. In the band's prime, its members--Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Peter Townshend--frequently clashed, but their conflicts also resulted in ten years of remarkable music. In 1990, The Who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Profiled here are the people who influenced, were influenced by, or were in some other way connected with one or more members of The Who. Readers will find a vast array of entries, ranging from musicians such as Billy Idol, who took part in live performances of Tommy and Quadrophenia, and AC/DC guitarist Angus Young, who said Pete Townshend was the only guitarist ever to influence him, to behind-the-scenes people such as Glyn Johns, the English recording engineer and producer who helped create the acclaimed "Who's Next" (1971) and "Quadrophenia" (1973), and Nicky Hopkins, the much in-demand pianist who was among The Who's earliest studio collaborators. Seemingly unrelated personalities such as Muppets creator Jim Henson are in--he is believed to have modeled The Muppet Show's maniacal drummer Animal after The Who drummer Keith Moon.

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McFarland

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1476625824

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9781476625829

Can't You Hear Me Calling

The Life Of Bill Monroe, Father Of Bluegrass

By: Richard Smith

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Can't You Hear Me Calling

The Life Of Bill Monroe, Father Of Bluegrass

By: Richard Smith

Considering the range of stars that have claimed Bill Monroe as an influence—Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and Jerry Garcia are just a few—it can be said that no single artist has had as broad an impact on American popular music as he did. For sixty years, Monroe was a star at the Grand Ole Opry, and when he died in 1996, he was universally hailed as "the Father of Bluegrass." But the personal life of this taciturn figure remained largely unknown. Delving into everything from Monroe's professional successes to his bitter rivalries, from his isolated childhood to his reckless womanizing, veteran bluegrass journalist Richard D. Smith has created a three-dimensional portrait of this brilliant, complex, and contradictory man. Featuring over 120 interviews, this scrupulously researched work—a Chicago Tribune Choice Selection, New York Times Notable Book, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2000—stands as the authoritative biography of a true giant of American music.

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Da Capo Press

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0786731168

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9780786731169

Can't You Hear Me Callin'

The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass

By: Richard D. Smith

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Can't You Hear Me Callin'

The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass

By: Richard D. Smith

Chronicles the life and career of the creator of the unique sound of American bluegrass music and documents his influence on American popular music in the twentieth century.

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Little Brown

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0316803812

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Folk

By: Richard Carlin

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Folk

By: Richard Carlin

Presents brief entries covering the history, significant artists, styles and influence of folk music.

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Infobase Publishing

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0816069786

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9780816069781

Southwest Shuffle

Pioneers of Honky Tonk, Western Swing, and Country Jazz

By: Richard Kienzle

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Southwest Shuffle

Pioneers of Honky Tonk, Western Swing, and Country Jazz

By: Richard Kienzle

While Nashville has long been considered the epicenter of country music, 'Southwest shuffle' documents the important influence of country music styles of the region stretching from Texas to California. In this book, you'll read about: Spade Cooley, the western swing fiddler and bandleader whose career was cut short by his imprisonment for murdering his wife in 1961 ; Hank Thompson, a Texan whose durable meld of barroom music and western swing anticipated George Strait ; Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West, legendary pickers whose incendiary instrumental records earned them the nickname "The Flaming Guitars" ; Tennessee Ernie Ford, who went from local L.A. TV star to household word in the 50s ; and Willie Nelson, who struggled for years in the Nashville wilderness convinced that someday his Texan-style eclecticism would prevail." - back cover.

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Psychology Press

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0415941032

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9780415941037

The History of Music Production

By: Richard James Burgess

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The History of Music Production

By: Richard James Burgess

In The History of Music Production, Richard James Burgess draws on his experience as a producer, musician, and author. Beginning in 1860 with the first known recording of an acoustic sound and moving forward chronologically, Burgess charts the highs and lows of the industry throughout the decades and concludes with a discussion on the present state of music production. Throughout, he tells the story of the music producer as both artist and professional, including biographical sketches of key figures in the history of the industry, including Fred Gaisberg, Phil Spector, and Dr. Dre. Burgess argues that while technology has defined the nature of music production, the drive toward greater control over the process, end result, and overall artistry come from producers. The result is a deeply knowledgeable book that sketches a critical path in the evolution of the field, and analyzes the impact that recording and disseminative technologies have had on music production. A key and handy reference book for students and scholars alike, it stands as an ideal companion to Burgess's noted, multi-edition book The Art of Music Production.

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Oxford University Press

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0199357161

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West Side Story

The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic

By: Richard Barrios,Turner Classic Movies

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West Side Story

The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic

By: Richard Barrios,Turner Classic Movies

A captivating, richly illustrated full account of the making of the ground-breaking movie classic West Side Story (1961). A major hit on Broadway, on film West Side Story became immortal-a movie different from anything that had come before, but this cinematic victory came at a price. In this engrossing volume, film historian Richard Barrios recounts how the drama and rivalries seen onscreen played out to equal intensity behind-the-scenes, while still achieving extraordinary artistic feats. The making and impact of West Side Story has so far been recounted only in vestiges. In the pages of this book, the backstage tale comes to life along with insight on what has made the film a favorite across six decades: its brilliant use of dance as staged by erstwhile co-director Jerome Robbins; a meaningful story, as set to Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's soundtrack; the performances of a youthful ensemble cast featuring Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and more; a film with Shakespearean roots (Romeo and Juliet) that is simultaneously timeless and current. West Side Story was a triumph that appeared to be very much of its time; over the years it has shown itself to be eternal.

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Running Press Adult

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0762469463

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9780762469468

Carrboro

By: Dave Otto and Richard Ellington

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Carrboro

By: Dave Otto and Richard Ellington

Mills dominated life in Carrboro during the first half of the 20th century. Closure of the last mill in the early 1960s spawned a cultural renaissance, stimulated by the arrival in 1978 of French artist Jacques Menarche, whose ArtSchool became today's ArtsCenter. The opening of the Farmers Market and the Weaver Street Market has contributed enormously to the vitality of Carrboro. The community has changed from a blue-collar town to one of artists and professionals. To acknowledge this change, the town is working to establish an Arts and Creativity District, extending west from the Chapel Hill boundary. A new ArtsCenter is planned for the performance, education, and coordination of activities in the area. This book documents Carrboro's exciting journey from the past into the future.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467122467

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Punk

Chaos to Couture

By: Andrew Bolton,Richard Hell,John Lydon,Jon Savage

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Chaos to Couture

By: Andrew Bolton,Richard Hell,John Lydon,Jon Savage

Examines the impact of punk on fashion, focusing on its do-it-yourself, rip-it-to-shreds ethos, the antithesis of couture.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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0300191855

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Experiencing Jazz

By: Richard Lawn

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Experiencing Jazz

By: Richard Lawn

Experiencing Jazz, Second Edition, is an integrated textbook with online resources for jazz appreciation and history courses. Through readings, illustrations, timelines, listening guides, and a streaming audio library, it immerses the reader in a journey through the history of jazz, while placing the music within a larger cultural and historical context. Designed to introduce the novice to jazz, Experiencing Jazz describes the elements of music, and the characteristics and roles of different instruments. Prominent artists and styles from the roots of jazz to present day are relayed in a story-telling prose. This new edition features expanded coverage of women in jazz, the rise of jazz as a world music, the influence of Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz, and streaming audio. Features: Important musical trends are placed within a broad cultural, social, political, and economic context Music fundamentals are treated as integral to the understanding of jazz, and concepts are explained easily with graphic representations and audio examples Comprehensive treatment chronicles the roots of jazz in African music to present day Commonly overlooked styles, such as orchestral jazz, Cubop, and third-stream jazz are included Expanded and up-to-date coverage of women in jazz The media-rich companion website presents a comprehensive streaming audio library of key jazz recordings by leading artists integrated with interactive listening guides. Illustrated musical concepts with web-based tutorials and audio interviews of prominent musicians acquaint new listeners to the sounds, styles, and figures of jazz. Course components The complete course comprises the textbook and Online Access to Music token, which are available to purchase separately. The textbook and Online Access to Music Token can also be purchased together in the Experiencing Jazz Book and Online Access to Music Pack. Book and Online Access to Music Pack: 978-0-415-65935-2 (Paperback and Online Access to Music) Book Only: 978-0-415-69960-0 (please note this does not include the Online Access to Music) Online Access to Music Token: 978-0-415-83735-4 (please note this does not include the textbook) eBook and Online Access to Music Pack: 978-0-203-37981-3 (available from the Taylor & Francis eBookstore) ebook: 978-0-203-37985-1 (please note this does not include the audio and is available from the Taylor & Francis eBookstore)

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Routledge

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0415699606

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9780415699600

Nick Drake

The Life

By: Richard Morton Jack

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Nick Drake

The Life

By: Richard Morton Jack

Experience the definitive biography of one of the greatest singer-songwriters of the twentieth century with this eye-opening book featuring a foreword by Gabrielle Drake and over 75 photos, many rare or previously unseen. In 1968, Nick Drake had everything to live for. The product of a loving, creative family and a privileged background, he was not only a handsome and popular Cambridge undergraduate, but also a new signing to the UK’s hippest record label, Island. Three years later, however—having made three well reviewed but low-selling albums—Nick had been overwhelmed by a mysterious mental illness. He returned to live in his family home in rural Warwickshire in 1971, and died in obscurity in 1974, aged just 26. In the decades since, Nick has become the subject of ever-growing fascination and speculation. Combined sales of his records now stand in the millions, his songs are frequently heard on TV and in films, and he has become one of the most widely known and admired singer-songwriters of his generation. Nick Drake: The Life is the only biography of Nick to be written with the blessing and involvement of his sister and estate. Drawing on copious original research and new interviews with his family, friends, and musical collaborators, as well as deeply personal archive material unavailable to previous writers—including his father’s diaries, his essays, and private correspondence—this is the most comprehensive and authoritative account possible of Nick’s short and enigmatic life.

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Hachette Books

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0306834979

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9780306834974

Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World

By: Richard Jones-Bamman

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Building New Banjos for an Old-Time World

By: Richard Jones-Bamman

Banjo music possesses a unique power to evoke a bucolic, simpler past. The artisans who build banjos for old-time music stand at an unusual crossroads ”asked to meet the modern musician's needs while retaining the nostalgic qualities so fundamental to the banjo's sound and mystique. Richard Jones-Bamman ventures into workshops and old-time music communities to explore how banjo builders practice their art. His interviews and long-time personal immersion in the musical culture shed light on long-overlooked aspects of banjo making. What is the banjo builder's role in the creation of a specific musical community? What techniques go into the styles of instruments they create? Jones-Bamman explores these questions and many others while sharing the ways an inescapable sense of the past undergirds the performance and enjoyment of old-time music. Along the way he reveals how antimodernism remains integral to the music's appeal and its making.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252099907

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9780252099908

Fender

The Sound Heard 'round the World

By: Richard Rayhill Smith

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The Sound Heard 'round the World

By: Richard Rayhill Smith

book for musicians, instrument collectors, and fans of Fender. This, at last, is the complete Fender story." --Book Jacket.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1423462793

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The Penguin Jazz Guide

The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

By: Brian Morton,Richard Cook

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The Penguin Jazz Guide

The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums

By: Brian Morton,Richard Cook

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cook's entries and reassessed each artist's entry for this book. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike. 'It's the kind of book that you'll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later' Fortune 'Part jazz history, part jazz Karma Sutra with Cook and Morton as the knowledgeable, urbane, wise and witty guides ... This is one of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides don't come close' Irish Times

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0141959002

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9780141959009

Experiencing Jazz

By: Richard J. Lawn,Justin G. Binek

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Experiencing Jazz

By: Richard J. Lawn,Justin G. Binek

Experiencing Jazz, Third Edition is an integrated textbook, website, and audio anthology for jazz appreciation and history courses. Through readings, illustrations, timelines, listening guides, and a playlist of tracks and performances, Experiencing Jazz journeys through the history of jazz and places the music within larger cultural and historical contexts. Designed for the jazz novice, this textbook introduces the reader to prominent artists, covers the evolution of styles, and makes stylistic comparisons to current trends and developments. New to the third edition: Richard J. Lawn is joined by new co-author Justin G. Binek Expanded coverage of artists, particularly important vocalists and prominent women in jazz, including Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, The Manhattan Transfer, and Terri Lyne Carrington A dynamic, web-exclusive bonus chapter—Chapter 14.5: The Story Continues—exploring contemporary jazz artists who push the boundaries of jazz by creating new stylistic fusions and who utilize new media to create, collaborate, and share their artistry A re-worked companion website featuring new recordings, a more comprehensive audio anthology, and a major revision of The Elements of Jazz section Condensed musician biographies and updated content reflecting jazz’s global impact Revised listening guides for spotlighted recordings highlighting key moments worthy of closer listening and analysis Comprehensive and immersive, the third edition of Experiencing Jazz provides a foundational understanding of the history of the genre.

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Taylor & Francis

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1003833268

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9781003833260

Electric Guitars

The Illustrated Encyclopedia

By: Teja Gerken,Dave Hunter,Mikael Jasson,Richard Johnston,John Morrish,Michael Simmons

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Electric Guitars

The Illustrated Encyclopedia

By: Teja Gerken,Dave Hunter,Mikael Jasson,Richard Johnston,John Morrish,Michael Simmons

Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia is a tour through pop-music’s most celebrated musical instrument. Covering several decades of iconic pieces, this guide describes electric guitars produced by every significant manufacturer from Alembic to Zemaitis. Alongside every model is detailed information and a host of action pictures of key players, from Chet Atkins to Joey Z. 1,200 photographs really bring each guitar to life. With 800 classic, rare and unusual instruments from all major manufacturers in studio-quality photographs, plus illustrations of key players, original ads, and memorabilia, it’s easy to get lost within these pages. Comprehensive and informative text with a unique A-to-Z guitar directory covers makers’ histories, great guitarists, and musical trends. This is the definitive guide to the electric guitar, written and researched by the world’s leading authorities on the instrument that has shaped over 50 years of popular music. In words and pictures, detailed descriptions of just why the electric guitar is the most exciting icon of modern pop music.

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Chartwell Books

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0760363609

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9780760363607

The Nicest Fella - The Life of Ben Johnson

The World Champion Rodeo Cowboy Who Became an Oscar-Winning Movie Star

By: Richard D. Jensen,D. Jensen Richard D. Jensen

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The World Champion Rodeo Cowboy Who Became an Oscar-Winning Movie Star

By: Richard D. Jensen,D. Jensen Richard D. Jensen

This is the amazing story of Ben Johnson, the cowboy who grew up in the tall grass prairie of Oklahoma, rode to Hollywood in a boxcar full of horses and became an Oscar-winning actor. Johnson co-starred in some of Hollywood's greatest Western movies of all time, alongside John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Burt Reynolds, Alan Ladd, and many more. Known as "Son" to his family and friends, Johnson was the son of a three-time world champion rodeo cowboy also named Ben Johnson. Dividing his time between the world of movies and the world of rodeo, "Son" Johnson became one of the greatest rodeo cowboys of all time, winning the 1953 RCA World Championship for team roping. A man of principle who believed in the value of "honesty, realism and respect," Johnson managed to forge a successful career in the film industry without becoming a part of the excesses of Hollywood. He often paid dearly for his integrity, enduring a blacklist by famed Western director John Ford for refusing to allow Ford to verbally abuse him. Johnson's career lasted more than 50 years, with many highs and lows, but through it all he always stayed true to the cowboy code. When he won his Oscar for The Last Picture Show in 1972, Johnson took the stage and, in his typical "aw shucks" way, said, "This couldn't have happened to a nicer fella." The Nicest Fella is a must read for fans of Ben Johnson, rodeo fans, Western movie buffs, Hollywood fanatics, and anyone who still believes in the American dream! With 30 pages of never-before-seen photographs from the Johnson family collection and a complete filmography.

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How Soon is Now?

The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005

By: Richard King

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The Madmen and Mavericks who made Independent Music 1975-2005

By: Richard King

One of the most tangible aftershocks of Punk was its urgency to prompt individuals into action. Document your reality: do it yourself. From this, a generation of young men were inspired and, with often zero financial planning or business sense, in a bedroom, garage or shed, labels such as Factory, Rough Trade, Mute, 4AD, Beggars Banquet, Warp, Domino and Creation began, shifting the musical landscape and trading on an ethos and identity no brand consultant would now dare dream of. Musicians were encouraged to do whatever the hell they wanted and damn the consequences. From humble beginnings, some of our most influential artists were allowed to thrive: New Order, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Orange Juice, Cocteau Twins, Sonic Youth, Happy Mondays, Primal Scream, Aphex Twin, Teenage Fanclub, My Bloody Valentine, Autechre, Broadcast, Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes and Artic Monkeys to name but a handful. This is the story, set to an incredible soundtrack, of the enormous scale of the passions, the size of the egos, and the true extent of the madness of the mavericks who had the vision and bloody-mindedness to make the musical landscape exciting again.

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Chattanooga Choo Choo

The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra

By: Richard Grudens

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The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra

By: Richard Grudens

A must read for the countless Glenn Miller Orchestra fans who still cherish his music. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Glen Miller's life and the 60th anniversary of his disappearance over the English Channel in late 1944, this is the tribute book which Glenn Miller fans all over the world have been waiting for, a compendium of authentic stories, interviews, over 150 photographs and features illustrating the life and times of the most popular musical organisation in American show business history, spread out under a shower of stars tracing the career of legendary bandleader, arranger and slide trombonist, Alton Glenn Miller, and placing to rest, once and for all, the truth about his mysterious loss during World War II.

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celebrity profiles publilshing

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157579277X

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British Music Hall

An Illustrated History

By: Richard Anthony Baker

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British Music Hall

An Illustrated History

By: Richard Anthony Baker

The music hall ...had no place for reticence; it was downright, it shouted, it made noise, it enjoyed itself and made the people enjoy themselves as well.' W.J. MACQUEEN POPEMusic Hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. With stars such as Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder and Dan Leno, it reached its glorious, brassy height between 1890 and the First World War. In the first book on this subject for many years, Richard Anthony Baker whisks us off on a colourful and nostalgic tour of the rise and fall of British music hall.At the beginning of the nineteenth century people sang traditional songs in taverns for entertainment. This was so popular that rooms started to be added to inns for shows to be staged, and, before long, songs were being specially composed and purpose-built theatres were springing up everywhere. Britain's working class had, for the first time, its own form of public entertainment and its own breed of stars. The colour and vitality attracted serious writers and artists, as well as the future Edward VII, and music hall became simultaneously the haunt of the working classes and the avant-garde.Including stories of a clergyman who wrote music-hall sketches, a hall in Glasgow where luckless entertainers were pulled off stage by a long hooked pole, and Cockney dictionaries that helped Americans understand touring British performers, this book is a hugely engaging slice of social history, rich in humour, tragedy and bathos.As featured on BBC Radio Lincolnshire and in the Sunderland Echo.

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Pen and Sword

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1473837405

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That Old-Time Rock & Roll

A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63

By: Richard Aquila

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That Old-Time Rock & Roll

A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-63

By: Richard Aquila

Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. Sam Cooke and the Shirelles. The Crows and the Chords. American Bandstand and Motown. From its first rumblings in the outland alphabet soup of R&B and C&W, rock & roll music promised to change the world--and did it. Combining social history with a treasure trove of trivia, Richard Aquila unleashes the excitement of rock's first decade and shows how the music reflected American life from the mid-1950s through the dawn of Beatlemania. His year-by-year timelines and a photo essay place the music in historical perspective by linking artists and their hits to the news stories, movies, TV shows, fads, and lifestyles. In addition, he provides a concise biographical dictionary of the performers who made the charts between 1954 and 1963, along with the label and chart position of each of their hit songs.

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0252056809

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The Encyclopedia of Country & Western Music

By: Rick Marschall,Richard Marschall

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The Encyclopedia of Country & Western Music

By: Rick Marschall,Richard Marschall

Offers biographical sketches with pictures of over 200 major figures in Country and Western music.

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Punk Rock Blitzkrieg

My Life as a Ramone

By: Marky Ramone,Richard Herschlag

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Punk Rock Blitzkrieg

My Life as a Ramone

By: Marky Ramone,Richard Herschlag

The inside story behind one of the most revered bands in music history during the early days of punk rock in New York, from legendary drummer Marky Ramone. Rolling Stone ranked the Ramones at #26 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." They received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. And Marky Ramone played a major part in this success--his "blitzkrieg" style of drumming drove the sound the Ramones pioneered. Now, fans can get the inside story. Before he joined the Ramones, Marc Bell was already a name in the New York music scene. But when he joined three other tough misfits, he became Marky Ramone, and the rhythm that came to epitomize punk was born. Having outlived his bandmates, Marky is the only person who can share the secrets and stories of the Ramones' improbable rise from obtuse beginnings to induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But it wasn't all good times and hit songs, and Marky doesn't shy away from discussing his own struggles, including the addiction to alcohol that led him to be temporarily kicked out of the band. From the cult film Rock 'n' Roll High School through "I Wanna Be Sedated" through his own struggle with alcoholism, Marky Ramone sets the record straight, painting an unflinching picture of the dysfunction behind the band that changed a generation. With exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, Punk Rock Blitzkrieg is both a cultural history of punk and a stirring story that millions of fans have been waiting for"--

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Simon and Schuster

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1451687788

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The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll

By: Richard Havers,Richard Evans

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The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll

By: Richard Havers,Richard Evans

Chronicles the history of blues music from its emergence in the early 1900s through the twentieth century, and describes the musical accomplishments of Leadbelly, Bessie Smith, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, B.B. King, and others. Includes an audio CD.

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0785826254

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Southern Sounds From The North

By: Richard L. Doran

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Southern Sounds From The North

By: Richard L. Doran

Historically the state of Ohio has maintained an active role in the promotion of southern gospel music. Many gospel artists, including some of the Nation’s finest, were either born, or lived a portion of their life, in Ohio. Development of these ministries and the events that have taken place along the way has become a valuable part of Ohio’s history. Over the past two years, desiring to preserve a portion of this history, I have completed extensive research interviewing gospel artists throughout the state. I then compiled this information into a unique collection of history to be shared with everyone. To help the reader more fully appreciate “life on the road” the stories of these gospel artists are presented within the context of eight road tours covering the entire state of Ohio. Travelling along on each tour we will experience a variety of emotions from laughter to frustration. At each stop we will learn some fascinating facts about the town and while in town we’ll stop by and visit with a few of those southern gospel artists and/or groups who claim the town as part of their heritage. Each tour will end with a short walk down memory lane as we view photos of those gospel artists whom we have just visited. So come on! Open the book, climb on board and prepare yourself for eight exciting tours across the great state of Ohio where we’ll meet some truly inspiring people. Hope you enjoy the book!

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