Play it loud : an epic history of the style, sound, and revolution of the electric guitar Cover Image

Play it loud : an epic history of the style, sound, and revolution of the electric guitar / Brad Tolinski and Alan di Perna.

Tolinski, Brad, (author.). Di Perna, Alan, 1953- (author.).

Summary:

"For generations the electric guitar has been an international symbol of freedom, danger, rebellion, and hedonism. In Play It Loud, veteran music journalists Brad Tolinski and Alan di Perna bring the history of this iconic instrument to roaring life. It's a story of inventors and iconoclasts, of scam artists, prodigies, and mythologizers as varied and original as the instruments they spawned"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780385540995
ISBN: 038554099X
ISBN: 9781101970393
ISBN: 1101970391
Physical Description: xvi, 379 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York, NY : Doubleday, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Timeline": pages 328-333.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-351) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Brother musician, listen to a miracle! -- The Christian crusade -- The wizard from Waukesha -- The model T. Cowboy cool : Leo Fender and the birth of the Telecaster ; Surf's up : The Stratocaster makes the scene -- The blues (and country) had a baby -- The solid-body Stradivarius -- The fab twelve -- The revolution will be amplified. A tool of capitalism? Dylan goes electric ; Machine-gun loud : from Townshend to Hendrix ; The birth of classic rock -- Eruptions -- Made in Japan -- The revenge of the nerds -- Plastic fantastic.
Target Audience Note:	1290L Lexile