Rock Guitar Legends is a virtual encyclopedia of great electric guitar players, with 35 chapters examining the major players in each important era of rock. The book begins with rock`s birth from the blues, covering masters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. It proceeds to cover rockabilly greats like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly; through the mop tops and matching suits of the British Invasion; to the psychedelia of the Dead & Hendrix; glare rock`s dresses and distortion; fusion virtuosos like Metheny, Gambale, & Henderson; metal masters; shred stars; grunge gods; grindcore; and much more. Rock Guitar Warriors is not only a great resource for guitar fans, but an interesting and well-researched chronology of the rock idiom.
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