Talking guitar : conversations with musicians who shaped twentieth-century American music / Jas Obrecht.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Obrecht, Jas, compiler, interviewer.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guitarists--United States--Interviews.

Guitarists.

Popular music--United States--20th century--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press in association with the Southern Folklife Collection, the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, [2017]

Summary:

"Jas Obrecht presents a celebration of the world's most popular instrument as seen through the words, lives, and artistry of some of its most beloved players. Readers will read--and hear--accounts of the first guitarists on record, pioneering bluesmen, gospel greats, jazz innovators, country pickers, rocking rebels, psychedelic shape-shifters, singer-songwriters, and other movers and shakers. In their own words, these guitar players reveal how they found their inspirations, mastered their instruments, crafted classic songs, and created enduring solos"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Guitarchaeology : setting the stage

Nick Lucas : America's first guitar hero

Ry Cooder : prewar country blues

Barney Kessel : the rise of Charlie Christian

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown : "American music, Texas-style"

Roebuck "Pops" Staples : gospel guitar

Ricky Nelson : remembering rockabilly

Carol Kaye : the first lady of rock

Stevie Ray Vaughan : on Jimi Hendrix

James Gurley : "the Yuri Gagarin of psychedelic guitar"

Jerry Garcia : "it's the next note, not the last one"

Johnny Winter : sliding the blues

Gregg Allman : "my brother Duane"

Carlos Santana : "put wings on people's hearts"

Neil Young : the power of one note

Eddie Van Halen : "my first interview"

Tom Petty : songwriting and the art of rhythm guitar

Eric Johnson : the journey inward

Joe Satriani : the resurgence of instrumental rock

Ben Harper : "the strongest spirit in all creation."

Notes:

Contents of accompanying CD: -- Nick Lucas: Recording the first essential American guitar solos -- Ry Cooder: Robert Johnson's recording strategy -- Barney Kessel: Charlie Christian's contributions to the electric guitar -- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Meeting with T-Bone Walker -- Roebuck "Pops" Staples: Sing songs that unite -- Ricky Nelson: How rockabilly records were made -- Carol Kaye: Wrecking Crew sessions with the Beach Boys -- Stevie Ray Vaughn: "Floorboarding" to Jimi Hendrix -- James Gurley: John Coltrane influenced psychedelic guitar -- Jerry Garcia:Creativity and the music no one ever hears -- Johnny Winter: Getting started on slide guitar -- Gregg Allman: Duane Allman was the mothership of the band -- Carlos Santana: How to project emotion in your playing -- Neil Young: The power of the one-note solo -- Eddie Van Halen: How "Eruption" made it onto the record -- Tom Petty: The art of rhythm guitar --

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

ISBN:

1469631644

9781469631646

OCLC:

985057966