The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781501141737ISBN-10:1501141732UPC:9781501141737Book Category:Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Musical Instruments, Business Aspects, Popular CultureBook Topic:GuitarSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCP1M3HA9Z
The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll
"A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history" (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound--Leo Fender and Les Paul--and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built. In...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781501141737ISBN-10:1501141732UPC:9781501141737Book Category:Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Musical Instruments, Business Aspects, Popular CultureBook Topic:GuitarSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCP1M3HA9Z
Port, Ian S.: - Ian S. Port is an award-winning writer and music critic whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Village Voice, The Threepenny Review, and The Believer, among others. He is also the former music editor of the San Francisco Weekly. A lifelong guitar player and California native, he and his wife now live in New York City. The Birth of Loud is his first book.
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