{"product_id":"guitar-gods-the-25-players-who-made-rock-history-9780313358067","title":"Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework, rearranged the furniture, tipped over a few chairs, and ditched - leaving the stragglers to pick up the pieces. \u003ci\u003eGuitar Gods\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock's long and winding history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework, rearranged the furniture, tipped over a few chairs, and ditched - leaving the stragglers to pick up the pieces. Chuck Berry, for example, the first guitar player to jumpstart rock and roll, left audience eyeballs in spirals when he blasted them with his patented Chuck Berry intro, a clarion call that served as rock and roll's reveille. A few years later, Jimi Hendrix, inspired in part by Chuck, made a lasting impression on rock and roll in so many ways, leaving us all in a purple haze, and sending guitar players scurrying to take a new look at their instruments. The ripple-like effect of Hendrix continues to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuitar Gods\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock and roll's long and winding history. All the players profiled in this book threw fans for a loop; their advancements in music left the genre in a different place than when they arrived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Gulla\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313358067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Gulla\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional writer and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eIcons of R\u0026amp;B and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924497641587,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":149.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_90bb8200-2a87-4790-8d8a-7c91559fc5d0.jpg?v=1692191960","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/guitar-gods-the-25-players-who-made-rock-history-9780313358067","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}