Feel My Big Guitar
Feel My Big Guitar

Author: Judson L. Jeffries

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2023-06-23

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1496845293

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Contributions by Ignatius Calabria, H. Zahra Caldwell, Brian Jude de Lima, Sabatino DiBernardo, William Fulton, Antonio Garfias, Judson L. Jeffries, Tony Kiene, Molly Reinhoudt, Fred Shaheen, and Karen Turman With his signature blend of genres and lyrics that touch on myriad societal issues, the artist Prince (1958–2016) has challenged and captivated the minds and hearts of countless listeners. Feel My Big Guitar: Prince and the Sound He Helped Create is a wide-ranging collection that seeks to place Prince at the center of contemporary musical scholarship, putting him in proper cultural and political context. This edited volume includes a mix of essays and reflections by scholars and fans, as well as interviews with people who worked with and knew Prince personally. Employing a blend of methodologies, contributors offer a body of fresh, intriguing, thought-provoking, and mind-bending work about Prince—an artist whose music exemplified those very characteristics. The volume examines Prince's musical influences, his rivalries (both real and imagined), and instrumental eroticism. It includes enlightening interviews with early mentor Pépe Willie and Gayle Chapman, Prince’s first female bandmate. These personal reflections and interviews grant readers a unique lens through which to view Prince, enriching our overall understanding of the man. Ultimately, Feel My Big Guitar serves as a space for sharing musicological analysis and memories about an artist whose work has touched and inspired so many. Years in the making, this is the first book in an ongoing scholarly project, PrincEnlighteNmenT: A Study of Society through Music, intended to investigate and reveal the full spectrum of Prince’s life and work.

The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: Reggae
The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: Reggae

Author: Wise Publications

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2007-06-05

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1783232811

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The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: Reggae is a collection of over eighty classic reggae songs from the ‘60s to the present day, featuring the best of rocksteady, ska and roots reggae through to lovers rock, dancehall and raggae. All the songs have been arranged in the original keys from the actual hits recording, with full lyrics and Guitar chord boxes. The collection includes: - 007 (Shanty Town) [Desmond Dekker & The Aces] - 229582 Rudy, A Message To You [Dandy Livingstone] - 54-46 Was My Number [Toots & The Maytals] - Amigo [Black Slate] - Big Seven [Judge Dread] - Black And White [Greyhound] - Don't Turn Around [Aswad] - Everything I Own [Ken Boothe] - Feel Like Jumping [Marcia Griffiths] - Ghost Town [The Specials] - Kingston Town [Lord Creator] - Legalize It [Peter Tosh] - Love Won't Come Easy [The Heptones] - Madness [Prince Buster] - Night Nurse [Gregory Isaacs] - Police and Thieves [Junior Murvin] - Pressure Drop [Toots & The Maytals] - Red, Red Wine [Tony Tribe] - Redemption Song [Bob Marley] - Soldiers [Steel Pulse] - Strange Things [John Holt] - Suzanne Beware Of The Devil [Dandy Livingstone] - Tradition [Burning Spear] - You Can Get It If You Really Want [Jimmy Cliff] And many more!

The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: The Eighties
The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: The Eighties

Author: Wise Publications

Publisher: Wise Publications

Published: 2002-06-10

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 178323203X

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Now, with The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: The Eighties you can play eighty songs ranging from stadium rock to synth pop, indie to power ballads, from the best artists of the era. Each song is arranged in the original keys, complete with full lyrics, guitar chord boxes and a playing guide. The songlist includes : - Babooshka [Kate Bush] - Brothers In Arms [Dire Straits] - Call Me [Blondie] - Christine [Siouxsie & The Banshees] - Crazy Crazy Nights [Kiss] - Faith [George Michael] - Good Thing [Fine Young Cannibals] - Heaven [Bryan Adams] - Heaven Is A Place On Earth [Belinda Carlisle] - I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll [Joan Jett & The Blackhearts] - (Just Like) Starting Over [John Lennon] - Let’s Dance [David Bowie] - Made Of Stone [The Stone Roses] - One [Metallica] - Pale Shelter [Tears For Fears] - Pure [The Lightning Seeds] - Purple Rain [Prince] - Save A Prayer [Duran Duran] - Should I Stay Or Should I Go [The Clash] - There She Goes [The La’s] - Thriller [Michael Jackson] - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go [Wham!] - The Winner Takes It All [ABBA] - You Can Call Me Al [Paul Simon] - You Shook Me All Night Long [AC/DC] And many more!

The Purple One
The Purple One

Author: Judson L. Jeffries

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2024-10-23

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1496853903

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Contributions by Cassandra D. Chaney, Shannon M. Cochran, Samuel P. Fitzpatrick, Judson L. Jeffries, Zada Johnson, Tony Kiene, Aaron J. Kimble, Jerod Lockhart, Molly Reinhoudt, Paul N. Reinsch, Laurel Westrup, and Sherman M. White Prince (1958–2016) looms large in contemporary music history. Despite universal acclaim for his artistry, few scholars and writers have thoroughly treated the underlying ideas expressed in his work or examined his profound impact on popular culture. The Purple One: Prince, Race, Gender, and Everything in Between positions Prince in his proper cultural, political, and social place in history. Contributors employ a diverse range of approaches to explore the intricate facets of this cultural icon, illuminating the many dimensions of his creative output and legacy. The collection is organized around two central themes that shed light on Prince’s artistry and lasting influence. Moving beyond conventional discussions about Prince and masculinity, part I, “Black Masculinity and Gender Performativity,” delves into less-explored aspects of the artist’s gender-bending persona. Essays in this section cover a slew of fascinating subjects, including Prince’s re-scripting of Black masculinity in the cult classic Under the Cherry Moon and an autoethnographic study of African American father-son relationships in the film Purple Rain. Another essay examines the subversive gender performativity of Prince and frequent collaborator Sheila E. Part II, “Beauty, Race, and Spirituality,” explores a range of topics present in Prince’s oeuvre, from the sociopolitical contours of his work to his overlooked but significant projects and protégés. Contributors in this section examine Prince’s representations of female beauty, his articulations of urban rage and protest, and his commercially successful but critically overlooked Batman soundtrack. This second installment of the ongoing scholarly project, PrincEnlighteNmenT: A Study of Society through Music, continues to center Prince as a focal point in music scholarship and enhance our understanding of his complex life and work.

The Guitar in Jazz
The Guitar in Jazz

Author: James Sallis

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780803242500

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Explores the history of jazz guitar and profiles such influential guitarists as Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, and Joe Pass

The Complete History of Guitar World
The Complete History of Guitar World

Author: Editors of Guitar World magazine

Publisher: Backbeat Books

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 543

ISBN-13: 1476855927

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(Book). For 30 years, Guitar World magazine has served as North America's leading publication for rock guitarists and with more than 325 issues under its belt, the world's bestselling guitar magazine is showing no signs of slowing down. In this extraordinary book, the complete history of Guitar World is chronicled from July 1980, when the very first issue, which featured Johnny Winter on its cover, took the guitar-playing community by storm, to issues from 2010 featuring the likes of Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer, Keith Richards, and many other guitar icons. Frank Zappa, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kurt Cobain, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton are just some of the artists who have sat down with Guitar World over the years: the full transcripts of these legendary, revealing interviews are here. This lavishly illustrated edition takes you behind the scenes of such monumental events as Nirvana's Unplugged performance, Stevie Ray Vaughan's funeral, and the making of Led Zeppelin IV , and includes Guitar World 's great dual interviews: Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, Tony Iommi and James Hetfield, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, and more. Rock music has gone through many changes since 1980 bands have come and gone, musical styles have shifted dramatically, heroes have fallen and through it all, Guitar World has been there, reporting on the events of the day and interviewing the musicians who keep the genre alive. It's all here, in The Complete History of Guitar World .

If Guitars Could Talk
If Guitars Could Talk

Author: Yuriy Shishkov

Publisher: Yuriy Shishkov

Published: 2012-01-05

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0615586376

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A recollection of memories and stories written by the Russian guitar maker Yuriy Shishkov. After his risky departure from the Soviet Union to the USA in 1990, he began working for major guitar companies. This led to many of his instruments finding their place in the hands of famous artists, celebrities, and guitar collectors. This book describes interesting aspects of his life, in detail, covering everything from Soviet daycares to the search for music that was banned by the state. It explains the beginning of his guitar making career in Russia as well as the harsh life of the Soviet people at the time of the Cold War spanning from 1964 until the end of the USSR. Aside from the up-close and personal life story, this autobiography includes unique photos depicting a wide spectrum of his craftsmanship work from Russia and America. A detailed anthology about the reality of the Soviet Union, the challenges faced during this time, and Yuriy's passion to pursue guitar making artistry.