Author: Yuriy Shishkov
Publisher: Yuriy Shishkov
ISBN: 0615586376
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
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.
If Guitars Could Talk
Author: Yuriy Shishkov
Publisher: Yuriy Shishkov
ISBN: 0615586376
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Yuriy Shishkov
ISBN: 0615586376
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
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.
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Guitar Rigs
Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879308513
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
(Book). The sound of rock, blues, country and jazz is not just the sound of electric guitars. It's the sound of electric guitars through amplifiers. For the first time, Guitar Rigs examines the great guitar/amp combinations that have created more than 50 years of fantastic music. Each section includes a full history of guitar and amps and details the construction, components, performance, qualities and drawbacks of each combination. Guitar Rigs is not just a celebration of the collectable treasures of the guitar and amp world. Along the way it evaluates many more instruments, amps and effects, offering alternatives for those trying to conjure great sounds from less-exalted equipment. And it comes with a CD that demonstrates these and many more combinations so you hear them for yourself.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879308513
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
(Book). The sound of rock, blues, country and jazz is not just the sound of electric guitars. It's the sound of electric guitars through amplifiers. For the first time, Guitar Rigs examines the great guitar/amp combinations that have created more than 50 years of fantastic music. Each section includes a full history of guitar and amps and details the construction, components, performance, qualities and drawbacks of each combination. Guitar Rigs is not just a celebration of the collectable treasures of the guitar and amp world. Along the way it evaluates many more instruments, amps and effects, offering alternatives for those trying to conjure great sounds from less-exalted equipment. And it comes with a CD that demonstrates these and many more combinations so you hear them for yourself.
If These Walls Could Talk: Baltimore Orioles
Author: Rick Dempsey
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633197859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The Baltimore Orioles are one of baseball's most historic franchises. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Orioles, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Dempsey recounts moments from the 1983 World Series championship, the rise of Cal Ripken Jr., and the current team under Buck Showalter. Orioles fans will not want to be without this book.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633197859
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The Baltimore Orioles are one of baseball's most historic franchises. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Orioles, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat. Dempsey recounts moments from the 1983 World Series championship, the rise of Cal Ripken Jr., and the current team under Buck Showalter. Orioles fans will not want to be without this book.
Scowl
Author: Mark Lages
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728308836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This book offers a lifetime of interviews with the pop music phenom known to the world as Scowl. They were conducted by longtime confidante and journalist, Ralph Bonaparte. The interviews begin in 1957, right after one of Scowl’s early rock ‘n’ roll concerts in Los Angeles, and they end in 2001, just prior to one of his sold-out retrospective shows in Las Vegas. These vibrant and compelling interviews cover Scowl’s entire remarkable life from his exuberant years as a young man to his more thoughtful years as an adult. They reveal the heart and soul of a talented, beloved, and flawed American entertainer—who, like the rest of us, learned as he lived.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728308836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This book offers a lifetime of interviews with the pop music phenom known to the world as Scowl. They were conducted by longtime confidante and journalist, Ralph Bonaparte. The interviews begin in 1957, right after one of Scowl’s early rock ‘n’ roll concerts in Los Angeles, and they end in 2001, just prior to one of his sold-out retrospective shows in Las Vegas. These vibrant and compelling interviews cover Scowl’s entire remarkable life from his exuberant years as a young man to his more thoughtful years as an adult. They reveal the heart and soul of a talented, beloved, and flawed American entertainer—who, like the rest of us, learned as he lived.
D'Angelico, Master Guitar Builder
Author: Frank W. M. Green
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781574242171
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
(Guitar). Certainly no name resonates across the spruce and maple boundaries of the classic American guitar like that of John D'Angelico, master guitar builder. Here in personal and cooperative histories, anecdotes, and first-hand accounts, Frank Green has infused the name of the master with life and vitality. Includes a 24-page color section and hundreds of rare photographs.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781574242171
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
(Guitar). Certainly no name resonates across the spruce and maple boundaries of the classic American guitar like that of John D'Angelico, master guitar builder. Here in personal and cooperative histories, anecdotes, and first-hand accounts, Frank Green has infused the name of the master with life and vitality. Includes a 24-page color section and hundreds of rare photographs.
Talking Guitar
Author: Jas Obrecht
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469631652
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In this lively collection of interviews, storied music writer 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. Highlights include Nick Lucas's recollections of waxing the first noteworthy guitar records; Ry Cooder's exploration of prewar blues musicians; Carole Kaye and Ricky Nelson on the early years of rock and roll; Stevie Ray Vaughan on Jimi Hendrix; Gregg Allman on his brother, Duane Allman; Carlos Santana, Eric Johnson, and Pops Staples on spirituality in music; Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, and Tom Petty on songwriting and creativity; and early interviews with Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, and Ben Harper.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469631652
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In this lively collection of interviews, storied music writer 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. Highlights include Nick Lucas's recollections of waxing the first noteworthy guitar records; Ry Cooder's exploration of prewar blues musicians; Carole Kaye and Ricky Nelson on the early years of rock and roll; Stevie Ray Vaughan on Jimi Hendrix; Gregg Allman on his brother, Duane Allman; Carlos Santana, Eric Johnson, and Pops Staples on spirituality in music; Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, and Tom Petty on songwriting and creativity; and early interviews with Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, and Ben Harper.
Love Can Finish First
Author: Jodi Hicks
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1633381552
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Jodi thought she had it all—a competitive athlete and runner, a passionate twenty-year career teaching others health and fitness. Until she was suddenly struck with several devastating and life-threatening challenges all at once. This is a powerful true story that proves a relentless will to live, the devoted love of a man she just met, and the love she has for him can win the battle.
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1633381552
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Jodi thought she had it all—a competitive athlete and runner, a passionate twenty-year career teaching others health and fitness. Until she was suddenly struck with several devastating and life-threatening challenges all at once. This is a powerful true story that proves a relentless will to live, the devoted love of a man she just met, and the love she has for him can win the battle.
Crimson Melodies
Author: Grace Harper
Publisher: Grace Harper
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Ultimate Age Gap Romance Donovan Carter's ambition in life wasn't to become the lead singer of the band Maverick. His plan was to move to Brighton to assist his aunt run a halfway house, to get away from his past. Life for him would be settled. When he saw Alex Devlin, lead singer of the globally successful rock band, Fragile, peeling carrots at his aunt’s kitchen sink, he faltered on the threshold. His knew with certainty that his life would change forever. Leia Bryant, the internationally famous supermodel, has the world at her feet. However, her agent thinks otherwise and systematically drops her from all her campaigns, citing Leia is too old to model. At thirty-two. Devastated she is unable to walk down the best Milan runways, Leia is surprised when Red & Black record label want to meet her. After a single meeting, Leia is cosseted into the family of the record label. But, it’s her passionate encounter with Donovan Carter that changes her life forever. She sets the rules and is only prepared to have a fling, keep it quiet from the public, just a bit of fooling around. The plan is going well until one of them falls in love. Then both their lives change forever. Maverick quickly reach stardom, but at what cost? Especially as Donovan replaced the previous lead singer of Maverick, Casey Lowe, much to Casey's aggravation. They knew each other a long time ago. Old wounds split open. There is more than one man out for revenge. Whose lives are about to change again? The Series is complete, here is the order to be read: Book 1: Charcoal Notes Book 2: Crimson Melodies Book 3: Raven Acoustics Book 4: Cardinal Lyrics Book 5: Onyx Keys Book 6: Vermillion Chords Book 7: Inky Rhapsodies Book 8: Magenta Symphonies Book 9: White Wedding
Publisher: Grace Harper
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Ultimate Age Gap Romance Donovan Carter's ambition in life wasn't to become the lead singer of the band Maverick. His plan was to move to Brighton to assist his aunt run a halfway house, to get away from his past. Life for him would be settled. When he saw Alex Devlin, lead singer of the globally successful rock band, Fragile, peeling carrots at his aunt’s kitchen sink, he faltered on the threshold. His knew with certainty that his life would change forever. Leia Bryant, the internationally famous supermodel, has the world at her feet. However, her agent thinks otherwise and systematically drops her from all her campaigns, citing Leia is too old to model. At thirty-two. Devastated she is unable to walk down the best Milan runways, Leia is surprised when Red & Black record label want to meet her. After a single meeting, Leia is cosseted into the family of the record label. But, it’s her passionate encounter with Donovan Carter that changes her life forever. She sets the rules and is only prepared to have a fling, keep it quiet from the public, just a bit of fooling around. The plan is going well until one of them falls in love. Then both their lives change forever. Maverick quickly reach stardom, but at what cost? Especially as Donovan replaced the previous lead singer of Maverick, Casey Lowe, much to Casey's aggravation. They knew each other a long time ago. Old wounds split open. There is more than one man out for revenge. Whose lives are about to change again? The Series is complete, here is the order to be read: Book 1: Charcoal Notes Book 2: Crimson Melodies Book 3: Raven Acoustics Book 4: Cardinal Lyrics Book 5: Onyx Keys Book 6: Vermillion Chords Book 7: Inky Rhapsodies Book 8: Magenta Symphonies Book 9: White Wedding
The Red & Black Series: Books 1-3
Author: Grace Harper
Publisher: Grace Harper
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Omnibus Edition Charcoal Notes, Crimson Melodies and Raven Acoustics Follow the lives of the owners of Red & Black record label as they navigate their way through the music industry. The nine-book series is now complete. Charcoal Notes: It starts with Sebastian Wild and Tara Adkins in Charcoal Notes. Their friendship turned to a business partnership, and now Seb wants more. So does Tara, but she is worried that he won’t see her as more than a friend. When Seb senses that all is not well at home with her flatmate, his protective side comes out. Sebastian and Tara embark on a passionate journey, attempting to prove to each other that it only matters what they think about their relationship, not the public or his parents. Sebastian thought he had won her heart until Valentino, the devious, handsome Italian man, tries to lure Tara away. Game on, may the best man win Tara’s heart forever. Crimson Melodies: Donovan Dreamboat Carter's ambition in life wasn't to become the lead singer of the band Maverick. His plan to move to Brighton to assist his aunt run a halfway house was to get away from his past. He'd finished his degree, had the skills to help his aunt. Life for him would be settled. When he saw Alex Devlin, lead singer of the globally successful rock band, Fragile, peeling carrots at his aunt’s kitchen sink, he faltered on the threshold. His knew with certainty that his life would change forever. Raven Acoustics: Errol is out of rehab and is set on world domination. His record label is only too happy to pull his puppet strings to get him to the top of the soul music charts. But it comes at a price, a price Errol doesn't find out until it is too late. He seeks solace in a local candle maker's shop where Jane, the owner listens to tales of woe. When Ivory walks into the shop that has been his home away from home for over ten years, he is knocked sideways. It's only when he meets Ivory that he vows to keep his sobriety promise.
Publisher: Grace Harper
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Omnibus Edition Charcoal Notes, Crimson Melodies and Raven Acoustics Follow the lives of the owners of Red & Black record label as they navigate their way through the music industry. The nine-book series is now complete. Charcoal Notes: It starts with Sebastian Wild and Tara Adkins in Charcoal Notes. Their friendship turned to a business partnership, and now Seb wants more. So does Tara, but she is worried that he won’t see her as more than a friend. When Seb senses that all is not well at home with her flatmate, his protective side comes out. Sebastian and Tara embark on a passionate journey, attempting to prove to each other that it only matters what they think about their relationship, not the public or his parents. Sebastian thought he had won her heart until Valentino, the devious, handsome Italian man, tries to lure Tara away. Game on, may the best man win Tara’s heart forever. Crimson Melodies: Donovan Dreamboat Carter's ambition in life wasn't to become the lead singer of the band Maverick. His plan to move to Brighton to assist his aunt run a halfway house was to get away from his past. He'd finished his degree, had the skills to help his aunt. Life for him would be settled. When he saw Alex Devlin, lead singer of the globally successful rock band, Fragile, peeling carrots at his aunt’s kitchen sink, he faltered on the threshold. His knew with certainty that his life would change forever. Raven Acoustics: Errol is out of rehab and is set on world domination. His record label is only too happy to pull his puppet strings to get him to the top of the soul music charts. But it comes at a price, a price Errol doesn't find out until it is too late. He seeks solace in a local candle maker's shop where Jane, the owner listens to tales of woe. When Ivory walks into the shop that has been his home away from home for over ten years, he is knocked sideways. It's only when he meets Ivory that he vows to keep his sobriety promise.