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Harmony The People’s Guitar, 1945–1975 Ron Rothman Unstrung Heroes Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know Pete Braidis ISBN: 978-0-7643-5520-2 $34.99 US | £31.99 GBP | $48.99 CAN HC • 176 pp. • 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) 340 color & b/w images Music / Musical Instruments / Guitar AVAILABLE: NOW 9 780764 355202 5 3 4 9 9 ISBN: 978-0-7643-5520-2 US $34.99 9 780764 350887 5 3 4 9 9 ISBN: 978-0-7643-5088-7 US $34.99 ISBN: 978-0-7643-5088-7 $34.99 US | £31.99 GBP | $48.99 CAN HC • 304 pp. • 7" x 10" (178 x 254 mm) 50 color & b/w images Music Biography & Autobiography / Music AVAILABLE: NOW Detailed, illustrated history of America’s Harmony Guitar Company. Details well-known Harmony players such as Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, and Dave Davies. The American-made instruments from the Harmony Guitar Company receive long-overdue recognition and credit in this volume through detailed text, color photographs, and catalog information. Harmony guitars were produced between 1945 and 1975, and many musicians, both amateur and professional, began their musical experiences playing these guitars. Rockets, Stratotones, Rebels, Sovereigns, and Stellas are examples included in this book, with specific model information and catalog reprints, along with detailed photos. Basses and the other Harmony instruments are also represented. Well-known players such as Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, and Dave Davies have had experiences with Harmony guitars, which are shared in this book. Read about the guitars that Harmony fans have come to love. See how Harmony grew to be one of the most prolific manufacturers of guitars in this country before their fall from grace in the mid-1970s. Ron Rothman has been involved with the music scene on eastern Long Island since the 1960s as a musician, artist, and shopkeeper. Like with many guitar players from his generation, his love of Harmony guitars has only grown over the years. He lives on the North Fork of eastern Long Island with his wife, Madelyn, where he sells guitars from Rothman’s Department Store in Southold and performs at venues throughout the North Fork. An insider’s look behind the scenes of some of the greatest music ever recorded! There may be plenty of books on guitar players, but there are very few, if any, that delve into the guitar players who have been somewhat “under the radar” through the years. This book gives exposure and long-overdue attention to 50 players who have certainly received some accolades in their careers but yet still remain outside the mainstream and the typical lists of “guitar greats.” • Interviews with 50 guitar players you’ve no doubt heard but may not know by name • Guitar players from pop to jazz to heavy metal and folk, from the 1960s to the present day Interviews give insight into guitar players from various genres—including hard rockers Rik Emmett, Dave Meniketti, and Pat Travers; heavy metalists Andy LaRocque and Uli Jon Roth; funk masters Michael Hampton and Howard E. Scott; jazz-fusion players Frank Gambale and Carl Verheyen; prog-rockers Steve Hackett and Martin Barre; and singer-songwriters Bruce Cockburn and Richie Furay. The musicians get personal, speaking about their careers in their own words. Also included are short biographies on each player and photographs. Pete Braidis was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and earned a BA in history and journalism from Rutgers State University of New Jersey–Camden. He has written and been published in Metal Rules Magazine, Goldmine Magazine, Indi e-music.com , and the Philadelphia Inquirer . Pete also has a humor blog at chudbeagleblog.wordpress.com, in which he mocks awful album and book covers as well as cheesy monster movies from the 1970s and 1980s and music videos from the 1980s. He resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 25 FEATURED TITLES: SCHIFFER MUSIC