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Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"An encyclopedia of more than 100 guitars and the musicians who have mastered them. Guitars & Heroes is organized by era, from the rockabilly pioneers to the guitar heroes of the future. Each chapter contains portraits of guitarists (past and present) and their favourite instruments. The authoritative text describes the musician's favoured guitar or guitars and why they are preferred, often revealing a hidden facet of the musician's artistic approach....
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015].
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Mitch Albom creates a magical world through his love of music in this remarkable new novel about the power of talent to change our lives. This is the epic story of Frankie Presto - the greatest guitar player who ever lived - and the six lives he changed with his six magical blue strings. Frankie, born in a burning church, abandoned as an infant, and raised by a music teacher in a small Spanish town, until war rips his life apart. At 9-years-old, he...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this hard-rocking, spine-tingling supernatural thriller, the washed-up guitarist of a '90s heavy metal band embarks on an epic road-trip across America and deep into the web of a sinister conspiracy. Grady Hendrix, horror writer and author of Paperbacks from Hell and My Best Friend's Exorcism, is back with his most electrifying novel yet. In the 1990s, heavy metal band D�rt W�rk was poised for breakout success--but then lead singer Terry...
Author
Series
The Lillys volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Growing up, Antonia "Toni" Bennett's guitar was her only companion...until she met Sebastian Quick. Seb was a little older, a lot wiser, and he became Toni's way out, promising they'd escape their small town together. Then Seb turned eighteen and split without looking back. Now, Toni B is all grown up and making a name for herself in Philadelphia's indie scene. When a friend suggests she try out for the hottest new band in the country, she decides...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death, the best-selling author of Shout! delivers a compelling new biography of the legendary guitarist... Filled with insights into the greatest moments in rock history, Wild Thing reveals the endlessly complex figure behind the unforgettable riffs"--
Author
Series
Maybe (Colleen Hoover) volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
What is more important? Friendship, loyalty, or love? Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson collaborate once again to bring fans of "Maybe Someday" back into the musical world of Ridge Lawson and Sydney Blake. And Maggie. And Warren and Bridgette.
10) Crossroads
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young classically trained guitarist learns the blues from an old bluesman who supposedly got his talent to play the blues from the devil.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the guitarist and inventor, discussing his early successes as a musician, his invention of the electric guitar and the sound-on-sound recording style, and his partnership with Mary Ford.
12) Maybe Someday
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At twenty-two years old, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She's in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her--and she's forced to decide what her next move should be. Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening...
13) Bombproof
Author
Publisher
Sphere
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock star but keeps getting side-tracked by unforeseen circumstances.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Django Reinhardt was arguably the greatest guitarist who ever lived, an important influence on Les Paul, Charlie Christian, B. B. King, Jerry Garcia, Chet Atkins, and many others. Yet there is no major biography of Reinhardt.".
"Now, in Django, Michael Dregni offers a definitive portrait of this great guitarist. Handsome, charismatic, childlike, and unpredictable, Reinhardt was a character out of a picaresque novel. Born in a Gypsy caravan at a...
17) Tal vez mañana
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
A los veintidós años, Sydney lo tiene todo: el novio perfecto, un futuro brillante y un bonito apartamento que comparte con su mejor amiga. Pero todo cambia el día en que Ridge, su misterioso y atractivo vecino músico, le advierte de que su novio la engaña con su mejor amiga y Sydney debe decidir qué hacer con su vida. Sólo con lo puesto y sin recursos, Ridge la acoge en su casa y no deja de sorprenderla. Sydney vibra cuando él toca sus...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of H.E.R., covering her early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes. With striking photographs and interesting sidebars, the book relays H.E.R.'s childhood achievements as Gabi Wilson, her disappearance from the music scene, and her reemergence as the thrilling artist known as H.E.R. Features include a timeline, glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index." --
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Prism
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth of the Seattle grunge scene-from amateur skate parks and underground hardcore clubs to worldwide phenomenon-as told by one of its founding fathers and lead guitarist of legendary alternative rock band, Mudhoney." --
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