The Complete Encyclopedia of the Guitar by Terry BurrowsCall Number: Music Library, ML1015 G968 C7+ Oversize
ISBN: 002865028X
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Covering all genres of music -- classical, jazz, blues, rock and pop -- this full-color reference traces the history of the guitar from the earliest pre-Christian instruments to the 20th-century innovations of major guitar manufacturers. Separate chapters provide in-depth profiles of the world's finest guitarists, from Andres Segovia to B.B. King, and the history of 25 of the best-known guitar manufacturers. An A-to-Z biographical dictionary of guitarists profiles 200 guitarists of all styles and eras. A biographical dictionary of guitarists and encyclopedia to the guitar. Includes bibliographical references (p. 224), discographies and index.