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Hal Leonard Corporation The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Ibanez Electric Guitars
Color and B&W photos throughout
£17.09
Hal Leonard Corporation The Epiphone Guitar Book: A Complete History of Epiphone Guitars
The story of Epiphone one of the oldest and most famous guitar companies is told by former staff historian Walter Carter. It's an epic story spanning three centuries from Old World roots in the 19th century to the golden age of American makers in the 20th century and onward into the global market of the new millennium. It's the story of America's business from an individual luthier to a family business and on to corporate ownership. And it's the story of American popular music powered by Epiphone guitars from big-bodied Emperor that drove the swing bands of the 1930s to the electric hollowbodies of the 1960s used by The Beatles and studio ace Howard Roberts to custom solidbody models for such modern rockers as Noel Gallagher (Oasis) Jeff Waters (Annihilator) and Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance). Beautifully illustrated with photos of all the important Epiphone instruments and the extraordinary musicians who played them this is a fascinating history of an iconic name in the world of the guitar.
£19.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
£13.92
Hal Leonard Corporation Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan's Wild Ride: A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls and Punk Rock
Here is the story of an often overlooked one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success he became a tragedy.ÞJerry Nolan came out of New York in the 1970s as part of two of the most influential and infamous bands of the time the proto-punk New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers. Jerry had what it took to be a star but his battles with heroin continually stymied his career and ultimately ended his life. Despite this he is remembered as a cross between a Martin Scorsese film character and jazz legend Gene Krupa: a stylish urban wisecracking trendsetting raconteur who was also a powerhouse drummer.ÞÊStranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan's Wild Ride ä A Tale of Drugs Fashion the New York Dolls and Punk RockÊ tells Jerry's story through extensive research and interviews with those closest to him: bandmates friends lovers and family members including new interviews with members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bands the Sex Pistols the Ramones Talking Heads and Blondie. It gives firsthand accounts of not only Jerry's life and struggles but the earliest history of punk rock in both New York and London highlighting his notorious and incendiary musical partner Johnny Thunders.
£17.09
Hal Leonard Corporation Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere
Watch Blake Shelton's career begin and flourish from the viewpoint of a lifelong friend who moved the award-winning musician to Nashville when he was seventeen and has been with him every step of the way. In Blake Shelton: Happy Anywhere, Carol Cash Large takes you backstage for personal and unique insight into the life of the young singer. Large starts at the beginning, when Shelton worked with producer Bobby Braddock, recorded his #1 song "Austin," and performed on the Grand Ole Opry. She shares his victories and the rise in fame when he started garnering nominations at award shows and then recorded seventeen consecutive #1 songs. Large's favorite stories come from Shelton's time as host and entertainment on Saturday Night Live and his induction into the Grand Ole Opry. But, she says, landing a gig as a coach of the NBC hit, The Voice, had the biggest impact on his career. Along with his music career success and fame, Large delves into his personal life, showing his penchant for entertaining and bringing smiles to his friends and family. She also recounts stories about Shelton's marriages to Kaynette Williams and Miranda Lambert, and the joy he has found with Gwen Stefani. With fifty personal photos from the author's collection and a close connection to Blake Shelton, Carol Cash Large presents a warm, detailed account of one of country music's biggest stars of all time.
£17.99
Hal Leonard Corporation U2’s The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America
U2 planted the seeds for The Joshua Tree during an existential journey through America. As Irishmen in the 1970s, the band grew up with the belief that America was a place of freedom and prosperity, a symbol of hope and a refuge for all people. However, global politics of the 1980s undermined that impression and fostered hypocritical policies that manipulated Americans and devastated people around the world. Originally conceived as "The Two Americas," The Joshua Tree was U2's critique of America. Rather than living up to the ideal that the country was "an idea that belongs to people who need it most," the band found that America sacrificed equality and justice for populism and fascism. This book explores the political, social, and cultural themes rooted in The Joshua Tree when it was originally released in 1987 and how those themes resonated as a response to the election of Donald Trump when U2 toured for the album's 30th anniversary. The author juxtaposes the band's existential journey through America with his own journey connecting with his Irish roots by becoming a citizen in the age of Trump and places U2's and The Joshua Tree's relevance in context with the current political climate.
£22.50
Hal Leonard Corporation How to Write Guitar Riffs: Create and Play Great Hooks for Your Songs: Revised and Updated
Countless great songs are based on riffs—catchy guitar phrases that repeat until they’re seared into your brain forever—or snappy chord sequences as memorable as any melody. Riffs get people excited, whether they are musicians or listeners. Advertising agencies use riffs on television, internet videos, and cinema trailers. Riffs sell concert tickets, guitars, and downloads. Youtube is full of guitarists playing riffs.This book now in its third and updated edition digs deep into the world of the guitar riff, identifying 30 distinct types and illustrating them with reference to 150 examples: from Howlin Wolf to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Chuck Berry to Limp Bizkit, the Kinks to the Strokes, Black Sabbath to the White Stripes, Coldplay and Kings of Leon. The book includes 56 tracks of audio, illustrating all types of riffs covered, plus notation and TAB for 40 original example riffs composed by the author. In the book you can trace the connections between riff types and the scales, modes, or chords from which they’re drawn learn the guitar tips and arranging techniques to get the best from your riffs read an exclusive interview with Led Zeppelin and Them Crooked Vultures bassist John Paul Jones, a multi-instrumentalist, writer, and arranger with 50 years experience in riff-based music.
£17.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Bakersfield Guitars: The Illustrated History
From out of the dust of California's San Joaquin Valley . . . The Ventures only endorsed Mosrite guitars for about five years. But the legendary instrumental band's use of the upstart guitar line in the mid-1960s was and is, for many musicians, the first band-brand affiliation they remember. That saga is part of the iconic guitar boom during that decade, which changed the American music scene forever.California's guitar-centric surf music genre was going strong in the early part of that decade . . . but there ain't no surf in Bakersfield, where numerous instrument builders and innovators were toiling in the gritty and dusty clime of Kern County.Bakersfield Guitars: The Illustrated History contains the compelling chronologies of numerous intriguing, born-in-Bakersfield guitar brands, including Mosrite, Hallmark, Gruggett, Standel (three different manufacturers), Encor, Epcor, Dobro (by Mosrite), GM Custom, Melobar, Osborne, and Acoustic.Among the noted musicians whose recollections are documented here are Marshall Crenshaw, Tommy Shaw, Jorma Kaukonen, Jeff Carlisi, Fred Newell, Ed King, Chuck Seaton, Eugene Moles, Jim Shaw, Tim Bogert, Davie Allan, Jackson Smith, and others.
£34.20
Hal Leonard Corporation Music, Lyrics, and Life: A Field Guide for the Advancing Songwriter
When the Hits Hit the Fan marries the process of songwriting, and living a songwriter’s life, with humor and empathy. It unravels the mystery, science, and livelihood behind the rapidly evolving art of songwriting, but ends up revealing just as much about who we, the listeners, are, and where we may be going. These are lessons and tools Mike Errico has honed over years of writing, performing, teaching, and mentoring. This is a book for songwriters, future content creators, music lovers, and all the rest of us who are dying to know how popular art forms are able to touch us so deeply. Think Stephen King’s On Writing and Mary Karr’s The Art of the Memoir, for the songwriter, meets books that are a result of that writing, like Alan Light's The Holy and the Broken and Jacob Slichter's So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star, to books about the industry, John Seabrook's The Song Machine and Derek Thompson's Hit Makers, and finally, experimental love letters to the art form like Rob Sheffield's Dreaming the Beatles, David Byrne's How Music Works, and Oliver Sacks' Musicophilia.40,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify...per day. Recording equipment is cheaper than ever, which has lowered the bar of entry for music creation. Educators have taken note, and "School of Rock" franchises are opening nationally, while major universities scramble to update their music curricula and provide courses their students find relevant. Songland, a songwriting-specific competition show, just debuted on NBC, and the interest in how songs work has never been higher. People spend millions of hours on YouTube learning how to mix and master their music. When the Hits Hit the Fan will be an invaluable tool to help them find (and write!) material that rises to the level of their creative curiosity.Anyone who reads When the Hits Hit the Fan: will definitely gain help in writing a tight, focused song that kicks the door down for all their visions to rush through. You’ll plant a flag so you can build a creative world around it; a world intrinsic to who you are, and for it to feel nontrivial and undeniable to whoever’s listening.
£25.00
Hal Leonard Corporation The Gretsch Electric Guitar Book: 60 Years of White Falcons, 6120s, Jets, Gents and More
Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own ä a glitzy wacky retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music from timeless stars to unknown teens. The Beatles Chet Atkins Duane Eddy and Brian Setzer all made their mark with Gretsch and new bands continually discover and fall in love with the Falcons Gents 6120s Jets and the rest.ÞÊThe Gretsch Electric Guitar BookÊ comes right up to the present including Gretsch's alliance to the powerful Fender company a move that has done wonders for the reliability and playability of the modern Gretsch axe. Every great model is here but the book also tells the story of the lesser-known guitars and the projects that almost never happened. There are archival and fresh interviews with Gretsch personnel over the years and with many leading Gretsch players including Chet Atkins Billy Duffy Duane Eddy and Brian Setzer.ÞIn the tradition of Tony Bacon's best-selling series of guitar books his updated and revised story of Gretsch is three great volumes in one: a compendium of luscious pictures of the coolest guitars; a gripping story from early exploits to the most recent developments; and a detailed collector's guide to every production electric Gretsch model ever made.
£25.00
Hal Leonard Corporation The Art and Craft of Making Classical Guitars
£18.99
Hal Leonard Corporation How the Fender Bass Changed the World
This book by the founding editor and former publisher of ÊBass PlayerÊ magazine not only celebrates the 50-year history of Fender's revolutionary Precision Bass it also ä for the first time ä illuminates the full scope of its profound impact on music and society. Focusing on the bass' artistic influence it details the technical milestones that gave the bass its musical power. This book also describes the impact of the bass in the hands of such visionaries as James Jamerson; cheers the innovations of rockers like Jack Bruce Paul McCartney John Entwistle and Sting; and honors the inspired work of such virtuosos as Jaco Pastorius. Loaded with black & white and 100 stunning color photos.
£30.00
Hal Leonard Corporation Practical Method for Beginners, Op. 599: Op. 599 (Buonamici
£9.05
Hal Leonard Corporation Songwriting: Ess. Guide to Lyric Form and Struct.
£19.99
Hal Leonard Corporation The Fender Bass: An Illustrated History
£26.06
Hal Leonard Corporation Lewis Capaldi-Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent
£17.52
Hal Leonard Corporation Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series
£20.67
Hal Leonard Corporation Really Easy Piano: 40 Disney Songs
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Encanto for Violin: Instrumental Play-Along - from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
£15.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Encanto for Alto Sax: Instrumental Play-Along - from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
£15.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Encanto for Flute: Instrumental Play-Along - from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
£15.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Alexis Ffrench - Truth
£17.52
Hal Leonard Corporation Disney Hits: Really Easy Guitar - 22 Songs with Chords, Lyrics & Guitar Grids
£15.17
Hal Leonard Corporation Adele - 30
£15.17
Hal Leonard Corporation Adele - 30
£15.17
Hal Leonard Corporation Adele - 30
£17.52
Hal Leonard Corporation Ed Sheeran: Equals Easy Piano
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Nomadland: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
£19.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Chart Hits - Super Easy Piano
£15.17
Hal Leonard Corporation In the Heights Easy Piano Selections
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along - Recorder
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along - Viola
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along - Alto Sax
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Pat Metheny - Road to the Sun: The Complete Scores
£25.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Peaceful Melodies - Super Easy Piano
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Taylor Swift - Evermore
£23.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Taylor Swift - Selections from Folklore & Evermore: Violin Play-Along Book with Online Audio
£15.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Taylor Swift - Selections from Folklore & Evermore: Tenor Sax Play-Along Book with Online Audio
£15.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Taylor Swift - Guitar Chord Songbook - 3rd Edition
£23.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Sam Smith - Easy Piano Collection
£19.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Gary Barlow: Music Played by Humans
£17.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Piano Zen: The Art of Playing Peaceful, Relaxing Music
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation The Prince of Egypt: A New Musical
£25.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Mary Poppins: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
£18.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Taylor Swift - Speak Now
£16.99
Hal Leonard Corporation The Very Best of Prince: Easy Arrangements of 17 of Prince's Finest for Easy Guitar
£19.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Practical Method For Beginners Op.599: Op. 599
£14.38
Hal Leonard Corporation Selena Gomez - Rare
£19.99