Talking Guitar

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.<br/><br/>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.