American Blues Guitar Illustrated History

Without question, the Blues has been the major force

behind today's Rock, Pop, and most modern music. No matter what your favorite musical styles, you'll learn more about them and understand them more, when you understand Blues. This book will do just that. Help us to understand the Blues. Where the Blues came from and how it got started. Who were the major players of Blues, where did they come from, what did they do. What were the instruments that were used and made famous by the Blues players? The book starts out with the story or history of the Blues. Learn how it all got started, and understand who was involved. See the pictures of the original Blues players. What kinds of guitars did they use? What did the guitars of the original Blues musicians look like? See what the houses of the original Blues players looked like. What were the conditions like where they lived.

The next section deals with the guitars of the Blues musicians. Stella guitars, catalog guitars, Martin guitars, Stahl guitar, etc. All the guitar types are covered one by one. Each guitar type section has an identifier area giving you it's distinct characteristics, markings, manufacturer information, etc. They also talk about who were the people who played each of these styles of guitars. A large photo of each of the guitar types helps to identify and understand them better.

Here is a list of content and book highlights.

The book is basically arranged by guitar make and model. In among all the different guitar makes and models that the book covers, are all the stories of the Blues musicians and what they did with the guitars.
Fender Telecaster: Described as a pure simplicity, the Telecaster is covered in all its glory. photos of a disassembled telecaster illustrate the simplicity of this popular and time tested guitar model. The classic telecaster sound used across all kinds of musical genres including the Blues. Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, and other Blues players helped to make this guitar model popular with Blues players.
Fender Stratocaster: The release of the Stratocaster was a revolution for many musical styles, and the Blues was no exception. The first series of Fender Stratocaster guitars was released for 1954 to 1958. Magic Slim, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Robert Cray were among the famous Blues players to embrace the Stratocaster.
This is a complete history. Beginning with the original acoustic Blues guitars, and ending up with all the most modern Fender and Gibson guitar models that are still used for making Blues music today.
Large, color photos of the guitars and the players that play them.
The great Blues explosion. BB King, and the Gibson guitars used in playing the Blues.
For each model of guitar, the book provides the history of when and where the guitar was released and became famous with the popular Blues guitar players. What models were available, what serial numbers go with the release of what year. In depth stories of the most popular Blues guitar players through the years are provided next to the guitar model they used and liked the most.