TALKING GUITAR: CONVERSATIONS WITH MUSICIANS WHO SHAPED TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICAN MUSIC
Book ID/图书代码： 13014016B96505
English Summary/英文概要： 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. Also included is a CD of never-before-heard moments from Obrecht’s insightful interviews with these guitar greats.
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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在这套生动的访谈系列中，音乐作家Jas Obrecht通过最受爱戴的音乐演奏家们的语言、生活和艺术以及向读者展示了全球最流行的乐器。读者们将了解第一代吉他手、蓝调开创者、爵士创新者和摇滚叛逆者等各类音乐家的故事。这些吉他演奏家用他们自己的话语揭露了他们是如何寻找灵感、掌握演奏技巧、从而创造出经久不衰的经典乐曲的。本书还附送一张CD，记录了之前从未公开的Obrecht与这些吉他大师的访谈。
本书亮点包括Nick Luca的回忆，Cooder对于蓝调乐的探索， Carole Kaye 和 Ricky Nelson 早年摇滚乐的经历，Carlos Santana、Eric Johnson和 Pops Staples对于音乐灵性的看法， Jerry Garcia、Neil Young和Tom Petty对于作曲和创作的看法，以及Eddie Van Halen、Joe Satriani 和 Ben Harper的早期访谈，等等。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：Jas Obrecht在其职业生涯中积累了一系列独一无二的吉他演奏家访谈。《吉他漫谈》以美国文化为背景，展示了音乐家及其作品。对于那些对伟大音乐家背后故事感兴趣的读者而言是一本非常不错的书。——Holly George-Warren，作家
本书见解独到，无论是从作者的角度还是从受访者的角度，均分析透彻。每篇均聚焦一个主题。作者 Jas Obrecht结合了学者的严谨和与生俱来的叙述能力，无论你读过多少关于吉他历史的书籍，你还是会喜欢这本书。——Tom Wheeler
电子吉他已经成为我们想当然的现代音乐体裁的必要组成部分。作者Jas Obrecht向我们展示了对于吉他这种乐器历史和发展的全新理解。这本书读起来非常有趣。——Jim DeRogatis
Jas Obrecht笔下的《吉他漫谈》基于广泛的一手访谈资料和详尽的调研，揭露了吉他演奏家们的生平。 Obrecht 再次证明他是现代音乐作家的佼佼者。——Brett J. Bonner，杂志编辑
Over the course of his esteemed career, Jas Obrecht has amassed a unique collection of interviews with seminal guitarists pivotal to the study of popular music. Talking Guitar shows, in its subjects’ own vibrant words, how both the artists and their work fit into the big picture of American culture. A must-read for those interested in the behind-the-scenes of some of our greatest music.--Holly George-Warren, author of A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton
This book offers rare depth in its insights, both from the author and from his interviewees. Every piece evinces a carefully cultivated focus: Stevie Ray Vaughan on Jimi Hendrix, Barney Kessel’s take on Charlie Christian, Ry Cooder’s analysis of the techniques and styles of Blind Willie Johnson and Tampa Red. Some of the conversations (with Gatemouth Brown, Nick Lucas, and others) enrich our appreciation for the instrument’s history so much that they are simply priceless. Jas Obrecht combines a scholar’s rigorous research with a natural-born storyteller’s sense of narrative arc and understated drama. His passion for the subject matter is restrained, yet palpable on every page. No matter how many guitar history books you’ve read, you want this one.--Tom Wheeler, University of Oregon
The electric guitar has become such a staple of every genre of modern music that we take it for granted--like running water, refrigerators, or, indeed, electricity itself. Jas Obrecht gives us a new appreciation for the instrument’s history and development, and even more so for the way it’s been used and taken in new directions by some of the greats, both those who are well known and others who should be. This book is a joy to read.--Jim DeRogatis, cohost of Sound Opinions and author of Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America’s Greatest Rock Critic.
Based on extensive first-person interviews and exhaustive research, Jas Obrecht’s Talking Guitar transcends guitar playing, uncovering the lives of the guitarists themselves. Obrecht once again shows that he is one of our leading contemporary music writers.--Brett J. Bonner, editor of Living Blues magazine
About the Author/作者介绍： Jas Obrecht 是一名获奖音乐记者，曾担任《吉他演奏家》杂志编辑。他曾为滚石等许多出版社撰稿。其作品包括：《Rollin’ 和 Tumblin’：战后蓝调吉他手与早期蓝调》。他现在居住在密歇根安阿伯。
Jas Obrecht is an award-winning music journalist and former editor of Guitar Player magazine. He has written for Rolling Stone, Living Blues, and many other publications. His books include Rollin’ and Tumblin’: The Postwar Blues Guitarists and Early Blues: The First Stars of Blues Guitar. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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