Книга: Chris Welch «Eric Clapton: The World s Greatest Living Guitarist»
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Производитель: "Carlton Books" One of the most admired blues and rock guitarists of the time, Eric Clapton - dubbed the `greatest living guitarist` - has given the world an incredible body of music, memorable riffs and some of the best live performances ever seen. Yet despite having sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, Clapton is humble and asserts he is `only messenger`. During his career Clapton has lived through the many stages of rock; first as the reluctant hero, then as talented singer-songwriter and finally as the confident performer in change of his instrument and his destiny. He is the man who has kept the blues alive for more than five decades. Written by a leading music journalist and illustrated throughout with rarely published photographs, `Eric Clapton` gives you unlimited access to the career of the legendary guitarist. Featuring the reproductions of over 20 items of memorabilia printed on the page, including a hand-drawn flyer, a Yardbirds business card, a personal invitation and... ISBN:9781780977621, 978-1-78097-762-1 Издательство: "Carlton Books" (2016)
ISBN: 9781780977621 |
Chris Welch
Chris Welch is a music journalist, reviewer and critic with Melody Maker, famous during the 1960s and 1970s for reporting on the rise of such bands as The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, If, Cream and Jeff Beck. During that time he also reported on the UK jazz scene.
Career
Welch, a former local newspaper reporter, joined the Melody Maker in 1964. He was later assistant editor of Musicians Only, editor of Metal Hammer, and a contributor to The Independent and Rhythm magazine. He has written books on rock several music personalities, including Jimi Hendrix, Yes, Steve Winwood, Black Sabbath, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Peter Grant, and Cream. He has also written liner notes for many rock albums.
Published works
- Black Sabbath ISBN 0-86276-015-1 (1982)
- Led Zeppelin: The Book ISBN 0-86276-113-1 (1984)
- Paul McCartney: The Definitive Biography ISBN 0-86276-126-3 (1984)
- Power and Glory: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant ISBN 5-55135-290-0 (1985)
- Def Leppard: An Illustrated Biography ISBN 0-86276-263-4 (1986)
- Take You Higher: The Tina Turner Story ISBN 0-491-03951-4 (1986)
- The Tina Turner Experience ISBN 0-86379-138-7 (1987)
- Cream: Strange Brew ISBN 1-898141-80-0 (1994)
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Genesis ISBN 0-7119-5428-3 (1995)
- The Who: Teenage Wasteland ISBN 1-898141-18-5 (1995)
- Dazed and Confused: The Story Behind Every Led Zeppelin Song ISBN 1-85868-340-8 (1998)
- Changes: The Story Behind Every David Bowie Song, 1970-1980 ISBN 1-85868-810-8 (1999)
- Cream ISBN 0-87930-624-6 (2000)
- John Bonham: A Thunder of Drums (with Geoff Nicholls) ISBN 0-87930-658-0 (2001)
- Ginger Geezer: The Life of Vivian Stanshall (with Lucian Randall) ISBN 1-84115-679-5 (2002)
- Peter Grant: The Man Who "Led Zeppelin" ISBN 0-7119-9195-2 (2002)
- Yes: Close to the Edge ISBN 0-7119-9509-5 (2003)
- Genesis: Complete Guide to Their Music ISBN 1-84449-868-9 (2005)
- Pink Floyd: Learning to Fly ISBN 1-898141-70-3 (2006)
External links
- Backbeat Books Cream biography article
- World Cat bibliography
- http://neildaniels.com/Welch.html interview
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