Guitar Masters: Intimate Portraits

The guitar, particularly in its electric form, is the most influential instrument of the past 60 years.  Guitar Masters: Intimate Portraits spotlights the players who made it that way: the visionary talents and living legends who developed the sound and style of the electric guitar as we know and love it.  This book traces the life stories and assesses the musical legacies of superstar guitarists like Jeff Beck and Keith Richards as well as anonymous but influential sidemen and behind-the-scenes stalwarts like James Burton.  Veteran music journalist Alan di Perna draws on three decades' worth of experience as a writer and interviewer to extract the essence of what makes these gifted guitarists so influential and unique.  Paperback, 278 p.