British Rock Guitar: The first 50 years, the musicians and their stories

Drawing on his own recollections and those of some of the greatest exponents of the rock guitar, from Hank Marvin to Eric Clapton and Brian May, Mo Foster has written the definitive history of the importance of the guitar in the development of British music over the last 50 years.

Biographies & Memoirs

Foster, Mo

Arts & Literature

Northumbria University Press

<p>A renowned bass player, Mo Foster has played his guitar with the greats, and with their backing, contributions and memories has written an insightful, passionate and very humorous book. British Rock Guitar is illustrated with original advertisements, memorabilia and photographs, many from many artist's private collections.\nMo Foster, draws upon his own recollections and those of some of the greatest exponents of the rock guitar, from Hank Marvin to Eric Clapton and Brian May. Mo Foster has written the definitive history of the importance of the guitar in the development of British music over the last 50 years. British Rock Guitar describes the rise of the London studio session scene: an insider's view of this creative world and the wonderful musicians' in general. These guitar heroes and top session players were once mere mortals struggling to buy or build their first guitar.\nThe guitar has become the most emotive musical instrument of the last 50 years of rock and roll. From the early days when wannabee stars fashioned homemade guitars out of old tea chests, to today's sophisticated instruments, the impact has been phenomenal.</p>

McNidder and Grace

Shindig didn't know it but her reputation with the boys of Soho had been made that day. It was one of those occasions when time had gone into free fall, everyone watched as he arced gracefully through the air and fell to the floor. He was quickly dispatched out into the courtyard. Sharks would discover him soon. The Rendezvous Club is a squalid little gaff off a slippery courtyard. Here, you'll always find a gathering of the 'boys' of Soho. These are men's men; mostly one syllable names: Vic, Stan or Reg, and definitely not how you would expect gangsters to look - no Bogarts or Greenstreets here. From the 'meat rack' in the Dilly to Joe Lyons Corner House at Coventry Street or the Sunset Club on Carnaby Street, it is startling how these places fit in and complement deviant life and villainy. Soho, in the 1950s, was a centre for misfits and petty criminals. Surrounded by this unusual brew of characters, Shindig seems to fit right in. That is until things change for the bosses up west and the powers look to be shifting in Soho's underworld...  Jake Arnott meets Nell Dunn in this gritty accolade to Soho and to deviants of every ilk.   "Critical Mass" says: A fantastically gritty read - unputdownable!

A Blues for Shindig

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Legends Press

<p>Forty years ago, Foster's band argued: the new turquoise, wedge-shaped, 17W, Watkins Dominator was far too powerful. On tour twenty years later, Foster's bass rig alone is 1,500W. Idiosyncratic, charming, naive, optimistic, and very funny, this is the story of how UK's top musicians began.</p>

Seventeen Watts?

Arts & Photography

Music

Sanctuary Pub. Ltd.

17 Watts? is the hilarious chronicle of the rise of rock guitar in Britain and the superstars it spawned.

Play Like Elvis

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British Rock Guitar: The first 50 years, the musicians and their stories

British Rock Guitar: The first 50 years, the musicians and their stories

A Blues for Shindig

Seventeen Watts?

Play Like Elvis