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How to Write Guitar Riffs: Create and Play Great Hooks for Your Songs by Rikky Rooksby
RRP: $47.58Booksplease Price: $39.22Countless great songs are based on riffs-catchy guitar phrases that repeat until they're seared into your brain forever-or snappy chord sequences as memorable as any melody. Riffs get people excited,... -
Backstage Passes & Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs of a Rock 'N' Roll Survivor by Al Kooper 9780879309220
RRP: $47.58Booksplease Price: $43.39EA rock 'n roll classic back in print updated and revised.ETHOne of the funniest rock memoirs ever Al Kooper's legendary EBackstage PassesE is available again! Al's quirky life from would-be... -
Electronic Musician Presents the Recording Secrets Behind 50 Great Albums by Kylee Swenson Gordon 9781617130410
RRP: $30.92Booksplease Price: $25.51Culled from 10 years of the EElectronic MusicianE ERemixE and EEQE magazines' archives the articles in EElectronic Musician Presents the Recording Secrets Behind 50 Great AlbumsE will enlighten... -
Buck 'Em!: The Autobiography of Buck Owens by Randy Poe 9781617136412
Booksplease Price: $39.29Born in Texas and raised in Arizona Buck Owens eventually found his way to Bakersfield California. Unlike the vast majority of country singers songwriters and musicians who made their fortunes... -
The Gibson 335 Guitar Book: Electric Semi-Solid Thinlines and the Players Who Made Them Famous by Tony Bacon
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $46.29EThe Gibson 335 Guitar BookE tells the story of Gibson's ES-335 and related models as played by B.B. King Alvin Lee and Eric Clapton among other virtuosos. It's full of great guitars cool... -
Some Fun Tonight!: The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964-1966, 1964 by Chuck Gunderson 9781495065675
RRP: $71.40Booksplease Price: $61.76The Beatles' North American tours turned the entertainment business on its ear and forever changed the landscape of the concert touring industry. In February 1964 after finally achieving a... -
Keyboard Presents the Evolution of Electronic Dance Music by Ernie Rideout 9781617130199
RRP: $30.92Booksplease Price: $25.51From its roots in 1970s New York disco and '80s Detroit techno to today's international mainstream explosion of such genres as house trance & dubstep electronic dance music has reshaped the... -
Morrissey FAQ: All That's Left to Know About This Charming Man by D. McKinney 9781480394483
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $37.46No one can argue that Morrissey is one of the best lyricists and charismatic front men in music history. But people love to argue about other things a his mysterious personal life his pompous... -
Guns N' Roses FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Bad Boys of Sunset Strip by Rich Weidman 9781495025884
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $31.20Thirty years ago five L.A. punks unleashed their debut album upon the atrophied and decadent rock charts of Reagan's America. Within weeks EAppetite for DestructionE ascended to number one on the U... -
Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon by James Campion
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $37.46Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his and our psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or... -
The PRS Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Electrics by Dave Burrluck
RRP: $61.86Booksplease Price: $49.96PRS guitars today appeal to a growing number of musicians from Carlos Santana to Al Di Meola from Zach Myers to Mark Tremonti. This book examines every part of PRS history with an in-depth story ... -
Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius by Bill Milkowski 9780879308599
RRP: $47.58Booksplease Price: $42.22A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz R&B rock and funk. From his early days in R&B club bands through his... -
Bad Reputation: The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett by Dave Thompson 9780879309909
Booksplease Price: $38.58EBad ReputationE is the unexpurgated story of Joan Jett the single most exciting rocker of the American 1980s one of the biggest-selling acts of the age and one of punk rock's most valued elder... -
The Beat Generation FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Angelheaded Hipsters by Rich Weidman 9781617136016
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $31.20EThe Beat Generation FAQE is an informative and entertaining look at the enigmatic authors and cutting-edge works that shaped this fascinating cultural and literary movement. Disillusioned with the... -
Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison by John Kruth
RRP: $47.58Booksplease Price: $45.08Two eight-page B&W and color photo insertsAbout the AuthorJOHN KRUTH is a musician with nine solo albums to his credit. He has performed and recorded with Ornette Coleman, Laurie Anderson, John Cale,... -
Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio by Andy Babiuk 9781617130991
RRP: $109.48Booksplease Price: $91.56This ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars drums amplifiers and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career from... -
Haunted America FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Haunted Houses, Cemeteries, Battlefields, and More by Dave Thompson 9781480392625
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $31.20Take a fast-paced survey of the ghosties ghouls and associated denizens of the country's haunted history with EHaunted America FAQE. Tracing local ghost stories back to Native American legends and... -
If You Like LED Zeppelin...: Here are Over 200 Bands, Films, Records, and Other Oddities That You Will Love by Dave Thompson 9781617130854
RRP: $30.82Booksplease Price: $26.13It was, and it remains, the greatest rock band the world has ever seen, a giant from the moment of its inception until long after its demise. Even today, more than 30 years after its final flight,... -
Elwood's Blues: Interviews with the Blues Legends & Stars by Dan Aykroyd 9780879308094
RRP: $33.30Booksplease Price: $30.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879308094Author Dan AykroydFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint -
Billy Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young Man by Hank Bordowitz 9781617130052
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $34.96EBilly Joel: The Life and Times of an Angry Young ManE is a look at the superstar's entire career including his troubled youth as a gang member; the controversy surrounding his first hit Captain... -
Les Paul in His Own Words by Michael Cochran 9781495047398
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $57.00In 2009 the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life this book capturing Paul's own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing was published as... -
Sinister Urge: The Life and Times of Rob Zombie by Joel McIver 9781617136160
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $50.69ESinister UrgeE is the first in-depth career-spanning biography of heavy-metal musician and filmmaker Rob Zombie. Born Robert Cummings in 1965 Zombie is now as well known for his movies as he is... -
Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black by C. Eric Banister 9781480385405
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $38.18Johnny Cash remains one of the most recognizable artists in the world. Starting in 1956 he released an album every year until his death in 2003. In addition to these albums there were also some... -
AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's True Rock 'n' Roll Band by Susan Masino 9781480394506
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $38.18EAC/DC FAQE spans AC/DC's 40-year career starting from the band's inception in 1973. This book covers everything from their early days in Australia to their first tour of England and the United... -
Fifty Years of Deadhead Art: Coloring Book by Leslie D. Kippel 9781495076732
RRP: $30.92Booksplease Price: $25.51Featuring:• Forty-six illustrations of Grateful Dead art featured in Relix magazine• Single-sided printing on high-quality paper to reduce the chance of bleed-through• Perforated removable sheets... -
The Smiths FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important British Band of the 1980s by John D. Luerssen 9781480394490
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $37.46Revered and massively influential the Smiths have been called the most important band of the fertile U.K. 1980s music scene. While the group was only active for five years (1982 to 1987) the cult... -
Steampunk FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World of Goggles Airships and Time Travel by Mike Perschon
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $34.01What is steampunk? Going beyond the standard default definitions of Victorian science fiction, yesterday's tomorrow today, or some other equally vague or limited description, Steampunk FAQ provides a... -
I'm Gonna Say It Now: The Writings of Phil Ochs by Phil Ochs
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $44.84Phil Ochs is known primarily as a songwriter; however, his oeuvre extends far beyond that-to short stories, poetry, criticism, journalism, and satire, all of which are included in I'm Gonna Say It... -
Long Slow Train: The Soul Music of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings by Donald Brackett
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $37.46A lively and engaging chronicle of the triumphant rise of Sharon Jones a one of the most authentic purveyors of American soul music since James Brown a ELong Slow Train: The Soul Music of Sharon... -
Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan's Wild Ride: A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls and Punk Rock by Curt Weiss
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $30.32Here is the story of an often overlooked one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success he became a tragedy.THJerry Nolan... -
Everything's Bigger in Texas: The Life and Times of Kinky Friedman by Mary Lou Sullivan 9781495058967
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $49.96Kinky Friedman has always maintained his Kinkster persona and hidden Richard Friedman from the public eye. Using one-liners humor and occasional rudeness he follows the advice of his friend Bob... -
The British Amp Invasion: How Marshall, Hiwatt, Vox and More Changed the Sound of Music by Dave Hunter 9781617136399
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $49.96Although rock 'n roll is America's all-time leading cultural export half of the classic rock sound a hard-hitting skintight audacious and vibrant a was born across the pond. Musician journalist ... -
Songs and Solos: Creating the Right Solo for Every Song by Rikky Rooksby 9781617131035
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $39.37This guidebook teaches songwriters exactly how to create awesome solos that will really help their material stand out. Based on the study of nearly 900 songs from six decades of great music it... -
The Taylor Guitar Book: 40 Years of Great American Flattops by Teja Gerken
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $49.72Growing from a small custom shop in the early 1970s to the only new brand to have challenged the traditional Big Three of American acoustic guitars (Gibson Guild and Martin) Taylor has effectively... -
The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars by Tony Bacon
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $48.08In California in the early '50s the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known known it then but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the... -
You Don't Own Me: The Life and Times of Lesley Gore by Trevor Tolliver
Booksplease Price: $51.601963 a tail fins were in sock hops were hot and a fairytale white knight was president. That summer sixteen year-old singer Lesley Gore released her debut single It's My Party propelling her... -
Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock by Will Romano
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $48.22From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd the Mothers of Invention and those progressive forebearers the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles) through the towering guitar solos monumental... -
Love, Peace and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show Soul Train: Classic Moments by Ericka Blount Danois 9781480341012
RRP: $45.20Booksplease Price: $37.46ELove Peace and SoulE tells the story of the television phenomenon known as ESoul TrainE a show created in the land of bell bottoms afros and soul power; a show that became the touchstone of the... -
Pearl Jam FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Seattle's Most Enduring Band by Bernard M. Corbett 9781617136122
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $34.30EPearl Jam FAQE is what the British refer to as a spanner covering the entire arc of the band's career from their pre-Pearl Jam days to the present. Each chapter explores a different aspect of... -
Forever by Samantha Fox 9781617136900
RRP: $59.50Booksplease Price: $50.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617136900Author Samantha FoxFormat HardbackPage Count 276Imprint