New Music Reference Publications - August 1998
From Hal Leonard Corporation

The following titles are selected new releases from Hal Leonard for August/September 1998 and are available from Southern Music Company. Some titles may not be available at this time. All copyrighted materials are used with permission from Hal Leonard Corporation.

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Music Reference Publications

The All Music Guide to Rock - 2nd Edition
Miller Freeman Books

This is the ultimate guide to the top recordings by thousands of rock, pop, and soul artists. Whether you’re looking for the greatest classics or the latest hits, all you need to fine-tune your collection of rock, pop, soul, R&B and rap is right here in this book. From doo-wop to hip-hop, this is the most complete guide to the best CDs, albums and tapes in all genres of this music. Compiled by dozens of top music critics, over 11,000 recordings by 1,800 performers are listed, rated, and reviewed - including bootlegs, imports, out-of-print albums, and "cult" artists. Easy to use and fun to explore, The All Music Guide to Rock also gives you major artist bios and discographies, essays exploring dozens of rock styles and influences, music maps, and more. 00330325 (1234 pages, 6-1/8" x 9-1/4") $26.95

Gibson Electrics: The Classic Years - Revised
An Illustrated History from the Mid-’30s to the Mid-’60s
by A. R. Duchossoir

Since the inception of the first "electrical" guitars in the 1920s, no other manufacturer has produced a greater variety of professional quality models than Gibson. This book presents a documented account of the instruments released during a highly creative period from the 1930s up to the mid-60s, which saw the coming of age of the electric guitar. It describes all the models that have made history and contributed to establishing the reputation of Gibson. This edition features over 500 illustrations, including 100 in color, and previously unpublished material. 00330392 (256 pages, 9" x 12") $24.95

Practical Recording Techniques - Second Edition
by Bruce Bartlett and Jenny Bartlett
Focal Press

This hands-on, practical guide is for beginning and intermediate recording engineers, producers, musicians, and audio enthusiasts - anyone who wants to make better recordings by understanding recording equipment and techniques. In a step-by-step, easy-to-read format, the book prepares the reader for work in a home studio, a small professional studio, or an on-location recording session and offers up-to-date information on the latest recording technology, such as digital tape recording, hard-disk recording, keyboard and digital workstations, SMPTE, and MIDI. 00330422 (458 pages, 7" x 9") $29.95

Rockabilly: A Forty-Year Journey
by Billy Poore
foreword by Danny Gatton

The "rebellious youth music" we know as rockabilly was born in the ‘50s and enjoyed a great revival in the ‘80s and ‘90s. This book is a straight-from-the-heart account of how the genre’s greatest artists - author Billy Poore’s personal friends - made their mark. Billy gives the low-down on everyone from pioneers like Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran and Charlie Feathers, to the next generation of stars like Link Wray, Dave Edmunds, Robert Gordon, Dwight Yoakam, The Blasters, The Stray Cats and BR5-49, to the unlikely artists who have been influenced by rockabilly, including Conway Twitty and The Beatles. His uncensored stories and incredible, previously-unpublished photos deliver an inside look into the wild art of one of America’s greatest inventions. The book is also a great reference guide, detailing artists’ (from the legends to the one-hit wonders) chart activity, career milestones and tours. With its sentimental foreword by the late Danny Gatton, this book is a must-read for all fans of music and Americana! 00330378 (296 pages, 8-1/2" x 11") $19.95

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