Jim Marshall - The Father of Loud
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Jim Marshall - The Father of Loud by Rich Maloof
In the early 1960s, a handful of brash British kids needed a new sound for a new kind of music. They marched into a music store in their blue-collar town and asked the gentleman behind the desk to build them an amplifier with leg-shaking power and jaw-dropping tone. So he did. This first-ever biography tells the story of Jim Marshall - founder of Marshall Amplification and creator of guitar amplifiers that have defined the sound of rock and are prized by rock guitarists of every age and style - from his childhood when he was diagnosed with a rare bone disease that confined him to a body cast for nine years, to his stage success as a crooner and big-band drummer, through his development of the Marshall Stack and ultimate rise to the forefront of the music instrument industry. Forty years after Jim Marshall sold his first JTM45, three generations of guitarists and fans revere the name. Highlights in Marshall history, images of amp anatomy, details about famous players' preferred models, and testimonials from guitar stars round out this engrossing success story. Full-color photos throughout. What Jim marshall did . was provide English heavy metal and blues players of the mid '60s and early '70s with these weapons. - Pete Townshend
A veritable legend in broadcast history, Cousin Brucie Morrow is the only on-air personality in New York City to have a street named after him, and he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988 and Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame in 1990. His autobiography, COUSIN BRUCIE: MY LIFE IN ROCK AND ROLL RADIO, was a bestseller as was his classic, DOO WOP: THE MUSIC, THE TIMES, THE ERA. Cousin Brucie recently signed another long-term contract with Sirius XM Radio, so listeners can groove with their favorite DJ three times a week.
Rich Maloof is an award-winning writer and musician whose work has appeared in numerous media. He wrote DOO WOP: THE MUSIC, THE TIMES, THE ERA with Cousin Brucie and has authored another eleven published titles to date. Formerly the editor-in-chief of Guitar magazine, he was also a contributor to the 48-book continuity series Roots of Rhythm. Maloof has written outside of music for Microsoft, CNN, Yahoo, MSNBC, and others.
Rich Maloof is an award-winning writer and musician whose work has appeared in numerous media. He wrote DOO WOP: THE MUSIC, THE TIMES, THE ERA with Cousin Brucie and has authored another eleven published titles to date. Formerly the editor-in-chief of Guitar magazine, he was also a contributor to the 48-book continuity series Roots of Rhythm. Maloof has written outside of music for Microsoft, CNN, Yahoo, MSNBC, and others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780879308032 |
| ISBN 10 | 0879308036 |
| Title | Jim Marshall - The Father of Loud |
| Author | Rich Maloof |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Year published | 2003-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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