Guitar Heroes - From Blues to Rock and Beyond - Jon Derengowski

From the pioneers of blues to today s arena rock stars and cutting-edge indie talents, Guitar Heroes explores the lives, career highs (and lows), and common links among a diverse selection of the world s greatest guitarists. With a special emphasis on playing style and technique—as well as on some of history s truly legendary guitars—each hero s mark on music is captured alongside brilliant shots of a guitar virtuoso in action.

Also highlighted are essential, career-defining albums and important awards and notable honors won by each artist. Categorized by genre—including Blues and R&B Rock and Roll; Pop; Folk and Country; Hard Rock and Metal; Alternative, Indie, and Punk; and Jazz, World, and Progressive—Guitar Heroes is a compelling introduction to some of music s most formidable axmen and women, ideal for new guitar enthusiasts and established fans alike.


The research and writing of Guitar Heroes represents the diploma for an overwhelmingly thorough—but late-blooming—musical education for author Jon Derengowski. Raised just outside Chicago in a house littered with inexpertly played trumpets, keyboards, drums—and even the odd guitar handmade by his incredibly talented father—Jon credits a few fateful mix CDs given to him before college with saving him from a life spent listening to top 40 radio and pop-punk.

An edacious listener and fan, he keeps a reasonably close ear to the ground and habitually reads the Internet s innumerable music blogs. His current tastes align with such artists as Animal Collective, Joanna Newsom, and Los Campesinos!—but he thanks this project for bringing the Beatles, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and other classics into a new, thrilling light.

Following a brief, enlightening stint as a coffee-fetching, golf cart driving Hollywood assistant, Jon is happy to call New York City his home.

ISBN: 9781435119703
Publised 2010
Hardcover, 320 Pages

Guitarists Included:

Blues and R&B: Elvin Bishop, Bo Diddley, Peter Green, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Robert Randolph, Hubert Sumlin, Ike Turner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter

Rock and Roll: Duane Allman, Trey Anastasio, Billy Joe Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Dickey Betts, Eric Clapton, Dick Dale, Duane Eddy, The Edge, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Henry Garza, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Warren Haynes, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, Eric Johnson, Jorma Kaukonen, Mark Knopfler, Lenny Kravitz, Robby Krieger, Brian May, Gary Moore, Steve Morse, Rick Nielsen, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, John Petrucci, Keith Richards, Francis Rossi, Ritchie Sambora, Carlos Santana, Pete Townshend, Robin Trower, Derek Trucks, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, Jack White, Neil Young

Pop Music: Sheryl Crow, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, John Fogerty, George Harrison, John Mayer, Liz Phair, Prince, Todd Rundgren, Stephen Stills, Neal Schon

Folk and Country: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Don Felder, Vince Gill, Bert Jansch, Joni Mitchell, Brad Paisley, Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson

Hard Rock & Metal: Nuno Bettencourt, Ritchie Blackmore, Jerry Cantrell, Phil Collen, C.C. Deville, Ace Frehley, Marty Friedman, Janick Gers, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Tony Iommi, Kerry King, Alex Lifeson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Mick Mars, Dave Murray, Vernon Reid, Joe Satriani, Slash, Adrian Smith, Glenn Tipton, Angus Young

Alternative, Indie and Punk: Matthew Bellamy, Peter Buck, Buckethead, Kurt Cobain, Graham Coxon, Billy Corgan, Ani Difranco, John Frusciante, Noel Gallagher, Paul Gilbert, Jonny Greenwood, Dave Grohl, Charlotte Hatherley, Josh Homme, Chrissie Hynde, James Iha, Mick Jones, Johnny Marr, Mike McCready, Thurston Moore, Tom Morello, Dave Navarro, Ed O'Brien, Johnny Ramone, Lee Ranaldo, Andy Summers, Bernard Sumner, Paul Weller

Jazz, World, and Progressive: Jeff Beck, George Benson, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Howe, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Les Paul, John Scofield, Frank Zappa


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