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The Bastard Instrument
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- Book Synopsis
- 2024 ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Book Award in Pop Music 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Performing Arts & Music 2025 ARSC Certificate of Merit for Best Historical Research on Record Labels or General Recording Topics The Bastard Instrument chronicles the history of the electric bass and the musicians who played it, from the instrument's invention through its widespread acceptance at the end of the 1960s. Although their contributions have often gone unsung, electric bassists helped shape the sound of a wide range of genres, including jazz, rhythm & blues, rock, country, soul, funk, and more. Their innovations are preserved in performances from artists as diverse as Lionel Hampton, Liberace, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, the Supremes, the Beatles, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Jefferson Airplane, and Sly and the Family Stone, all of whom are discussed in this volume. At long last, The Bastard Instrument gives these early electric bassists credit for the significance of their accomplishments and demonstrates how they fundamentally altered the trajectory of popular music.
- About The Author
- Brian F. Wright is Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of North Texas as well as a bass player. His work has been featured in Vintage Guitar and Bass Player magazines and at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780472056811
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press, (03 July 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 392
- Weight
- 564 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 28 mm
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